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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
Sans war ships now stationed in Turk
ish waters.
FARRAGUT-WAR SHIPS.

FARRAGUT-WARS SHIPS.
In the early fifties the Rev. DR.. Cyrus
Hamlin went to Constantinople for the
purpose of teaching Christianity to Its
population. With money furnished by
Christopher Robert, a wealthy New
York merchant, and with 100000 Of his
own, Dr. Hamlin endeavored to estab-
lish college, but such was the strength
of the prejudice of the Turkish govern
ment that for eight years he labored
in vain.
At last Admiral Farragut sailed into
the Bosporus with three big men-of-war
and went ashore to pay his respects to
the Porte. DIR. Hamlin told Farragut of
the obstacles that had been thrown In
his way, and the admiral said that he
would see what he could do for him.
The sultan looked at the big ships
which floated the stars and stripes I'M
der his palace windows, and he was
much impressed. He invited the Ameri-
can admiral to a grand banquet in the
palace of the Grand Vizier. During the
course of the entertainment Farragut
asked the sultan:
"Why has DR.. Hamlin been prevented
from building a college in your coun-
try?"
The answer made was an evasive one
but soon after a charter was granted
by the terms of which most beautiful
| situated plot of ground. overlooking
| Constantinople and the Bosporous, was
| given to DIR. Hamlin. Afterward, wher
| the Grand Vizier was asked why thu
| permission had been granted to thu
| Americans, he replied in two words:
"Farragut, warships."
! There are probably 10000 Armenian
! in Constantinople, although the numbe
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
MISS Barton IN constansInopIe-

There are Protestant and Catholic
Armenians. and each sect is watched
over by a patriarch appointed respect
lively by the czar and by the pope. Prot
estants are followers of the Greek
church, the national religion of Russia.
and for nearly two centuries the latter
country has appointed patriarch for
Constantinople. 1t has only been since
1880 that the Church of Rome has been
represented by an Armenian patriarch
in Constantinople.
Constantinople Is not the pleasantest
place for mission work among the Ar
menians, because of the number of rev.
dictionary societies existing there. and
1t was the presence of these which
greatly interfered with the work Of the
two patriarchs. The most formidable
of the societies is called Hintschak. and
it has for its particular purpose the as
sassination of the sultan.
An Armenian, a member of the Hint
schak, who was arrested and put to
death, had paper on his person which
read as follows:
zone of the Turkish grand officials is
in our pay. He will give you proof of
his identity and will select 10 helpmates.
These latter must follow his orders i'm
plicitly. Each conspirator must be
ready to work with poison, the cord
dagger or revolver. Dynamite and
nitro-glycerine will be furnished fol
purposes of explosion that might be
found necessary"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06

Md their supplies to the farm
ough and muddy roads, which
out horses and subtract heavy
lEhting tax from earnings OF in
x6stry.
1t is true that modern roadbuilding,
excepting in isolated cases where pri-
vate munificence has displayed itself,
has begun and has been made possible
by a system of state aid, such as the
well known New Jersey law exemplifes
pre-eminently. But 1t must not escape
the attention of the farmers of Oregon
that, under the New Jersey plan, the
Connecticut plan or the Massachusetts
plan, the state helps those who help
themselves. Modern roadbuilding Is
not a light affair undertaken under
levy of a Q or mill tax, and expended
principally in repairing worn out parts
Of old roads and replacing wooden
bridges with more wooden ones. 1t
contemplates rather the creating of
graded and macadamized roadbed,
wide almost straight, and of easy
grades, costing from $1,000 to $4,000
mile. This will require, whatever meth
cd of state aid should be provided. the
undertaking of a considerable burden
by the localities interested. The New
Jersey plan divides the expense of a
road into three parts. one being borne
by the state, one by the county, and
one by the property owners benefited
by the road. The question Is, are the
farmers of Oregon ready to pay one
third the cost Of first class road d.
rectly, another third by the less direct
means of county taxes, and the remain
ing third by the still less direct means
of state taxes? 1t is obvious that resi-
dents Of the cities of the state will pay
the bulk of the states third and large
part of the county's third, and it Is
most probable no objection will be
made to these burdens. The essential
preliminary to modern road law for
Oregon is the willingness of the farm
ing communities to shoulder a greater
expense than heretofore for roads.
This method Is far removed. as it
ought to be, from the rather scandal
Gus regime in our history under which
roads were built from the general
| funds in the state treasury. Road
building has been made possible in
eastern states because farmers have
been made by competition to realize the
necessity for obliterating the heavy tax
laid upon their industry by bad roads
| Unless violent change has taken
| place among Oregon farmers. this con-
viction has not become deprecated
enough to give assurance of any con
siderable willingness to incur greater
present outlay for roads, and, until Il
does take place, all talk of state aid fol
Oregon roads Is purposeless. The Ore
gon Road Club promises to give wide
circulation to a pamphlet explaining
the methods and the advantages o.
modern roadbuilding. Some such pre-
liminary work as this is almost essen
tial to the creation of a public senti
ment, without which laws of whatso
ever nature are worse than useless.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06

has varied so greatly since the massa-
ores began in the interior that there are
no definite figures In the hands of the
Turkish officials. The rich Armenians
live in fine houses, in different parts OF
the city, but the poor ones, who make up
the Armenian quarter, live down on the
river front. They make living for the
most part by fishing, and the fish
market near the mosque Yeni-Dchami
Is controlled by the Armenian colony.
At both of these places Miss Barton
will gather valuable information for the
prosecution Of her work in the desolat-
ed districts. Hundreds OF Armenian
families who escaped the sword and
bayonet fed to friends and relatives in
Constantinople and are now sheltered
by them. The Armenian quarter teens
with these refugees. who can tell the
Red Cross workers where their services
are most needed.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
AN ELECTRICAL FISH.

Among the fish which are capable of
giving severe electrical shock the tor
pedo, or electric ray. member of the
skate tribe, stands out prominently
This fish has a couple of complex bat
teries lodged in the sides of Its head
parts, and the discharge of these organs
is fraught with dire effects to the ami
mails which may chance to come in the
way of this living magazine. The cleo
tricity is generated by the nervous sys-
tenn: that is to say, so much nerve force
when passed through or into the electri-
cal organ is converted into electricity,
A scientist lit up several small electric
lamps by the discharge from the fish.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
THE JUDGE REBUKED.

Lord Esther. who, when president Of
the court of appeals, used to keep up
running fire of "chaff" on learned coun-
sci, sometimes got Roland for his
Oliver-as when young barrister, in
the course OF argument, stated that no
reasonable person could doubt one par
ticular proposition. But I doubt 1t
very much" said the Judge. The youth
full advocate. not one whit abashed.
replied: at said no reasonable person.
NV lord" The master OF the rolls
could only gasp: Proceed, sir. pro-
coed"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
DIR. JoHNsoNs BAsHFULNEss.

On the eve of leaving London for
Canada Mrs. Brooke, who wrote '"The
History of Emily Montague" the first
novel written in Canada, gave a fare
well party, Hannah More, johnson and
Boswell being of the company. DR..
Johnson was obliged to leave early and
apparently departed after wishing his
hostess health and happiness Shortly
after a servant whispered to Mrs.
Brooke that a gentleman was waiting
below to speak to her. Running down
stairs, the fair novelist found the ven
cradle photographer. Madam" said
he ponderously. II sent for you down
stairs that I might kiss you, which I
did not choose to do before so much
company"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
MYSTERY OF A TROUGH.

In an ancient house in West Mys-
tic, Conn, is big trough cut from
tree trunk which is something of puz-
gle. 1t is 80 large that it could not be
taken out of the house without cutting
a door or window, and the mystery is
how 1t got there, and for what purpose
It was used. 1t has always been there
as long as anybody can remember, but
no one knows anything of its history.
It is believed to have been made to
hold corn when barrels or bags were
scarce and expensive.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
STATE AID FOR GOOD ROADS
Are the Farmers Willing to Shoulder
a Greater Expense?

The problem of better roads Is dis
cussed by the Oregonian:
The most wide-awake newspapers Of
Oregon are noticing the subject of good
roads to greater extent than has been
apparent in long time, PERTAINS than
at any time in the history of the state.
There is evidence that the agitation
carried on by a few for many years Is
likely at length to bear some sort of
fruit. What the full effect will be 1t Is
Impossible to conceive, but the chances
are not great that anything Of conse-
4quence will be undertaken and provided
lby the coming session of the legis-
Aature. 1t is becoming painfully appar-
zent that another senatorial contest is
already casting Its ominous shadow
over the deliberations of Oregon's
nineteenth legislative session; and,
when we recall the circumstances of
previous senatorial elections, 1t is easy
to misgive ourselves how 1t will fare
with the serious problems of good gov
Eminent our wisest men should take
counsel over. Among those problems.
scarcely any is of more ultimate i'm
portance to the state than that of good
loads. We must be prosperous agri-
Cultural community, necessarily, If we
are to be prosperous otherwise; and
prosperous agricultural communities
Are not those, under present market
Conditions, that hand their wares tt
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
GLAD TO RETURN.

Fairfield Observer: Elmer Harrop. who
left Fairfield about two months ago for
Minneapolis, has returned. About two
weeks of Minnesota's billiards was
enough for Mr.. Harrop. so he came back
to the Pacific coast and visited different
points of interest in Oregon and Cali
fornia, but he finally came to the conciu-
sion that there II no place like Fairfield.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
ovERPRopucT1oN OF CHAMPAGNE

Reports from France are to the effect
that within the last four or five years
there has been a noticeable increase In
the amount of champagne made and stor-
ed away. There has been a series of toll
erably successful years, and, as result,
production has gone in each twelvemonth
considerably ahead of consumption, so
that in the cellars of the champagne-mak-
ers of France there is on hand larger
quantity Of this wine than has ever been
previously collected. Whether this will
have any effect in reducing prices remains
to be seen,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06

Cross workers, from getting outside of
Constantinople. She would learn too
much If she were permitted to visit the
districts where the massacres have ta-
ken place, and mingle unhindered with
the afflicted people. The complexion of
eastern affairs is changing every day,
however. and 1t may be deemed good
policy by the sultan to give Miss Barton
free access to all portions Of the en-
pire.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
FROM BANKER TO THIEF.

A man Of 50. arrested for stealing fruit
In the Paris Halles recently, turned out to
have been formerly a banker. He had an
accomplish who was an ex-notary, while
the stolen property was peddled from
door to door in a basket by the ex-bankers
mistress, who not long ago was society
woman.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06
MIGRATORY SWALLOWS.

A naturalist who sewed bits OF red silk
to swallows caught in England identified
one Of the same birds In the neighborheod
OF the pyramids.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
Local Essenics Organized.

Mithras senate, Knights of the An cient Essenic order was organized last evening.
 The following officers were elected:
 Excellent senator, William w. Price; senior seneschal, Fred l.. Averill; junior seneschal, George l.. Burton; secretary, F. A. Southworth; treasurer, Charles l. French; surgeon, pr. B. l.. Lambert; trustees for three years, F. H. Brethau- CT; trustee for two years, Frank c. Bushnell; trustee for one year, Ewen Mcintyre.
 The committees were as follows:
 Hall-E D. Hendee, chairman; F. L. Lehr. T. H. Macdonald Eli Manchester, F. B. Sparks, F. w. Arthur, H. A. FL cock, M. D., F. w Peck, G. R. Hodgdon, J. V. Rattlesdorfer.
 Fees and dues-D. F. Wiser, chair man; F. A. Pickering, F. L. Trowbridge, H. I. Bills, G. w. Ives, F. S. Ferry, A. F. Fogg. R. S. Ives, M D., H. H. Peck, l.. Ludington, J. H. Pardee,
 Paraphernalia-G L. Burton, chair man; E. N. Carrlngton, F. A. south worth, J. L Hutchinson, J. M Lines, F. s. Hamilton, E. s. Ferry, R. H. Tyner, J. L. Benton, H. L. Pardee.
 Entertainment-C. r. Bradley chair man; J. H. Parish G. w. Hum, & F. Champion, G. W. Fowler, Sam Mac Laughln, c. R. Bouton, w. A. Schap- pa, r. Bellosa, M. D., J. E. White, jr., G. T. White, F. F. S. Munger, w. B. Newgeon.
 The committee of membership con sists of the following: William ". Price, Frank A. Southworth, George l.. Burton, F. H. Brethauer and Dr. Lam- bert.
 Nebo senate of Bridgeport will install officers next Wednesday night. A ban Quet will follow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
CAPTURE OF SAFE BREAKERS
EYE NOTORIOUS THIEYES ARREST
 ED BY BOSTON POLICE.

When the Burglars Were Pouneed Upon
 They Drew Revolvers and Desperate Fight Ensued in Which the Inspectors of | Police Gained a Victory.
 | Boston, Jan. 29.--The police made a | big capture tonight, rounding up five notorious safe-breakers and all-round thieves, who are known to the police all over the country. Chief Inspector Watts had received informa ton that the men were in town, and that job of some kind was in contemplation. The men had secured key to store on | Bowker street. kept by one Donahue, WEo. it is said, had served term in | prison, and had stored their tools in a safe in his store.
 This evening inspectors, who were working on the case, saw two of the men enter the store, remove the tools and start to leave the place with them under their arms. The men, however noticed that they were watched, and hastily showing the tools inside the door, they locked it and started off down the street, when they were bounced upon by the inspectors. Revolvers were drawn, and as the burglars were power | ful fellows desperate fight ensued which ended in victory, the inspectors handcuffing their men and finally land ing them at police headquarters. There | their captives proved to be Eddie KeI- ley, alias Henry Kelley, and George w. | Townsend, who are both we'll known crooks, who have served time in various | prisons.
 | On Kelley's person was found letter from James Dunlap, one of the famous Northampton bank robbers, saying that he had spent nearly all of the money he had and was willing to take hold of any kind of a job that Kelley could lay out for him. These men were caught about 10 o'clock
 | About an hour later a posse of in spectors visited a lodging house on Dwight street, and there captured three more men, members of the same gang They were in bed when the officers burst into their room, but they showed fight They attempted to use their revolvers but the officers were too quick and they | were soon overpowered. These men proved to be George Wilson, alias Jack Arthur, Henry E. Lowrey and F. P Bray.
 Arthur is an old-tims e4-acksman and has been in Sing Sing and other insti- tutions, Lowrey is a we'll known all round thief and Bray is member ot the famous Johnny Dobbs gang of safe blowers, arrested in Lawrence years age and was sent to state prison for ter years. Complete kits of burglars and safe-breakers' tools were found togeth- CT with railroad time tables and maps of several New England cities, where the gang is supposed to have worked or contemplated working.
 The men are all desperate characters and the arrests are considered as inn pcrtant as ever made in the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
Still in Consultation.

Montreal, Jan. 29.-The Stars London special says: Lord Salisbury and Mr Chamberlain have been considering the result of the enquiries into records here, made on behalf of British Columbia, which show that the United States has no right under the Anglo Russian srea- ty of 1929 to three million acres of land opposite Prince of Wales Island on the Pacific coast, which is of high strategic commercial value and which the United States has usurped since buying Alas ka. The records of the dispatches of Bagot to Lord Cannig show that Clar- ence Strait and not Portland Inlet is the correct boundary. It is suggested that the Canadian members of the Alas kan boundary have been misled into as- suming the correctness of the United States assumption.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
M'CONNELL KNOCKED OUT.
An Interesting Bout Took Place at Holyoke
 Last Night.

Holyoke, Mass, Jan. 29.-Three prize fights were pulled off here this evening in the Empire ltheater under the au- spices of the Paper City Athletic club before about 1000 spectators. The set tos were witnessed by a number of the members of the city government and were under police protection.
 The principal bout of'the evening was between Thomas Moriarity of Holyoke and Daniel Mcconnell of Philadelphia The match was for twenty-five rounds This was a rattling fight, but lasted but lasted four rounds, Moriarity mak- ing a clean knockout and winning B per cent. of the receipts. Moriarfty started in on Mcconnell in the first round and scored four or five heavy blows in the face. In the second Me Cornell stood some terrible punishing Moriarity rushing him to the ropes and biting him at will. The third round was even more so Mcconnell saving himself and occasionally scoring a clean counter. Mcconnell also had the best of the first of the fourth round, but Moriarity got in some good under-cuts on the neck Finally with a heavy un- der-cut with the left on the neck Me Connell was knocked down and imme- diately after was knocked through the ropes and out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
NICE QUESTION RAISED.
Itis in Regard to the Affairs of Powers In
 Armenia.

Washington, Jan. 29,--With regard to the so-called concurrent resolution" as to Armenian affairs, which requests the president to bring the matter to the at tention of the signatory powers, a nice constitutional question was raised dur ing it's discussion and is again raised in official circles as to whether this Icon current resolution" is not i'm fact a joint resolution, within the meaning of arti- cle l., section of the federal constitu- ton.
 It is held by parliamentarians that a bill enacted enters permanently into the statutes; that joint resolution deals with matters of temporary assistance, while a concurrent resolution relates to an affair exclusively connected with congress as, for example, the adjourn ment of both houses for longer period than three years, or an order for pay ment of small contingent expenses, with no contemplation of bringing in any ex- ecutive interference. \ sharp line is thus drawn between affairs relating solely to legislative matters and those involving executive action.
 Under the circumstances it is vigor- ously contended that the Armenian res olution is really a joint resolution and that if not signed or vetoed by the pres ident it will become law by limitation and will go upon the statutes at the end of ten days, in default of executive ac- tion upon it. This position is very strongly held by officials of long expe- rience. They state that the mere in- scribing of the resolution upon the blank forms used by congress for con- current action cannot change the na- ture of the subject matter and the sug- gestion is made that the president may take this View and call the attention of congress to the irregular form in which the matter is presentel for his of- ficial action.
 The same question as to the propriety of form applies also to the Cuban reso- lution reported to-day by the senate committee on foreign relations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
SHE IS STILL ASHORE.
No Attempt Was Made Last Night to Move
 St. Paul.

No Attempt Was Made Last Night to Move
 St. Paul.
 Long Branch, Jan. 29.-The January moon beamed on the stranded steam ship St. Paul tonight, but contrary to expectation it's advent was not attend ed with the presaged full tide. Neither was the longed for ea.sterly wind forth coming. No attempt was made this af- ternoon or evening Ito move the vessel. The lifeboats, davits, tackle and in fact every piece of detachable deck fixture, were removed to-day and played on a lighter.
 The two topmasts were also lowered and the last piece of cargo was taken out. Consequently the ship is many tons lighter than she was yesterday. The wreckng masters have everything ready for the supreme effort, which is to be made tomorrow to float the St. Paul. The trial will take place shortly after o'clock and if unsuccessful they will not renew their efforts unkii there is a storm tide. The railroads brought thousands of curious people to this place place to-day. Some of the visit ors came from a distance of three hun dred miles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30
MISS BARTON .ARRIVES.
She Preferred to Say Nothing of Her Relief
 Mission.

She Preferred to Say Nothing of Her Relief
 Mission.
 Southampton, Jan. 29-The New York the Red Cross, and her staff, en route arrived here tonight In an interview Miss Barton stated that the voyage from New York had been pleasant and all the party were we'll. When shown the announcement that the porte had agreed to permit persons nominated by United States Minister Terrell to dis tribute the fund for the relief of the Armenians, Miss Barton said she was glad to see that the sultan had accorded such permission which she considered a great concession after all that had been said against Turkey. She preferred to say nothing concerning her mission, ex- cept to tell the American people that the committee of the Red Cross had not altered their plans which were to pro- ceed to Turkey and there decide what to do. Further than this they had no plans practically.
 Miss Barton said further that she had undertaken the mission at the earn est and unanimous request of the peo- pie The Red Cross had not given ut terance to any opinion, but had merely engaged to distribute in the best way possible what money should be collect ed Miss Barton spoke kindly and low ingly of the earnestness of the Ameri- cans who had gone heart and soul into the scheme and declared that the Red Cross society had initiated nothing, but had merely carried out the plans origin ated by others.
 George NJ. Pullman, Miss Barton's sec retary. said it was possible the sultan would permit the relief fund to be dis trtbuted under the auspices of the Red Cross society, the Turkish branch If this be so, the committee will avail themselves of the privilege. Miss Bar ton and her companions will remain on board the steamer tonight and will pro- ceed to London where they will remain for few days. They will then proceed for Constantinople, stopping in Paris for a short rest on their way.