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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
saockWAv AGAIN IN THE TOLLS
Famous Counterfeifer on Trial in O
United States Court.

Trenton, n. j., Feb. 14.-In the United
states court today the case of William
Brockway, the famous counterfeiter
and forger. Abbie L. Smith and William
E. Wagner, the two latter being mem
bers of the Brockway gang, were the
special order for immediate trial be-
fore Judge f. r. Greene. They are
charged upon indictments, to which
they pleaded not guilty, for having in
their possession plates for the manu-
facture of American $500 gold certifi-
Gates and 800 notes of the Bank of
Montreal.
Wagner and the Smith woman are i'm
addition jointly indicted for having
counterfeit plates in their possession,
and again separately indicted for hav-
ing in their possession $50 sheets of
genuine bank note paper of the govern
ment. These plates with the paper
were found some time after Brockways
arrest, in the rear yard of the West Ho-
boken house, where the Brockway gang
made their headquarters. The Smiths,
who occupied the house had a high rep
utation in the neighbcrhood for honesty
and uprightness, but which was demol-
ished by the confession made by DIR.
Bradford, Brockways principal asso-
ciate, to a United States commissioner
in New York city. Brockway has reach
ed the age allotted to man by the
prophet, and IL found guilty upon the
present charge-of which there seems
no doubt-will receive a sentence pre-
Guiding the possibility of his figuring
again in the outer world
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
TO CORREsPONDESTs.

A live correspondent is desired In every
town. village and school district In Idaho
county. Stationery and postage fur
nished.
No notice will be taken of anonymous
communications. The name and address
of the writer must in all cases be fur
nished, not necessarily for publication,
but as a guarantee Of good faith.
Correspondence giving news or facts OF
interest to the public, well as sugges-
lions and experiences upon the subjects
OF farming, manufacturing. railroading
shipping. immigration and everything
that serves to develop the resources of
Idaho. presented In a brief and pithy man
ner. is desired from all parts of the state
and elsewhere.
School reports-Teachers are requested
to send to the Free Press copies of month
ly reports. giving names of scholars mel
Their absent nor tardy, ETC.. for publica-
ton.
The publication of a communication Is
no evidence that the eutor adopts Its
sentiments. The author alone Is respon-
sible for them.
Write only on one side Of the paper.
The "Old Reliable Free Press" (estab-
lished in 1860 Is the leading journalistic
advocate of the richest country on earth
the great Camas Prairie and Clearwater
Basin. Strictly non-partisan in politics
and impartial in all things. Subscribe for
1t and patronize IL.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS MET
Preparing Plans for State and National
Campaigns.

Petersburg, w. Va, Feb. 14.-Mem-
bers of the republican state central
committee, with the various party lead
ers from the county and congressional
districts, We're here in force this morn
ing preliminary to the meeting of that
body and which was held this evening.
with Hon. William M. o. Dawson Of
kingwood presiding. West Virginia
elects a governor and other state Of
ficers this year, but it has practically
been decided to hold two conventions
the first of which will simply elect del
egates and alternates to the national
convention in st. Louis on June IS.
West Virginia is generally credited
with having a presidential dark horse
in the person of Senator Stephen b. Ell
kins, although the senator himself is
a Mckinleyite as first choice, and the
delegation will be nodded after his own
views. During his famous 11.OO0-mile
trip in the congressional campaign of
1894 Major Mckinley, accompanied by
the secretary and present senator,
went through goodly portion of the
state, speaking in it's principal cities
and in the hamlets along the oil belt.
and was subsequently regarded as hav-
ing been considerable of factor in the
landslide which sent a solid delegation
to congress and made the legislature
over 40 republican majority on Joint bal
lot
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
BUSINESS DULL. CONFIDENCE BETTER
Reports From TrLJs Agencies for the
Week Just Ended.

New York, Feb .14.-R. G. Dun & Co $
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say:
The weather binders business, as
does the continued oloseness of money
and the prolonged iuaction of congress.
but confidence increases. The produc-
ton of pig iron, 1873. 1919 tons weekly,
February l, is 4.63 PER cent less than
January 1 and SIS per cent less than No
vember l, while the unsold stocks in
creased 3d. SS tons H. January, show
ing an output much exceeding the pres
ent demand Pig iron 1T the east AMI
at Chicago has not advanced. Southern
competition continues at prices so low
that several Alabama furnaces have
stopped, but Bessemer is a shade low ar
at Pittsburg. The demand for plates.
sheets and wire nails continues fairly
good and there are more orders for rail-
road cars and bar at Chicago, but no
further sales of rails appear and the
demand for finished productions keeps
about 40 per cent of the capacity EN-
ployed. The coke output is again much
reduced. Copper is Il shade frmer at
l0A cents, while tin and lead are not
active.
Sales of wool have been small for
the two weeks of February, $500, 700
pounds. against 10,260, $50 last year and
l2.5O2 300 in 1898, put higher prices
abroad, sustained by heavy shipments
of goods to this country, caution holders
OF wool here to make no concessions,
so that manufacturers have more diff
hculty in meeting competition.
Produce markets tend downward.
mainly because the supplies exceed ex-
pectations. Wheat has declined a cent,
with western receipts 3,226. BOG bushels.
against SIS, 1893 last year, while Atlantic
exports for two weeks have been only
3,369,195 bushels. against 2,72l 344 last
year.
Failures of the week were 321 against
270 last year"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
He KILLED A BURGLAR
A Buffers Fight to Protect His
Employers Property.
WAS HIMSELF BADLY INJURED
Grabbed at the Pistol of the Man Who
was Guarding Him, and o Strug-
gle Followed

San Francisco. Feb. 14.-Frank j.
Miller butler in the employ of ]. l..
Franklin, this morning shot and killed
John Anderson. a burglar, and was
himself shot through the neck and dan
gerously wounded. When the police ar
rived on the scene they found Miller ly-
ing unconscious on the floor with the
dead robber living across his feet.
Miller has been unconscious all day.
but revived for few minutes and said
that about o'clock this morning he got
up and went out for the morning paper
In the kitchen he was met by three men,
who pointed pistols at his head and
forced him to surrender. Two of the
men went upstairs to rob the house
leaving Miller guarded by the third rob-
Der. After the two men had been gone
a little while. Miller saw a chance and
grabbed for the robbers pistol The
burglar jumped back and commenced
hring, while Miller endeavored to get
out his own pistol. 1t caught in his
clothing, however, and fell to the floor
Miller stopped and grabbed 1t and fired.
The two men then grappled and fell to.
gether.
AT this point Miller again became I'M
conscious and nothing more could be
learned from him.
-Four shots had been fired at close
range from each of the pistols. but only
two took effect, one passing through
the brain of the robber and the other
through Millers neck. The two bur-
glars who went upstairs fled when the
shooting began. The dead thief was
Identified by the police as John Ander-
son, sailor. with criminal record
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
NO RELIEF FOR Tbs POSTMASTER
Mount Hope Fire Losses. Except for
Stamps, MOI a GOyerAmsnt Affair

Mount Hope Fire Losses. EXCEPT for
stamp. Not Goverdm mt Affair
Washington, Feb. 15.-Fire having
destroyed the postofIlce at Mount Hope,
wash, the postmaster, ]. e. Fisher,
mas asked the department, through
Representative Hyde, for an appropria-
t1on of 500 to help him rebuild AS
slstant Attorney General Thomas has
rendered an opinion that there Is no
authority for rendering any such aid,
out states that If it appears on inves-
tlgatlon that postage stamps, stamped
paper or public funds were lost by the
nre without fault or negligence on the
part OF the postmaster, credit to the
amount of such loss will be allowed
him. There is, however" the attorney
general adds, mo provision of law I'M
der which he can be reimbursed for
personal losses. Were the office of the
presidential class an allowance might
be made for rent, fuel and lights. but
lnasmuch as it is of the fourth class.
no such allowance can be made"
Representative Hyde has Just secur-
ed for William Schneider of Ritzyille.
wash, patent upon his timber culture
entry, which as been long pending in
the department here. The entry ia the
west one-half of the northwest quarter
and the east half of the northwest quar-
ter of section eight, township Is north.
range 36 east of the Willamette merid-
ian, In the Walla Walla land district.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
TstE ANTl-oNAPPER" REPUBLICANS
Circulars Denouucing Chicago's Machine
scattered Broadcast

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Circulars denounc-
Ing the machine and calling for fair
play for the masses of the people are
being distributed broadcast by the IAN
t-Snapper" republicans today. These
are extracts:
The question is whether Abraham
Lincoln, standing upon the memorable
field of Gettysburg, when he said, we
are a government of the people, for the
people and by the people, spoke what
IS true. True republicansm demands
the overthrow of every power which
strives to circumvent the popular will.
True republicanism demands the puri-
hcation of our party, but before we go
forward to fight the enemy. purifiea-
ton demands that we clean our own
stables before we attempt to clean out
the Augean stables of democracy. The
republican party was not born in the
brain OF a politician nor in the brain
OF any other set or character of men. 1t
sprang out of the common conscience
OF the American people. Let us march
shoulder to shoulder and join in
great crusade to restore the ancient
prerogatives of the people"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
Is OPENED TO MINERS
The Lands viii Be Under Min
eraI Land Laws.
THE BILL HAS BEEN PASSED
Amended in an Important Feature refore
1t Left he Senatc--S sigma ure
Assured.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The bill intro.
duced by Senator Wilson and pushed by
Representatives Hyde and Doolittle ex-
tending the mineral land laws OF tba
United States to the northern half n,
the Colviile Indian reserve passed tha
house today. 1t has already passed III.
senate and there is little doubt that tha
president will sign it. The full text of
the bill As passed the house is as fol
lows:
"A bill to extend the mineral Lar
laws of the United States to lands EN-
braced in the north half of the Colvilla
Indian reservation-Be 1t enacted h,,
the senate and house of representative
of the United States of America in con
gress assembled: That the mineral la nd
laws of the United States be- and ara
hereby, extended so as to apply to all
lands embraced within the Colville In
dian reservation, namely: beginning AT
a point on the eastern boundary line n
the Colville Indian reservation, where
the township line between townships
"a and 80 north. of range 81 east of the
willamette meridian, If extended west
would intorsect the same, said point be-
ing In the middle of the channel of the
Columbia river, and running thence
west parallel with the 49th parallel of
latitude to the western boundary line of
said Colville Indian reservation in the
Okanogan river, thence north following
said western boundary line to the said
18th parallel of latitude, thence east
along the said 49th parallel of latitude
to the northeast corner of the said Col
vile Indian reservation. thence south
following the eastern boundary of said
reservation to the place of beginning.
Provided, that the land used and
occupied for school purposes at what is
known as Tonasket school, on Bonapart
creek and the site of the sawmill, grist
mill and other mill property on said res
ervation, is hereby reserved from the
operation of this act. unless other lands
are selected In lieu thereof as provided
IN section of the act which became a
law, without the approval of the pres
ident, July !, 1892, entitled An act to
provide for the opening of part of the
Colville reservation, in the state OF
Washington, and for other purposes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
TERRIBLE SUFFERINGs Of SAILORS
Boat Containing Five Dead and Six Live
Men Drifted Ashore.

Carrabele Fla, Feb. IA boat con-
tanning five corpses and six men barely
alive has drifted ashore on Dog island
When discovered by two fishermen the
survivors We're lying unconscious on
the decomposed corpses of their COM
panions.
The survivors were revived, and Gil
bert Holmes. who was the strongest re-
lated a story of awful suffering Last
week the IL men left Key West on
smack to fish on the west coast When
two days out the smack was wrecked
the men escaping in "A boat without food
water or clothing. Three days after the
wreck Frank Mason died, and soon after
West and Nathan Adams succumbed
The survivors were too weak to throw
their dead comrades into the sea. For
the last two days Holmes was the only
one of the living conscious and he does
not remember all that happened The
scene in the boat was horrible The
living and the dead, without a rag of
clothes, were tumbled together The
corpses seemed to be gnawed in places.
and the fishermen suggested that in
desperation the survivors tried to sus-
panions.
The six survivors are: Jose Rodriguez.
Sam Williams, Henry Johnson, John
Blackburn. Arthur Moore and Gilbert
Holmes. Several of them seem to have
been rendered idiotic by their suffer-
ings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE BILL
New Plan to Reimburse the Government
in the Pacific Railroads.

Washington, Feb. IA. - Winslow S.
Pierce. acting for the reorganization
committee of the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company. today submitted to the
senate committee on Pacific roads the
reorganization committees draft of the
bill for reorganization.
This bill provides for:
First-Appointment by the president.
subject to the approval of the senate,
of commission of three members. to
investigate, determine and report to
the president fair cash value Of the
claim and lien of the United States.
Second-Authority to the commission
ers to subpoena and examine witnesses
and have process of courts.
Third-The report of the commission
ers, or the majority, subject to the APP
prevail of the president, is to be conclu-
sive as to the sum which may be paid
for the claim and lien of the United
States. The secretary of the treasury,
upon such payment, is to execute an IN
strument of assignment of the lien and
claim reserve sinking fund.
Fourth-Authority to purchasers to
organize the new company empowered
to acquire and operate the lines and
property of the railway company with
such corporate powers as are necessari-
ly involved.
Fifth-Repeal of the provisions of
prior acts which would be inapplcable
to the reorganized company under the
new conditions, and reserving the gov
ernments preferred right for transpor-
tation of mails, troops, munitions of
war, etc
Sixth-Authority and direction to the
attorney general in default of payment
of the amount fixed by the commission
to foreclose the lien of the government,
and upon sale to bid the amount Of in
debtedness of the United States.
acknowledgements of remedies to
the United States and power to alter,
amend or repeal.
Democratic members of the general
assembly supporting Blackburn have
signed a petition requesting Secretary
Carlisle to use his influence with Weis-
singer, Carroll, Speight. Whalett and
Walker to endeavor to get them to vote
for Blackburn for senator, on the
ground that he is the democratic nom
inee.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
TURF MEN AGAINST LONG RACES
Owners OF Trotting Horses Want Radical
Changes In the Rules.

New York, Feb. 13.-The sessions Of
the biennial congress of the National
Trotting Association were continued
today. Among the important questions
that are yet to be considered and acted
upon. those concerning laying up heats
and the prolongation of races under ex-
listing rules will come In for the larg-
est share of consideration. There are
good many horsemen who contend
that the only sure way OF stopping the
laying up of heats, where there Is book
betting on the result independent of
the result of the race is to shorten the
contests, and thus force the "sleepers"
to go on at the start or otherwise get
left in the division of money. Up to
few years ago under the existing rules
of the association the drivers were pro-
hibited from laying up heats without
sanction of the judges, but this pro-
vision as consequence of strong pres
sure was repealed.
The present congress will be asked
to adopt rule prohibiting all betting
except on the result of the race, but
the sentiment In favor of betting on
heats is still so strong that 1t is doubt
full whether the congress will take the
action suggested. Vice President Da-
49, A'ciihNi anu II. ~ hthllHty, the
latter of whom has for three decades
been active in trotting circles west and
east, are the leading advocates of
shorter races. and they have good
deal of support behind them, as senti-
ment has been quickening of late years
against the system of long drawn out
races. There are various suggestions
as to remedy. Mr.. Mckinney favors
a limit of five heats for all races, while
Mr.. Bonner is pronounced in his advoca-
cy of two and three" system. in
stead of the present three and five"
plan, or of giving the race to the horse
that outtrots his competitors and then
repeats his performance.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
PORTER MURDER TRIAL VERDICT
Jury Fou Id Him Guilty OF Murder In the
First Degree.

Union Station. Or, Feb. 16.-The Por-
ter murder case went to the jury at 10
O'Clock last night At this morning
the jury announced that they were
ready to report Court convened and
the prisoner was brought in. Judge
Eakin read the verdict which was:
I'VE find the defendant guilty as
charged in the indictment. namely,
murder in the first degree"
The verdict was a hard blow to the
defendant, and for the first time since
the trial began he was greatly affected
and upon returning to Jail took to his
couch.
Porter and his attorneys held a con-
sultation. 1t was decided that Thurs
day they would ask the court to grant
re-hearing If this is denied they will
prepare bill of exceptions and appeal
the case to the supreme court
Kelsey Porter murdered BENJAMIN
Mache, his wife and son on New Years
day, The murder was the result of an
old feud. The Maches attempted to
trespass on Porter's property
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
PENSION FOR DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE


London, Feb. 3.-Although no Of
fetal announcement has yet been made
In parliament. it is understood on high
authority that the government will ask
the house of commons for a favora BILE
vote upon special pension of $4,000
yearly for the duke of Cambridge. uncle
of her majesty, and who recently re-
tired from the post of commander-in-
chief of the British army The duke has
already pension of $11, 900 year which
he draws as honorary colonel of the
Grenadier Guards, while he has also
a parliamentary allowance of $50, 900 a
year. which was granted to him shortly
after his fathers death in 1850. 1t is
figured out that since the latter date
the duke, in the way of pay and emolu-
ments, has drawn from the public treas
ury something in the neighborhood of
three and one-half millions of dollars,
or million and a quarter dollars more
than the salary Of the PRESIDENT of the
United States for the same period of
time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
FAIR ESTATE NOT PAYING WELL
a Surplus for the Year 1905 of Less
Than $4,000

san Francisco, Feb. 15.-The second
semi-annual account of the special adj
illustrators of the Fair estate was
nied today. 1t shows that the cash re-
ceipts from July l, 1895, to January !
1896. amounted to $514,764.0S The dis
bursements during the same period
amounted to $500, 1880, leaving a sur
plus of 1854. IS. The rents amounted
to over $4,000 a month and the divi-
bends and interest $1,000 a month. The
report also shows that a half-interest
In the Pioneer mine was sold last Sep
TENDER for $75,002.70 The disbursements
consisted principally in the payment of
Indebtedness on promissory notes They
paid S. G. Murphy 1885, IT'S principal and
interest on two notes, also $51, 694 to the
First National bank. The net income
of the estate amounts to 1927, 900 a month.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL DAY
Sibbath to BE Observed by Christian
EndeavOr Societies.

Boston, Feb. 15.-If an appeal issued
by the American Missionary Associa-
ton is generally responded to tomor-
row will be observed as Abraham Lin
coin Memorial Sabbath" in the Congre-
gational churches. Sunday schools and
Christian Endeavor societies through
out the United States, and collections
VIII be taken up in support of the as
ISOLATION and its churches and schools
among the Chinese in California, the
Indians in the west, the negroes and
mountaineers of the south and the Es-
kimos of Alaska. The jubilee of the as
ISOLATION is to be celebrated in this city
next fall, and every effort is being put
forth to the end that the financial state
ment to be presented may be without
parallel in the history of the Congre-
gationalsts.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
GASOLINE EXPLODED IN THE CAR
Fatal Accident to Cleaners In the Pitts
burg Passenger Yards.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 15.-An explosion
of gasoline in the Pullman sleeper Wyn-
dham about noon completely demolish-
ed the interior of the car, badly damag-
ed the Pullman cars Gila and New En-
gland and seriously injured Mrs. Lau-
ra Fass, aged 30 years; Sadie Conroy, 25,
and James Richardson. porter. The wo-
men were cleaning the carpets of the
Wyndham with gasoline. By some
means the gas was ignited from the
stove. An explosion followed. The wo-
men and porter We're seriously burned
and cut. Miss Conroy will probably die.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
STRICT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS
Colorado is Determined to Avoid the
Introduction OF Cattle Disease.

Denver, Feb. 4.-Governor Mcintyre
today issued a proclamation forbidding
the importation of cattle and horses
into Colorado from California, Texas.
Oklahoma and all states and territories
south of the 36th parallel of north lati-
tude except upon certificate of inspec-
ton issued by the state veterinary
board certifying that the animals are
free from Texas or spleen fever.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
ITALIANS ENTITLED TO REDRESS
America Cannot Avoid Paying for the
Wolsenberg Affair

Denver. Feb. 14.-Attorney General
carr's stenographer arrived today from
Walsenburg with a transcript of evil
dence taken by the grand jury in the
case of the Italians lynched last March.
The jury, after being out three hours.
found that three Italians and one Amer
lean came to their death at the hands of
persons unknown. Two of the Italians
had taken out naturalization papers