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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25
How .he 81 - q. Hin..

The existence of hills and mo.untain.
IS accounted for in legendary lore 81
this wise: When the Lord was about TO
fashion the face of the earth he ordered
the devil to dive into the watery depths
and bring up his hands full of earth ne
might find at the bottom. The devil
obeyed, but when he filed his hands re
filed his mouth also. The Lord took
the soil and sprinkled it around and the
earth appeared. but was perfectly fat
The devil, who still had his mouth full
OF earth, looked on for some time in
silence. At last he tried 20 speak, but
cnsked and fed in terror After him
followed the two demons, thunder and
lightning, and so ne rushed about over
the face of the earth, splitting earth as h,
went, each portion of the earth forming
itself into hill. Wherever ne took
violent fit OF coughing and splitting, SKY
cleaving mountains leaped into view.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25
Potter WAY Be President.

New York, Dec. 2z.-At a. meeting of
the campaign committee of the New
York state delegation to the national
L. A. W., it was unanimously decided
to present to the national assembly the
name of Isaac P. Potter for the Office Of
president of ths League of American
Wheelmen.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25

Baltimore, Dec. 22.-TEe Merchants
& Manufacturers association adopted a
resolution today declaring that the
Cameron resolution now pending in the
United States senate providing for the
recognition of the independence of
Cuba sis IN warranted, unwIse and in
consistent"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25
Licked Up BY Flames.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 2o.-Fires at
Cambridge early this morning destroyed
four large business blocks. The loss i
about $4,000.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25

A Birmingham, Ala, special 10 the
Nashville Banner, says the west-bound
train on the Southern railway was stop
ped in Fayette county, sixty-fve miles
from there by two masked men, who
tagged the train on bridge. The ex-
press safe was broken into. The robbers
got but little.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25
A Crack SHOT Murdered.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Dec. 2o-George Co
lightly, the crack live pigeon shooter Of
Iowa, was murdered in a saloon brawl
last night. No arrests have been made.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-25

To set the unemployed at work, SIo,-
600 was raised at meeting of the board
of trade at Lynn, Mass. This sum IS
subscribed &c establish shoe industry
for the unemployed.
Indianapolis has cooperative lam
dry
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

priation and library committees onered
plans for the future care OF the build
ing. After a somewhat acriminious
contest the appropriations committee
gained victory. defeating the substl-
tute library committees by a vote OF ~
to "a. Under the provision OF the bill
as adopted, Librarian spofford will
continue In office with an increase in
salary from $4,000 to $4,000.
The senate amendments of the inmi-
grafton bill were non-eoncurred Z In
and !. a conference agreed to. Mr.
Bartholdt, rep, MOI OF the immls
grafton committee sought to have the
bill and amendments recommended TO
his committee and In the course OF his
remarks referred TO the fact that the
foreign born population OF the United
States turned the scales In several
states for sound money and protec-
ton In speaking ON bis motion he
said that the bill as 1t passed the house
was d compromise and satisfactory to
the extremists of both. sides. Those
who believed as he did that all people
should be given the right Of an asylum
here had accepted the bill to prevent
the passage Of harsher methods. He
rldieuled the educational test provided
for in the senate amendment 1t is
absitfel he said, to ask al German aol'
Irish servant girl to read and write
FIVE lines of the constitution. The
constitution Is difficult OF conprehenr
son.
Mr., Danford rep, Ohio contested
Barthoidt's motion with one to nom
concur In the senate amendments and
to agree to a conference. w. A..
Stone rep, Pa gave it as his opinion
chat owing to the shortness of the ses-
sion, to send the bill back to the COM
mittee would sound its death-knell
Mr. Bartholdt's motion was defeated
without opposition and Mr.. Danfords
motion to noneoncur and send in the
bill to the conference was adopted The
speaker appointed Messrs Bartholdt
Danford and Wilson conferees on the
part of the house. The house then
went into committee Of the whole
and spent the remainder Of the day In
consideration Of the legislative appro-
priation bills.
Tho room of the ways and means
committee Is daily visited by manu-
facturers, wool-growers, importers and
representatives of other interests seek
ing for information about the forth
coming tariff bill and calling the at
ttntion of Chairman Dingley to changes
that they desire All are informed
that no determination has been reached
upon any Of the schedules, All APP
plcants for time at the hearings are
requested to condense their statements
and put them in writing If possible
The hearings begin next Monday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
-FOUR BANKS FAIL. {
ALL OF THEM ARE IN OR NEAR
= '.7 E CHICAGO.
National Goes Down First and Carries
Other Three With tt Injudiclous
I,F Loans the Cause,

Chicago, Dec, 22.--The National
bank of Illinois, one of the oldest and
best known banking institutions In the
city, and with assets of between s12,-
100000 and SIS, 000, 600 closed It's doors
Monday. AS direct result three
other banks have also failed. The di-
rectors of the National bank met after
Clearing House association of Chicago.
OF the sixteen banks that cleared
through the National Bank OF Illinois,
three closed their doors as a result of
the closing of that institution. They
are e. S. Dryer & Co., Wasmansdorff
& Heinemann and Roseland bank
owned by Frederick Weissman. The
institutions are mortgage loan banks
and savings societies in small way
and their failure is not expected to
affect any business houses The assets
of e. S. Dryer & Co. are given Mt
$1,600000, with liabilities of $l,20000
The figures for Wasmansdorff &
Heinemann are Approximately. assets
$650000; liabilities 100000 The assets
Of the Roseland are $4,000; liabilities
$4,000.
The causes OF the suspension of the
National bank as given in the resolu-
tons adopted by the clearing house
COMMITTEES, are ''unwarrantable and
injudicious loans" through which "the
capital and surplus of said bank is
seriously fmperiled, If not absolutely
lost. y
The statement was made that loan
of about $2,400000 to the Calumet
Street Railway company, of which j..
w. Fars2n OF Farson, Leach & Co. is
presiden had caused the National
bank of Illinois to suspend. Mr.. Far
son decline to AXE statement on
that subject, but stated that the fail
IRE would not affect the Calumet road.
Heavy loans On real estate are also
said to have been made The last
statement of the bank showed depos-
It's $12, 1175,7 1866 loans. $9,199. GAP: ca sh
resources, $4,983, 200.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
COAL MINE n !. RRoR.
EXPLOSION OF GAS AT
/ Ell j wlIl-k EslBA n PA 4
Sixty Men Were at Work of Which
Number Two-Thirds Escape
TgA8.f Quickly. 6yI4t

Wilkesbarfe, Pa, Dec. IA ter
rife explosion OF gas occu red yes ter
day afternoon in Baltimore shaft No. ?
Of the Delaware & Hudson company
Over twenty miners were imprisoned,
but at late hour last night fourteen
hadasSeI rescued alive and there Is
still8hope of reaching the others be-
fore the deadly after damp claims
then as yictoms.
About sixty I miners were 1t
work In the mine when the ex-
ploslon occurred. OF this num-
Der forty or thereabouts sue
ceeded In getting safely to the surface.
Those imprisoned were at work in
q plane fury ~ miIe from the foot of
the shaft. They were in the driving
tunnel and in what was considered "a
Safe place The Ere boss had inspect
ed the plane in the morning and de-
clared il free from gas The cause Of
the explosion Is therefore mystery,
although the mine officials have sew
eral theories One is that fall fr M
the roof in the siope exploded a
quantity OF dynamite which was
stored there and that this, in turn.
caused the feeder Of the gas to become
igntted Another is that the gas was
ignited by i careless workman and
the third is that blast set fire to the
gas and that the men were. fighting
the fire when the explosion occurred.
The first knowledge OF the catastrophe
came TO the surface blythe noise hof
the. explosion The foundationse or
houses over the mine shook and the
dreadful rumor spread that another
calamity had occurred. A rescuing
party was organized and the brave
fellows descended the shaft as quick
III as the carriages could take them.
But they did not remain long below
The ventilation was bad and after two
Of the party had been almost overcome
ny the deadly after-damp they were
compelled TO return Half an hour
later the ventilation improved and an
other rescue party went down. They
found three men lying unconscious in
the gangway All tine men who es-
capped with their lives had q thrilling
experience As soon as the explosion
occurred in order that they might be
saved they rushed for the main gang
way. Some orawled on their hands
and knees for nearly 4 mile. They did
not dare 10 walk for the force after the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
OUR FINANCES.
SECRETARY CARLISLE ISSUES
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
any Business Activity Is
Resumed

Washington, Dec. 22y--Secretary
Carlisle. in his annual report on the
state of the finances, shows the reven-
ues CT the government from all
sources to have been $409 Ats, 408 and
the expenditures S434 t67S,654, which
leaves a deficit for the year ende.l
June 80, 1896, of $25,203,245. In addi-
ton to the ordinary revenues collect
ed during the year, the cash in the
treasury was increased by the follow
ing sums: Fnem the sale of 100000
900 4 per cent thirty-year bonds SILL
l66,246. and from the issue of 4 per
cent. bonds in liquidation of interest
accrued on refunding certificates con-
verified during the year $4,1S0, making
a total Of Sill. 170.376. As compared
with the, fiscal year 1895, the receipts
for 1896 increased SIS, 102 POS, of which
the following are the principal items
of increase: Customs, $7.S63,134; in
ternal revenue, 1891, 1872; profits en-
coinage, bullion deposited, ETC., ST.
256,512; postal service, 512,0SO.
There is shown to have been a de-
crease in the ordinary expenditures Oh
s4.015,S52
r The revenues Of the government for
the current fiscal year are thus es-
timated upon the basis of existing
laws From customs, S14S000, 900
from internal revenue, $150,000,oOo
miscellaneous sources, 100000, 600
from postal service, sSs, 79S 120, total
estimated revenues. $407, 793,120. The
expenditures for tiie same period are
estimated at s472 1923 1920 leaving an
estimated deficiency for the year OF
$64, 100000
1t is estimated that upon the basis
of existing laws the revenues for the
fiscal year 1898 will be: From Gus
toms. 100000; from internal rev.
enue, S155,oo0,000; miscellaneous
sources, s2O,OOO,O0O; from pos al SER
vice. 500, 227 ,076; total estimated rev.
enues, 1921 ,227,O76.
The estimates OF appropriations re-
quired for the same period. exclusive
of sinking fund, amount 70 si66,946i-
O47. which leaves an 'estimated defieien-
cy tnr the year ending June 80, 1898
OF S45.T1S. go. These estimates of re-
ceipts and expenditures the secretary
says are madetup on the assumption
that there willbe no substantial change
In existing business conditions and
that the present scale of public ex-
penditures will not be reduced. But
II our ordinary business activity should
be resumed and the consumption Of
articles subject to taxationBshould IN
crease to it's normal proportions. there
may be no deficiency
la his discussion Of the currency
question. the secretary makes an ex-
haustfve argument In favor Of the re-
tfrement from circulation of United
States and treasury notes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
WORTHLESS OFFICE.
+, G, Deane's job Seems -
,,,l Doomed. y

Milwaukee, Dec. IL. Edmond 4
Deane Of Racine, state deep cbaan 3
commissioner, would not reoomT,a. J. :
to the ltislature the continuance If = =
once which he holds. There is no vs.
for the commissioner to earn his sal.r.
OF $50 a month. Under the a. 49,. =.
1895. which established tie deep chan
nels commission, It's life was limited -
two years from the appointment II tbs
commissioner, Mr.. Deane was al.
pointed BY the governor in july ia
and the life OF the Office will exnsSa
next July. The thing will probate
end at that time. h IN,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
SHERIFF. sElZEs PArCHEN

kaukakee Iil De- y sheriff
Befnief NJ Kankankee county has
seized Joe Patehen, The famous pacing
stallion, ana forty-eght other trUtting
and pacing horses and colts. The
attachment WIS Hi favor Ri the Com
mercial National bank md Chicago
Title and Trust company III receivers.
and calls for over sil 900
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
WOOL GROWERS WANTS.
An Extra Session and More Duty
Demanded.

II z
Washington, Dec. 1.-The Ma
tional ,W5oI Growers association
unanimously adopted the following:
Resolved, that this association fayors
an extra session of congress as soon as
practicable after March4. and asks
congress to enact a wool tariff bill as
agreed upon and we declare that
nothing less will satisfy the Wool
growers Of the United States or fill the
measure of promise Of most ample
protection for the wool industry sane
toned by the vctes Of the people IN
November, 1896 The association
will meet In Washington. Jan. 5, 1897,
to present the claims OF the wool grow
ers to congress-. ,f
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
DAVID DUNwIDDIE BURIED.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. 22.--All that
was mortal OF one of Janesyille's best
known citizens was lowered into the
grave at ,Tuda.t Sunday, when the re-
mains Of David Dunwiddie were laid
to the final rest Mr.. Dunwiddie was
born in Ohio September II. 1928
From 1916 until 1886 he resided on a
farm. or in the cities of Monroe and
Brodhead Then Ne removed to this
city,. He has served two terms in the
Legislature Five children survive
him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
BABCocK's ESCAPE.

Washington. D G. Dec. 1s'r-Rep-
resentative Babcock came lear being
seriously injured, not killed, yes1er-
day In attempting to cross the w
deiground trolley line on F street ms
carriage collided with an electric car
moving at the tate Of twelve miles an
hour. The horses were thrown 70 the
pavement and slightly injured NJ
Babcock escaped by jumping ne
fender in front of the car was ae-
moiished. Mr.. Babcock thinks that
his .driyer and the motorman Wese
equally to blame,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

Constantinople, Dec. %. Russian
Ambassador Nelidoff had an audience
with the sultan at which he urged the
introduction Of reforms and the grant
ing Of amnesty to the imprisoned Ar
menians. His majesty asserted that
the reforms agreed upon by the pow
ers had already been executed and
he promised to issue an amnesty de-
cree within a few days. Subsequently
the ambassadors met and exchanged
views relative to the new reform pro-
pesals to be submitted to the sultan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
NEWS NUGGETS.

Mckinley has returned 70 1ai
An Iowa dispatch says that Sea aos
Allison has been formally tenasieu
the secretary OF state portfoho.
Tommy Ryan OF Syracuse won 70. "
fight from Billy Mccarthy q aus ~
liam III seven rounds before the Ea
pire Athletic club, Buffalo Is
Charley strong, a colorei poxe. !.
Newark. fought ganely ~ loe-.
against big Bob" Armstrong q - .,,
cago II New York before the oie n.
low succeeded in landing a knoa 49,
blow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
prNLoPs CASE

Washington, Dee % Argument
was heard IN the supreme c3ut in
the proceedings Of the government vs..
Joseph h Dunlop, publisher Of the
Chicago Dispatch, charging him with
sending obscene literature /, through
the mails He was sentenced to I'M
prisonment for two drs and To pay
q fine Of $1,000,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
CUT DOWN THE FEES.
What 1t Costs to Send Dependent
Children to Sparta.

Milwaukee, Dec. 17.--In the past
Agent Whitehead of the Humane So
ciety, and Mr.. Klug, superintendent Of
poor, have received about 1874 40 for
each trip they made from Milwaukee
to Sparta for the purpose of taking
dependent children to the state school,
The committee on penal and charit-
able institutions of the county board
decided to report in favor of cutting
down the fee to $25 per trip.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
DIVORCE FOR Ex-NAYoR.

Oshkosh Dec. %, A divorce was
granted In the circuit court to William
Hesse. prominent citizen and ex-
mayor of Neenah. The grounds Of
the divorce were cruel and inhuman
treatment. Mrs. Hesse was awarded
$500 as a final settlement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
e Il H S s
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO INSURE
--A-4. SAFETY OF THE SULTAN.
4 RISING 4 Of YOUNG MEN
FIFTY oficers Flee the County and
Others Are to Be Court Martialed
= Suspects Being Arrested-Ambas-
sailors Discuss the Armenian Re-
4 form Proposal ). 49,. ...--s

Berlin. Dec. PA dispatch to the
Frankfurth Zeitung from Constantine
pie says that rising OF young
Turkish PARTY Is feared there. The
dispatch also says that fifty young
Turkish officers barely escaped by
fleeing from the country and that
army officers Of high rank have been
taken to the palace and tried by court
martial 1t is further stated that
ithe usual precautions for the safety OF
0the sultan have been doubled and every
suspect appearing at the palace is ar
rested
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
nAn RIkE ACCIDENT

l.a trosse Wis. Dec. %. 1.-TWO
Prominent whaelmen, Fred Phil ps
AL William Webb. fonled oae an
uther While riding At q rapid rate an
WnHe thrown heavily Il a hari pave
NIT With the result that Webb sus-
tanned 4 fracture 1t the base Il his
skull and may prove fatal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
EloItsE

Washington. pee - The hons
Monday practically oomplctel eon.
sideration of The legislative executive
amt iedieal appropriation bin hut fnM
action wiA noi &c taken until to-day
Almost the whole day vas devoted M
telsate on he provision AZ the hill
relating to thu control M .he new con.
Eressional library Both lhe appro.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

damp would have FRUSTRATED them ,
Some Of them were about to give UP
the struggle when they were pulled
along by their comrades who could not
bear 10 see them drop in their tracks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
TRIBUTES TO GEN. FAlRcHrLD.
Directors of the vicksburg National
Military Park Association.

Yicksburg, Miss, Dec. II, The d.
rectors Of the Vicksburg national mil
itary park association met here yester-
day, A committee was appointed to
confer with a similar committee from
the society of the army of the Tennes-
see in visiting Washington ana urg-
ing the passage of the bill establishing
a national park at that place Reso-
buttons We're adopted respecting the
memory of the late General Fairchild
Of Madison, one of the directors, and
feeling tributes were delivered by sew
eral members. General Humphreys OF
Michigan was elected director in place
of Gen, Fairchild.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
Loss by FIRE.

Appleton. Wis. Dec. % The
main building Of the Union Toy Fur
niture company was burned The
loss Will NJ $1,000, covered by insur-
ance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
IAN MAcLAAtREN GOES HOME.

New York, Dec. 17.---Among TIA
passengers on the steamer Majestic
which sailed for Liverpool yesterday
was Rev. DR.. John Watson Qan Mac.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

laren). According to Major Pond, DR.,
Watson proved the most successful
lecturer that ever visited this country
The financial returns for the ten
weeks were larger even, in proper
ton to the time, than in the case Of
Stanley, who stayed longer, however,
and who took $4,000 back to Eng
land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
ACTION. IS. DELAYED
CAMERON RESOLUTION Is,e PUT
OVER TILL AFTER HOLIDAYS.
LIVELY SENATE SESSION

Cuban Question Furnishes occasion
for Brisk Passages Between Sena-
tors4Ways and Means Committee
Rooms Besieged by Manufacturers
Asking About New Bill.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
NO MERCY FOR McKANE.

A Political Crook Who Must Serve His
Term Out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

Baltimore Dec - The Baltimore
board of trade has adopted resolutions
doploring the action Of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations to report
fayorahly the joint resolution recognize
ing The independence Of Cuba ON the
ground that it's passage VIII seriously
damage AL our commercial and tinQn-
cia interests
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

Albany. n Y, Dec. % Gov Nor
ton has refused to pardon or commute
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24

the sentence OF John Y McKane. the
ballot-box suffer and all-around polit-
zeal corruptioaist Of Coney island.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
AGAINST GOMEZ.
GEN, WEYI.R ORDERED TO TAKE
THE FIELD.
An Engagement Between Cnbans and
Spanish Guerillas "A Much Calm
er View in Spain

Key West Dec. 22..--Hasana al
Vices stated that Gen Weyler has
been commanded from Madrid to
take the field again, supposedly to
stop Gomez in his march in Matanzas
and Santa Clara provinces. Near
Garcia and Caberos, nm engagement
between 200 insurgents and 800
Spanish guerilias under. Captain Muir
rillier is reported. The Cubans am
busehed the guerillas and put so Of
them TO the machete, Murrillier being
among the number. The Cuban loss
was 30. <a gnT ao 9.as sHr
~
Madrid. Dec 22.-The Spanish
press and public take a much ealmer
view OF the attitude Of the United
states coward the Cuban question,
Expressions heard in government cir
cles and views published In the minis
terial press. inspired by members OF
thc government. are especially on j.
mistc4 This is in a large par due TO
dispatches received from the Spanish
minister at Washington, giving the
views OF Secretary 0lney.
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01
A Yenuine. Yentleman.

One of the oldest play titles is a
Yenuine Yentleman,' which is the la
bel of Gus Heegets latest Swedish Am
erican play. To the Scandinavian, 1'e'' g
and 81 are sunplanted by the, sound of
.y,'' and so general is the application
that no one ever stops to consider st. It
is the same in other things. Nobody
ever stops to consider the Why in the;
case Of the popularity of the Saint Paul
& Duluth railroad, but every body simply.
follows the crowd. The Duluth Short
Line has been SO named by those who.
consider it the most comfortable, con
yenient and prof table line to take when
travelling between St. Paul, Minneapolis.
Duluth, Saltwater. West Superior, Tay-
.lor's Falls and other prominent points
in the Northwest. It's cars are always
of the latest and most approved pattern.
and its trains run swiftly and smoothly
at convenient hours between handsome
terminals, so that 1t is no wonder that it
has such a large following. "A man
might as well be ont OF the world as
out sof fashion, and it is the fashion "a.
travel on the DnIt1f Short Line. For
maps. circulars alid general inf fornaf fions
to iieket agen;s te I'D
sRlisse1 General gers GA gent St.s
Sss