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duced itself in the judgment of the

duced itself in the judgment OF the
thinking people into a business ques-
ton and proposition, What is best to
be done under the circumstances" and
the answer that forces itself to the
front, despite all attempts to resist IT
is this. Adjustment should be had
upon new basis that will enable the
Government claim to be paid, relieve
the people of any new Indebtedness and
liability, increase the security OF the
Government. and enable the roads to
meet the remainder due upon their OBJ
legations without unbearable distress,
and at the same time avoid what other
wise would be inevitable, the exaction
from the people at large of the sum
that would be necessary to meet the
debt, were the payment insisted upon
on maturity Of the obligations, which
occurs within less than a year.
1t is conceded that were it wise for
the Government to take and possess
these roads and operate them, it is not
in the position to do so at this time for
three distinct reasons: First, it is op-
posed to the theory and policy of the
Government, which must be radically
reversed before such a scheme could
be safely undertaken. Secondly, that
to make such operations safe the Gov
ernment would have to acquire feed
erS, connections and terminal facili-
ties, which it would not have did it pos
sess the roads to-day in full title, to
enable 1t to carry in competition with
other lines. Thirdly, that the people
Of the great East are unalterably op-
posed to the projection of a railroad
business into the economy and scheme
Of government, since their desire is to
have the debt paid without imposing
upon the Government new obligations,
or involving it in untried commercial
schemes.
1t remains, therefore, that the wise
thing to do is to secure the Government
upon plan Of extension that will not
burden the debtor beyond capacity to
bear, but that will still give assurance
that the debt will be paid. In addition,
it is becoming apparent that the people
are realizing the important truth that
the Government has not really lost any
thing; that it has vastly profited up
on the enterprise in which it engaged
when it justified the construction of the
roads as a war measure, and promoted
their building as a means of cheapen-
ing Government transportation and de-
veloping the vast region between the
Missouri River and the Pacific Coast.
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Those who have been disposed to look
upon the scheme Of a. permanent arbi-
tration court for all nations, should con-
slider one other objection to such a sys-
tenn, namely, that it win tend to stay
the march of progress in government.
1t will be a hard and fast post beyond
which nations may not pass It will be
barrier to revolutions, for revolutions
are necessary; they come almost inva-
rfably as the precursors of advance
ment. Hence the war Of revolution that
Is Justtfiable will be more difficult under
the permanent arbitration plan. Sup
pose that a permanent arbitration tra-
bunal had obtained fifty years ago, how
many of the present free South Amer
ican States would be independencies
What would have been the political con-
dition Of France to-day had such a
system have obtained In Europe?
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\ CHANCE.

Woodland Democrat: The Democrat
who thinks that his party has no chance
Of success in 1896 is easily disodhtaged
In April, 1884, the most sagacious po-
itical prophets in this country conf
IDENTIFY predicted the election of Mr.
Blaine. The prospects were not much
better in 1892 than they are now, yet
the Democrats swept the country at the
N0Vamher elections
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A FAKE.

ST. Helena Star: The Examiners
story about McKinley's Cabinet proba-
bly, emanates from the infantile brain
of some S15-a-week reporter. 1t is re-
how little dependence can be
placed in the mass of stuff printed in
the San Francisco dailies.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
nrsat Northern Nnnnt,y.

The Chicago Journal lately devoted
several pages to a description of the
Great Northern country" In speak
Ing of the facilities for marketing live
stock, 1t says: 1T is now conceded
that South St. Paul is really the only
live stock market and packing center
northwest OF Chicago. Live stock buy
ers from half a dozen different states
are constantly upon the market. and
everything that is worth shipping or
buying finds ready sale. One million
hogs will be required the coming year
to satisfy the demands of the pork
packers who now sell their product In
every civilized country throughout the
world. 1t has now been fully demon
strated that hogs fed on wheat, or
wheat and barley, or oats, wheat and
barley, produce better quality of pork
than the corn-fed article; this fact be-
Ing established, there is no reason why
the farmers of the great Northwest
should not successfully compete with
the farmers in the corn belt in the pro-
duction of hogs and live stock gener-
ally especially with a live market at
their very door such as now exists at
South ST. Paul"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08

ly find relief for body and mind by writing
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, of Buffalo, n. Y. They employ full
staff of physicians and Specialists. who
treat at distance by correspondence or at
the lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
of Buffalo, all this class of diseases. Those
who suffer from low spirits, irritable
temper, a broken down . nervous sys-
tenn, and such distressing symptoms as
baekache, dizziness shooting pains in head
or chest and indigestion sexual excesse,
or abuses, all the result of exhausting dis
eases or drains upon the system,-wiii find
a permanent cure after taking the speciaI
prosecutions sent them from the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute This associa-
ton OF medical men have prepared a book
written in plain but chaste language. treat
ing. OF the nature, symptoms and durability.
by home treatment, of such diseases. The
world 5 Dispensary Medical Association.
Proprletors of the Invalids' Hotel and Srr.
gical institute Buffalo, N. Y, will. on re-
ceipt OF this notice, with 10 cents lin stamps
tor POSTAGE mail, sealed in plain envelope.
a copy of this useful book. II should he
read by every young man. parent and guar.
dian in the land
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
CONGRESSMAN Hvoe's POSITION
is Against the Bond Bill and Witl Fight
for the Monroe Doetrine.


for the Monroe noctrine.
Washington, Jan. Both Congress-
men Hyde and Doolittle of Washington
state voted against the bond bill
Speaking of this matter to The Spokes-
man Review correspondent, Mr.. Hyde
said:
II shall vote against 1t at every OPP
portunity. Some of the principal rea-
sons for returning the republican par
ty to power in the lower house, in my
opinion, was the dissatisfaction of the
country with Mr.. Cleveland's bonding
the country, and his method of issuing
the bonds. Now, if we give him fur
Their authority in that direction, we be-
come parties to that plan of running
the country in time of peace"
Speaking of the Venezuelan question,
Mr.. Hyde said:
IF the commissioners appointed by
President Cleveland find that the Brit
ish government is wrongfully laying
claim to part of the territory of Ven
ezuela, and the British government I'M
dertakes, by force, to take or hold pos
session of it, this country will go to
war with Great Britain, If the unani-
nous vote or nearly so of both houses
of congress can make war and the
president sticks to his present position.
From this standpoint you can calculate
the chances.
i believe the chances for actual war,
and great war. are 100 times more
probable than the country generally be-
lieves, and l will say. as to myself per-
sonally, in this connection, that if we
do have war with Great Britain. l shall
enter the army, and, if necessary, for
that purpose will resign from con-
gresS."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
: BATTLE or CLUBS AND sABaGs
Police Descended Upon Military Ball
and a Fight Resulted.


Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. IA battle
between soldiers and police occurred in
Saddler's hall last night and about 80
men We're seriously injured. The sol
diers were DEBATED and 20 were locked
up.
A raiding party went to Saddler's hall,
where the kosciusko guards, a military
organization, We're holding a dance to
execute a warrant for seizure of beer.
The soldiers drew their sabres and
drove the officers from the hall. Rein
forcements of 10 policemen were called
and attempted to enter the hall, but the
guards beat them back with sabres.
The police were cut and slashed and
several seriously injured. The captain
of the guards is hardly recognizable
from the bumps and cuts on his face.
All prisoners bear marks Of the fight
They were spattered with blood and
their uniforms were in shreds. The sol
diers jumped on the police, scratched
their faces and tore hair out by hand
fuls. After the fight five other halls
We're visited and nearly 100 kegs of beer
seized.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
RECEIPTS EXCEED EXPENDITURES
Government balance sheet for Dec IN.
Der Is Encouraging.

Government Batancc sheet for Dec IN.
Der Is Encouraging.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The monthly
comparative statement of receipts and
expenditures of the United States shows
that during December the receipts ag-
gregated $26,2SS,937 as follows: Gus
toms, $12, 1859 1922 internal revenue, $l2,-
$50, ri; miscellaneous, 81 1868 1913. The
expenditures amounted to 25Sl4, 315,
leaving a surplus Of $474,620. The figures
for the first half of the present fiscal
year, ending December 81, show def
lett of S15, 1914, 707, as against deficit of
S27, 564 465 during the first half of last
year. For the last six months the re-
ceipts from customs show an increase
over corresponding period of last year
of $l2, 377 900. There was during the same
months loss in returns from internal
revenue of about IS, 276000.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that on December 81, 1895,
the public debt less the cash in the
treasury, amounted to $947, POS, 262, or a
decrease for the month of 81 ,179 3i9. The
debt is recapitulated as follows;
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows. cents omitted: Gold, $113.-
1S9, 707; silver, 1901. 460. 554; paper, $751;
567 ,096; bonds, disbursing officers bal
ances, etc. $15, 352 ,0SS Total cash, $751;.
SIS. 447, against which there are demand
liabilities amounting to 5000 551 ,247,
leaving cash balance in the treasury
of Sis, 027 200.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
VENEZUELA BOUNDARY COMMISSION
President Cleveland Names the Five
Men to Compose Ii.


washington, Jan. president Cleve-
land has announced the appointment of
the Venezuela boundary commission, as
follows: David j. Brewer of Kansas.
Justice of the United States supreme
court; r. H. Alvey of Maryland, chief
Justice of the court of appeals OF the
District of Columbia; Andrew ID. White
of New York, Frederick r. Coudert of
New York and F. C. Gilman of Mary
land.
The commission is regarded here as
very satisfactory one. Justice Brewer
Is a republican in politics. He is grad
uate of Yale and spent considerable
time in the practice of his profession in
Kansas where he filed number or 1u-
dicial offices. In 1884 he was appointed
circuit judge of the United States for
the Eighth district, and was appointed
associate justice of the supreme court
in December, 1889, by President Harii-
son.
Richard H. Alvey is a democrat in
| politics and a man of marked legal abll-
| ity. 1t was the great reputation he
| gained as judge in the Maryland courts
| which led President Cleveland to APP
point him chief justice of the court of
| appeals of this district.
| Andrew d. White is a republican in
| politics. He is one of the best known
men of letters in this country and per-
| haps in the world, is an author and his
torian and has been president of Cor
nell university. Mr. White was APP
pointed minister to Russia by President
Harrison, and this position he held
| through Harrison's administration and
for a year or more during Cleveland's
| administration.
Frederick r. Coudert is a democrat
in politics and is one of the best known
members of the New York bar Coudert
was one of the counsel for the United
States on the Boring sea commission
and in that capacity made one OF the
most eloquent and effective speeches
delivered in behalf of American contcn-
lions.
Daniel c. Gilman, president of Johns
Hopkins university, Is well known as
an authority on international law. He
was at one time president of the Uni
versity of California and was lat
called to take up the work of organiza
ton of the university of which he i:
now at the head. One of his principa
acquisitions is the mastery of physica
geography, he having studied in Ger
many under prominent instructors an(
in this country under Guyot. He is thu
author of Life of President Monroe
Mr. Gilman has never figured promi
nently in politics. At the White hous
it is stated he has no politics, but hi
proclivities are understood to be repub
lican.
Thus both parties, it will be seen, ar
equally represented on the commission
with the fifth member having no out
spoken policy. All will accept the place
DO which they have been appointed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
RUSSIA WISHES TO REMAIN NGC-1e-
VIII Not Interfere in the Venezuelan
Difficulties.

st. Petersburg, Jan. lit is semi-official-
ly stated that the statements made in the
St. Petersburg dispatch December q to
the Tageblatt of Berlin are unfounded.
The dispatch referred to stated that the
United States government had been
sounding Russia regarding the dispute
with Great Britain on the Venezuelan
question and received a most favorable
reply, it being declared that the Russian
government shared President Cleveland's
views on the subject and was prepared to
support them. According to the semi-of-
fetal statement today Russia will OBJ
serve complete neutrality, her interests
not being affected.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
THEY WANT TO GO HOME
Dahomey Village Warriors in a
Fighting Mood.
MADE A RUSH AT A MANAGER
BTnndishing Clubs and Iron Pots They
Made Desperate Assault
on y. pene.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. Twenty half
starved, freezing savages, brandishing
clubs and heavy iron pots, made a des-
perate attempt to kill a concessionaIre
on the exposition midway today. The
mob was composed of warriors of the
Dahomey village and the man they
wanted to assault was X. Pene, who
brought them here from their far-off
island. Since the close of the exposi-
ton the warriors say they have not had
anything to eat and were met with the
statement from Pene that he had no
money Pene has appealed to the Bel
gian consul for aid. He says he is I'M
der bond of $4,000 to return the Da-
homeans to their homes, but he has
no money to take them back. or to buy
food. He says he has lost money in
both San Francisco and Atlanta.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A cUNARDgR
Ran Ashore on Reef, but Landed uer
Passengers safely.

Ran Ashore on Reef. but Landed Her
Passengers safely.
Holyhead, Jan. 1.-The Cunard line
steamer Cephalonia, Captain Secombe,
from Boston December q, for Liverpool,
ran ashore on a reef near South Stack,
in dense fog, but was subsequently
floated and steamed here. When the
steamer first grounded two life boats
were sent here for assistance, but the ris-
ing tide hoated her. Forty passengers
arrived here and have taken trains for
their respective destinations. The Ceph-
alonia had very rough passage. Every
thing went well, however, until 1920 this
morning, when she ran ashore. The pas
sengers rushed on deck in alarm, boats
were lowered Immediately and all the wo-
men and children placed in them Then
the other passengers were allowed to en-
ter the boats.
An examination of the steamer showed
that while her after part was badly dam
aged, she was not taking so much water
as to prevent her proceeding. Therefore
at high tide the passengers We're again
taken on board and all possible speed
made for Holyhead. The passengers speak
in the highest terms of the conduct of the
officers during the emergency and are de-
lighted with having escaped such great
peril without loss to themselves.
Later in the day the Cephalonia began
making water rapidly where she was
beached. Her after part and after holds
are nearly full of water, which is also be-
ginning to enter the salons. The work
of getting out her cargo from the after
holds has been almost entirely stopped
and the position of the steamer is very
critical.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
PERlsHeu IN THE Binding SMOKE
Prominent Citizen OF Columbus and
Members of lis Household.

Prominent Citizen OF Columbus and
Members of lis Household.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. AT o'clock
this morning the residence of John II.
Hibbard, 1893 East Long street, was
discovered on fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Hib-
bard, their son Allen, aged 5, and baby,
Dorothy. Miss Fay Hibbard and Mrs.
Grace Hibbard Lee. sisters, of Barnes
VILE, Ohio, persisted in the smoke Hib-
bard was secretary of the Central Ohio
Natural Gas and Fuel Company, and
connected by marriage with the Delhi
ers, Huntingtons and others of the
wealthiest families of Columbus. Four
sons less than Is years of age and a
colored servant escaped by jumping
from the second-story windows.
The boys were early risers. They
opened their bedroom door and smoke
rushed in. They broke for the front
stairs. The smoke from the fire below
coming up the open stairway from the
reception room drove them back. They
fed to a landing on a back stairway,
where the four jumped through a win
dow to the ground.
Allen, years of age, could not climb
up the window sill. The boys called to
him to jump. He ran back into the hall.
met his father mother and the two
house guests. and four of them-the
father and the two guests and Allen
ran into the room from which the SER
want had jumped to the ground. Mrs.
Hubbard evidently went back to the
guest room to get her little girl from a
crib as the mother was found dead in
the hall faced toward her child and not
far from 1t. Mr.. Hibbard, the two lady
guests and Allen died right under the
window from which the servant
jumped, They were either suffocated
and unable to jump by the time they got
there, or the ladies were afraid to jump
and Mr. Hibbard CALAMITY persisted
with them while doing his utmost to
save them. The two ladies had bed
clothing about their heads as defense
against smoke, showing that, while all
persisted, they seem to have made an
unconfused effort to escape.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
NEED or sEooNO1Rv EDUCATION


southern proeess ors Discussed THAT sub.
j - at Len III.
Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 2.-The need
of secondary schools in the south was
discussed at length at this morning >
session of the southern educational con-
gress, by DR. w. T. Pointer, Kentucky:
President Ramsay of the Silliman
school, Clinton, La; Professor John c.
Futrall Of the Fayetteville, Ark, uni
versity, and DR.. Robert Frazer of Co
lumbus, Miss. An address upon state
education, by Hon. A. L. Peterman, of
the Southern school. Lexington, Ky,
was attentively listened to.
In the department of higher educa-
ton there was a prolonged debate on
The Influence of Advanced Study of
Physical Sciences on Culture and Ma
terial Prosperity in the South" DIR.
Brown Ayres of Tulane university, New
Orleans; DR. r. w. Jones of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, and President
Broun of the Alabama state agricul-
tural college, dwelt upon the subject.
In the department of secondary edu-
cation, presided over by superintendent
sutton of Houston, Tex. General
stephen d. Lee of Mississippi, and o..
II. Cooper of Galveston, discussed the
problem of THE Boys and the Second
airy school," Hon. j. II. Phillips of Bir-
mingham, Ala. presided over the de-
partment of elementary education. A
feature of the program was a practical
demonstration of the value of the
photograph in the school room, and
which was followed by a paper on the
subject by Professor Hisey Of Kansas
City. The congress adjourned sine die
this afternoon
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
TACOMA is TO RECOVER
Verdict Against the Light and
Water Company,
FOR DAMAGES OF $4,000
An Attempt VIII BE Made by the lie
PENDANTS TO Have the YER
dict Set Aside.

Tacoma Wash, Jan. 1.-The city of
Tacoma was today awarded a verdict of
$751; 800 damages against the Tacoma
Light and Water Company for alleged
Misrepresentation and fraud arising in
the city's purchase of water and cleo
trio light plants in 1855 for $1,750,0OO.
The suit has been on trial since Decem-
Der, 1894. Parson. attorney for the wa
ter company, says he will tomorrow ask
to have the verdict set aside.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
CHAMBER OFF oMMeRc BREADS WAR
New York's Great Organization Publicly
Proclaims Against Ii.


New York, Jan. AT meeting of
the chamber of commerce today the
committee on foreign commerce, con-
sisting of Francis H. Thurber Gustave
II. Schwab Stephen w. Carey and Will
liam II. Robertson. reported the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, The chamber Of commerce
foundly impressed with the gravity of
the situation which threatens the peace,
now and happily so long existing be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, appeals to the common sense
and common interests of the people of
both countries to avert the calamity of
war by a resort to arbitration or other
friendly negotiations which have so
often been found to be a sufficient and
satisfactory mode of settling interna-
tional disputes and to which both gov
ernments stand committed by profess
sion, precedent and the humanitarian
spirit of the age"
Accompanying the resolution was an
address in the same tenor as the resolu-
tion which cited many instances in
which controversies between the United
States and foreign nations had been set
tied by arbitration. Carl Schurz spoke
in favor of the resolution and submitted
proposition for the appointment of a
board of inquiry or advisory council to
be composed Of men of international
renown, which was accepted as an addi-
ton to the original resolution. Charles
Stewart Smith read from the reports of
Secretary of War Lamont and General
Miles to show that we arc not in po-
sition to resist the operation of a great
navy like that of Great Britain. After
several others had spoken, the resolu-
ton and accompanying address were
adonted with but six dissenting yntes