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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
TO BUILD cHIcAGo's posTotF1cE
The House Agrees to Appropriate -Four
Million for That Purpose

The House Agrees to Appropriate Four
Million for That Purpose.
Washington, Jan. 21.-In the house
today Mr.. j. Richardson of Tennessee
was elected speaker pro TEN, Speaker
Crisp being absent. Mr.. Catchings pre-
sented a special order for the considera-
ton of bills for public buildings, in
Guiding one for Chicago. On a rising
vote it was ordered, 159 to 10, but MI
Curtis, republican, of Kansas, made a
point of no quorum. Later, when he
attempted to withdraw the point it
was renewed by Mr.. English. The pre-
vious question was ordered, and the spe-
cial order adopted without division.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, and, under the terms of
the order, took up the Chicago bill 1t
authorizes the erection of a public build
ing at Chicago to cost 81, 000 900, but the
appropriating clause at the session, on
August 8, had been stricken from the
bill.
Mr.. Blankhead of Alabama, chairman
of the committee on public buildings.
explained the necessity of the building.
He described the deplorable condition
of the present building, and urged the
immediate necessity for the construc-
ton of the new building.
Mr.. Sayres of Texas opposed the pas
sage of the bill, which he declared could
not be passed in the public interest If
the bill was passed it would force an
extra appropriation of $1,000, 900 at this
session, a sum the treasury could not
afford to lose. Mr.. Sayres denounced
the postmaster at Chicago for being in
Washington lobbying in favor of this
bill, instead of remaining at Chicago
attending to his business. If such bills
as these were passed, Mr.. Sayres warn
ed his colleagues that this would be
classed with the "billion-dollar'' con-
gress. The bill was amended so as to
provide for the objections raised
though still providing for speedy work
and to cost 100000. At 2:3O p. m. the
committee arose and reported the bill
favorably, with six other bills. Mr.
Sayres demanded the ayes and noes on
final passage, and the bill was passed,
1877 to 81. other bills were taken up in
their order and passed, as follows:
For Newport, Ky. $4,000; South Oma-
ha, Neb. $1,000
Mr.. Boutelle made an Intellectual eff
fort to bring his Hawaiian resolution
up, and then, at o'clock, the house ad-
1Ourned
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
CIRCULATE SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Meeting of the House Appropriation
Committee Considering Il

MeetlnS OF the House Appropriation
Committee Considering II.
Washington, Jan. 21.-An important
meeting of the house appropriation
committee was held today in which
Secretary Carlisle took part at the re-
quest of Chairman Sayers. The con-
ference was over the adoption of
policy by which the secretary hopes to
put into circulation an increased vol
ume of silver certificates of small de-
nominations in place of treasury notes.
The committee decided to strike from
the sundry civil bill the stipulation
that for several years has been added
to the item providing for printing treas
ury notes to replace those received at
the treasury.
The secretary stated that it was his
desire to get more silver certificates of
small denominations into the hands of
the people, but explained that other
notes occupied the field and crowded
them out.
Several members of the committee
led the discussion into the by-ways of
finance. Once Representative Sibley
asked the secretary what objection
there would be to a system of redeem
ing notes in gold and silver at the OBJ
ton of the secretary of the treasury
instead of the holder. 'If that policy
had been inaugurated at the beginning
of the resumption" answered the sec
rotary, 'it would have worked bene-
ficially and no trouble would have aris-
EN- from it. But my predecessors have
followed the policy of redeeming in
gold or silver at the option of the holder
of paper and any secretary who tried to
change this policy and force silver on
a man who wanted gold or vice versa
would have precipitated disastrous re-
suits"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
Cyclone in Fiji Islands.

Auckland, N. H., Jan. 1S.-Advices
from the Fiji islands report that ter
rible hurricane swept over the whole
group, doing great damage to shipping.
Many lives were lost. A number of
buildings were destroyed and planta-
tions ruined. Five churches in Suava
collapsed. The Anglican church was
unroofed and bonded stores wrecked.
The sugar mills were not injured.
General James S. Hackney, formerly ad-
Jutant-general of Missouri. was found
dead, hanging over a picket fence. OF
late he has been drinking heavily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26

work escaping detection. Early in the
day a mob blocked the Seventh avenue
line from Twelfth TO Twenty-fourth
streets, moving off from one place as the
militia or police approached and congre-
eating a short distance away a few mo-
ments later. thus avoiding collision with
the representatives of the law, while
effectually stopping traffic more than
an hour.
About s o'clock a mob numbering 900
or more stoned a Sumner avenue car
near Broadway and Flushing avenue.
The ambulance being called indicates
that some one was Injured. The officials
of the Broadway, Queens County &
Suburban road say they will run cars
today.
Forty-eight patrolmen are off duty
today on sick leave, most of 1t caused
by overeXertion.
AS Captain Louis Wendells battery
was proceeding up Broadway to Halsey
street under escort of the Sixty-ninth
battalion. Major Duffy, at the corner Of
Halsey street and Broadway a mob of
1000 men guyed and jeered the militia
and few stones We're thrown. The
crowd was so great that Major Duffy
ordered a charge. and the soldiers, with
fixed bayonets, charged on the mob and
dispersed it.
DON'T LIKE THE MILITIA.
Twenty thousand men and boys are
hanging about the stations where the
military are posted and annoy the SOL
diers by jeering and pelting them with
stones. All night long the pickets were
subjected to these attacks. Missiles
flew around them in the darkness and
they could not retaliate
The mob at the Halsey street depot
threw a volley of stones at the militia
and many of the soldiers received bad
bruises, but before they could charge on
the mob it dispersed. Men hanging
about the depots threaten to burn all
the barns simultaneously if the alleged
wrongs Of the strikers are not remedied
today.
In disposing of the First battalion,
Thirteenth regiment, Major Cochran
met with an obstruction from the crowd
in front of the strikers headquarters
at FIT avenue and Twenty-fourth
street. Major Cochran ordered charge
before which the greater part of the
crowd, numbering about 600, fled inside
the building. Colonel Appleton of the
Seventh regiment at Halsey street, with
| three companies, sent men out to the
neighboring store to purchase provi-
siOns, but the shop keepers refused to
sell to the soldiers, who then charged
the mob scattering them in all direc-
tons.
TROUBLE WITH SOLDIERS.
A guard upon an elevated train, car
rying a company of soldiers seized q
soldier who was smoking to put him of
the train, when the other militiamer
went to their comrades assistance ano
beat the guard severely. Captain Ly-
ons, commanding the company, placed
the guard under arrest but released
him when the company reached theil
destination.
Several cars on the Sumner avenu,
line were stalled at the corner of Greer
and Sumner avenues. Six hundred
men surrounded the cars and tried tC
induce the motorman to join the ranks
they became angry and soisterOus, ant
the police charged them scattering the
mob.
Master Workman NJ. ]. Connolly, the
strike leader, is confined to his home
by sickness. His wife and child are
also i'll with pneumonia.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
CYCLONE IN ARKANSAS.
AUSTRIA AND THE SUGAR TAX.
Reason TO Believe That She Contem
plates Radical Retaliation Measnres.

plates Radical Retaliation Measures.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The new Aus
trian minister, Mr.. Hengelmueller, is a
frequent visitor at the state depart
ment, looking for information respect
ing the prospects of repeal of the
special tax on bounty sugar. Although
the formal request in which he pre-
sented the case of his government was
couched in the most friendly terms,
there is reason to believe that he has
given the state department to under
stand that if some action is not taken
within short time, Austria will adopt
measures of retaliation that will exceed
anything that has been done by Ger
many or any other European country.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
KID LEWIS TO Do TIME,

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 21.-Today
Kid Lewis was tried and convicted Of
prize-tighting. The sentence is $500 fine
and 60 days in Jail. His fight was ad-
vertised as a sparring exhibition with
fOur-ounce gloves.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
DICK RURcE WON HIS BATTLE.
Knocked Out PugiIist WiIIiams-News of
Other 'BruiserS.

London, Jan. 21.-Tom Williams of
Australia and Dick Burge of England,
welter-weights boxed for a purse of f4OO
at the National Sporting Club. In the
fourth round Burge knocked Williams
out with blow on the jaw.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
LEGAL BATTLE FOR FITz.

st. Louis, Jan. 21.-Bob Fitzsimmons
has Cancelled all dates for next week
and will go back to Syracuse to answer
the indictment for killing Con Riordan.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
CUT IN TWO By FALLING GLASS
Terrible Accident During a Heavy Gal,
in Chicago.

Terrible Accident During a Heavy Gale
in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 21.-About 2 o'clock the
SO-foot Flagstaff on Kinsley's hotel op-
posite the government building was
torn from the base and hurled into the
street, dangerously injuring Edward
Harper, an eXpressman. 1t was thought
his skull was fractured. The heavy
plate-glass window in the Hartford
building at Dearborn and Madison
streets was blown in. James Henson
was struck by large falling section of
the glass and cut almost in two. He
died in a few minutes.
CYCLONE IN ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 21.-A cyclone
struck near PiggOtt, Arkansas, last
night, fatally injuring two persons and
seriously wounding nine others. Much
property was destroyed
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
HfssinU Of EtOnea.

Around tho center of Jorusalem,
where tho religious growths Of centuries
gather like crystals around rod, half
sedentary, half floating population is to
bo found, whose chief object is tho pur-
suit Of piety and the voneration of tho
traces Of Jesus, the Nazareno. Hero
is world within n world, q Christian
picture IN a Moslom franc In this city,
whore tho religion Of Mohammed, 13
centuries ago, ovorcamo that Of Christ,
and whore at prosont its followers pre-
won't tho rival Christians from fighting
for tho possession Of the vonerated spots,
wo havo little area Of ground which
has been arranged by tho scots Of Chris
tianity to suit the brief descriptions Of
the Testament. but in which no single
place exists that oan bo proved to have
boon tho scene Of tho ovonts ascribed to
It,
All things which arc offered for von-
Grafton arc vcneratcd in this place Of
faith, whore both native and European
Christians become seized with what
am constrained to torn lithophilcmat-
10 mania, since thoy aro seen to be
constantly engaged in kissing onshrinod
stones Of tho most doubtful authenticity.
--Fortnightly Roview.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
Tho Air We Breathe.

A now and novel instrument is tho
koniscope, Or dust testing apparatus. It
Is not complicated scientific machine,
being sololy intended for estimating in
an easy and simple mannor tho amount
Of pollution and number Of dust parti
olos in tho atmosphere. The action Of
tho instrument is based OH certain color
phenomena associated with what is call
cd "cloudy condensation Of air." and
which can bo produced by steam jets,
high or low temperature Of tho air, tho
increased number Of dust nuclei, etc.
In working tho koniscopo tho air Is
drawn into tho apparatus by means Of
common air pump and quickly pass
cd to tho "tcst tubes" which aro fittod
with glass at both ends. When tho tube
thus charged is hold toward tho light,
various colors, from pure white to near
ly black blue, according to tho purity OF
impurity Of tho sample under test, arc
indicated. Tho dust PARTICLES also form
an important factor in these tosts, the
variation in their number causing tho
mirror to throw all tho colors Of the
rainbow. st. Louis Republic.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
Chesterfield and tho Walls Systcm.

1t will DO remembered that in tho
days Of tho great Lord Chesterfield walls
in London had reached such pitch that
it cost ~ man Of position ) on 10 guinuas
merely to dino out. AS ho left tho house
ho had to run tho gantlct Of tho bu, lrr
and undorbutlcrs and half q dozen
footmon. Ono handed him his cane, ono
his hat, another his gloves, fourth lis
coat, and SO on, and SO on, each expect.
ing crown in acknowledgement Of his
services. Lord Chesterfield saw that So
cial intercourse was being ruined, call
oil meeting Of tho chief people in tho
world Of fashion and got them to agroo
to give nothing to tho servants when
they dined out. 1t Is truo ho was nearly
lynched by q mob Of irato footmcn, but
ho carried his point.
1t Is said that ut tho present momont
there is tendency to revive tho odious
custom thus put down by Lord Chester
fold, and that the masher has begun to
tip the mon who put him into his great
coat after dinner. IF that is so, clear
case exists for common ngrecmont not
to allow tho infection to spread Dining
out would become moro intolerablo
burden than it is already if it also woro
complicated by the question, "What Is
the least I oan give without looking
mean2'-National Review.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
LOvo Letters.

Thero ought to be law making it n
capital crimo to keop any lottor moro
than six months. Moro than half tho
trouble in this world-tho sort Of trou-
bio, mean, that breaks peoples hearts
and is occasionally aired in tho divorce
courts-is caused by letters foolishly
preserved. or course sensible people
novor writo letters that all tho world
might not road. But all tho sensible
people aro doad, for l venture to say
there is not ono Of US who has not at
somo period Of his life poured forth his
soul in letter he'd give his oars mover
to have written. IF you aro q man, it
doesn't so much matter, for ovon if
your letters to your old sweetheart do
fall into tho hands of her present hus-
band it ism t at all likely ho IL road thom.
Mon haven't enough curiosity In tho
matter. Honorable soruples? Not bit
OF it-simply lack of curiosity. But if
you nre woman doesn't it mako you
writhe i'll spirit to think of those lettcrs
you wrote Jack Or Will or George
whom you woro suro ho was tho only
man in tho world? OF course tho girl ho
married has road them-trust woman
for that-and sho has mado fun of your
SOULS outpourings, and-wcll, it's
enough to turn ono's hair whito to think
Of it, Lovo lottors ought to DO written
IN ink that would fado in q fortnight,
but SO long rs they arc not people who
keep them ought to be put into solitary
confinement for all tho rest of their
lives s-Washington Post
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
TIE END.
The Mission OF tho we,vspaper,

The olergymen Of tho period have had
much to say, first and last, about the
mission Of the public newspaper. None,
however, has better set forth its work
than tho reverend gentleman who was
the orator at tho Attleboro celebration.
Said Mr. Wales, with porfeot truth:
cit is the mission Of the newspaper
to publish news. New, 1t Is fact that,
from the man who waters his mill. to
tho GOLD blooded murdorers, all degrees
of criminal mankind want news sup
pressed. Liars, thieves, scandal mon
gers, deceivers, burglars, fghtors. adul-
terers, gamblers, drunkards and gentlo-
men rascals nil cry out against tho nows
publishers. Their business is disturbed
by tho enterprise Of newspapers But no
ono who is opon and honest and free
from any taint Of transgression wants
nows suppressed.
1t would be q blessed thing for more
than ono congregation if those clorica
who arc accustomed to carp ut modern
journalism, in season and out Of season,
would put themselves in possession Of
Mr.. Wales remarks on tho province Of
tho newspaper and read, mark, Learn
and inwardly digest them. -Bostor
Globe
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
Stealing His Own Propcrty.

A reckless man left al apple in u bag
on his dosk in q room whcro several
people sat. An office boy "pccpcd' into
tho bag, hovered longingly around it,
finally brought another boy around to
share tho temptation, asked if anybody
owned tho apple, and then assured that
tho apple belonged to nobody in tho
world promptly fell. There scoms to DO
something In tho theory that crime, like
misery, loves company, for the young
stor divided tho apple with tho other
boy, making him party to tho theft.
Not content with this, he placed picco
Of coal in tho paper, closed tho top and
replaced tho bag Oh tho desk. Tho right
full owner Of tho apple camo in Il min.
uto later, and seeing tho oflico boy and
tho bag containing tho apple, as no sup
posed, he picked up tho latter and held
1t out
Here's al apple saved for you, "
ho said, and no handed over tho bag to
tho boy.
Honesty is the-but everybody knows
what it is, and that Office boy looked
truly conscience stricken that ho had di
gidod tho apple when ho might have
had 1t alll--Now York Tribune.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
Ganoa Marriage Brokcrs.

"a GENOA thcro arc regular marriage
brokers, who have pocllctbool<s filled
with tho namos Of marriagoablo girls Of
tho different classes, with notes Of their
figures, personal attractions, fortune and
othor circumstances. These brokers 20
about ondeavoring to arrange conneo-
tions in the samo offhand mercantile
manner which they would bring to bear
upon merchandise transaction, and
when they succeed thoy get q commits
sion of 3 or 8por cont upon tho portion,
with suoh extras or bonuses as may be
voluntarily bestowed by tho party. Mar
riage Mt Genoa Is thus oftontimcs sim
ply matter Of business calculation,
generally settled by tho parents or rela-
tions, who often draw up tho contract
before tho parties have soon ono another,
and it is only when everything olso is
arranged and q few days previous to
tho marriage ceremony that tho future
husband is introduced to his partner for
life. Should he find fault with hor man.
ners or appearance no may annul tho
contract OH condition Of defraying tho
brokerage and any other expenses incur
red. London Sun.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
An Oddly,

Joubert. tho Fronch moralist whose
Thoughts had great success, WAS so
odd and original that witty woman
declared no gavo her tho idea Of soul
which had met by chance with body
that it had to put up with and do with
rs woll rs 1t could.
His friend and editor Chatonubriand,
described him ns All cgotist who was
always thinking Of others. His ambi-
tion was to bo perfectly calm, yet no
ono betrayed so much agitation as no.
In eating and in taking exercise no
was rs inconstant Us coquottc. For sev-
cral days he would 1.-Two on milk then
for week ho would cat nothing but
hash. On one day he would bo joltcd in
carriage full trot over tho roughost
roads; on the next he would bo drawn
slowly through tho smoothost alleys
I1o had library of mutlatod books
for WHOM no read he used to tear out of
book tho pages that ohsplcasod him. -
Youths Conpanioi;.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09

thoso palliating circumstances, Maynard
did not hear him. AS no proceeded.
however, his attention was arrested.
'furthormoro, thcro aro your bril-
liant services, both as q scout and yet
moro recently in tho battlo through
which wo have just passed. Ihave takon
pains to learn Of your services in the
ranks on tho 10th Of September and was
| myself witness to your gallantry on
tho ridgo OIL tho 20th. I cannot find it
i'll my heart to fail in my acknowledge
monts to any man, however he may have
erred, who engaged in that desperate
struggle, Which was turning point in
our fortune and may be said to have
saved us all from rout or capture.
Besides for moro than year I have
watched your career with interest. I
am sure that you arc possessed Of un-
doubted military talents, perhaps of q
high order. believo it to be true wis
dom Oh tho part Of tho government to
retain those talents for tho country.
Therefore, in the interest Of tho United
States and for gallant and moritorious
conduct at the battle of Chiokamauga
have suggested your pame to tho presi-
dent for tho appointment Of brigadier
general of volunteers. A batch Of suoh
appointments, including yours, was yes
terday sent to tho senate, and havo q
telegram announcing that they wore all
confirmed
Suddenly it seemed as if thore had
been loosening of invisible cords that
had been holding husband and wifo
apart. In the fraction Of second they
were looked in each others arms. Tears,
the usual mode Of expression Of deep feel
Ing in woman, did not como only to tho
wife. Yet in measure the sexes were
reversed. Laura was moro smiles than
tears. Maynard only wept
Soon remembering in whose presence
he stood, Maynard disengaged himself.
Turning to General Thomas:
"General," he said in q broken voico,
II oannot-thanks arc nothing-time
must show how we'll I appreciate what
you havo done. Is there another man in
the army who could afford to take so
enlarged view in such case? Is there
one with SO farsoeing al eye, so keen q
sense of soldiers duty, tempered with
30 kind heart?''
Maynard paused for q moment. Then
with sudden burst Of enthusiasm:
but who shall reward tho man who
on that terrible day held together the
Army Of the Cumberland2 Can tho
president bestow all adequate rank2
Would tho title Of full general avail2
mol 1t is for tho people to reward you
with titlo, not given by an individual,
but by tho common consent of vast
masses-not only for day, but SO long
as there shall bo q history of this war
tho Rock of Chickamauga. -
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-05-09
No.. H..
The Stork's Devotion,

Tho stork has given numerous proofs
or hor maternal affections. She prepares
her most with caro-, limos IL with down,
deposits hor eggs, matches them tenderly
ana mover for momont loaves her
ohcrlshcd proBcnituro. When tho little
ones omcrgo from their sholls, other
labors begin. Tho father undertakes to
provide their food. Tho mother takes
! charge Of their education, First tbov
havo to bo taught to fly, which is no
trliiing AFFAIR When i'll attempting to
walk our own children fall, thcro is no
groat harlh, but tho littlo storks havo to
try their wings by leaving their nests
and Vonturing into space. Therefore,
how timid nro tho young ones and how
anxious their mother! And yet tho first
lesson passes Off without accident and
coon you will SEQ tho young generation
gayly fluttoring around thcir airy homo.
But theso mothorly instincts aro COM
mon traits. Tho storh carries hor dovo.
tion much furthor Sho loves her ohil-
dron enough to givo up hor Iifo for thom,
or which horo is q memorable example:
AT Dolft house is on fro. Tho flames
havo reached tho roof. n young brood
OF storks have just como to light They
aro still nude and unable to fly. Tho
mother understands tho peril. She moves
about, flaps hcr wings and makes u dcs-
pcrato chatter to attract assistance, and
when at last her most catches fire sho
rosolutely settles down into it and por-
ishes with her children. 1t is only Just
that in return for such devotion tho
young ones should lovo their parents.
Thoroforo. whom old ago has como,
when tho old storls, crippled with rhcu
matism, can no longcr venture far out
in search of food, tho children provido
1T for him. ---Fronch Of Maurice Euplc
hart