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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
HE WILL PAY IN FULL
Ex-Treasurer Hattabouoh Makes
Statement.
NO EFFORT AT C0NCEALMENT
Funds Exp.c ed FsOm the East tor the
Sank which WIN BE Used
to settle.

Moscow, Idaho, March 2l.-Ex- County
Treasurer Hattabaugh, who has been
Frustrated by the closing of the Com
mercial bank, of which he is president
in consequence of the demand made up
on him for state funds, was able today
TO give Spokane correspondent
his explanation of the matter.
pondent his explanation of the matter.
County treasurers. he says, are required
TO make reports and remittances every
quarter, within Is days of its close. He
settled with the state for the quarter
ending December 81. When he made
his settlement with his successor. Gill
strap, he deposited the balance due the
state received during the first fortnight
of January in the Commercial bank.
This. $17,595, he intended to remit as
usual, the LIST of April. when the quarter
in which 1t had been received was due.
This course. he added, was a common
one. and was pursued by his predeces-
sor Payment was demanded soon as
the statute permitted.
Gay Lombard. representing the larg-
est stockholders of the bank, was in
formed of the situation. and, as the de-
mand from Boise became more urgent.
left for the east on the 18th to secure
funds from eastern bankers. These
were expected Wednesday, but Tuesday
dispatch in a Spokane morning paper
precipitated the crisis, and after most
of the night had been spent in consulta-
ton, the decision was reached to close
!, the doors until help was received. This
has not come yet, but Hattabaugh feels
| almost absolutely certain that 1t WILL as
! Lombard has too much at stake to fai
I of securing the funds. He claims thai
! he has made no effort to conceal or dis
| guise the true state of affairs. and If al
lowed the time previously granted
treasurers, he would have paid withou
fail. He has sent Acknowledgement Par
, sons a full statement
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
NEGRO INSURGENTS RISE IN CUBA
Declare That the Whites Are Powerless
10 Free That Country.

New York, March 2l.-A special to a
morning paper from Nassau, New Prov
idence, says: Additional news continues
to be received from Cuba of insurgent
victories in the east The latest and most
startling yet received is that CUTLER Mon
acadia, the negro leader of band near
Guantanamo, is one of the few men who
want to turn the revolution into race
war. 1t is also reported that Monacada
surprised a large detachment of Spanish
troops near Guantanamo recently and
completely routed them. In this battle
1t is said 200 Spaniards were killed and
wounded This was followed by cruel
and inhuman treatment of the Spaniards
by Monacada's forces. There was but one
white man in Monacada's detachment.
After the battle he ordered this man to
leave camp, saying the whites had failed
to free Cuba in the last war and now in
dependence would be secured by the ne
groes. Monacada's idea seems to be 10
make another San Domingo of Cuba.
His attitude is deplored by the sympathiz-
ers of the revolutionary movement.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
DISTRICT COURT, kooTeNAl COUNTY


Grand Jurymen.
Rathdrum. Idaho. March lS.-The
March term of the district court in and
for Kootenai county convened this
morning, Hon. A. E. Mayhem. presiding
Judge. Very few litigants have APP
peared as yet, though the civil calendar
Is quite large. Only two cases appear
on the criminal calendar They are
State VS.. William Keller. charged with
assault with intent to commit murder,
and State VS.. George w. Bechtel, bat
terry. The following cases have been
brought before the grand jury: Fred
Lemley, charged with assaulting his
father, John Lemley; G. E. Smith. as
sault with deadly weapon; John Phillips,
embezzlement. answered to bond; Ed
ward Hoaerly, larceny.
Al the morning session the grand jury
was called and all responded except Fl.
J. Linton. on account of whose absence
the court took recess until p. m. when
still not appearing, Linton was fined $25.
In instructing the grand jury, Judge
Mayhem cautioned the men against TAX
ing up trivial matters which can better
be left to the justice courts. and spoke
directly to the point on the matter of
economy and the duty which the court
and jury owes the people along that line.
1t is plain that Judge Mayhem intends
to keep good his promise to reduce court
expenses as much as possible, consist
ent with the administration of justice,
which course will doubtless meet with
great popular favor. The grand jury
| is now at work. A number of bills are
| expected as result of its labors.
At the morning session the civil cal
| endar was taken up. but on account OF
the absence of the attorneys in most
of the cases, necessitating continuances
/ none of the issues came to trial
! The names of the grand jurymen fol
| low: T. E. Anderson, foreman; John
| II. Campbell, Peter Armstrong, Thomas
Houston. A. ]. l.. Bredwald, Charles
! Tracy, Andrew b. Johnson Robert l.
Baldwin, Peter Sibley, Joseph f. Roush
| Thomas Gillard. Walter Cooper. Z. ID
Foust, Frank E. Howard, II. D. Allen
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
ROYALTY ON ORE DWlNDLED
Colorado Mining Magna'es Suspect
Lessees of Theft.

Colorado Springs. March 2.-Solon Nc
Closkey and fremont McCloskey. who
were arrested at Cripple Creek on
charge of stealing ore from the Union
Mining Company, were brought to this
city and released after furnishing $1,000
bail each. The complaint alleges that
systematic stealing was carried on Tor
a year and aggregates sum OF between
$40 900 and s1OO, 900. The McCloskey broth
ers had lease on the main workings OF
the Pixies Peak lode. which they secured
from the Union company. Some time
ago the royalty on ore from the lease de-
creased to a very low figure. The com
pany began an investigation. which ended
in the arrest OF the brothers. 1t is claim
ed that their method was to chip off gold
bearing rock from the quartz they mined
and subject it to process OF their own IN
order to get the gold out of 1t. The ore
they had subjected to this test was then,
IT is charged. mixed with common rock
on the dump and shipped to the smelters.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
QUEEN OF THE PARIS 'LAuNDRIEs
Washerwomen of the Gay Capital Had a
Iriun nhal prnccS siOu


Paris. March 21.-The Queen of the
Paris Laundries made triumphal pro-
eession over the boulevards and through
the parks today, and residents and Wis
itors alike turned out in their tens of
thousands to witness the unique parade
and to join in the acclaim that greeted
the plebian sovereign throughout the
route This is one Of the most ancient
customs with which the working classes
are wont to amuse themselves. In the
first week of each year the different
laundries of Paris elect queen, who Is
usually the pYettiest young woman OF
the place. These queens in turn assem-
Bile in convention and select queen of
queens in whose honor, on March Il OF
each year a carnival is held. The queen
queens this year was Mmle. Feinbre
| a petite and queenly blonde, but who,
| nevertheless, looked majestic as she
went along the boulevards in the center
| of the procession, attired in regal robes
and seated on a magnificent chariot,
| with two ladies of honor standing on
either side. President Faure witnessed
the procession from the Elysee. but did
not follow the example of the late Ia
| mented President Carnot, who last year
received the queen at the palace ana
| kissed her on both cheeks. This even
ing and tonight the laundry workers
| had general jolllfcation, and very ht-
lie soiled linen will receive any atten-
ton tomorrow.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
SENATOR HALE DEFENDS IhohSioN
Gresham Is Making Mountain Out OF
Mnlchill.

xvashinoton March Ex-senator Hale
of Maine has been among the most zeal
Gus defenders of the Hawaiian repuphc
on the floor of the senate, but ne does
not support Thurston in the matter Oh
the minister's reported recall at the IN
stanca of Gresham on the facts so FAR as
developed. 81 have no inside or exclusive
information" he said, in discussing the
matter today, but the published reports
saw that Thurstons recall has been asked
because he made public diplomatic cor
resemblance before submitting II to the
secretary If this is correct ne was
clearly in the wrong, and could not ex-
meet that the secretary would do other-
wise than ask for his recall 1t was clear
10 n breach of official etiquette, and IS
a practice which this country cannot al
ford to encourage. There might be times
when such course would lead TO seri-
ous consequences, and II matters OF m
ternational Importance are to be so treat
ed by the representatives OF foreign gov
arnments we might as well have no state
1enartment / had hoped" he continued,
| chat nothing more would happen 10
| strain our relations with the Dole govern
ment, for / believe 1t Is good govern
| ment. and that Hawaians have repup-
| Tic which is such in. fact as well as IN
name-not like the Central American re-
| publlcs. including Mexico which are
| nothing but military desposisms."
| .If the Hawaiian government can put
| up with Minister Willis think this gov
| eminent might easily overlook such
| trivial matter as that which was mace
an excuse for Minister Thurston's dis
| missai," said Senator Frye. 1T looks to
me like a very small piece of business
As | understand the matter, Thurstor
1 did not give out to the press official com
munications, but information which he
impaired to the newspapers was the sum
mary of the news conveyed to him ps
l private letters. ! think Thurston's reply
to Blount started the trouble. and
| think Thurston was absolutely right II
/ that reply to Blount."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
BRITISH DEMANDS ON NICARAGUA
No Proyiso That the United States Is
Barred Out.

London March 21.-'rhe following semi
official statement was obtained by the
Associated Press tonight in regard to
the trouble between Great Britain and
Nicaragua: General Barrios. the Near
aguan envoy, left today when the Brit
ish demands were made for compensation
in the sum of f15,0o0 for the expulsion
from Bluefelds of MIR. Hatch. the Brit
ish consul there, and also for the ap-
pointment of committee to adjudicate
the damage sustained by the persons and
property of British subjects expelled from
the Mosquito reservation. General Bar
rios, 1t Is understood, has since submitted
the matter to the government of the
United States with the object of enlist
ing sympathy and aid. The statement
that Great Britain stipulated that no citi-
zen of the United States should be a
member of the commission is inaccurate.
1t Is the opinion in diplomatic circles
here that the demands of Great Britain
are exceptionally small and the aggrava-
| ton warranted even severer measures.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
STRONG COMBINE OF POSTAL CLERKS
Alleged Aims Arc to Defeat Certain
Rules of the department.


Washington. March 1s.-The postofice
department has information of the forma-
ton of Il powerful combine of postal en-
ployes, designed to bring pressure upon
congress to overturn certain regulations
and rules of the department. The employ
es have been encouraged by their success
in attaching to the last postofiiee appro-
priation bill an amendment which sus-
pended an order of the department. This
order was issued last June and directed
that before the LIST of May, 1895. all rail-
way mail employees should remove TO
some point along the line of route on
which they were employed. This was un-
satisfactory to most OF the clerks and they
obtained lgislation osorruling the order
The reason for the issuing of the order
Is explained at the department as neces-
sary, because at the time the order was
issued there were about 1900 of them in
the service who did not live on lines where
| they worked. When there was an accident
or anything else that required emergency
| men those who We're on leave and away
! from the line on which they worked es-
/ capped extra duty, and 1t fell upon those
! living on the route. OF the 1900 who were
! living OFF the lines where they worked,
| bout 800 have been notified by the depart
, .ent that they will have to move their
| homes to the point requested. Probably
, all of them will SO remove, notwithstand-
| lag legislation overruling the order
The department is now informed that
since the failure of legislation in the last
congress increasing the pay of employees
| a combination has been formed to pass
this legislation and also to overturn those
rules of the department which are unsat
| isfactory to them. high official of thu
department said today: This combina
ton includes some thousands of employ
es in the railway mail service, letter car
rers' service, and In the postoffices. The,
are all in the classified service and pro
tocted from removals. The effect of thi
combination would be to create a senti
nient against the civil service law. which
| protects these employees"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
.BLANCK SHOT DOWN
Deputy Sheriffs Pumped the
Desperate Full of Lead.
ALL OPENED FIRE AT ONCE
John Shopich and hob Crow Met the
Riursierer on the \. y. Rail-
road Track.

Seattle, March 21.-Thomas Blanck,
the desperate, was shot and killed by
John Shopick and Bob Crow, deputy
sheriffs, near Kent The battle was one
of the most desperate imaginable, and
was fought out with only 10 feet separ-
ating the foes.
This afternoon report came to Kent
that Blanck was penned in near Orilla.
Bob Grow and John Shopich, who car
ried Winchester rifles, started up the
Northern Pacific railroad track. When
they were about IA mile north they saw
a man coming toward them down the
track. They had no idea when they
saw the man approaching they were 60
ing to meet the desperate. and got to
within 10 feet of him before the real
danger developed itself. The stranger
walked along without saying a word,
and finally Crow and Shopich called to
him:
Throw up your hands!'
The man, without further delay, drew
a five-shooter from his pocket and open
ed fire. Then the men with Winches-
ters commenced pumping bullets into
their antagonist. 1t was regular 1usl-
lade, and not until the desperate had
emptied his revolver of all Its shells
wounded Shopich, and was bored
through and through, was the battle
over. The desperate lay on the track
lifeless. Shopichl and Crow had killed
the Jesse James of the northwest
Thomas Blanck, alias Frank Hamilton
JAILBREAK AT CALDWELL
Boise. Idaho. March 1S.-Some time
last night four da ngerous prisoners es
capped from the ia il in Caldwell They
got saws with which they cut through
the steel cage and then dug through
the walls. One was forger, two Were
''hold-ups" and the fourth was cattl'
I thief
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
NAVAL CAPTAIN is IN HOT WATER
Preferred Charges Against Ills paymas.
ter Which Didn't Hold.

Washington, March 21.-Captain Folger
of the Yorktown, now of the China sta
ton. who had some trouble with his offic-
ers last year in Boring sea, has again be-
come involved in a like difficulty. 1t Is
learned recently that he charged Pay
master Webster of the Yorktown with in
toxication According to the paymaster,
the captain offered to refrain from press
ing the charge If the paymaster in turn
would ithdraw the charges of insubor-
dnation he had lodged against the cox
swain of the captains gig. The paymas-
ter refused to do this and was suspended,
When the matter came before Admiral
Carpenter, after looking into and hearing
the paymasters story, he promptly re-
stored the latter to duty and ordered
court of inquiry, the findings of which are
not known here.
The cruiser Montgomery has returned
to Mobile from Trujillo, Honduras. Cap
tain Davis has, 1t is believed, completed
his investigation of the case of the MUIR
dered American, Renton. and will report
the facts to the secretary of the navy
who will in turn transmit ii to the depart
ment of state.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
HArTABAueA's BoNDsMEN GOOD.
Idaho viii BE Able TO Recover the Al.
legged Shortage From The m.


Boise, March 20.-The case of l. c. Hat
tabaugh of Moscow, who is short Sl7,590
in his accounts with the state, has aroused
great interest here. News of the failure
OF his bank was not surprising. as 1t had
become understood that he was in bad
straits financially. dispatch 70 the
governor from Moscow says: THE state
fund Is unprotected. except by his bond
Of $4,000. Among the bondsmen are
William Hunter, $4,000: c. b. smith,
$5OOO James Johnston, $1,000: F. N. Gil
bert, $1,000; ]. NJ. Walker, $4,000; consid-
cred good The balance are only fair,
some no good" 1t is considered that the
bond is sufficient to protect the state
Hattabaugh wired Attorney General
Parsons today as follows: THE amount
due the state is on deposit with the Com
mercial bank and has been at all times
since January Is The treasurers books
show, heretofore that the remittance mas
always been in April. Shall remit as
soon as the bank can arrange exchange.
The principal stockholders in New York
have wired him. Have written you fully
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
EVIDENTLY OPPOSES A CONFERENCE
The London Times Tries to Throw Cold
Water on Germany's Action.

London, March ia dispatch TO the
Times from Berlin says that the Imperial
Gazette makes the startling statement
that the state council In adopting Ho-
henlohe's declaration on the currency
question omitted the phrase, without
prejudicing our imperial currency" The
omission. however. is no indication that
Germany has been converted to bimetal-
ism. The declaration in the currency
question that Hohenlohe read in the
reichstag was as follows: without pref
udicing cur imperial currency, one must
confess that the differences in the value
of gold and silver continue to react in
our commercial life. Following there
fore the tendency that lead to the appoint
ment of silver commission. am ready
to consider in conjunction with the fed
eral government whether we can not en-
ter upon an interchanging of opinion
as to the common remedial measures
with other states which are chiefly inter-
ested in maintaining the value of silver"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
AMERICA is IMPORTING FLAxSEED
Argentine Republic Has Worked Up
Good Trade In That Grain.

New York March 21.-The arrival at
this port early In the week of steamer
from the Argentine Republic with a cargo
of 100 600 bushels of fax seed has brought
to light some int ~ sting facts. 1t seems
that quite a trade has been going on In
seed from the faraway country for some
time past about 100000 bushels of Argen-
tine seed having already been sold here.
The seed. although dirty. is reported to
be of a good quality, and the price Is
equal TO s1.2s per bushel, duty paid. Two
years ago America exported large guam
titles Of fax seed Now she Is importing.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
APPOINTED BY GOV. MCCONNELL
Officers Of Lincoln County-Regents of
the University.


Boise, March 20.-Governor Mcconnell
today appointed the following officers
for the new county of Lincoln: Commits
sioners, James L. Fuller of Bliss, d. S.
Vader of Briggs and Thomas Fay of
Shoshone; sheriff. ]. f. White; clerk A.
S. Senter: assessor, r. w. Gooding; treas
urer. c. w. Wernicke; coroner. w. II.
Baugh; probate judge. ]. C. Brown.
John Z. Schad was appointed commits
sioner of Blaine county to succeed +. w.
Cooling A. S. Sentcr, who was appoint
ed clerk OF Lincoln county, resigned as
trustee of the soldiers home and General
John Green was apponted:to succeed him.
state Senator e. H. Dewey of Silver City
has been appointed state mine Inspector
| to succeed w. s. Haskins.
Governor Mcconnell has appointed VIII
| liam Kaufman of Moscow regent of the
state university. In place Of Mr.. Watkins
declined. Governor Mcconnell VIII leave
| in the morning with his daughter. whit
is in poor health, and goes to her home II
| Moscow. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
JApaN,s DEMANDS ACETATE EUROPE
Russian Squadron ordered 10 the ia
cific for a sinister Purpose

Russian Squadron ordered TO the ia
cific for Sinister Purpose
London, March IA dispatch from ~;
Petersburg says 1t is reported that all
the Russian Mediterranean squadron has
been ordered to the Pacific. to be in read
mess to make positive demonstration
n concert with Great Britain in regard
20 the japanese demands on China.
TO MARCH ON PEKIN.
Yokohama, March 17.-It Is officially an
nounced that Prince Komatsu has been
ordered to the front as commander in
chief of the expedition army which VIII
march on Pekin.
CHINA YEARNS FOR PEACE.
Berlin, March Unreliable information
from Pekin is to the effect that Ii Hung
Chang Is authorized by. his government
to pay and furnish provisions to the Jap
anese troops at the posts already occu-
pied by the Japanese If Japan Will grant
an armistice
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
AT THE UNIV :RSITY OF IDAHO

New Board to Mect-Incidents of the
Struggle at Boise.
Moscow, March 16.-The new board
Of regents will meet here Wednesday,
March o. to organize and transact any
business that may come before 1t ut
that time.
A meeting will be held the coming
week to form Y. w. c. A. The inter
est in the Y. NJ. C. A. is increasing,
there being already "a members.
Professor Ostrander has been the act
ing president of the institution the past
week, as President Gau1t has been tax
ing a short vacation to recover from
the fatigue incident to his Boise trip.
Tuesday morning the students gath
.ered in the assembly hall to greet Presl-
dent Gault and listen to a brief state
ment of the recent struggle at Boise TO
maintain the integrity of the institution,
and it's results. The address was lis
tened to with marked attention and IN
terest, and the greeting given the speak
er a most enthusiastic one. Senator T.
e. Miller of Genesee, one of the uni
versitys staunch friends, was present
and made a very brief address. indica-
tive of his interest in the. institution
and stating that his legislative action
was but his simple duty. His reception
was most cordial one. DIR. Watkins
also spoke briefly, expressing his graft
tication at the interest shown by the
student body in the reception Monday
evening.
Friday morning. Governor Mcconnell
accompanied by Senator r. S. Browne
and DIR. w. w. Watkins, secretary OF
the board of regents made his officia
inspection of the university. He was
greeted by a salute of 81 guns, and
after inspecting the various parts o
the building, witnessed an exhibition
4 drill of the entire cadet corps Th
governor was very favorabry impressed
with the condition and work of the in
Astituton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
poPuLlsTs AVOID THE SILVER PARTY
Iguatius Donnelly Refuses to BE the Tail
of the Dog.

St. Paul, March 1s.-Ignatius Donnelly
and Sidney NJ. owen, populist candidate
for governor at the last election, make
the official announcement that the peo-
pies party of Minnesota will not join
the free silver party. Mr.. Donnelly says:
1.-The idea of our party deserving the prin-
ciples laid down in the Omaha platform
and consenting to be the tail to an exclu-
sive free silver party is absurd. The peo-
pies party has other fully as important
plans for the amelioration of the condi-
ton of mankind. If the silver men are
earnest in their. move let them join our
party. We have always favored the free
coinage of silver. Had the silver men
stood by our party in the last election
we would have carried Colorado, Mon
tana, Washington, Idaho. Wyoming and
perhaps other states"