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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
STOCKMEN PLEASED
Six Hundred Delegates at the
Association Meeting.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED
business Promises to Boom Again
Breeding Is Once More At.
tracttng Attention.

Miles City. Mont. April 1.-THE 18th
annual meeting of the Northwest Live
Stock Association began today. About
largest attendance of any year since
1885, and general good feeling prevails.
More interest is manifested than ever
on account of the good prices of beef
and the grass crop ana the light losses
last winter. There Is also. says the
secretary in his report. a prospect for
the continuance of a better outlet. 1t
looks as though the stock business
would boom again and range stock ad-
vance. Mixed herds are selling readily
and there is much inquiry for bulls. and
the business of breeding, which has
been neglected since the last hard win
ter is once more attracting attention.
TEXAS STOCKMEN ANGRY.
Kansas City. April ia special to
the Journal from Eureka. Kas., says:
There has been great excitement
among the cattle men during the last
week, occasioned by the shipping In of
| Mexican cattle. Two thousand head
were unloaded at Summit. 10 miles west
of here last week. regardless of the pro-
| test of local stockmen and of the state
| live stock sanitary commission. The
| cattle are now in quarantine and an
other consignment is looked for tomor-
| row. The Greenwood County Cattle
mems Protective Association has taker
the matter up and it's president de-
clared that If necessary force would be
employed to prevent the importation OF
stock. The cattle interests of this coun
| ty are large and the cattle men are de-
termined to take no risks of having
| splenetic fever brought in.
| Washington, April 1.-THE officials OF
the agricultural department are pursu
! ing their investigation in the recent bis
rise and 1t is more than likely that they
! will have something definite to sa!
| within the next week with reference
to the cause of the matter and the prob
able outcome. The action of the depart
ment in raising the embargo on Mexi
| can cattle is expected to have the effec
| of keeping the price of beef from goini
up higher even If 1t does not cause
decline.
DR.. Salmon, chief of the bureau o
animal industry. said today there wa
| an undoubted scarcity of cattle in tn
west sufficient to account in part 70
the increased price of dressed meats.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
Bryant's Reply to Cleveland.

Omaha. April 1S.-Ex-Congresman
Bryan. through the Omaha paper of
which he Is the editor, will tomorrow
publish an open letter in reply to Presi-
dent Cleveland's financial epistle. He
says:
What do you mean by the phrase
sound money! In your letter you make
frequent use of that and kindred
phrases. Everybody favors sound
money and a safe currency and a
plain and simple statement of what you
mean by those euphonious and univer-
sally admired phrases might dispel the
war clouds and make a line of battle
unnecessary. If by sound money you
mean gold standard. why did you
avoid the use of the word gold in your
letter? If by a safe currency you mean
bimetallism. why did you avoid the use
of the word bimetallism' in your letter
Your opponents favor the free and
unlimited coinage of gold bullion into
dollars, each containing 25.S grains of
| standard. Are you in favor of this ?
Your opponents are in favor of free and
| unlimited coinage of silver bullion into
| dollars. each containing 412.5 grains OF
standard silver. Are you in favor OF
this? If not, are you in favor Of coinage
of silver bullion into dollars Of any
size? II not in favor of this, what
| charge, If any, would you make for
coinage? Is the failure of gold standard
advocates to define their financial sys-
| tenn due to lack of knowledge of the
subject. or to an unwillingness to let
the people know what they intend? Dc
the proprieties of your official place
oblige to forego the enjoyment which
| you would derive from writing another
letter, defining your position on the
| financial question. please designate
some one who has authority to speak
for you so that the people may be 'af.
| forded an intelligent opportunity as
you suggest, to study and decide this
paramount public question:"
| HONEST IN HIS CONVICTIONS.
| Chicago, April 1S.-Ex-Judge Samue
p. Mcconnell. who yesterday came out
as an advocate of free coinage of silver
today rendered his resignation as presi
dent of the Iroquois club. Mr.. Nc.
Connell says the position he took on the
currency question he knew to be con
trary to that held by a majority of the
club, and he felt 1t would be unfair fol
him to longer act as president.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
LADY SOMERSET HAS ISSUED A CARD
Unkind Statement of MIR. Hicks the Re.
suit OF Dense Ignorance.

Washington. April 1S-The Associ-
ated Press today received the following
card from Lady Henry Somerset, the
well-known temperance advocate
"Reingate, Eng.-My attention has
been called to the utterly unfounded
charges made against me by Mr. Hicks
few weeks since, on the eve of my
sailing for home. l do not consider 1t
necessary for me to go into any detailed
refutatlons of these accusations, fire.
quently reiterated by enemies of re-
forms with which my name has come
to be associated, but If any of my Amer
lean friends desire to ascertain the po-
sition / occupy in regard to the man.
agement of my London property will
they do me the favor to seek for infor-
nation from the housing committee of
| the London county council. The ignor-
| ance of Mr.. Hicks concerning the laws
| of English entailed property must be his
excuse for the absurd statements he
| makes about my country estates. have
legal information that his attacks are
libelous. But If all libels against re-
| formers were brought before the courts
We should have but little time for more
useful occupations. My experience of
fairness among the American press
| makes me confident that this communi-
| cation will be widely circulated, as an
act OF justice to one who has received
so many tokens of goodwill from the
home folks of America, and who has
| always written and spoken as friend
and not critic of New England across
the water"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
PRIMROSE LEAGUE UNDER THE BAN
May BE Prescribed by Pope Leo as Being
Secret Society.

May BE Prescribed by Pope Leo as Being
Secret Society.
New York. April ia London dispatch
says:
1t is given out that at the Forthcoming
convention of the Primrose League. the
organization OF conservatives formed
shortly after the death of Lord Beacons-
field to perpetuate the memory of the
great tory statesman, an important com
munication will be made by Cardinal
Vaughan concerning the reported inten-
ton of the holy see to place the league In
the category of secret societies under the
ban of the church. During the past month
numerous communications on this SUBJ
ject passed between members of the COL
lege of cardinals and members of the no.
bility who are both stanch members of
the Catholic church and of the league
and II is said that a delegation has been
in Rome incognito for the past two weeks
with view of submitting proofs that
the league is not a secret society within
the vatican meaning of the term. Siren
uous efforts have been made to suppress
the facts in the case, but the coming con-
vention, which should have been held on
Monday. but has been postponed in con-
sequence of these developments. prom
ises to be prolific Of sensational episodes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
STAMP CoUNTekeEITERi is ARRESTED
George Morrison Captured by Means OF
DccOy Letter.

George Morrison Captured by Means OF
Decoy Letter.
Cincinnati, April 1S.-It has just been
made public that George Morrison, one
of the counterfeiters of two-cent postage
stamps, was arrested at the Cincinnati
postoffice on Tuesday on a decoy letter.
He had sent the Chicago Tribune from
Cincinnati an advertisement Offering to
sell $125 worth of stamps for 800, direct
ing that answers be sent to George Morri-
son, Monterey, Mexico. The Tribune
turned the letter over to the United States
authorities. The officers are reticent, hop
ing thereby to capture Morrison's accom-
plices.
WENT BY ANOTHER NAME.
Chicago, April &c. o. Jones. a former
newspaper artist. arrested last night by
the United States secret service officers
on a charge Of counterfeiting two-cent
stamps confessed today to Captain Por-
ter that he and Morrison are one and the
same. He has been in Canada a month,
returning yesterday Secret service men
tracked him to Cincinnati. where he wrote
the Chicago newspaper that stamps were
for sale in Mexico. Mo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
SAYSHE IS INNOCENT
Young Durant Maintains Igno-
rance of the Murders.
STRONGER EVIDENCE NEEDED
Reaction Has Set in in Favor of the
Accused Man-Funcral Of
Miss Williams.

San Francisco, April 1.-THE Eman-
uel church murders are still the main
topic in the city. Notwithstanding the
tried and convicted Theodore Durant of
the frightful crimes. there seems to be
a reaction in favor Of the accused man.
The evidence produced SO far against
him is purely circum.rantial, and while
the police say they have enough evil
dence to convict 10 men it is doubtful If
any jury would find Durant guilty un-
less further conclusive proof is fur
nished. The young medical student
continues to assert his innocence and
his whole demeanor is that of man
confident of proving it when the proper
time comes.
The inquest over Minnie Williams was
continued today. Durant protested
against being forced to attend the in
quest and said his attorneys had ad-
vised him that the police had no right
to make him go. He was told by the
officers that If he refused to go they
would take him by force, and he finally
reluctantly accompanied them to the
coroner's Office.
Rev. DIR. Gibson was the first witness
called. He said he had seen Miss Will
liams probably three times and was not
intimate with Durant.
DIR. Vogel testified that Durant came
to the party at his house Friday night
few minutes before 10 o'clock. His
forehead was covered with perspiration,
but he saw no blood. Durant asked per-
mission to wash his hands before he en-
| tered the parlor. The witness stated
that his niece, Miss Turner, had told
| him that Durant had asked her to al
l hirr, IN r,ntn a
complaint with which she was troubled,
A. r. Williams, the father of the MUIR
dered girl, testified that she had told
HIM that Durant had not treated her
right, but she did not go Into details.
He identified the purse found in Du-
| rants pocket as one he had given his
/ daughter.
The testimony of the witnesses who
claimed to have seen Durant and Miss
! Williams entering the church early Fri
day evening was rather vague. They
saw man and woman enter the gate
to the church yard. The man wore a
hat and coat resembling those worn by
Durant. but they were not positive that
! Durant was the man. The testimony
of other witnesses was to the effect
that they had never seen Durant and
| Miss Williams together and had never
heard them speak of each other. The
inquest will be resumed tomorrow.
The funeral services over the body OF
! Miss Williams was held today in the
| First Baptist church. An immense
| crowd attended and hundreds of fora
| pieces were sent. Rev. Boynton made
a brief address, referring to the muir
ders, and many of the women presen
wept.
The body of Miss Lamont was ship
ped to her home in Dillon, Mont. today
! in charge Of her sister.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
PROPOSE TO BULLY NICARAGUA
England May Send Score of Warships
TO Tie Up Commerce.

Washington, April 19.-Ofncials and dip
lomats regard the answer of Lord KIM
berly to Nicaragua, made yesterday, as
bringing the British Nicaraguan question
to a critical stage. 1t is considered
settled that Great Britain will now pro-
coed to collect the debt. as 1t is viewed
from a British standpoint. The British
mode of action against Nicaragua Is be-
lieved to be the pacific blockade of all
Nicaraguan ports, thus Gripping local
commerce, but not interfering with the
United States or other foreign commerce.
The latest official information received
here shows that Great Britain can at
once bring two formidable fleets for
blockading purposes, one on the Pacific
side, the other on the Atlantic side of
the coast. The two fleets, II ships in all,
are variously disposed but all could be
rendezvoued for demonstration of
force.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
ALTGELD ATTACKS THE INCOME TAX
Socialistic DcnunciatiOn of the Recent
Supreme Court Decision.

Springfield. ILL.,. April Ex-Governor
Altgeld does not approve of the decision
of the United States supreme court re-
garding the income tax. He says the
decision is based in the interest of gold
bugs and Wall street millionaires. 1t
recognizes the divinity of wealth by ex-
empting 1t from taxation and breathes
curse against enterprise by making
it bear all the burdens of the govern
ment, but" says Altgeld, ut is in har-
mony with that passage of Scripture
which says that Unto him that has
shall be given. and from him who has
not shall be taken the little he has,
and it's perfect accord with the re-
publican and mugwump theory of gov
eminent is now being applied in this
country. 1t shows that the interests of
the east are paramount to the interests
of the rest of the country, also that two
of the coordinate branches of our gov
eminent receive their inspiration at
the same altar"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
FAVORABLE TO THE CANAL SCHEME
Nicaragua WIN Afford Every Encourage.
ment TO the American Promoters

Nicaragua win Afford Every Encourage.
ment TO the American Promoters
Washington, April 1S.-Dr. Guzman.
the United States minister, was asked
today concerning a report that Nicara-
qua desired that the Nicaragua Canal
Company should surrender the conces-
sion under which work has been done
thus far, and that the United States and
Nicaragua should jointly undertake the
future work as a governmental enter
prise. The minister explained that the
report was due to misrepresentation.
The Nicaraguan government, he said
had no wish that the United States
should surrender its concession. 1t had
confidence that the company would
push the enterprise with all possible
haste. Under these circumstances. DIR.
GuZman said the joint governmental ac-
ton was not a live one. and 1t was
needless to- speculate on a contingency
which Nicaragua did not regard as a
remote possibility. The government
wanted to give every facility and en-
enlargement to the company. and did
not want the impression to get abroad
that 1t considered a forfeiture likely or
even possible. DIR. Guzman says the
misapprehension arose through credit
ing to him a statement which he had
communicated to the state department
as an enclosure. The statement had
been made during an interview between
the United States minister and the au-
thorities at Nicaragua. 1t was for
warded to Guzman and by him sent tc
the state department without any inten
ton of indorsing the views. 1t has sine,
been found that the report of the inter
, view at Managua was very defective
| Minister Baker was talking in English
and understood no Spanish. The Mic
| araguan minister was talking in Span
| ish and understood no English. There
was naturally some misunderstanding
| from which the recent reports hav,
arisen
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
MISSION is NOT TO BE ABANDONED
Catholic Labors for the CoIored People
In New York VII Continue

Catholic Labors for the Colored People
in New York viii Continue.
New York. April 17.-An official denial
Is given to the published statement that
the ST. Benedict's Catholic mission for
colored people, and which is the only ool-
ored mission of that denomination in the
Empire state, is about to be abandoned
The facts are that although the church
carries a $4,000 mortgage, the attendance
at the Sunday services seldom exceeds so
worshippers, while the annual receipts of
the church. which has been established for
IL years. fall several thousand dollars be-
low expenses. This Is attributed to the
fact that the colored people have moved
to the uptown districts. and 1t Is proposed
to establish missions on the east and west
sides.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
SUGAR SHIPPED TO NEW YORK
Trade Diverted From San Francisco viii
Hurt Her Shipping Business.

Washington. April 19.-Consul General
Mills, at Honolulu. in a communication
to the state department says: Sugar is
now being shipped direct to New York
from Honolulu. New arrangements have
been made from the Western Sugar Re-
finery Company for this purpose. 1t is
estimated the new deal will divert at
least 80, 900 tons of sugar from the port of
San Francisco. Only the present year
this was the cause of considerable loss
to the lumber and coal laden vessels
which come to Honolulu from the Pa
ciic coast and heretofore generally Sc
cured q cargo for San Francisco"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
RESULT OF UNHAPPY Welded LIFE
A Wealthy Merchant Shoots His Wife
and Kills Himself.

Ida Grove, Ia. April ia. Schleiter, a
wealthy business man, today shot his
wife and then himself. He is dead and she
cannot recover. In the dining room, imme-
diate1y after breakfast Schleiter ap-
preached his wife from behind and shot
her. He then exclaimed that she had shot
herself. She his second wife. The
union was not happy. A few days ago he
had a will drawn, leaving the bulk of his
property. obably over $4,000 or $50, Co.,
to his children Schleiters chief clerk
says that last evening Schleiter said he
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
FUNERAL OF EDITOR J. W. SCOTT
One of the Largest Ever Held in Chicago
The Burial Private.

Chicago, April 18.-The funeral services
of the late James w. Scott. proprietor of
the Chicago Evening Post and Times
Herald. were held in st. James Episcopal
church at IL o'clock today. The funeral
was one of the largest ever held in Chi
cago. Vice President Stevenson was pres
ent. escorted by the judges of the city,
all the courts having adjourned. Air the
principal clubs sent representatives, and
the floral offerings were profuse. The full
Episcopal funeral service was rendered
by Rector Il. NJ. Stiles and an address de-
livered by Rev. Frank w. Gunzales, pres
ident of the Armour Institute. The burial
at Graceland cemetery was private.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
coFFeEN HELD TOO MUCH MONEY

Private Secretary OF the Ex- Congress sman
Awarded S2O2 Back Salary.
Cheyenne. Wyo, April 1S.-The case of
/. 8. Bartlett against ex-Congressman
Colleen has been concluded in the district
court. Mr.. Bartlett was private secretary
to Coffeen. He alleged that the congress
man was in the habit of Withholding
from $50 to $50 per month from his secre-
tary's salary. This money it was alleged,
Mr.. Coffeen gave to his daughter and
nephew. who were attending school in
Washington. for alleged services perform
ed in the capacity of stenographer and
typewriter.
The jury brought in a verdict In Bart
let's favor for $202.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS ASSURING
Amount Will Reach the Estimate Before
the Law Was Changed.

Washington. April 1s.-It is authorita-
lively stated at the treasury department
that the reports of collectors so far re-
ceived show that the amount of income
tax receipts no doubt will reach the est
mate made before the decision of the SUI
preme court was rendered. This is inter-
preted to mean about SIS, 0O0, 900. No infor-
nation as to the number and amount Of
returns already reported is given out
Much to the surprise and annoyance of
officials. information reached the depart
ment from several cities that income tax
returns were still being offered and asked
for instructions. Several returns were off,
cred to the officer for this city, and he
was instructed to receive them subject to
whatever action might be decided upon
later.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
HORSES ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Storms About Davenport the Worst Ever
Experienced.

Experienced.
Davenport, April 16.-This part of the
country has witnessed more thunder
and lightning already this season than
ever before in the history of the coun-
try. Last weeks storm was fraught
with i'll results to the stock of promi-
nent farmers south of town. The light
ming struck and killed four horses be-
longing to Peter Leipham and one horse
belonging to John Sawyer, on the ad-
joining farm. The lightning is less
conspicuous here than in the east, but
when it does come it is sure to strike
somewhere with injurious results.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
THE REV. CLEVELAND WAS UPHELD

st. Lawrence Assembly Disapproved of
the Action of His Practitioners.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, April 1S.-A short
time ago a dispute at the Chaumont
Presbyterian church resulted in
the Pensioners voting to ask
for the resignation of Rev
w. N. Cleveland. a brother of President
Cleveland. An appeal to the ST. Lawrence
Presbytery resulted in approval OF Rev
Mr.. Cleveland's course and his election as
representative to the general assembly
Of the Presbyterian church.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF POISON
Mysterious Tragedy in Which Chicago
Lovers Were Concerned.

Chicago. April IA McAdams and
Miss Holden were found this afternoon
diving from the effects of poison at IA
North Wood street. the residence of Miss
Holden's father. Miss Holden died in a
short time. The police started to the
county hospital with McAdams. but he
died on the way. DIR. Eads was unable to
discover what kind OF poison was used.
nor does any one in the household know
what caused their death. Miss Holden is
the daughter of a torpedo manufacturer.
McAdams was in the employ of the Hol-
dens as an expressman.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
MISSIONARY TROUBLE IN PERSIA
Jewish school Finally Established Upon
n Firm Basis.

Minister Tyler at Teheran, Persia, APP
pears to have had a great deal of trou-
BILE last year securing adequate protec-
ton for certain American missionaries
striving to establish a Jewish mission
school in that country. The mission
aries are rudely treated by inferior Per-
sian officials and had difficulty in pro-
tecting their pupils. Owing to the en-
ergetic efforts of the minister. which
found a ready response from the shah.
the school was finally put upon firm
basis, although it was found necessary
to caution all missionary stations to
observe very carefully the treaty stip-
riations and refrain from extending ref
lge to Persian subjects.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
PARLIAMENT OPENS AT OTTAWA

The Session Promises to Be Sensational
in the Extreme.
Ottawa, Ont. April 1s.-What promises
to be a sensational session of parliament
was opened today by the governor general
reading his speech from the throne. OF
New Foundland, Lord Aberdeen said: ut
win be the subject of general congratula-
tons II negotiations now pending result
in the admission into the confederation
of that island"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-26
Pardon for Richard wesley,

walla walla. April ia pardon for
Richard Wesley. sentenced from Tacoma
In 1890 for IL years. was received by Act
ing Warden Cameron today from Govern
or McGraw. The reason for the pardon
was that the sentence of Wesley was
more than the penalty of his crime. He
was a gambler. and worked a confidence
game, defrauding innocent persons out of
about $50 in cash.