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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-07

o;+ad men and women SeVeral uio
turbances which called TOT polioe
+arfarence occurred today, ana lIuloa
+ions are that the people are asSuiillns
. most threatening attitude, not only ~
Rome, but throughout Italy.
Damonstrat tons against CrlsplS mill
istrv and even against the crown are
reported from the provinces III sp!ee -
the fact that authorities are stlaiii.'o
every nerve to suppress ali alarliiiie
news.
Later in the day the news from the
nroyinces became more alarming.
was stated in a number Of places tnat
the police were unable to cope with the
nopllace and troops had to be called Oh
to restore order. The soldiers, now
ever. appear to be as helpless as the
nolice. and in several places the CROWDS
were fired upon. At Milan the troops,
after vainly trying to dlsperse the nnoo'
were obliged to fire. one man was
killed and several wounded. Ihls IN
creased the excitement. The troops were
stoned and had to clear the PUBIC
square at the point Of the bayonet.
Dispatches from Venice say that last
night crowd assembled at Plaza st.
Mark and speeches We're made con-
demning the manner in which the Ab-
yssinian campaign had been conducted
and calling upon the military authori-
ties to try General Baratieri by court
marital.
There was another popular demon
stration against the government this
morning, and the mob was only dis
persed by the police with the greatest
difficulty after a number of arrests had
been made. At Padua today mob
marched through the streets hooting
the government officials, crying for the
downfall of the Crispi ministry. At We
roma there was similar demonstration
It is believed nothing short of the down.
fall of Senior Crispi and the dispatch Of
strong reinforcements to Africa will sat
isfy the public clamOr. Shortly before
noon it was announced that General
Baratieri had been recalled to Rome,
and his conduct in the present cam
paign and defeat at Adowa will be in
quired into. The Socialist declares the
general should be shot as an example
to others, and the minister of war
should share his fate. The army re-
serves Of 1872, numbering about $4,000,
are being called to the standard but it
is feared there will be serious roting
when the men muster in large bodies
and Dabormida has been confirmed. 1t
is believed over 500 other Italian Off
GERS of lesser rank have been slain.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-07
SATOLLJ Ar
remarkable Reception to- the ca+ho,;o
Prelate

nsnver' March 4.-The reception to
oarolnai satolli and distinguished MOL
aees tonight at the Brown Palace hota,
uas seldom been equaled in Denver :,
.ne SIZE ana character of the assa,,,
sra;n and the enthusiasm attending the
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-07


Italian attachments had only their bay
onets with which to defend themselves,
and it is feared that but a small por-
ton Of the italian force sent after the
Shoans reached Asmara in safety.
The newspapers report that at the
cabinet meeting this afternoon the min
istry resolved that they would resign
rather than force the crisis.
Crispi, it is further reported. subse-
quently informed King Humbert Of the
decision arrived at Further details
are being received this evening Of vio-
lent scenes enacted today at different
points all over Italy, which the govern
ment had sought in vain to prevent
the publication of.
The alarmist rumors which were cir
culated earlier in the day are confirm
ed by the later reports, and the whole
of Italy seems to be in the hands of
the aroused populace, indignant at the
government, which is apparently pow
erless to quell the outbreaks Of wrath.
At Milan 10000 persons took part in
disorders amounting to popular upris-
ing. The police were forced to charge
through the streets with fixed bayonets
before they succeeded in dispensing the
mob.
A large number of persons were in
jured.
In Rome papers containing pictures
Of Signor Crispi were burned in the
public streets with every accompani-
ment Of contume1y and wrath expressed
against the premier. Many arrests were
made.
At Pavia the population turned out
en- masse to protest against the dis
patch Of further troops to Africa. Some
Of the reinforcements designed for the
relief of the army in Abyssinia were to
depart from that city today. But they
were taken possession Of bodily by the
rioters, in whose ranks were included
many women and children. The soldiers
were forced out Of the cars in which
they had taken their places preparatory
to their departure, and the mob tore
up the rails along the track and made
the soldiers promise not to leave the
town.
It is said tonight the resignation Of
the ministry will be formally announced
to parliament tomorrow. After it has
been done, both houses will adjourn
and await the decision of King Hum
bert upon what action he will take.
The offices and residences of all the
ministers are guarded and the guards
at the palace have been doubled. It is
reported that private dispatches have
been received announcing serious riot
ing at Naples, Florence and Venice. The
government officials are maintaining
the strictest censorship over all press
dispatches.
Later details of the fighting in Abys-
sinia indicate that General Dabort-
ida's column of italian forces sustained
a hot attack from the enemy and
fought desperately for 40 minutes
when they were compelled to retreat
The Italians did their best to cover
their retreat by rifle and artillery
fire, but they were hampered by the
fear of hitting their own men. Their
infantry made repeated bayonet
charges to check the pursuit of the
Shoans, but were finally compelled
to abandon their guns.
Towards evening, while still retreat
ing, the column divided into two parts
One of these arrived in fair condition
under Colonel Ragiana at Adicago. No
news has been received of the second
section.
ITALY is IN A STORM OF RAGE
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Killed One Hundred and Four Bears.

Freeman Odell, known throughout
the northern part Of Saratoga County
as "Uncle Freem," has killed what he
claims to be his one hundred and fourth
bear in the vicinity of Hadley Hill. his
home. Two days ago he found that one
Of his traps had been tempered with by
n bear that had evaded capture. Odell
took up the trail, and, in company with
three members of his family, tracked
the animal over Little and Big Spruce
Mountains, Round Toy, Narrow Ridge.
Dayton Hill, and through Desolati ton
Hollow, and In a cave of West Noun
tain the bear was found A dog owned
by Odell ventured near bruin, but was
promptly repulsed and was sent down
precipice at stroke of the bears
paw. At that instant a shot from
Odelrs revolver put an end to the bears
life. The bear was two years old. and
was one of the blacklist ever caught in
that region. Odell has Killed all of his
bears with his revolver. and the nav
ment of bounty money is the best EVIL
dence that he has slaughtered the ami.
mails. He is seventy-seven years old.
and has hunted all his life. He ia also
q farmer. and by his industry he has
brought one of the perpendicular
farms in hilly Hadley to fair state Of
cultivation
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Fifty.Four Years in One Pulpit.

The farewell sermon which the Rev.
DR.. Joseph Osgood preached recently
to the people Of the First Parish
Church, In Cohasset, Mass, Mt the end
of a ministry of fifty-four years, indi-
Gates that this venerable clergyman, is
still on the bright side of active service,
but 1t carries an impression Of charac-
ter that can only be made where one
remains for a long period in one place
and grows up with the people. DR..
Osgood was singled out not long ago
by Harvard University for the honor
airy degree of Doctor Of Divinity in
recognition of his long service in a
country parish and of the personal
qualities which have given him the
ability to remain in Cohasset all his
life. DR.. Osgood was not a college
graduate, but he had what is even bet
ter-a practical knowledge of people Ms
you find them In daily life, and the
story of his career, as related in his
farewell sermon, shows that he is the
product of those qualities which are
first and foremost in the New England
character. He Is eighty-one years of
age. DIR. Osgood took charge of the
church October 20, 1912. Four years
ago, on the occasion of the fiftietb an
niversary of his occupation of the pull.
pit, a jubilee was held at Cohasset.
DR.. Osgood will continue to live in Co.
hasset, where he has n comfortable
home,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

been set at liberty and even rehabili4
tated. Baihut was left In prison until
public attention was called by the press
to the fact that he had been entirely
forgotten by the authorities In their
policy Of mercy and conformation to
ward those concerned In the Panama
disaster.
Although this hood, or mask, as 1t is
called, presents horrible aspect,
strangely resembling that which is
brought down over the heads Of con-
demned prisoners when about to be ex-
ecuted. yet the object which the au-
thorities have had In view In ordering
1t to be worn by prisoners is merciful
and even philanthropic. The principal
purpose Of the mask il to prevent a
prisoner or convict being recognized by
any of his fellow-convicts. The Gov
eminent takes 1t for granted that some
of the men incarcerated villa their
restoration to liberty, succeed In living
down their past and in working out for
themselves by honest labor n respect
able and even influential position In So
ciety. 1t is these people whom the au-
th0rities wish to protect from being
recognized and blackmailed by former
fellow-cOnvicts on the threats Of divul-
ging the past to the people among
whom the lot of the reformed convict
Is cast. So anxious is the Government
about the matter that the prisoner Is
under stringent orders to pull the hood
down over his face even when he Is In
his col and any one enters, no matter
whether II be one Of the guards or a
visitor. Prisoners, therefore, always
wear their hood around their neck,
ready for immediate use, even when
they are alone in their cells.
The only prisons in France where the
mask is dispensed with are those peni-
tentiaries devoted exclusively to old
timers-that is, convicts who are al
ready serving their second. third or
even fourth term of hard labor. Con-
cealment of the features with them
has, Of course, no object. Hence, al
though the mask or hood, worn by the
unfortunate ex-Cabinet Minister, Nj.
Baihut, may appear at nrst signt 10
have constituted an additional humilia-
ton in dignity and punishment, yet 1t
was, on the whole, an alienation of his
lot. 1t is only since his restoration to
liberty that either the authorities or the
public have become aware that the hair
and beard of this still quite young man,
who is not yet 40 years, of age, have be-
come snow-white during his imprison-
ment, from which he issues forth to
find that his wife, as well as his two
only daughters, have died since the day
when he first assumed the mask.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Mummy Of an Unknown Race.

Hunter John McCarty brought into
Prescott, Arizona, mummy that is be.
lieved to antedate the Indians, and Is of
a decidedly different type. He found
it while hunting lion, which he had
freed and brought down, in the Verde
canyon. In a cliff dwelling he had
found sealed chamber 7x9 feet. Tear
ing it open he met grisly sight. II
was his mummy kneeling on q soap
weed mat, with the body upright and
head erect, the long arms hanging
straight down from the shoulder. In
life he was about five feet seven inches
high. In one hand was grasped stone
ak, in the other bundle of barbed
fiint-headed arrows. AS the air rushed
into the vault the rawhide shafts of the
arrowheads and the rawhide handle of
the stone Ak crumbled to ashes, as did
the mat and mantle which covered the
mummy. The fine brown hair about
two feet in length, fell from the head.
In the cave were found several earth.
enware bowls. tortoise shell aud
about $500 worth of best-grade tur.
quOise in the rough, just as it was
taken from the ledge. The pieces rang.
ed in size from the dimensions of wal.
nut to that Of hens egg. AS there IL
mo flint in this part of the country and
no known vein of turquoise in the west.
ern hemisphere of the width of these
specimens, where the ancient got them
is mystery. The absence of high
cheek bones and the fine hair indicate
that he was not related to the indiana
of to-day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
MASKED coNvIcTs.
In French Prisons Some Of the Inmates
Wear Cotton Hoods.

WSdI SOttoU uOouSs
1t will doubtless be news to many
people that the Man With the Iron
Mask, so graphically described by the
French novelist, Alexandra Dumas, in
one of his most popular works, is an
actual reality that Is to be found even
at the present time In nearly every
French prison where cellular confine-
ment, and the silent, solitary system
Is In vogue. This fact has been recalled
to mind by the pardon just granted by
President Faure to the unfortunate NJ.
Baihaut, who,after holding the position
of Cabinet Minister, and, previous to
that, that of Engineer-in-Chief to the
French Government, has been for the
past three years doing time and wear
ing one of those CHASTITY cotton hoods,
woven net fashion, which serves as a
mask to the prisoner at all times, save
when he Is locked up alone In his cell.
NJ. Baihut's offense was that, while a
Cabinet Minister, he had accepted a
bribe Of 100000 francs from the Pan
anna Canal Company; and, although
every other one Of the persons impli-
Gated in ttF ~andal has long since
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Curious Frogs.

One OF the most interesting species
that have been described is the one dis
covered by Mr.. Wallace in Borneo a
number of years ago. 1t has been popu-
larly called the flying frog" from the
fact that it has toes of great length,
and these are fully webbed to the tips.
II the animal wishes to descend from
the top Of high tree it has only to
make the leap, and by spreading out
its toes 1t converts it's feet into four
veritable parachutes, and thus this lit
tie aerial batrachian reaches terra
firma in safety. Among the most curl
GUS types are the tree frogs. and Glib
son says these .'are readily distinguish
ed from all others by having the ends
of their toes dilated into knots or disks,
generally provided with sticky secre-
ton. by means Of which they can cling
to the leaves and branches of trees.
They are small, elegant, and exceeding
ly active creatures, the males possess
ing loud voices, of which they make CO.
pious use during the breeding season
and on the approach of rain" Frogs
nave from remote times been regarded
as weather prophets. and at the present
day, in some parts of Germany, the
European tree frog (Hyla arborea) Is
used as a barometer. A few of them
are placed in tall bottle provided with
miniature ladders, the steps of which
they ascend during fine weather, seek
ing the bottom again on the approach
of rain.
Anatomical structures of variety Of
kinds are characteristic of different
species Of frogs, having to do with the
voice organs. So it is that many croak,
some chirp, and some almost below.
Many emit noises most disagreeable to
all ears, while others give vent to
sounds that under some circumstances
are quite enjoyable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Over the Cemetery Wall.

:. A hatless man clad in a white shirt
and light trousers, seen coming over
the wall of the North Cemetery, FAN
River, about 2 o'clock the other morn
ing, gave two patrolmen slight at
tack of shakes" but they bravely APP
preached him, and finding him real
flesh and blood questioned him as to
his strange appearance and actions.
They learned that the man had had
trouble with his second wife early In
the evening, and that he had gone to
the grave of his first wife. While there
he had fallen asleep. He was on his
way home by the shortest route when
seen by the police.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
AMystery to the Learned Men Who Have
Studied Them.

For centuries past the ingenuity OF
learned men has been exercised on the
Noraghe of Sardinia, but to this day
they have no more been able to discover
the origin of these famous buildings
than had the Romans before them.
They are unable to say whether they
were used for tombs or fire temples,
for trophies of victory. for observatOr-
les, or merely for human dwelling
places.
More than three thousand Of them
have been counted in Sardinia, stand
ing on artificial mounds thirty or sixty
feet high, and measuring at the base
100 to 300 feet in circumference. They
are usually in the shape Of towers,
built with immense blocks Of stone,
roughly hewn with hammers. No
cement Is used in their structure, nor is
there any inscription to indicate their
origin.
A low entrance at one side leads into
a long and lofty passage, communicate
ing by very low door with domed
chamber beyond. On either side Of this
small cells have been formed in the
walls. A spiral staircase, rising steep
~ from the dome, leads to another. but
somewhat smaller chamber above,
and again beyond this to the broken
top of the Noraghe.
Nothing has been found within these
buildings, and to this day their exist
ence Is mystery.
In the same vicinity other buildings
have been discovered, which are no less
puzzling to antiquaries. The general
opinion is that they were built for the
purpose of burying giants.
The most interesting archaeological
mysteries of this country are the
Denes of Essex and Middlesex, Eng.
They are perpendicular shafts sunk In
the earth, with lateral caves at the bot
tom, but the purpose for which they
were dug out has never been discover
ed. 1t Is possible, however, that they
might have been used as granaries, or
even as places of refuge in time Of
trouble.
The Rathes of Kerry form an inter-
esting study, the only conclusion that
has been arrived at, however, being
that they were inhabited at some re-
mote age by a race Of dwarfs. The dis.
trict is covered with hundreds of green
mounds, beneath which, when the
earth has been removed, it is seen that
there are tiny underground buildings.
A small opening, through which a
man is barely able to crawl on his
hands and knees. gives access to the in
closed and walled-in space beyond,
which is divided into several smaller
chambers. Each one communicates
with the other by a small hole, SINH
lar aperture being made in the outer
wall for the purpose of ventilation. A
rude fireplace is sometimes found In a
remote corner but no outlet beyond the
holes for ventilation is provided for the
smoke. Very little more than this Is
known about these mysterious habita-
fiops
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

bers OF the Gazette Ofiicielle Hova~
contain under the hendlng OF Market
Review" the following Friday at
Tananarive-slave, little girl, IT'S
francs; slave, little boy, 100 francs;
slave, grown woman, 10 francs: slave,
grown man, 70 francs" 1t Is known
that slavery, as practiced by the Hovas
was not exactly the same cruel institu-
ton II has been elsewhere. Still, It 10
slavery, and the liberal papers Of Paris
are indignant at the fact that a slave
market should be tolerated by the
French officials, who are the real mas
tiers of the African island. The Gov
eminent records just published show
that the expedition cost France the loss
of 5,592 soldiers. all of whom succumb-
ed to disease, with the exception Of ten
killed by the enemy's fire.
A court decision In Texas has direct
ed attention to the novelty of the Gene
terry Trust, with attendant evils. A
wealthy New York money Tended
bought the controlling stock in the
~'-~~e WV SCiiiCsSIy AT I1OuStOns
lot owners complained that he allowed
the cemetery to go to ruin, that his ex-
actions were outrageous, that he charg-
ed people for burying their dead in
their own lots, and refused lot-owners
to bury any but their immediate famil-
les. All complaints were treated so dis
courteously that application was made
to the courts and receiver appointed.
The Supreme Court, on an appeal, con-
firms the appointment The decision Is,
In effect, that chartered companies owe
duties to the public by virtue Of their
franchise, failing to execute which the
court can appoint a representative Of
the people. '"There can scarcely be any
doubt" the court said, ''that lot
owner in the cemetery corporation has
such an interest therein that may be
protected in n proceeding Of this kind.
He is not the ordinary owner of an
easement, and his right to have the
drives, walks, and approaches kept in
repair does not depend upon the law Of
easements"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
FAMOUS FIRES.

In 1876 over 1000 houses were burn
ed in st. Petersburg.
In 1912 the central districts Of Lon
don We're totally destroyed by fire.
In 1862 the prosperous city of Troy,
n Y, was almost blotted out by fire.
In the year 100 over one-half Of the
city of Edinburgh was destroyed by
| fire.
In 1877 st. John, N. b., suffered FROM
a fire which destroyed $12,5OO,OOO
worth Of property.
| In 1865 there was fire in Constants.
nople which destroyed $500 buildings,
shops and baZaars.
In 1866 n great fire occurred in Que
bee, in which $500 dwellings aud
seventeen churches were destroyed.
The greatest fire in New York City
took place in 1885. The value Of proper
ty destroyed on this occasion was $1o,-
100000.
In 1868 the town of Christina was
almost destroyed, property exceeding
81 ZOO, 900 in value being blotted out.
1877 occurred the great riots and fires
In Pittsburg, In which over $3,OOO,OOO
worth Of property was destroyed.
In 1873 Yeddo, Japan, suffered from
fire which destroyed 10000 houses
and left over 100000 persons home
less.
In 1880 occurred the great fire" AZ
Seattle, in Washington, In which proR:
erty to the value Of $20,OO0,OOO was
destroyed.
In 1905 st. Thomas was devastated
by fire, government and other property
to the value Of $3O,OOO,0OO being de-
stroyed.
In A. d. 20 the greater part Of Jeru-
salem, including the temple, was burn
ed when the city was stormed and
taken by Titus.
In 1887 st. Johns was almost destroy
ed by fire. The estimated value Of the
burned houses and their contents was
S., 10000
In 1920 the business portion Of Sa-
vannah was blotted out by great fire,
which destroyed property to the value
Of "a, 100000.
Albany, n. Y, was visited by fire in
1913. Six hundred houses were des.
troyed, their value being estimated at
S3,OOO,OOO. Thirty-five persons were
burned to death in a $7,50O,000 fire in
1915.
In 1866 Caristadt, in Sweden, was
destroyed by fire, and it was noted as
singular circumstance that all the
buildings in the town were consumed
except the bishops palace, the city
hospital and the Jail.
In 1S4S great fire ragged in Constan-
nople along the shores of the Golden
Horn. 1t is said that on this occasion
$500 dwellings, shops and bazaars
were destroyed, their value being esti'
mated at $15,OOO,OO0.
In 1851, the year OF the great fire In
st. Louis, San Francisco suffered in the
same way, one confagration in May
destroying $10,OOOOOO worth Of build
ings; the other in June, occasioning
property loss Of 100000.
In 1920 over 1900 houses were burn
ed in Constantinople, and 1000 lives
were lost in the fire. In 1745 a fire
again ragged in the Turkish capital, dur
ing five days, and a series of terrible
CONGREGATIONS also occurred In the year
1850
In 1866 Yokohama, in Japan, was also
destroyed by fire, only the palace Of thu
Emperor and few temules escaping.
The loss was not great, most of the
burned houses being of light wood or
mating, with staw or matched roofs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
sunoI, the Ideal Trotter In Form.

Senator Stanford once said to n
friend In Washington: "Sunol, IL she
should be raced, would be the dispair
of horsemen. Every curve and line she
possesses is for speed. See her sloping
shoulders; her long pastern joints that
speak Of ease, true action without
waste Of power. See how high she Is
behind. From the point Of her hips to
her toe you can draw straight line
when she leaves the ground. Her pro-
pelling power is magnificent"