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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
Acting Governor of Idaho Terri
tory for Many years.
A PIONEER ON THE COAST
Served in the Legislatures or California
and Oregon-The Funeral
Occurs Friday.

Boise. Dec. a.-Ex-Governor Edward J.
Curtis died at his home in this city this
morning at 1870 o'clock after a brief ILL
ness from la grippe. The flags on all the
public buildings were placed at halt-mast
in honor of the dead.
He had been confined to his bed for about
a week, but he was at no time thought
to be dangerously i'll. He arose at about
o'clock this morning, saying that he felt
better, and after fixing the fire went back
to bed. About an hour later Mrs. Curtis
noticed that his breathing had ceased and
that her husband was dead.
The deceased was a member of the bar
association and also a member of the
Odd Fellows lodge of this city. The fu-
neral will be held Friday afternoon.
Edward j. Curtis was born in Worces-
ter, Mass, IS years ago. He graduated at
Princeton college and emigrated to Cali
fornia in 1S4S and studied law in the office
of Chief Justice Murray. He was twice
member of the California legislature and
later removed to Oregon, where he served
one term as state representative. He went
to Virginia City, New, and formed law
partnership with Thomas Fitch.
Governor Curtis located in Silver City,
Idaho in 1864. He was appointed terri
torial secretary in 1869 by President
Grant, serving eight years, and was act
ing governor the greater portion of the
time. He was reappointed territorial Sec
rotary by President Arthur in 1885 and
again by President Harrison in 1889, and
served until the advent of the state Of
ficers in November, 1890.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
little INIERes' IN THE MILL
pOrts " i'll Not iraVei For 30 see F.tz
sim mons and Mahcr Eight.

pOrIs " i'll Not iraVet For 10 see F.tz
simmons and Mahcr Fight.
New York, Dec. 2S.-Little or no interest
manifested in sporting circles concern
ng the forthcoming mill across the Texas
border between Fitzsimmons and Maher
FOR the alleged championship of the world
There are a good many sports who are
of the opinion that something or other
will happen toward the last moment to
prevent the event coming off as per SEIZED
lle, while others are of the opinion that
he fistic performance, if the two men
manage to get inside of the ropes, will
scarcely be worth going a great distance
20 witness. There has been talk of or
sanizing an excursion to FL Paso of lovers
If the fistic art, but so far the number OF
those who have expressed themselves as
willing to come in on the proposition is
not sufficient to half fill the lower berths
n Pullman car. Correspondence with
Philadelphia and Boston develops the fact
that there is a similar apathy concerning
the mill among sporting men in these
places, while from Chicago word comes
that there is little prospect of a delega
lion taking its chances On a trip to the
Mexican bull ring.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
VENEZUELA is LOST SIGHT OF
Germany, France and Portugal Soiicitous
over the Iransvaal Question.

over the Iransvaal Question.
London, Dec. 29.-The Times this morn
ing publishes long dispatches from Cape
Town, Paris, and Berlin, bearing on the
Transvaal question. which seems to be
displacing the Venezuelan question in the
public interest
The Paris dispatch quotes the Journale
des Debats as saying:
1.-THE London Times seems to be aveng-
ing itself on the Beers for the moderate
tone it was obliged to adopt toward Uncle
Sam"
The Des Debats then proceeds to argue
upon the danger to French interests of
allowing England to seize Transvaal.
A dispatch to the Times from The
the question is apparently one of indiffer-
ence.
The Berlin dispatch says:
THE action of the Uitlanders in the
Transvaal has given rise to an unusually
violent exploitation of the anti-English
feeling in the German press"
Germany, Portugal, and possibly
France, can not allow the Boer republic
to become the exclusive prey of England
especially of such a dangerous parsonage
as Cecil Rhodes"
The Times dispatch then continues:
THE Koeniche Zeitung, the Kreuz lei
tung and other papers express similar
sentiments. 1t can not be denied that
while the relations between the English
and German governments are in no way
cordial, a widespread feeling of animos-
ity against England exists in Ger
many"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
SITUATION AT zeIroUN is GRAVE
Insurgents Reinforced Another Out
break Feared at >iVas.

Insurgents Reinforced - Another Out
break Feared at ~ivas.
London, Dec. S0.-A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says:
THE latest advices from Zeitoun are
that the insurgents have been rein
forced by 500 men from Gurn and have
occupied new positions. Accordingly
the dragomans of the powers went to
the porte and offered to negotiate with
a capitulation."
The Daily News Constantinople cor
respondent says:
I'm reply to United States Minister
TerrilPs<equest to Consul Jewett at ST.
vas, that he should go to Marsovan,
Jewett has wired that it is impossible
to leave, as another outbreak is threat
ened."
London, Dec. 30.-The correspondent
Of the Standard at Constantinople says:
1T will be needless to be surprised at
a secret treaty between Russia and Tur-
key. A Russian syndicate, strongly sup
ported by the embassy, has offered to
replenish the Turkish treasury in re-
turn for the concession Of a petroleum
monopoly"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS EXPIRED

Judges WIZ COusfru'e the New Yor,
Su RENE Court From Today.
New York. Dec. SO-The Cour4 of Com
mon Pleas, the oldest court in the city.
and the records of which date hack to
1910, goes out of existence today. and ap-
propriate obsequies were held this after
noon in the general term room of the
court. Amongst those present were ex-
Chief Justice DAILY, ex-Judge Van Hoesen.
Hon. James c. Carter, Hon. William r
Hornblower and William Hildreth Field
The new constitution abolishes the court
and makes the judges supreme court
judges. their new titles dating from to-
morrow morning
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
DISCUSSED THE CURRENCY QUESTION
economic Association Took lpa Burn.
ing Top at it, Session.

Economic Association Took lpa Burn.
ing Top at it, Session.
Indianapolis. Dec. SO.-At this mornings
session Of the national convention of the
American Economic Association, Profess
sor F. N Taylor, of the University of
Michigan discussed the question. do
We Want an Elastic Currency?" Profess
sor Richmond Mayo Smith, of Columbia
college. New York, read paper concern
ing the desirability of a permanent CEN
sus bureau and Professor Walter f.
Wilcox Of Cornell university, spoke upon
the density of population in the United
States.
This afternoon Professor. II. A. Mills.
OF the Indiana state university, made an
address upon Pawn Shops and Their
Work in Cincinnati"
Tonight the second annual convention
of the Political Science Association of the
United States was opened with an adj
dress by Professor Albion w. Small OF
the University of Chicago. upon "rbe
Scope Of Sociology"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04

on as an exceptionally bright woman.
bout so years of age, of fine complex
On, a brilliant conversationalist and
fitted with uncommon musical ability.
Shaw stated that he would place him
self in communication with DR.. Brown,
and If necessary go to San Francisco
70 identify the woman.
Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 30.-Rev. c. o.
Brown, in trouble at San Francisco.
was four years pastor of the First Con-
gregational church here and was pop
ular. While here he accused Rev. Mott
of the Second Presbyterian church of
plagiarizing Talmage's sermons.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
NORTHERN PACIFIC NEEDS A HeAc
ew Workers Clam Ihete Is No Crisi
- statrd in The Oregnnian.

ew Workers Clam Iheie Is No Crisi
~ stated in rhe Oregonian.
New York. Dec. SO.-Regarding the ar
ticle in the Portland, Or. Oregonian today
forecasting a probable crisis in the North
ern Pacific receivership controversy, il
is said by local representatives Of North
ern Pacific interests here that the article
had little basis in fact. and merely evi.
denced the feeling of far western inter
ests concerning the apparent inability Of
the courts to agree on a single body Of
receivers for the system. The hitherto
unsuccessful efforts of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company to affect a settle
ment of existing difficulties, however
have not destroyed a hope of adjustment,
in the near future, and a plan now under
discussion is regarded as likely to reach
a more successful issue.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
COLLECTION OF TAXES RESTRAINED

order Out Of Judge Hauford's Court Con
eer"ine 'he ElIcnsp urg tank
Ellensburg' Dec. SO.-An order issued ont
Of Judge Hanford's court was today serv-
ed on the county treasurer of Kittitas
county restraining him from collecting the
personal property tax of 1898 and 1891 as
sessed against he Ellensburg National
bank, now the Kitttas Valley National
bank. The claim has been set up that the
assessment is unjust, as the stock is nor
worth the amount of the assessment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
AUSTRALIA TALKS ON VENEZUELA
No One Fears That Wnr win Break Gu
Spec cheS a - Dinner


Spec cheS q pinpcr.
London, Dec. SO.-A Melbourne dispatch
to the Times says: A banquet was held
at Adelaide to celebrate Foundation Day
and many patriotic speeches were made
Hon. James Henry Young, the minister Of
works for New South Wales, who is
Amercan-born, ridicules the idea of war
Mark Twain was also present and
echoed the statement that talk of war be-
tween blood relations was absurd.
The duke of Somerset writes to the Post
this morning protesting against Lord Sal
isbury doing anything to assist the Ven
ezuelan commission, which the duke says
ought to be ignored.
IF England yields in the slightest to
America" he continued, cit will be as
ruinous TO our prestige as when Glad
stone allowed our flag to be trodden upon
by the Beers"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
OIL LOCOMOTIVES SENT TO RUSSIA

British steamer Carries America,
Products TO the Land OF the Ear.
Philadelphia, Dec. SO.-The British
steamer Turret Bay sailed from port
Richmond today with cargo of 20 oil
burning locomotives, built by the Bald
win Locomotive Works for the Russian
government.
The steamer Turret Bay will sail direct
to Gibraltar and thence through the Med
iterranean and the Black sea to the Rus
sian port of Novooslisk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
SAM DE RAcKeN ORDERED TO vAcA1e

Judge Mount l. sists Thar CARRIER Is
Sheriff Of LINCOLN County.
Sprague. Dec. 3O.-The case Of Sam De-
Rackin came up today. Judge Mount re-
fused to grant DeRackin a new trial in
the sheriff matter. The judge ordered
DeRaclIin to deliver up the keys and give
possession of the Office to the appointee.
Frank CARRIER. The appeal bond is fixed
at g, 500.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
CELEBRATED lie GOLDEN JUBILEE

Great Event III The history OF the Epis.
coral 'hnrsh Of uubuque.
Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 29.-The golden tu-
bilee of the Episcopal church of Dubuoue
was celebrated today with imposing cere-
monies. Among those present were Bisb-
OF Perry of Davenport. Venerable s. r.
]. Hoyt, D. D., arch deacon of Davenport
Iowa, and Venerable Irving McEIrov
arch deacon of Wsverly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
MosT SERIOUS SITUATION IN coRsh

Russian Paper AssyrS The King Is Ia
hanger of assassins.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 9O-A dispatch 70
Novo Vremya from Vladivstock saws the
situation of affairs in Corea is most SER
Gus. The king is consequently surround
ed by japanese spies and fears he will he
assassinated. His majesty is guarded
nightly by American missionaries.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
ONLY THE AUDIENCE To BLAME

Verdict or the Coroner's jury Concern.
ing the Theafer Horror.
Baltimore. Dec. 2.-An Inquest over tba
victims of the Front street theater d,saso
ter was held today, and the coroner,s inv
found no one was to blame excent the
people in the audience who lost their heads
and brought on the panic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
oNe.HALF a MILLION SENT our

'OId " ithdroWa thangcd NudJenl.
Before The Bond BI Passed.
New York Dec 2S.-Of 100000 ordered
yesterday for shipment to Europe todav
only S5OO.OOO was sent out Lazard Freres
being the shippers. The stock exchange
was very quiet today. Americans closed
weak at AG1 4 lower. Home securities
were firm and foreign stocks very irreg-
ular.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
CRITIC AND eVeR4AROT MATCHED
VIII Fight February 5 in Mexico for a
Purse Of $4,000

New York. Dec. 29.-Young Critic and
Jack Everhardt have been matched TO
fight for purse of $4,000. $4,000 to the win
ner and $1,000 to the loser. The men are to
weigh 1873 pounds. They are to fight Feb
ruary Is in Mexico.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04
TANoeM CYCLISTS WINNING elokN
Taylor and Hewitt oct Two World
Recurds at Coronado Beach.

ReCUT0s at coronado Bedcn.
Hotel Del Coronado, Cal. Dec. 3O.-Tay
Tor and Hewitt of Los Angeles, on a tan
dem, rode three-quarters OF a mile. pace
by Stone, Swanbrough. Washburn an
rerrin on a quad" flying start, in ID
hat, breaking the worlds record of l :2S %
made by cambridge and Gardner at Wal
than. The same men and pacemakers
same start, broke the worlds record. elias
b, of 1852 S-5. lowering it to 1850 LIS. tieine
the worlds professional record for the
mile.
SAN FRANCISCO RACES.
San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-The card al Bay
District was of a very ordinary nature.
only one favorite won, the long shorts
flashing in first under the wire in almost
every instance. Little Bob won the fourth
race, but was disqualified for fouling Trix.
and the race was given to the latter which
was backed down from 10 to to 1.
Five furlongs, 2-year-o lds-Rey del Ban
lido won; time. 1902.
About six furlongs-Claquer won; time,
1:12A.
Five furlongs-Matroy won; time, 1902.
Mile and an eighth-Trix won; time. SO.
Five MISUNDERSTANDING III. won; time,
1902.
Six furlongs-Seaside won; time, 1:01k.
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 3O-Six furlongs-
Minnie Clyde won; time. :23.
Six furlongs-Black Tiger won; time,
i;22A
One mile-Mendicant won; time, 1:51h.
Mile and quarter-Satient won; time,
2:19A.
Five furlongs-Clarus won; time, 1:56.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-04

Serions ~hipwTeck keportcd.
Cork. Dec. "a serious wreck is re-
ported off Skibbereen. but heavy fog
prevails and no details have been
learned.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-13
Fireworks for sale at Postonce.
TOO STOUT FOR CONVENIENCE
Nsyal OAesrs Aeeumulats Teo Noel
Rlesh for Co0Sost.

Nsv,l OAesrs Aeeumulats Too Asch
Rlssh for CooSost
Following closely upon its considers
tion Of the much-disputed question as
to whether entrances to the coming
towers of our ships of war should be
made large enough TO permit the easy
ingress and egress Of the more rotund
of our naval officers comes discussion
by the navy department as to the meth
DDS TO be employed in removing to the
"sick bay" such persons rs may oe
wounded on the decks in action. The
intimate connection Of the two topics,
says the Washington Star, may not be
spparent at first glance, but the
thoughtful student of naval ansirs will
doubtless see that there Is relation
ship. The principal point TO be noted
is as to the difficulty that would be ex-
perienced In removing from the con.
ming tower the wounded body Of ono OF
those obese officers who, when in pos
session Of all his faculties, could barely
manage to squeeze his way in.
BY projecting himself edgewise, so to
speak, most of the ultra-stout among
our naval officers could manage to
secure admission, but tho getting OF
one of them out in case he should
chance to be injured would be serious
undertaking.
Matters like this have to be consid-
cred now In time Of peace; when a ship
is in action and the unconscious form
of her commanding officer is so tightly
wedged in the slot as to make move
ment in or out temporarily impossible,
it is then too late to discuss the width
of coming tower doorways-
A twofold remedy presents itself:
Either make the slot wide enough to
admit easily the embonpoint of three
undred-and- -ffty-pound officer and the
whole body OF q twelve-inch shell, or
else insist that officers who cannot easily
enter moderate slotted tower shall
stay ashore and do bureau work OF
roam around on ships that are not
equipped with towers or other nncom'
fortably-contracted living or fighting
quarters.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-13
PRACTICAL.
valss Of . 0oed Ear for 1Lasle Apart
from Masic.

valss Of . 0ood Ear for Assic Apart
from Mssie.
1t is probable that a good ear for
music has some value apart from music,
but it is not great. In the management
of rapidly moving machinery mu-
sical ear, which quickly detects varia-
tion of pitch, and, therefore, Of speed
for the pitch of the sound depends ON
the speeds of considerable use. A
farmer with good ear can detect at
once if the thrashipg-mnchine is inn
properly 'fed." for its speed increases
and the sound it emits II of higher
pitch when an insufficient amount of
corn is supplied, and in the same way
the electrician Gun tell il IN electric
motor is running At its due speed. With
a musical ear the physician more read
lily interprets the sounds ELECTED by
pcrcussing the chest, and the potter
more easily separates the sound from
the unsound. It u = moot point
whether the musical are naturally the
better readers and speakers, but there
is NO doubt that they improve more
quickly when taught elocution. for
they cnn appreciate the pitch Of their
own voices and 70 correct theiE erenrx.
a 1nnsd AaS 1S>yaSes an eo0ed' spPfc'
cintion OF time or rhythm, and this Is
of use to, for example, the stroke OF q
boat or . drill-aergeant.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-13
a DEEP SILENCE FELL.
The 1,xurss Seemed to Warsaas rhA
tsr-0osr's Demand

The Hig1rss Seemed to Warsaas Ihee-
tsr-0osrs Demsnd
"I beg your pardon" said the man
with the slightly bald head, who sat
in a parguet seat near one of the boxes
in a downtown theatfr the other even
ing. ~ beg your pardon he repeated
but would you mind looking ut the
figures on this check and telling me
what they are? I'm . little near
sighted"
The youngest member Of the noisy
box party, an misunderstanding youth
with highly plastercd hoir. suspended
his conversation, says the Chicago Trib-
une, with the interesting blonde in the
green dress n moment, leaned over the
front of the box, and, in answer to the
uuestioner, who had risen to his fest
and was smilingly holding out for hi.
inspection the check end of . ticket,
he said:
Certainly, air. The figures are
$780,"
WELL" rejoined the questioner,
that's exactly what paid to hear this
play tonight, and I'm going to gst
the worth of my money or I'll lift my
voice right now and raise fuss and
make scene! You'll oblige me by tell
ing the rest of them"
lie was not disturbed again during
the evening.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-13
Why lain Is USED.

a.<A R..soas fos Q Dosoes's Writing .
Prssessptaon II OsaA Language
"Why doesn't the doctor write his
prescription In English Instead OF
Intin?" asked . man OF . druggist
whose reply the New York Herald pub
fishes:
In the first place, Latin II . more cx-
act and concise Language than English,
and being n dead language, does no.
change, az all living languages do.
Then, again, since u very large Part
Of all drugs in use arc botanical, they
have in the phnrmncopnia the same
names that they have in botany-the
scientific names. Two-thirds Of such
drugs haven't any English mares, and
SO couldn't be written In Engli!h.
But suppose doctors did writ pre-
scription in English for an unetucated
patient. The patient reads it, thinks
he remembers it, and 10 tries 70 get II
filed from memory the seconi TINE.
suppose, for instance, it called Tor
iodide of potassium. and he go'it con-
fused with cyanide Of potassium, He
could safely take ten grains OF tie iirs',
but one grain of the second would XIII
him.
That's an extreme case, but it will.
serve for an illustration. Don't you see
how the Latin il a protection and q
safeguard To the patient? PrscriI'-
tinns in Latin he can't read, orl con
sequently does not try to remember.
Now for final reason. Latin is a
language that is used by scientific men
the world over, and no other language
il. You can get Latin prescription
filed in any country on the face Of the
Garth where there is drug store
We had prescription here the other
day which we had put up originally,
and which had since been stamped by
druggists in London, Paris, Berlin. Con-
stantinople, Cairo and Calcutta. What
good would IN English prescription be
in St. Petersburg?
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-13
Cook Ridss . BikA

A lady living in the upper part of New
York wanted q cook who would 60
home at night, and put IN advertise
ment in the paper setting forth her
nrrus. among The applicants wa a
negro woman of huge proper ticus. The
lady looked at the negress and thought
of her little kitchen. She did not want
to state the real reason, for fear Of CIV
ing offense, SO she said: I'm afrditl
that you would not get here in time
in tho morning. you live SO far down
town." Don't you fear about that,
honey" said the negroes; ait won't take
me no time to come up on my bike :
The lady regrets now that she did not
ask this wheelwoman whether she wore
bloomers or knickerbockers.