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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
NEW MOVE OF JAPAN's WARRIORS
Fleet Reported orr the Pescador Islands
War Party Active.

London, March 21.-The Times has this
dispatch from its Shanghai correspond
emit:
"A japanese fleet is reported off the
Pescador islands, which lie a short dis
lance to the eastward of Central For
mosa, being separated from that island
by the Formosa channel. Torpedos to
prevent the entrance of the vessels have
been placed in the harbor of Annoy. a
treaty port Of the province of Fullein,
which is separated from Pescador island
by the narrow Pescador channel.
kilograms from the north report that
many Japanese vessels are off Shang
Kan Wan and Kin Chow, on the gulf Of
Lao Hung Tung. 1t is expected that
there will be an early landing of Japanese
forces at these ports''
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
STORY OF GEN. MoReANs ESCAPE
Dug His Way Under Walls-Was Not Sc.
crctly Released

Youngstown, Ohio. March 25.-The Tel
egram today will publish a letter from
Judge b. f. Hoffman of Pasadena, Cal,
which empatically discredits the recent
story of a Columbus man that the rebel
general Morgan was secretly released
from the Ohio penitentitary as the result
of an understanding between Secretary
Stanton and Governor Tod. Judge Hoff-
man says: II do not believe this yarn of
Radebaugh. l was Tod's private secre-
tary and would most certainly have
heard OF known something of such
matter. The prison cells were examined
where General Morgan and seven or
eight others went down into a vault un-
derneath. through holes cut in the floor,
and under the outside prison wall
through a tunnel. When outside they
climbed up the prison gate and let them
selves down with ropes"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
MISSOURI LAWMAKERS ENRAGED
Session Barely Escaped Without Record
Ing a Rough and Tumble Fight.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 23-The
house came near closing its session with
a set-to between Spencer of st. Louis and
Davidson of Marion, one a republican, the
other q democrat. They engaged in a
wordy alteration over a resolution to
adjourn at o'clock today. Spencer in
situated that Davidson was a liar. You
contemplate hound" said Davidson,
pointing his finger at Spencer. you know
you are lying You may open your damned
mouth" Spencer was at white heat,
and the sergeant-at-arms and half doz-
Ell members ran across the house to pre-
vent an encounter After the objection
able words had been taken down, oil was
poured on the troubled waters, the words
retracted and peace reigned.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
SELECTIONS OF LANDS APPROVED
Montana Institutions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Pacific Patents Granted.

Washington. March %. - Secretary
Smith today approved the selections of
Montana for state institutions under its
enabling act as follows: Agricultural col
lege, 10,9S7 acres; deaf and dumb asylum,
Il, $40 acres; school of mines, 22,2O5 acres;
reform school, ABS acres. The lands are
all in the Mssoula land district.
Secretary Smith has appropriated for
patent 1892 acres of land in the indem-
nifty limits of the Northern Pacific grant.
The lands are in the Chehals and Van
couver districts. also 100 acres in the Mar
shall land district to the st. Paul & Sioux
City Company.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
WALLER WAS a coLoRED LAWYER
American Imprisoned in Madagascar
Has a Splendid Record.

Washington, March A.-Ex- Consul Wal
Ter, imprisoned by the French in NADIA
gascar, is colored man from Kansas,
born in Missouri in slavery. He was one
of the slaves confiscated by the federal
troops in 1862 and sent to Iowa, being then
Il years of age. He is an attorney-at-
law, and at the time of his appointment
practiced in Topeka He was prominent
in politics, being an elector for Harrison
in 1888. He is spoken of very highly as a
man well read in the law and of good
habits. He had the best of application pa
pers when he was appointed by President
Harrison as consul at Tamatave in Feb
ruary. 1891. He held the office until the
arrival of his successor in September.
1893.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
KNIGHTS OF pYrHIAs AT GENEsEE
Lodge Growing The Sisters and Wives
TO Organize.

Genesee, Idaho, March 24.-Star Lodge
Knights of Pythias of Genesee is in
fiourishing condition. 1t has increased
its membership 20 in the past three
months. The lodge had a grand cele-
bration Tuesday evening Visiting
knights were here from Lewiston, Idaho
and Cotton, Wash. A grand time was
had. The knights of Pythias here pro-
pose soon to organize a lodge of Rath-
bone Sisters. 1t will start out with a
membership of from so to 60.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
A WOMAN SENTENCED TO HANG
Maggie TiiIer Condemned for the Muir
der of Charles Miller

Chicago, March 26.-Maggie Tiller, col
ored was today condemned to be hanged.
If the sentence is carried out it will be
the first execution of a woman in Chi
cago. Maggie was infatuated with Freda
Huntington, colored. December IA she
found Freda in company with Charles
Miller. colored. She drew a revolver and
Miller rushed to a third-story window.
AS he leaped to the sill Miss Tiller fired
two shots, striking him in the head His
foot caught in the drapery and he hung
head downward from the window, dying
in view of large crowd. The defense
was insanity.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
SHORTAGE At THE CARSON MINT
Exact Amount of the Discrepancy Now
placed at S64.IS0.

Carson. March 21.-It is impossible TO
get direct statement from mint officials
or employees, who say no information can
be given until the inspector finishes his
investigation. 1t is reported that assayers
have been busy chipping off bits of sew
eral bars of bullion on hand and test
ing them, but everything is all right so
far. The exact amount of the shortage
is now said to be $500 ounces of gold bull
lion al S20.50 per ounce, and 1000 ounces of
silver at GO cents per ounce, making the
total S64 1880
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
GENEsFE NAMES CITY TICKET
Mark A. Means Heads the List Aspiring
to Re Mayor

Genesee. March 2S.-On Friday evening
a city caucus was held in Genesee for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
coming city election, to be held April ..
DR.. l.. ]. Harvey was chosen chairman
and r, Pickering and ]. Arant secretar-
les. The following is the list nominated:
Mark A. Means. for mayor; j. S. Lar
rabee, councilman, First ward; G. Fl. Da-
wilson, councilman, Second ward; c. H.
Hough, treasurer; c. f. Burr. clerk; X.
Pickering, police Judge; Frank A. Jones'
engineer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
QUEEN OF THE PARIS LAuNDRlEs
Washerwomen of the Gay Capital Had a
Triumphal Procession.

WasherwOmen or the Gay Nhpthi Hau
Triumphal Procession.
Paris, March 21.-The Queen or the
Paris I4aundries made triumphal pro-
cession over the boulevards and through
the parks today. and residents and Wis
itors alike turned out in their tens or
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
1aundries of Paris elect a queen, who is
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
SAID TO HAVE SWALLOWED GLASS
Margaret Hardy Makes an Effort TO Cut
Her Sentence Short.

Boise, March 26.-Margaret Hardy, the
first woman ever placed in the Idaho pen
itentary, who has begun a life sentence
for the murder of a colored girl in Mos
COW, appears to have made an effort to
cut her sentence short. She has been i'll
since being placed in the penitentiary
last Saturday Now another convict,
man named Mc1nerny, who was in jail
with her in Moscow, says she took pow
dered glass two days before leaving for
Boise. She pounded up the glass and
swallowed it in a bread ball.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY REPORT
Net Earnings for 1891 Are over Three
Million Dollars.

Boston. March 26.-The annual report OF
the Bell Telephone Company shows the
expenses of the company for the year to
be 81 PA, 1887, and the net earnings S.
123, 1906. The surplus account December
81, 1884, showed S2,15l 81. The long dis
lance company shows an increase in gross
earnings of 1874 per cent, the amount for
1894 gross being $1,0l1. o61.S2.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
HUNTlNGToN's SECOND INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury Proposes 10 Make the
Railroad Magnet Stand Trial

San Francisco, March 26.-The United
States grand jury filed a second indict-
ment against Coils p. Huntington, pres
dent of the Southern Pacific company,
for violating the interstate commerce law
by issuing a pass outside the state. II
was limited that a technicality might null
mfy the first Indictment, so an ironclad
indictment was filed today.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30

London, March PA dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says there is univer
sal expression of Indignation at the ac-
ton Of the reichstag toward Prince Bis
rnarck. The scorn and anger manifested
by the press is almost excessive.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
SUPPOSED TO HAVE A RICH CARGO
Schooner Anita at san Francisco 10 BE
Searched for Treasure

Schooner Anita at san Francisco 10 BE
Searched for Treasure
San Francisco, March GA warrant
was issued here today 10 permit the gaso-
line schooner Anita to be searched upon
her arrival here from Mexican ports
Robbers who visited the little Mexican
town of Ensenada last Friday night got
away with nearly $4,000 worth of plumber
gold bar valued at $l250o. belonging TO
the Ybarra Gold Mining Company, and
several smaller bars of bullion were taken
from the safe of Rlveroll Il Co.'S COM
mission house. From the safe of the
Godbe bank $4,000 in Mexican silver was
also taken. The gold bullion was taken
into Ensenada on the gasoline schooner
Anita. The Anita sailed from the port
on the afternoon of the day following the
robbery. The Mexican authorities were
searching everywhere for the robbers and
the plumber. but to search the Anita did
not occur to them until after she had
sailed.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
San Diego, March 23.-The investigation
Of the robbery of big gold bars and gold
coin at Ensenada took a sensation turn
today when Allan Pratt and James T..
Garratt We're arrested there charged with
the crime. They are being held on sus-
picion but the arrest of Garrett, who was
not known TO have been suspected, in
dicates that the authorities have a clue
which may result in the conviction of the
guilty parties. Allan Pratt has for six
years served Manuel Riveroll as cashier
and confidential clerk and was in fun pos
session of the secrets of the firm. knowing
also the combination to the safe. He is a
young Englishman and his reputation has
been the very best. James e. CARAT is
a young Canadian and for some time was
clerk for the International Company at
Ensenada. Both men are naturalized
Mexicans and can not therefore ask pro-
lection from England.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-30
SHOT Ii nUNG CHANG.
to Assassinate the Peace Rep
Iesentattve of China.

Shimoneski, March 24.-As Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese peace envoy. was
returning to his lodgings in this place
today, after having attended a confer
ence with Count Ito and Viscount Nut
su, the Japanese peace plenipotentiar-
les young Jap fired a pistol at him.
The bullet sped straight, but most for
tunately did no more harm than to in
flict a wound in Ii Hung Changes face.
At the time of sending this dispatch ii
is impossible to learn whether or not
the wound is serious,
The attempt to assassinate the rep
resentative of the emperor of China
| caused the most intense excitement
and on every side were expressions
of deep regret. The would-be murderer
was arrested. 1t is believed that he was
prompted to the crime by misguided
patriotism.
NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 24.-The news OF
sthe assault on Ii Hung Chang caused
a sensation in diplomatic circles in
this city. The opinion here is that ia
pan will suffer greatly as a consequence
of the assault, and that the position of
China will be so strengthened that she
may be able to get better terms than she
could otherwise nave secured. The IN
cident may lead to the breaking off Of
peace negotiations, or at least may
postpone further action in this direc-
ton until the japanese have guaran-
teed the safety of China's ENJOYS.
No news of the attack on Ii Hung
Chang has been received by the Japa-
nese legation here and Minister Ku-
rino is unwilling to discuss the occur
renee. The members of the legation
realize that it is a serious matter, but
hope that first reports may prove to be
exaggerated. They say no one win
deplore such an affair more than the
Japanese themselves.
The Chinese legation received prompt
notice of the matter, but their advices
contained nothing not in the press dis
patch Minister Yang Yu did not care
to discuss the subject. 1t was stated
at the legation that it was not believed
that it would lead to the total breaking
off of peace negotiations. although it
might cause them to be interrupted for
a time.
SHOCKED THE EMPEROR.
Yokohama, March 24.-The news OF
the attempted assassination of Ii Hung
Chang created great excitement. The
emperor and empress viii send a mes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

When a man is full you would ex-
pect him to look unoccupied.-Yonker
| Statesman.
| The young woman who is looking
| for man of perfect disposition should
choose one who can tend to some one
else's baby.-Puck.
-Hicks-sHow foolish it is to be al
ways aping the rich" Wicks-"Yes;
but thenit is safer than monkeying
with the common people. "-Boston
Transcript.
-''Er man. said Uncle Eben IAN
Untitled ter his own opinions. Hit am
only when he tries ter mex somebody
er present OBJ 'em dat he gifts disagree
BILE. Washington Star. ss5
Thoroughly Accounted For-'sWhat
kind of a time did you have at Miss
Beacon's soiree?' 80, stupid! None
but clever people there. kate Fields
Washington.
Then you are quite satisfied with
this picture of your husband?" Wife
"Well-yes. that is, If it's impossible to
make il look any less like him than it
does now. Ocean.
A number of prominent women are
to contribute to q magazine series Of
articles on ''The man who most in
fuenced me-" The discussion is under
stood not to refer to the husbands Of
the writers. Albany Argus.
-Kicksy-"Wife, can you tell me
why am like hen?" Mrs. Kicksy-
mo, dear. Why is it?" Kicksy-"Be-
causeI can seldom find anything where
l laid it yesterday. "-Philadelphia
Record
An advertising chandler of Liver
pool modestly says that, without any
disparagement to the sun, i may con-
fidently assert that my octagonal sper-
maceti are the best lights ever in
vented. "-Tit-Bits
"A Necessary Restriction see
that they are again agitating the adop-
ton of new rules for football" Eyes,
l hear that one proposed is. that no ac-
cident is to be allowed to. stop the game
more than five minutes unless it be
fatal Life.
An Objectionable Part-A delega-
ton of players from the company Wis
tied the manager. 1--WE have come,
sin" said the spokesman, "to ask you on
behalf of ourselves, that portion of
the part played by Mr. Jackson be cut
out" what portion is that?" where
he wants to borrow S. from the dis
guised duke" whats the objection
to it?' "A very serious one, sir. He
rehearses the part on us, sir, every
time he thinks any of us has any
money. "-Detroit Free Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16
The Silver Mouse.

A Prussian officer quartered in Alsace
one day visited chapel in the outskirts
of the town. Greatly surprised at see
ing q silver mouse among the votive Of
ferings. he demanded an explanation
from an Intelligent native who was
showing him round.
IAN entire quarter of the town." the
Alsatian proceeded to relate. was
once infested by an army Of mice,
which constituted veritable plague.
Then kind-heartcd lady took it into
her head to get Il silver mouse made
and to present it to the Virgin. A week
afterward all the mice had disap-
peared." The officer burst out laugh
ing. and exclaimed: What. Are the
people of this country so stupid ms ia
believe such thingsr' ''Oh, nor'
promptly replied the Alsatian: .'for If
we did. we should long since have of.
fered the Virgin silver Prussian. lie
Petit Parisien.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16
HER HAT WAS SEVEN STORIES,
But Then He Was Something of . Null
sance Himself.

But Then He Was Something Of . Null.
ssnce Himself.
1t was a beautiful hat, there was nc
doubt about it. The man who sat just
back of her was in towering rage; he
said there were twelve yards of lace on
it. a dozen sand-hill cranes, two jet
buckles, bushel of roses and three
pins. His wife demurred to this.
so, no, Henry" she said, ''you are
prejudiced. don't think the birds are
quite SO large as sand-hilI cranes, and
very much doubt if there are more
than ten yards of lace on it,
"Well, Thomas concert isn't mil
linery show room anyhow snarled her
lord. Look at her now. She makes
Mr.. Thomas look like the headless
horseman afoot." s ''- = ~
20, don't; she might hear YOU"
81 don't care if she does;" but he low
cred his voice. II hope her husband
made jolly row when the bill came
in. I'm sure he did if the price CORE
sponded with it."
1.-THE size of bonnet has nothing to
do with its cost, DEAR" said his wife,
YEARLY.
"Humph! it ought. believe I'll speak
to her; the music is too good to"
20. Henry, don't; she looks so cross.
"rm not afraid" He leaned forward
and made a motion to address the lady,
but when he met her eye he fell back
in his chair and became absorbed in
the orchestra.
The lady was evidently nervous She
kept moving about in her chair and
the hat moved with her; sometimes
she merely dismembered Mr.. Thomas
to his gaze; sometimes the whole or
chestra was blotted out.
The man back of her enjoyed the
music internationally. Finally, when
the last musician went into eclipse he
leaned forward.
Madam" he said, in tones of cour-
teous ferocity, lone ought not to inter
fere with the enjoyment of others.
VIII you kindly remove your hat? 1t
obscures my view entirely"
The lady's face cleared. with pleas.
ure, sir" she said; 81 quite agree with
your remark. / did not like to speak
sooner, but one good turn deserves an.
other. win you kindly desist from
beating time on the back of my chair?''
And the music went on just as ii
nothing had happened. Chicago Trib.
me.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16

ing, saying nothing and doing nothing
intelligently. On the morning of the
fourth day an odd question came by
telephone from Elmount:
rs Lynn still there:''
Where else should he be or have
been? Had the old gentleman expected
him to return to the house,
When the reply Yes" was sent there
came the commando: .-Send him here. =
Harry accordingly started at once for
Hampstead with his mind in a whirl of
wonder and speculation. but nothing
OF all his imaginings prepared him for
his reception at Elmount. Immediately
upon his entering the study the old
gentleman said with some unwonted
emotion:
Lynn. your father was one of my
dearest friends, and for his sake gave
y gu time and opportunity to escape
justice. You haven't done it. | sun
pose, because anyone who could COM
NIT 50 stupid theft as you have com.
pitted-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16
SELL SECONDHAND PAPERS.

How Trafnmen on City and Suburban
Lines Help Out Their Monthly Salaries.
Owing, no doubt, to the large and
open-handed style of living which char
acterizes the American there is very
little regular traffic in secondhand
magazines in this country and practi-
cally none in secondhand newspapers
SO far as the general public is con-
cerned. In England great many peo-
pie are regular subscribers to second.
hand papers, and the business is so i'm
portant that one concern finds it suffi-
GENTLY profitable to quote its prices
for ''read" copies of the leading Lon
don dailies at considerable length in
the Times.
In Chicago, although nobody is will
ing to wait few hours for his news in
order to save few cents, the business
of selling secondhand newspapers is
carried on pretty extensively, owing to
the exchange privileges allowed by the
papers to railroad news agents and to
the newsboys. The brakemen on the
suburban trains, the guards on the
elevated roads, and the conductors on
the street cars gather up the cast-off
papers on their trains at the end of
every run. The street railway con-
ductor, as a rule, has no market for his
papers, and, after giving the gripmen
and the men in the barn all they want
to while away idle moments, he de-
stroys the rest, but the men on the
suburban trains and the elevated roads
dispose of their surplus to the news
agents on the trains in the case OF the
suburban roads and at the station in
case of the elevated For two-cent
paper the agent pays one cent, and for
the one-cent papers fifteen cents for
fifty. If the news agent gets them
early in the day he can resell many of
them. If there is some big piece of
news in the market he has no trouble
in disposing of all he can get up till
noon. Those he doesn't sell he can ex-
change within twenty-four hours for
new ones of the next issue, SO that he
cannot lose by the transaction, no mat
tier what the condition of the market
may be.
This extra money, if the paper col
lector is lucky, amounts to several dol
lars in the course of the month. One
of the curiositics of The business is tia
fact that the conditions which make
business lively for the news agent
make it dull for the paper collector and
vice versa. If the weather is stormy
more papers are sold by the agent, be-
cause people expect to be kept indoors
more and to have fewer interruptions
from visitors, but for the same reason
they are less apt to leave their papers
in the car seat During the cold snaps
the trainmcn have rather slim picking
comparatively, ana the same thing is
true on rainy and stormy days in the
summer timc. --Chicaeo Tribune
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16

1t appears that in 1890 the number OF
women of all ages in the United States
were 30,554, $40, of whom IL, 1879, 9SS, or
1924 per cent were single. The inn
portant fact for our present purpose is
the number or percentage of marriage.
able women who are in fact not mar
ried.. 1t is found that about 10 per
cent. marry before the age of 90, and a
very few before Is. The unmarried
are made up of maids, widows and
divorced persons, the last of which
classes is SO small that it need scarcely
be considered for the present purpose.
Omitting the actual numbers and us
ing percentages only, the returns show
that between the ages of 20 and 25
about SO per cent. were without hus-
bands; between 25 and 30, about % per
cent; between 80 and 45, about 20 per
cent. After this the number of widows
increases so rapidly that from As to IS
the unmarried amount to &c per cent,
and of women over IS years ofage only
little over 81 per cent have husbands
Nearly per cent. of all women never
marry; about 10 per cent. of those be.
tween the ages of IS and IS had not yet
married. and more than one-fourth of
those between the ages OF IS and 80
wsre still unmarried. -Brooklyu Eagle