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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Both Houses Transacting Busi-
ness OF State.
SESSION NEARING The EMO
A Samssr of Important nIiIs Passed b,
Roth iseasss Prep ssa Am a..
ment of the Election Lave.

Boise. March 5.--A joint resolution
passed both houses today fixing the
hour OF finai adjournment at IL noon
next Saturday.
In the senate the friends OF the vail
dalton bin scored temporary victory.
Senator Bierbower moved 10 take the
Dill from the table. Carried, o TO S.
Senator Dewey Immediately gave notice
OF motion TO reconsider the vote.
message from the governor trans
mitting without approval Watts bill
compelling Insurance companies to nay
full loss on destroyed property. all
three-fourths and similar clauses to the
contrary Notwithstanding, was re-
ceived
The Robertson bin to annex a por-
tion OF Canyon county 10 Ada was in
definitely postponed by vote Of TO g.
Johnson's house bill providing for
compensation OF court reporters was
unanimously passed.
The house bin granting boards OF
county commissioners power to issue
coupon bonds for the purpose OF fund
Ing outstanding warrants and bonded
Indebtedness was passed without OPP
position.
In the house the Cozier substitute 10
locate the department OF agriculture
of the University OF Idaho at Idaho
Falls passed, 20 to IL. BY way OF
ciincher motion from the ma jority 10
reconsider the vote was tabled
The house resolution TO amend article
Is. section q. of the constitution, by pro
viding that the Office OF probate judge
and superintendent OF public schools
shall be segregated passed without OPP
position.
The senate bin providing a uniform
system of water measurement and au-
thorizing the district court TO fix water
rates In certain cases was passed, % TO 2.
The joint committee revenue bill was
considered In committee OF the whole.
The time when the assessors shall com
mence assessing was changed from the
first Monday of January 10 the second
Monday In April. The committee rose
to receive a message from the senate
announcing the passage of bill giving
the new counties OF Blaine and Lincoln
their Legislative representation-the for
mer one senator and two representa-
tives. and the latter n member Of each
house.
Under suspension OF the rules. the
bill was finally recommended for pass
age.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
rut IDAHO lrGlslArran rxprp
Usual Rush M the Ciose-fdaho College
Biil Falls.

tsuai kush al the Cfose-tdnhO College
Mn Falls.
Boise. Idaho. March AT noon today
the legislature adjourned sine die. The
closing hours were marked by rush OF
business and a number of bills were
passed.
The Idaho Falls Agricultural college
bill met death In the senate pigeon hole
The general appropriation bill passed
and bond issue of $4,000 for the in
sane asylum was passed.
Just before the close presentations
were made in both houses 10 the pre-
siding officers. President Mills received
q Eoid-headed cane from the popuiiata
and a beautiful steel engraving from
the republicans and Watt. the lone
democrat. while Speaker Cozier was
presented with gold-headed cane from
the republicans and the one democrat
Davis " Oneida. and the popuiists gave
mahogany gaveI.
Among the bills sent to the governor
we're the following Requiring mar
riage licenses: exempting growing crops
on 80 acres OF land: TO regulate insur-
ance business; granting boards of com
missioners power TO levy property
road tax OF one mill 10 be used for a
bridge fund and providing for n levy
not to exceed 1850 per 81 600 of taxable
property 20 be paid In district road
work.
The governor today appointed Lieu
tenant Governor Mills TO be state en-
gineer under the new irrigation law.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
rowN OF PRIEST RIVER pRospnRs
short sketch OF n Settlement Thnt j.
Coming 80 the Front.

short Sketch OF n Settlement Thnt j.
Coming 80 the Front.
Priest River, Idaho. March 6-Priest
River, the commercial center OF the Pend
d'Oreilfe valley. Is located just twenty
two miles west of Standpoint and Nifty
three miles east OF Spokane. on the line
Of the Great Northern railway. The town
is located at the mouth of Priest or Yer.
million river, which drains the Priest
river valley. The yermlilion river is the
outlet Of Lake kinskee, or Priest lake. n
Il Is more commonly called by the settlers
in the vicinity. The distance from the
town OF Priest River to the lower end OF
Kinskee lake IL about twenty-four miles
by jack trail. A postoffice has been estab-
lished at the lower end Of the lake. known
as Conion's. and regular mail service has
been put on. leaving Priest River every
Monday. returning Tuesday.
From Conlon's Postoffioe TO the upper
end of the lake is about forty miles. and
from the upper end OF the lake to the
British Columbia line is about ten miles.
making a total distance OF about seventy
four miles from the town of Priest River
This entire valley Is heavily timbered
with white pine. cedr and hemlock. with
many rich tracts o. fine meadow lands.
All OF this country Is tributary to Priest
River. as II is the only outlet TO the rail-
road. and all the vast timber and agri-
cultural products Of this entire north
country must come 10 Priest River 10
ind a market.
The town OF Priest River showed more
growth and development during the year
1884 than any other small town on the
line OF the Great Northern In the state
~ Idaho. and IL is all tributary 10 Spo-
kane. as that Is the great supply market
for all northern Idaho and .~~tern Wash
inuton pYiest River has now several sub
stantial business houses. and every dealer
or business man has built and owns his
own building and is out Of debt and pros
perous-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
SHoUP IS SENATOR
Six Mormon Members of the Leg
islature left Sweet.
.1wo DEMOCRATS Hell ED
oae Pepaitst wss Absent and shoup
rhns Received Bare Majority
of the Vote.

Boise City. Idaho. March 7.-George
II shoup WAS today elected 10
the United States senate to succeed him
self. Five OF the southeastern members.
fearful lest the remaining Sweet forces
and the populirts would prevent an cleo
ton. left Sweet and went 10 Shoup.
THE Joint session chamber was packed
with spectators. Representative, Clark
OF hear Lake county. the first Mormon
TO vote, arose when his name was called
and announced that he was satisfied
that Sweet could not be elected. and In
order that Idaho should have it's full
representation In the United States sen
ate he would name for his second choice
Shoup The remaining Ave Mormon
members voted for Shoup in turn. Thi
absence of Hanrahan. populist. made
q ajority. The vote was Shoup %
Sweet ~. Crook II.
MIR. Henry OF kootenai. one of Sweets
supporters from the first. made a speech
when his name was called, eulogizing
Sweet and inferring that Shoup's cleo
tion had been secured by the use OF
money.
The result of the vote was received
with loud shouts Hats were thrown Ia.
the air, and for moment pandemo-
nlum retgned. and the crowd and mem
bers poured down town shouting like
mad. As soon as the word reached IN,
business portion OF town OF the election
OF Shoup. flags were run up and tn,
town was soon In gala attire.
The Merchants Protective Assoeia
tion appointed committee for the pur
pose OF getting up public reception a
the opera house tonight for Shoup, but.
at his request. 1t WAS abandoned. The
Sweet supporters cannot conceal theii
disappointment and some of them have
gone so far as to charge corruption H.
connection with the change OF front OH
the part of the Mormons. The resul,
was several street fights. One of ths
members, a leader of the Mormon mem.
bers OF the senate. and in fact OF the
legislature. said the Mormons saw thai
an election OF Sweet was impossible, and
their sense OF duty TO the people and
to party alone prompted their action In
voting for Shoup. Sweet. when seen
refused 10 make any statement.
The detailed votes for the republicans
were as follows: For Shoup-Baxter
Bierbower, C. NJ Brown. II. 8. Browne,
Clark, Cowden. cozier, Cunningham.
DAILY, Davis tdemocrap. Dewey. Elder,
Fletcher, Gamble. Glenn. Golden, John
son. Mcmillan. Myer, Parkinson,
Rounds, John l.. Smith. Thomas
Vance. Walker. Watts (democrap. WY
man-27.
For sweet-Bennett. Crane. Day.
Henry. Hunt. Miller. Robertson, Row
son. Gilbert Smith. Thompson. Verbeck.
NJ N. Young--lz
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
sHE ABUSED rHE COURT.
Mrs. Hardy ssvageiy Resented Her Coz
n. slctIon of thu Charge of urder.

n0rHt HeNHk&ts hSsr"tc" s'"' t'ss
fs. sictIon Of ths Charge of a nrder.
Moscow March s.-The testimony In
the Hardy murder case was finished
Thursday noon. Arguments began at
once, e. j. orland and q. W. Goode
presenting the side OF the defense. and
District Attorney McNamee opening
and closing for the prosecution. The
defense tried TO show that the child
died from overturning a dish OF car
bollc acid accidentally. and not by the
administration OF morphine. The jury
retired at 6 O'Clock. and. after an ali
night session. returned verdict OF
guilty OF murder In the second degree.
This verdict was great surprise to
majority. as the evidence against the
accused did not seem strong enough TO
warrant q conviction. Mrs. Hardy. on
hearing thekverdict. abused court. jury
and her own attorney In unmeasured
terms. until she was removed by the
sheriff. motion to set the verdict
aside will be made today.
Michael McInnerny has been sen
fenced TO three years In the peniten-
tiary. The Insurance officials interested
in his prosecution made strong pleas for
a light sentence.
williams counsel has moved that the
indictments returned against him for
embezziemsnt be dismissed. as two
members OF the grand jury were preJu-
diced against him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
SENT FOR TROOPS
Agent Harper Of the Uma'i'Ias
Fears Trouble.
AN USE SY FEELING EXISTS
Chiefs af the Tribe saeenssa by n. A..
legged Arbiir-ry Aesiss q
the Coarss.

Pendleton. Or. March "a troop of
the Second cavalry from Fort Walla
WAlia arrived here At o'clock ON 4
special train and will be taken without
delay to the Umatilia reservation. In
dian Agent Harper had been notified
from Washington that the troops were
held in readiness mt Walla Wal1a but
kept his counsel. saying nothing until
about the time for the arrival 81 the
trains when he gave out the informn-
tion that he had requested the aid Of
the troops. He stated that the troopN
may be necessary 10 protect the agency
and the whites who live In the reaerva-
tion.
Affairs have been disturbed ON the
reservation for some weeks on account
OF disagreements Of the officials and ths.
Indians. The Indian court, in the case
OF Indian offenses, has exercised DOW
ers which the Indians claim were ar
bitrary. The matter was brought To
an Issue In a civil case In the Justice
court here. when Wet SCOT brought "A
suit against Brisbough and Others IL
recover damages for an alleged A.
sauit committed by an Indian police
man. The case was decided In favor
OF the plaintift. but was appealed BY
the United States district attorney 10
the state circuit court Later Chiefs
No Shirt and Young Chief and 30 bucks
were arrested for dancing contrary to
the agents orders. This caused . riot
In the council chamber and 4 general
row was narrowly avcrted. The chiefs
were released but We're again arrested
on the same charge and also for re-
sisting United States offlcers They
were sent TO jail but employed counsel
to sue out warrants OF habeas corpus
IN the circuit court for their release
INDIAN RIGHTS DEFINED.
This afternoon Judge Fee OF the state
circuit court rendered u decision In the
habeas corpus case. He holds that In
aians are citizens under the Dawes act.
entitled TO all the rights. privileges and
immunities OF other citizens excepting
as 10 the alienation of their allotted
lands on reservations, title 70 which
was transferred subject 10 the trustee
ship or the United States government.
The release OF No Shirt and Young
Chief was also ordered. The counxeI
for the Indian court viii appeal. The
Indians counsel were seen and aafd
they had told the Indians they uues
not resort 10 violence In any event, but
await the supreme court decision. This
the Indians promised to DO and the head
men say they win use their influence 10
prevent any disturbance. The only fear
expressed is that the Indians may get
drunk and get into trouble with the
Indian police.
MORE TROOPS IN READINESS.
Walla w ALA. March a---Acfsnx upon or.
ders from headquarters ID tronn. Fourth
cavalry. officered by Captain j. II. Rich
ards and Lieutenant n. q. Hawkins, with
" men, left by special train at O'clock
Tor the Umatilia reservation. A troop IA
held under heavy marching orders. Moth
lng definite can be heard as 10 the proba-
bic trouble The soldiers left for Pendle-
ton, where march Of about 10 miles viii
De made TO point on the reservation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
ms FAMILY HONOR WAS INVOLVED
Interesting Point ia a Criminal Trial 81
leMislOu

Lewiston. March 6.-Judge stookey Of
the probate court. acting as a commetting
magistrate. has been busy for a week with
the case growing cut of the savage bat
lie between 3. &. Leachman and Dick
McElroy. which was reported In the
Spokesman Review, two weeks ago. The
question 10 be settled In perhaps new
one McElroy, a young man, called
Leachman's grown daughter liar In
Just the same fashion that lighting men
hurl that epithet NJ each other when they
want 10 start a broll. The father took
up the quarrel. rs he claims. In defense
OF his family. and the result was the dee-
perate encounter In which Leachman was
beaten almost beyond recognition and
McElroy was knocked senseiess with
gun. I.eaehman was bound over for an
sault with deadly weapon and gave
honds for his appearance before the grand
Jury
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16

opened with request from the attor-
ney general that the government be
allowed 10 be heard and the cases be
consolidated. Both requests were grant,
ed. Ex-senator Edmunds. Judge Shall
labarser and J. NJ Wilson appeared for
Moore: Pollock ls represented by Ciar-
ence A. Ward, w. ID. Guthrie, Charles
Steele. Joseph II. Choate. Charles Suth-
ward and r. II. Bristow. while III. Il.
Turner appears for the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company. and James c. Car
ter and William c. Cullinger for the
Continental company.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
BENJAMIN HARRlsoN's ILLNESS.
Though Serious, His ph> sieisns BeiieSi
lie lil Soon Rally.

Indianapolis. March 9,-The Illness of
General Harrison has been a sOnrce Of
great anxiety. At } o'clock this after
noon General Harrison's condition wna
much improved. He sat MP part OF the
tlay. and said there was no cause for
anxiety on the part Of his friends. The
night was faifi. comfortable. Dr. Henry
james said this morning. General Har-
ftson has been workins very hard re-
Gently In Rishmond. He had taken bad
cold; almost Ia grippe. lie has acute
bronehitIs, ard last Thursday he had
what are termed pleursey pains. lie is
very weak. He is seriously ~. but
should sas not In any danger. overwork
has a great deal 20 do with his weak
ness"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
LAsr CHANCE TYLEa CASE
Arguments Beinz Asaa. in the suprena
Court ak the unf I'D stats

Arguments being Maa- in the Supreme
Court os the uni ed stats
Washington. March e.--The supreme
court OF the United States was engaged
in listening 20 arguments In the case Of
the Last Chance Mining Company vs..
the Tyler Mining Company. which
comes TO the court on writ OF certi-
0rarl from the court OF appeals from
the Ninth circuit. Both mines are io-
Gated In Idaho and the suit Involves. be-
sides the question OF priority OF ioca-
tiona. the effect OF broken end lines and
the more important point as 10 whether
this owners OF a mining claim have the
right TO follow their ledges outside the
surface iines OF their property extended
vertically.
Preliminary arrangements Tor an ar
gument In the income tax cases were
made In the supreme court TODAY. There
are two cases. viz: ]. q. Moore ys. the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company,
ana Lewis II. Hyde vs.. the Continental
Trust Company. The proceedings were
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
CLOSING rnr STz prRcI AGREEMENT


Lewiston. March Especial Agent Lane
~ diligently gathering In the strageiers
% the Neg Perees and securing their sig
natures as the closing act of the ailot-
ment and sale OF the reservation ianda.
There were yesterday about a dozen
more names 20 be secured, tho names of
hunters, trsppers and visitors to other
tribes, most OF whom are located and will
be brought In during the week. There are
night Of the wealthy atockmen who have
refused 10 sign the roll No further effort
viii be made 10 secure the sanction OF
these maicontents. Their number IL so
small that their opposition viii not be
taken into account.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
Moscow's CANCELLED WARRANTS
City Conneii viii Probe the Matter
the bottom.


Moscow. March 7.-The counciImcn, at
their meeting Monday night. referred the
cancelled coupons. to which attention was
called In Mondays Spokesman Review.
back 10 the finance committee for Invcsti-
cation. IL was settled beyond any reason
able doubt that the coupons were can
celled when presented for collection. The
bank through which they came simply
presented them without any statement
80 they claim. of their condition. leaving
that for the city authorities to determine
The statement cancellation guaranteed''
on the back III explained by some as mean
ing that they were accidentally cancelled
without having been paid This ''accilen-
tai cancellation will probably be cx-
plained by the effort OF the Spokane par
ties TO recover their funds before Il was
100 late. The finance committee will In
Yestigate the matter thoroughly before
the April meeting
Treasurer Bruno gave the finance com
mittee another subject 10 consider Mon
day evening by his refusal TO pay batch
OF city warrants. which had been for
warsled by the Spokane 4 Eastern Trust
Company for co&sction through one of
the local banks The face and back OF
the various warrants had been altered
The face reads Payable TO - or order" {"
This had been erased and ''or bearer
written above. The Endorsements in
number OF eases had been supplied by
some unknown party. The exclamations
Of several of the city fathers were quite
vigorous when they discovered that their
names had been indorsed on the back Of
salary warrants without their permission
or knowledge. The warrants will doubt
less be declared Illegal The warrants
had originally. IL would seem. been pur-
chased without the original holders in
dorEement or trunsfar The defipfeneies
were supplied when the omission was dis.
covered
The city election will take place April
?. Already quite a number OF candidates
are appearing The chief struggle IL for
the clerkshlp. The council meets next
TUESDAY to consider next years salary
list. Reductions are promised.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16

delinquent taxes for the years 1898 and
1894; farm labor lien laws: joint COM
mitsee irrigation bills; providing that
no stationary engineer operating a
hosting engine of 50-horse power or
more shall be employed for over eight
hours OF each "a.
The senate sustained the governors .
veto of the reform school bill, which
the house on Tuesday passed over the
veto.
Al the senate night session, the ap-
preparations bill came from the house
and was passed with special amend
ments. one providing a salary for a
state engineer under the new irriga-
tion law
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
TICKET scALpEas WON Their sum
Alton Railroad Compelled 10 Pay for
Tickets Repudinsed.

Chicago. March s.--Judge Adams to-
day decided the case of Mulford q Mac
kenzie. ticket brokers. against the Chi
eago a Alton railroad, finding the issue
for the plaintiffs and fixing their DANA
ges at sio.s54- MuIford q Mackenzie
were hrm OF brokers who, In 1850.
bought OF the Alton road sso.ooo worth
OF tickets at 80 cents on the dollar. the
tickets being good over the Alton be-
tween Kansas City aud Bloomington.
thence east over the Lake Erie q West
ern. Shortly after the purchase OF the
tickets the passenger rate war net In.
and for two years the tickets were un-
saleable. In June. 1852. after the bro
kera had disposed OF about half OF the
tickets. the Lake Erie q Western, which
had gone into the hands OF a receiver.
reported that the agreement between
itself and the Alton by which the tick
cts had been made good over that line
east OF bloomington was dissolved. and
the tickets became worthless. Judge
Adams held In effect that the tickets
were a contract made by the Alton
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
rmE PAYROLL Is COMPLETED.
Colonel Lanes List OF Over 1000 Nes
pcrce Indians

Colonel Lanes List OF Over 1000 Nes
Perez Indians.
The payrolls OF the Indians who are
entitled To share In the first cash pay
ment of ssz0.Goo have been completed
and are ready to be forwarded to WASH
ington for final action. says the Lewis
ton Tribune. The rolls embrace 2,O6a
names, OF whom about 300 have died
since the allotment was made and
whose heirs will receive their pro rata.
and 80 births have been added. Each
name Is therefore entitled 10 3os.i0 In
cash. They win receive their money
In probably 80 or 40 days. Under the
direction of Colonel Lane, the special
Indian agent, the clerical force has been
at work from In the morning until II
at night. and are now for the first time
drawing free breath. The work has
been done by Robert Stanton and
Agency Clerk Martin.
Colonel Lane is hourly expecting a
Telegram from the department authoriz-
ing him TO strike from the roll the
names of about ii0 interioping Indians
who have no legal or moral right In the
distribution These Indians came In
from several adjacent reservations
when the allotment was made and their
claims were allowed by Miss Fletcher
Colonel Lane In satisfied though that
these intruders are not just claimants
and In deslrous of saving to the proper
benefciaries the $4,000 involved As
soon as advice is received upon this
point the rolls will be immediately
copied In triplicate and forwarded to
Washington where checks to the In
dividuais Will be made out and sent
here to Colonel Lane for distribution.
James Reuben reached Washington
yesterday morning and Is doing all he
can to expedite the payment. Jim IL
all right and is working in entire har-
mony with the purposes OF the govern
ment He will go TO Carlisle. Penn. In
day or two. where he has been invited
to deliver an address before the Indian
Industrial school
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
BRUCE DAVIS Is BADLY WOUNDED
shot ana Maitreated by Andrew Left
Sear standpoint. Idaho.

Rathdrum. Idaho, March &-sherin
Ryan Left here In response TO telegram
this afternoon from Standpoint 20 arrest
Andrew Leif. the man who perhaps Ia
tally shot and beat Bruce Davis In
flght near that place this morning. He
was accompanied By County Physician
Wenx, who returned tonight with the In
jnred man. Davis was placed In the hos
pltnl and may die. The doctor has not
vet ascerfalned the fall extent Of his M
inries His leg, arm and one RIB are
broken. He was shot Ia the back and
hand RE il resting easier tonight but
Il not allowed to talk. The sheriff VIII
bring the prisoner here tomorrow. Davis
was formerly deputy sseriff and he has
many friends here
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16

Sofia. bulgaria. March s.-During reils-
ious services at a Protestant church Vt
Lompanix the building was invaded hy q
mob Of members of the orthodox Greek
church. who assaulted the worshipers.
to up the prayer books and completely
wrecked the Interior OF the church. Sew
cral Germans and Americans were seri-
ounly injured during the disturbance.
The Americans are under British protec-
tion