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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
THE GIRL WAS DEAD.
She Had shown Signs of Life, However,
and Burial Was Postponed.

She hau SnoWn signs OF Lire, however,
and Burial Was Postponed.
Hartford, Conn, July ia doubt
at the last moment that the young girl
they were burying was actually dead
led to a postponement of burial SER
vice at Torrington. 1t was the most
unusual and thrilling grave-side epis-
ode that has ever happened in this
state, and caused great excitement.
Miss Eichner, the daughter of Will
lam Eichner, of Newfield, two miles
from here, committed suicide by tax
ing dose of rough ON rats. The cause
OF the suicide is said to have been a
cruel rumor. Her father received a
letter from man who charged Miss
Eichner with improper conduct. She
Indignantly denied the report, but the
story SO preyed on her mind that she
determined to end her life.
When the casket was opened for a
final view of the remains, several
friends noticed that Miss Eichner's
countenance was flushed and life-l like.
There was good deal of color in the
face and the hands felt warm. The
more they thought about it the more
the young lady's friends became con-
WINGED that if she were buried she
would be buried alive. Finally they
protested, and the body was returned
to the house. A physician was sum-
moned, who pronounced the young
woman dead, and after Watching the
remains all night for signs of return
ing life the body was buried.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Protection for Missionaries.

Washington, July 1S.-Representa
tive Tim Campbell, of New York, had
a conference today with Acting Score,
tary of State McAdoo, with respect to
the ill-treatment of certain missionar.
les in Ecuador during the progress OF
the recent revolution in that country.
In 1887 number of sisters Of the Bene.
dictine order sailed from New York fo1
Ecuador to establish missions. They
started missions at Roeparto, where a
convent was established in charge OF
Sister Theresa, and at Babahoyo and
Calietra, the latter mission being in
charge of Sister Genevieve. During
the revolution the mission at Calietra
was destroyed and the sisters were ILL
treated and compelled to escape from the
country in small boat. After hear
ing the statement, McAdoo promised
to cable Immediately to United States
Minister Tillman at Quito, instructing
him to secure governmental protection
for the twenty-five missionaries still in
Ecuador, and see that they are not
further prosecuted.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
DEFEAT OF HARCOURT
The Sensation in English
PolitlsAl Circles.
LIBERAL LEADER IN THE HOUSE
Returned by Nearly Double His
Old Majority in Manchester.

London, July 16.-Sir William Har-
courts defeat in Derby was the sensa-
ton in political circles tonight 1t is
admitted ON all sides that the liberals
are beginning very badly. OF ITO
members thus far elected ninety-six are
unionists, ten liberals and four Parnell-
ties. Eight liberal seats have been cap
tured by the unionists and the radicals
have captured one unionist seat, that
at Perth. AS far as outward appear
ances go elections are causing little
excitement in London. There are a
few idlers in the Strand, where the
Graphic displays a representation OF
Lord Salisbury and Lord Rosebery
climbing ladders to indicate the course
of election returns.
The moral effect of Sir William Har-
courts defeat will be great, as even the
most sanguine conservatives did not eX-
pect liberal majority of 1900 to be
converted into unionist majority OF
LOO. While Sir William Harcourt
Jared so badly, the Hon. A. J. Balfour,
the new first lord of the treasury, who
is to succeed Sir William as leader of
the house of commons, nearly doubled
his majority in Manchester. After the
result had been announced in Derby at
midnight, Sir William Rarcourt, with
his wife. drove to the liberals head
quarters and made a speech, saying he
had been defeated too often to be either
elated if successful or depressed by a
reverse. But he did not wish to con-
eeal the magnitude of the defeat which
had fallen upon his colleagues and
himself. Sir William Harcourt's de-
feat is generality attributed to the
prominence which he gave to the local
veto or local option measure.
The Sunday Observer (unionisG
points out that yesterdays returns of
unopposed candidates are as insignifi-
cant as the results of contested cleo
tions. Seventy-six seats had been
handed over to the unionists without a
fight, while the liberals were allowed
to retain only five uncontested seats.
The Parnellite total of unopposed re-
turns has been increased to four by the
uncontested election of John DAILY,
from Limerick. Thus the Mccarthy
ties have yielded without a contest
seat which they were in actual possess
sion of. Judged both by the result of
the contest and the numbers which the
radicals had allowed to go by default,
there can be but little doubt of the final
result.
T. P. O'Connor's Sun says that yes
terday's results were a keen disap-
pointment, but that it does not follow
by any means that the whole country
is going against them. The Sun adds:
1.-The substitution of a popinjay like
the Marquis of Lorne for politician
so esteemed and a man of science SO
honored as Sir Henry Roscoe, is dis
creditable to Manchester.
Tomorrow fifty more seats will be
decided including London.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
The Army Worm in California.

Healdsburg, CAL, July 19.-George
Nally, who lives three miles below this
city, on the Russian river. says army
worms are doing vast amount OF
damage to some of the alfalfa and po
tato fields. In many places these pests
have ruined the crops. Grasshoppers,
which have done considerable harm,
have disappeared. The use of poison,
composed of arsenic, bran midlings and
molasses, exterminated large numbers
OF hoppers, but several cattle and one
or two horses also died from eating the
poison.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
NEWS BY THE MloWI
The Natives of Samoa ReportsiI
Again in an Unsettled Stai,

Again in an Unsettled Sta
Victoria, B. c., July 10
steamer Miowera brought Al
advices to June 20. News
from Samoa at Auckland Junl
that the natives were again in
settled state, and were prepan
big convention to decide on
war. 1t it stated that certai
peans are seeking to stir up
with the hope that the treat
will be compelled to take son
ures OF more practical benefit
country than the system of gov
created by the treaty of Berlin
News has reached Sydney of
ture and murder by the headhu
the Solomon islands of the crsF
trading cutter Amelia. The rs
gathering copra, and were %
and murdered. The cutter VI
looted and set adrift to wreck,
not go to pieces ON the rocks
evidence of the crime has beer
and some effort will be made n
the natives.
In Sydney harbor, Saturdql
10, the ferry steamer Canine
llded with and was sunk
steamer Sydney. She sank q
but all the passengers, sixty 3
Der, and the crew were rescued
The New South Wales paris
considering a bill not only 10 /
Chinese, as at present, but Y
and Kanakas
The Oceanic steamship q
will, it is said, seek colonial
the construction of new and fas
ers to run ON the line to San ~
There is talk of guaranteeing ,
service of twenty-eight day
Auckland to London.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26

Camden, Ark, July 16.-About -
o'clock last night at Hampton, two ne.
groes were lynched by seventy five
men. Two weeks ago a white man bv
1ne name OF Martin was killed by three
negroes. Two of them were arrested
and confined in Jail. A mob gathered
several nights ago, but was persuaded
20 dlsperse. Last night there was an
other gathering, and seventy five deter.
mined men marched to the jail and de-
manded the surrender of the murderers
IL was useless to resist such force
and the sheriff delivered the KEYS to
the mob. The culprits were taken to
.ne nelghboring forest and hanged to
1lees' Inc men were not masked, and
n no effort to conceal their identitv
Two years ago a race riot occnrred ~
calhoun county. The negroes ont
number the whites, and further from.
BILE is expected. 'ou-
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
TONNES SUCCESSOR.
The Once will Not Be Filled for Sew
eral Weeks Yet.

AhO OhAoc WA TNob DC sew
eral Weeks Yet.
San Francisco, July let is not
expected by the Southern Pacific Of
cials that successor to the late A. N.
Towne, as second vice-president and
general manager, will be selected for
several weeks. 1t is possible that the
directors may decide to make no new
appointment 1t is not improbable
that the directors may save part of
Towne's salary of $50, 900 by combin-
ing the duties he performed with those
of some other official, thereby saving
$10,0 annually. Fl. E. Huntington,
the nephew of G. P. Huntington, and
his assistant, is now in the East, but
started for San Francisco upon hearing
of Towne's death. His election as Sec
ond vice-president is considered prob
able. The Southern Pacific directors
will meet tomorrow, but will transact
no business further than to adopt reso-
buttons for Towne's demise. If new
general manager is appointed, the
choice will lie between w. G. Curtis,
assistant general manager, and ]. A.
Fillmore, general superintendent.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Professor whiting Left No Will.

Oakland, CAL, July 1.-THE pub
lie administrator has discovered that
Professor Harold Whiting, of the state
university, who, with his entire fam
lily, was lost in the wreck of the Col
ina, did not leave will, as was sup
posed. The administrator will there
fore apply for letters of administration
on the estate. Professor Whiting left
an estate valued at 100000, which
will go to his brothers and other rela-
tives in Massachusetts.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
CHARLES FAIRS FIGHT.
DR.. Levingston, by Request, will Not
Push His Petition.


San Francisco, July 17.-It is now
stated that the petition for special let
tiers of administration in the alleged
will of James q. Fair, known as the
Craven" or pencil" will, will not
be pushed. The attorneys for Charles
L. Fair stated today that they had ad-
vised DR.. Livingston, named as special
administrator in the "Craven" will,
not to push his petition, as they had
serious doubts whether the courts
would grant him letters 1t had been
threatened that a special fight would be
made against Livingston acting as adj
administrator. Young Fairs attor-
neys were afraid that the Livingston
proceedings might injure their case if
undertaken before they obtained de-
cision in the fight against the Fair will
trust. Charley Fair has undertaken to
defeat the trust clause, and if success
full, he will have no further objection
to make against his fathers will al
ready before the court. All the lega-
tees named in this will will be accept.
able to young Fair.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Mrs. william KS Daughter.

New York, July 19.-Undeterred by
the matrimonial infelicities of hel
mother, Miss Conseulo Vanderbilt,
daughter of Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt, who
was recently divorced from her mill.
ionarie husband, William K. Wander
bilt, is said to be about to become en-
gagged to the young Duke of Marlbor-
ough. Both parties in this contem-
plated union are very young, but move
in the fashionable set in their respect
i've countries.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26

Chicago, July 10. = med In
the Office Of the United States court, in
Albuquerque, N. NJ, by the United
States Trust Company. trustees under
the: first mortgage of the Atlantic g.
Pacific, for foreclosure and sale of the
property. is based upon no interest
having been paid ON the first mortgage
since the road went into the hands of
receivers, in january, 1894. 1t is un-
derstood from the filing of the bill that
the reorganization committee represents
ing the interests of the first mortgage
'hQlders contemplates applying for a
SEPARATE receivership. 1t is understood
nat the Atlantic & Pacific does not
Faesire to break away from the Atchi-
son system, but thinks its interests can
be better looked after by separate re.
ownership, while at the same time
maintaining all existing traffic rela.
tions. Should such motion be made,
it is not certain what position would
be taken by the Atchison, but it will
presumably object very seriously to
such change being made in the man.
agement OF the property.
What is called the Atlantic & Pa.
cific railroad extends from Albuquerque
through Arizona to Mojave, CAL, a
distance OF, 818 miles. The road is
owned by the Atlantic & Pacific, how
ever, and extends from the Rio Grande
river thirteen miles west of Albuquer-
que to the Colorado river, which is the
eastern boundary of California, dis
lance of $50 miles. The road was
built in the interest of the Atchison and
st. Louis & San Francisco roads for the
purpose of affording those lines trans
continental routes, and it has hereto
fore been handled as part of the Atchi-
son system. The present receivers of
the Atlantic & Pacific are Aldace f.
Walker, j. McCook and j. G. Wilson,
who are also receivers of the Atchison
and st. Louis & San Francisco COM
panies. This receivership was estab-
lished in a suit brought by the Mercan-
tile Trust Company, under the second
mortgage. The bonds secured by the
mortgage, as we'll as the greater part
of common stock of the Atlantic & Pa
cific are assets of the Atchison and
San Francisco receivership The United
States Trust Company, trustees of the
first mortgage, has been made a party
to the suit in which the receivers were
appointed. The latter mortgage Sc
cures about $18,O0O,00 of bonds,
which are the first lien on the 535
miles of road above stated, together
with the valuable land grant of the
company.
The situation is complicated by the
fact that the Atlantic & Pacific line,
from the crossing of the Colorado river,
at the Needles, east of Barstow, where
it connects with the Southern Califor-
mia, and to Mojave, where it connects
with the Southern Pacific, is not owned
by the Atlantic & Pacific, but is oper-
ated under contract of purchase and
lease from the Southern Pacific, made
when the road was constructed.
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90
A Man Once Sentenced u
Wife-Mnrder. lIarrI4|


. San Francisco, July Dc
ding of DIR. j. Milton Bowes
Mary Baird is announced. Il
mony took place in Denver. +
but the news has been IL,
until now. DR.. Bowers was x
trail figure in an extraordinss,'
case a few years ago. He &
and convicted of the mrn3s,'
wife, and was sentenced to s.
The evidence against him ann
be conclusive. He had I'M
charge of the medicine adminis
his wife, and poison was founs'
stomach after death. Hen,
hayon, Mrs. Bowers brother
that his sister had been killea
husband to secure $4,000 Ia
ance. The sentiment against
was very strong, and he was Il
and sentenced to death. Afte,,
viction he remained in Jail N,
years, pending a desperate lei
in his behalf.
One day the community wa,,
by news of the suicide Of Han
hayon, the principal witness
Bowers. Benhayon left a en-
completely exhonerating BoWs
murder of his wife. Benhsy,
self had poisoned her, and ii ,
intention to also get rid Of Bow
obtain the life INSURANCE. \
markable confession was rem,
first with doubt, and a man
DINING was arrested and tried
murder of Benhayon. The thu,
that Behayon had been mura,
the interest of Bowers, and
forged confession had been pl,
the body. DINING was tried
and the second time was acquju
The case against Bowers n
missed and the man who, for I
had been under sentence Of deaI
released. The young lady whoI
ly married Bowers played pd
part in the great murder trial
shown that Bowers had been \
tentive to her and had prom
marry her six months before ii
died.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
THE CANAL coNoEssloN.
The Nicaragua Project Said to Be in
Danger Again.

The Nicaragua Project Said to Be in
Danger Again.
New Orleans, July 1Ss-A private
letter received here from Managua,
Nicaragua, contains the following,
which is stated with every degree of
authority:
"The concession granted several
years ago to the Maritime Canal Com
pany by the Nicaraguan government
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, is for the second time in danger
of being Cancelled, and if annulled this
second time it will be otherwise dis
posed of. This second trouble is
caused by the promise to build canal
at point called Tipitata, which
would connect Lake Nicaragua with
Lake Managua.
when the concession was granted,
it was agreed that in return for the
| concession a canal would be built at
this point within three years after the
beginning of the work on the main line
of the Nicaraguan line. The time
limit placed on the completion of this
| WdVOA way OAplIOu Ill OCGOU6T, lOSS,
and the company has made no steps
toward carrying out their contract.
The Nicaraguan government threatens
the annulling of the concession and
their threats come in the form of a
resolution on the part of the president
and his cabinet, which to all appear
ances, is final.
'"The Nicaraguan Canal Company
will be notified soon that the Nicar-
aguan government will hold them to
their original proposition and the canal
must be completed within a short per-
iod In this they are firm, and should
the canal company either refuse or ne
glect to carry out the original plan, the
concession will be annulled finally and
forever. 1t is generally understood in
Managua that if the work is not begun
very shortly or if the canal company
does not take almost immediate steps
to convince the administration that the
Tipitata canal will be constructed, the
next meeting of the congress of Nicar-
aqua will ratify the cancellation of the
concession, which Minister Gomez
would not hesitate to bring about.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Her Mind Deranged.

New York, July ia pr
patch from San Francisco recep
the story, brought to that pcn
incoming steamer, of the shoe
India of ]. F. G. Lester
wife. Mrs. Lester declared =
husband, through Jealousy, d.
her life miserable, and that :
him through the heart. NAL
received here from England tell'
Testers trial in Bombay. i'd
ans mind seemed to be derane'
verdict given was that she wa
OF culpable homicide, not amoI
murder, but at the same time :,
the intention to kill the deceas
was sentenced to ten years y
ment.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Bull DOgIAN in Love
The Outlaw Is Now Anxious
to Reform.
.HE IS PLEADING FoR IBalENez
One OF his Victims in Passenger
Train HoId-U Up Has Since Be
come His Wife.

Perry, o. T., July 17.-When Bill
Dalton, Bill Doolan and other men,
bers of their band held up train near
Gainesville, Tex, two years ago, Doc
Ian, with Winchester in his hand,
went through the passenger cars and
robbed the passengers. In one of the
cars was Miss Belle Bailey, who was
on her way to Purcell to teach school.
Doolan was attracted by her and in
quired where she was going. Soon
after Miss Bailey had taken charge of
the school stranger appeared in Pur-
cell. He gave his name as Billiard,
and began paying attentions to Miss
Bailey. Some of her friends warned
her to keep away from the man, but she
refused to send him away. He would
go away frequently for week or two,
but always returned to see the girl.
One day Billiard was at Miss Bailey S
school when Dan Spars, a deputy
United States marshal, rode up. He
recognized Billiard as Doolan, and
started to draw his revolver, but the
outlaw drew his first, and forced the
officer to dismount, and hand-cuffed
him. Then he said that he had wanted
to reform, but the deputies would not
let him. Miss Bailey, who witnessed
the incident, cried out to her admirer:
"Who and what are you?"
"I'm Bill Doolan, the much read
about outlaw" was the quick response.
Six months later Miss Bailey left
her school and has not been heard of
since. Since then Doolan has been
making every effort to secure leniency
from the authorities. 1t is believed
Miss Bailey is with him as his wife,
and is working for his reformation.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
A FIRE AT SEA.
The Passengers Did Not Kno,
Danger Till 1t Was Over

The Passengers Did Not Kno,
Danger Till 1t Was Owe.
New York, July 16. The
line steamship La NormandiI
Havre, which arrived today, h
on board during the passage.
on July 8. The passenger /
dinner, and little was known
next day of the danger through
they had passed. Smoke was
suing from the starboard side
about amidships. Search WI
for the source of the fire. ltRs
to be in a compartment in III
hold, about amidships, wher
stored cases of dry-goods, bid
skins. 1t is supposed to have !
from the spontaneous conf
among the oily hides. The fn|
atus was at once brought into
five lines of hose poured water |
compartment. Volunteers wed
for to go to the seat OF the 4
learn the exact condition Of
The whole crew volunteered I'll
Ten were selected. The wal
nearly reached the ceiling vi
ten volunteers reached there. 4
ported the condition of affairs
captain, who ordered the Wat
ped. During this time few Of 1
sengers knew what was going d
fire was put out July 10.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
The Olympia Breaks the Record

Washington, July 18.-The sub.
stance of the report of the Olympia in.
spection board was made public today.
1t shows for one thing that the Olym.
pia has broken the record of American
men-of-war, and that no ship in the
Atlantic waters can equal her speed
under natural draught. The report is
made by Captain Frank Wilde. He
says all of the evolutions and exercises
prescribed by the order creating the
board were carried out. The ship un-
derwent full speed, natural draught,
steam trial of four hours duration.
She developed 1916 knots speed. Dur
ing the trial every gun, both of the
main and second battery, was fired.
The minor deficiencies are unimportant
and generally of such character that
they may be corrected by the ships ar
tificers. 1t is said the ship is to be fit
ted out almost Immediately for service
in Chinese waters.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26

FORT Townsend, July 16.-Big forest
nles are raging in the Olympic noun.
Jams south of the Straits. The DAMAGE
nas oeen extensive. Several logging
camps We're burned out, and millions
oI leet OF fine lumber has succumbed to
sne names Numerous houses owned
py the poor ranchers have been burned
T Tas no loss OF life has been reported
Inc origin of the fire is unknown
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26

COusOlludblIR bu0 NOTtu-
ern Pa6I and Great Northern rail-
roads under one management. After
stating that the laws of Minnesota,
under which the Northern Pacific was
organized, provide that no railroad
company shall consolidate, lease or
purchase, or in any way become
owner, or control, any other railroad
company, or any stock, franchises,
rights of property thereof, who owns or
controls a parallel or competing line,
the Post says:
1t is not difficult to understand that
the principal participants in the guar
antee syndicate do not like to give up
expected large profits, and that they
are endeavoring, though recognizing
the necessity of abandoning the Lon
don project, to accomplish the purpose
in another way. For instance, the
lawyers are studying the question of
forming third company under the
laws of another state, which shall ac-
quire the stock of the Great Northern
and reorganized Northern Pacific, and
thus unite the two corporations; but
counsel freely admit that such a prop
osition would be in conflict with the
spirit, if not the letter, of the laws of
Minnesota -
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-07-26
Work of the Clergymen.

Austin, July 18.-The ministers of
Austin today came out in publica.
ton, advising the morally inclined ele.
ment OF the state to rally to their sup
port in trying to suppress the Corbett-
F1tzsimmons fight at Dallas. They
desire all people who love good morals
TO write protests against the fight and
send it to this city.