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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

Msline, ILL.,, May 25.-A stranger, ap-
parently a travelling man, IS years ola
and feet high, weight about 200
pounds, brown moustache, was found
Sunday morning sitting on wall by
sidewalk on Bluff street with his throat
cut from ear to ear. A trail of blood
several blocks long led to his discovery
At the police station he gave the name
of ]. NJ. Short, of Texas, and said he
had jumped from a Rock Island train
the night before to escape man who
tried to murder him, but he refused to
talk further. A bloody pocket knife
was foune in his pocket, also $I2 and
two gold watches. His throat was sewed
up and he was taken to hospital and
may recover.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29
The Best Dlaasr Yarn.

.Ths best dinner yarn that I ever
heard" observed woman, was the
story of a young man who was much
in love with q certain young woman,
but hadn't the courage 10 tell her So
One evening they were dining out to-
gether, aud it so happened that hated
rival took the girl into dinner Some
thing in the rivals manner made the
bashful lover suspect that the rival in
tended 10 propose to the girl that very
evening. As the dinner progressed the
lover became absolutely sure of this,
and spurred on BY necessity ne resolved
to put his own fortunes to the test and
at once. Tearing a leaf from his note
book he accordingly scrubbed line or
two. folded it and gave it TO the nearest
servant with Hand that te the lady in
blue There was fortunately but one
such at the table, or matters might have
been complicated The girl received
the note, opened it and read; VIII you
be nv wife'' followed BY his name. He
had forgotten to send the pencil, how
ever. Fut the girl was as ready as TIE
man was ratified, and she turned to the
servant and said, calmly; Just tell the
gentleman Eyes" Evening Sun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

Washington May 25.-The supreme
court today sustained the validity of the
appropriations to carry out the sugar
bounty features of the Mckinley and
Wilson tariff acts by unanimous opin-
ion, affirming the decision of the circuit
court for the eastern district of Louis
lana and reversing the action Of Comp
troller of the Treasurer Bowler, who
refused to permit the payments of the
bounties on the ground that the act
was unconstitutional.
The cases involved were those of the
United States, plaintiff in error, VS.. the
Realty company and Andrew H. Gay
respectively. The opinion of the court
was delivered by Justice Peckham.
Both were test cases.
The realty company was one of
class coming under the terms of the
appropriation to those who had manu-
featured a certain class of sugar pre-
vfous to the 18th day of August, 1894,
and upon which no bounty had pre-
viously been paid. The repeal of the
bounty clause in the act of 1890 by the
act which took effect on the 18th day of
August, 1894, and which prohibited the
payment of bounties thereafter, pre-
vented the company from obtaining the
money on the warrant which had been
issued to it prior to that date.
There were comparatively few per-
sons coming under the class in which
the company stood, and the apPropria-
ton made for the payment of that class
was a little less than $25o,ooO. The
plaintiff in the other suit, Mr. Gay, is
one of class under the second portion
of the act of 1895, he being among those
who complied with the provisions of the
county act as contained in the schedules
of the act of October, 1890, by filing
notice of application of license and bond
as therein required and who would have
been entitled to receive license as
provided for in said act and bounty of
eight-tenths of a cent per pound on the
sugar actually manufactured by him
during the period commencing August
rs, 1894, and ending June so, 1895.
The amount of bounty claimed by
Gay is between $1,000 and $4,000. The
persons forming this class are numerous
and the appropriation for them amount
ed to 100000. Comptroller Bowler
had based his action largely upon the
decision of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia that the sugar
bounty clause of the Mckinley act was
unconstitutional.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29
BURNED ALMOST 70 a CRISP.
Awful Results of a Gasoline ENplO-
sion in st. Louis.

&
sion in st Louis.
Chicago, Nav 24-By the explosion Of
gasoline stove on Townsend street
today a family of six persons was al
most exterminated. Four are dead and
a fifth is so badly burned that death is
almost certain. The names Of the dead
are: Otto Hahn, carpenter, s. years
old; Sima Hahn. years old; Hilva
Hahn, years old; Otto Hahn, jr..
years old
The injured; Mrs. Ella Hahn, IS years
old old, burned arms and face, will re-
cover; Ellen Hahn, years old, severely
burned about head and body, will Proba-
bly, die.
Mrs. Hahn, the wife and mother, had
arisen to prepare breakfast, and her hus-
band and children were asleep in bed.
She lighted a gasoline stove, when the
reservoir which holds the supply of oil
exploded, throwing the burning huid
about the room. Before the sleeping
members of the family could be taken
out, or even warned, they were shut in
by flames and burned almost to crisp.
When the explosion occurred Mrs.
Hahn rushed frantically from the dwell
ing and screamed for help. Then she
returned to the house, soon reappearing
with her 5-year-old child in her arms.
Pieces Of burned clothing still adhered
to the burned flesh of the babe and it
died shortly afterward. The screams of
the mother had by this time brought
the neighbors to the scene.
The fire department was summoned
and the fremen rushed into the rooms
and removed the inmates, while water
was thrown upon the flames. The
mothers burns were attended 20 oy the
doctors and it was found they were COM
paratively slight. She was removed to
the home Of some friends.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

| an fetched loose low groan. This
didn't brighten the red ants any-they
kept right on shavin'-but It startled the
wilder quite good deal. She sed oh,
mercy, thar was some horrid animal in
the log and Tuttle swore to avenge her
If it took every hair in his veins.
an his endeayor to carry out that
thar laudable ambition he sharpened
stick, found knot hole in the TOD of
the log, an with great presence Of mind
thrust the stick through and iabbed me.
I reckon he felt me jump for ne iabbed
again. The wilder encouraged him no.
bly,, an called the ladies TO come run
min Next thing on the program ne
got rock and pounded on top of the
stick, an it was a middIin big rock, too
Everybody giggled merrily but me.
1 reckon he'd have impaled me ike a
gosh DANCED beetle on pin If it hadn't
got to he point then an thar when in
the course of human events something
had to be did. He struck the stick with
the rock again and my whole past life
rose in review before me, as they say in
stories. I wiggled some more. Then
the dude turned the rock and the sharp
stick over to the ladies, got him little
club an posted himself at the open end
of the log ready to knock the varmint on
the head when they poked it out
1.-TWO of the girls double-teamed an
brought the rock down on the stick
with all their delicate strength, an the
end Of the play came. Utterin' a iend-
ish veil, which caused every female of
'em to very appropriately faint away, l
burst forth headlong from the log like
I had been lavishly shot with box Of
carpet tacks, knocked futile senseless
with my fist, and split the wind out of
thar ike bat emergin' from the Pit of
Tawment, sheddin' red ants an equally
red -'~-',ylations at every jump
-1nat is about all there was Of it. 1
escaped and lived through it. The Ia
dies, BY reason Of having properly faint
ed. never knew what sort Of varmint
had been in the log, and futile was
skeered TO tell 'em. His feelin's were
so shocked BY his brief glimpse Of me
that he was taken with a spell Of ner-
vous prostration which lasted a week
This we're experience broke his idea OF
good form all to smash, an so soon as
he was able to travel ne tore out fer the
East, still shudderin
"The wilder pouted over his depart
ure fully three days, an then married
real estate agent who hadn't wasted
more than two hours altogether in court
in her. An then I came out of the
woods, whur had been hidin' all this
time. Oh, wal, I'm on earth yet, but
nv faith in charmin' young women
hain't so strong as it used to be, not BY
a great plenty
"An' that is the reason, Mr.. Eastman
WHY I'll be much obliged if you'll ex-
cuse me for not goin' Up to the hotel.
lest tell your charmin' sister that had
a pressin' engagement 70 60 out an be
buried. an III do as much for you some
time"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29
THEY SAT DOWN ON HOWARD
A Populist Who Is Burning
to Impeach the President.
His Series OF Charges-Kuoeked Out
by Dingiey in the First Round
House Declined 10 Hear Him

Washington, D. C., May z4.-Repre-
sentative Howard Pop Of Alabama
introduced a resolution in the open
house today for the impeachment Of
President Cleveland on the grounds of
illegal sale of bonds, Illegal use of the
proceeds of the bond sale, corruption
in politics and refusal to enforce the
antitrust law
Howard is the author of 'If Christ
Came to Congress" At the opening of
the session Of the house today he sprang
a sensation, but it was short lived. The
house with practical unanimity sup
pressed it.
AS soon as the journal had been read
Howard arose dramatically in the CEN
ter isle and, hourishing a paper in his
hand, demanded to be heard on a reso-
luton, which he sent to the clerks desk.
~ do impeach Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors on the fol-
lowing grounds:
"First-That he has sold, or directed
the sale, of bonds without authority of
law.
"Second-That he has sold or aided in
the sale of bonds at less than their mar
ket value.
"Third-That he has directed a mis-
anoro0riation of the proceeds Of the said
bond sales
"Fourth-That he has directed the sec
rotary of the treasury to disregard the
law which makes United States notes
and treasury notes redeemable in coin.
"Fifth-That he has ignored and re-
fused to have enforced the antitrust
law
"Sixth-That he has sent United States
troops into the state of Illinois without
authority of law and in violation Of the
constitution.
"Seventh-That he has corrupted pol
itics through interference with federal
office holders.
.'Eighth-That he has used the aP-
pointing power to influence legislation
detrimental to the welfare ofthe people
be it
Resolved, BY the house of rePresen-
tatives that the committee on judiciary
be directed to ascertain whether these
charges be true, andit 50, to report to
the house such action by impeachment
or otherwise as shall be proper in the
premises, and said committee shall nave
authority to send for persons and pa
pers."
When the clerk ceased the reading,
Howard was suddenly taken off the floor
bv Dingley, the floor leader of the ma
ioritv, who raised the question of con
sideration against the resolution. The
question was promptly put out and by
practically unanimous vote the house
declined to give How ard a hearing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

They started Out for snow shoe
Journey.

Journey.
Boise, Ida, May 25.-The Evening
Mail prints the following story concern
ing the awful experience of two wO-
men in the mountains of Elmore county
Mrs. Thomas Morrow and Miss En-
ma Hoffman started on snow shoes
from Atlanta to Rocky Bar, a distance
of eighteen miles. After being out for
for a time, they lost the trail and the
shades of night overlook them. The
details of the terrible scenes that must
have ensued could not be learned.
However, during the night, Miss Holt
man died, and the next day mail car
rier passing along found Mrs. Morrow
in a very exhausted condition, holding
the dead woman in her arms. They
were found one and half miles from
the regular trail through the noun
tains. With great difficulty the dead
woman and the survivor were removed
to Rocky Bar. Mrs. Morrow may re-
cover.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

A sensational dispatch from Chicago
says the silver Republicans will m axe
heroic struggle for free silver. If they
fail, they will fight for an absolute dec
laration for gold. Failing again, they
will take no further part in the conven-
ton, with view to allying themselves
with some party which shall declare for
free coinage.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29
Mr.. BOWLER is REVERSED
Decision of the Louisiana Cir
cult Court Affirmed.

Opinion Of the Court Delivered BY
Justice am-SOvernmcnt Of
the United States Has the Right 70
pay Debts Of the United states-A
Document OF Peculiar Local I'm
portance 10 Many Of Utah's People.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-29

Honesty is the best policy, but there
are SO many unselish people in the
world who don't want the bestof every
hing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
The Cat Was Disgusted.

An interesting experiment in the
rearing Of animals is recorded by q
German journal A country gentleman,
having captured young hare few
days old, conceived the idea Of giving
it as foster mother cat which had just
had litter of kittens. The cat showed
no objection to this curious addition to
her family, and the herbivorous nurs-
ling seemed to take very well to the
regime to which it was so Unexpectedly
subjected. The hare throve and grew,
and the cat soon thought it time to be-
gin the education Of her foster child.
For the catching Of mice, however, the
hare showed not the slightest disposl-
ton, and at each fault committed the
adoptive mother administered vigorous
correction with her paws. This produo-
ed but little improvement, and the re-
lations between the two animals were
becoming somewhat strained when one
day they were placed together on the
lawn in front of the house. The hare at
once proceeded to nibble at the vegeta-
tion with remarkable avidity, to the eVl.
dent astonishment and indignation OF
the cat, who could make nothing OF
such conduct. Finally, perceiving that
she had nourished anything but kit.
ten, the disappointed nurse withdrew
with an expression Of unmistakable dis
dain. Gazette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29

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tertropic latitudes, that, having come on
deck to relieve the second mate and take
charge of the ship till O'Clock, l felt
thirsty and returned to the cuddy for a
drink of water. Of the three lamps one
only was alight and burned very dimly.
There was no moonlight, but a-plenty Of
starshine, which showered in very rip
ping Of spangled silver through the
yawning easements of the skylights.
Just as returned the tumbler to the
rack whence had removed it, the door
of Miss LIE Grand's cabin was opened,
and the girl stepped forth. She was ar
rayed in white. Probably she was at
tired in her bedclothes. She seemed to
see me at once, for she emerged directly
opposite, and thought she would speak
or hastily retire But after appearing to
stare for little while she came to the
table and leaned upon it with her left
hand, signing several times in the most
heartbroken manner, and now saw by
the help of the dim lamplight that her
right hand grasped knife-the CLEAN
of the blade caught my eye in breath
"Good graciousl" I cried to myself
instantly, "the woman's asleepl This,
then, is the ghost that frightened the
Dane. And this, too, was the hand that
murdered the captain"
I stood motionless, watching her.
Presently, taking her hand off the table,
she turned her face aft, and with a won
derfully subtle, stealthy, sneaking gait,
reminding one strangely Of the folding
motion of the snake, she made for the
captains cabin.
Now, that cabin, ever since Grifith's
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
MENTAL TRAITS OF WOMEN.

What woman loses in profundlty
she gains in quickness. She excels
in tact, and extricates herself from
a difficulty with astonishing adroit-
ness. In language she is more apt
than man. Girls learn to speak
earlier than boys, and old women
are more talkative than old men.
Among the uneducated the wife can
express herself more intelligently than
the husband. Experience in co-edu-
cational institutions shows that wo-
men are more faithful and punctilious
than men, and at least equally apt.
In colleges where record of standing
is kept, the women gain probably a
somewhat higher average. In the
years Immediately following gradu-
alton the men make much greater
intellectual progress. Women reach
their mental maturity at an earlier
age, and develop relatively less after
maturity. In many kinds of routine
work, especially that of requiring
patience. women are superior; but
they are less able to endure protracted
overwork.
We have seen that woman is less
modified physically than man, and
varies less from the average. The
same is true mentally. Women are
more alike than men and more
normal, as it were. The geniuses
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
HOGS S0UEALING IN TUNE.

During the reign Of Louis XII, OF
France, there was attached to his court
one Abbot de Baigne, a man of consid-
erable wit. The abbot was somewhat
musically inclined, and delighted the
court with inventions of odd musical
instruments. One day the king, after
having enjoyed a hearty laugh over
one of these curious contrivances, and
desiring to battle this musical genius,
commanded him to produce harmoni-
GUS sounds from the cries of hogs.
This seemed an impossibility to the
king, and he prepared himself to enjoy
the discontinue of the abbot. Much
to his surprise, however, the abbot
readily agreed to produce them. All
he required was a sum of money, upon
the receipt of which he declared that
he would invent the most surprising
thing that was ever heard of.
He secured the country and secured
large quantity of hogs, trying their
voices as to pitch and quality, and,
finally having fully satisfied himself,
be arranged the animals in a sort of
pavilion, richly decorated. The day
of the trial arrived, and the king and
his court entered the pavilion prepared
for something, but greatly in doubt as
to the success of the abbot with the
hogs. However, there were the hogs
sure enough, and, much to the sur
prise and delight of the king, they
commenced to cry harmoniously and
in good tune, rendering an air that
was fairly recognized.
The abbot had arranged series of
stops that were connected with the
hogs, and upon pulling one of them
out caused spike to prick the hog it
connected with, making him squeal
his note. The rest was easy, for pull
ing out the different stops, he produced
the tune. The king and all his at
tendants were highly delighted with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
THE END
Treatment For Lightnipr Stroke.

Place the subject ON his back, head
down and bent backward, arms folded
over the head, and under no conditions
raise the head from the ground or floor.
Place beneath the chest hard roll Of
clothing, with the shoulders declining
slightly over it. Open the mouth, pull
the tongue forward and wipe out saliva,
loosen the clothing from neck to waist,
but do not leave the part exposed, as it
is essential to keep the body warm.
Kneel astride the subjects hips. with
your hands we'll opened upon his chest,
thumbs pointing toward each other and
resting on the lower end Of the breast
bone, little fingers upon the margin OF
the ribs and the other fingers dipping
into the spaces between the ribs. Place
your elbows firmly against your hips,
and using your knees as a pivot press
upward and inward toward the heart
and lungs, throwing your weight slowly
forward two or three seconds, until your
face almost touches that Of your patient,
ending with sharp push which helps
to jerk you back to your first position.
At the same time relax the pressure OF
your hands, so that the ribs, springing
back to their original position, will
cause the air to rush into the subjects
lungs. Pause for two or three seconds
and then repeat these motions at the rate
of about ten minute, until your patient
breathes naturally or until satisfied that
life is extinct. If there is no response to
your efforts persistently maintained for
full hour. you may assume that life is
gone.-New York Press
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

If all the cemeteries and burial lots
owned by the government in the Uni
ted States, with their silent occupants
were gathered within one enclosure, il
would be city of three hundred and
fifty thousand dead, mostly victims Of
the Civil war. In humane regard for
the dead the government was always
equally kind to both sides. Even when
the storm of war was raging the fiercest
the dead Confederate, whether death
came on the battlefield or in prison,
was treated precisely the same as q
dead Union soldier. From the first
the government identified every grave
and where personal Identification was
impossible, a memorial slab to the pass.
erby that dead soldier, Union OF
Confederate, as the case might be,
slept beneath that sod. The old meth
cd of thrusting the dead into great
holes, like so many stones, and calling
that burial, was too barbaric for Amer
ican sensibility.
The first government cemetery is
just outside the City of Mexico, and
dates back to 1851. That monument
of national gratitude paved the way to
the cemetery policy of the next decade
Of the soldiers of the last war on both
sides who lie buried in these cemetery
lots-32O, ,692-more than half-190,'
223-are identified. The government
has expended fully nine millions oi
dollars on these resting places. The
first or these war cemeteries, after the
one in Mexico, dates from 1868, name.
ly, the ones at Chattanooga, Gettys.
burg, and Stone River. The number
of Confederate or Camp Douglass pris
|oners who were buried in Oakwoods
cemetery, Chicago, is nearly six thou.
sand. There are 1904 Confederates
buried near Alton, and 1928 in Rock
Island. Although Illinois was moi
ravaged by war, it thus has over nine
thousand Confederate dead supulchred
within it's borders, and all in graves
owned by the governmentthey sought
to destroy. Such are s'ome of the
amenities of American civilization.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
UNCERTAIN AGE OF THE EARTH

UNCERTAIN AGE OF THE EARTH
Prof. John Perry has been causing a
commotion in scientific circles by in
sinuating that the earth is much more
ancient than We have been accustom-
ed to believe. Lord Kelvin's estimate
of the age of the earth, as a solid or
crusted body, which is 40O,0o0,OOO
wears for its upper and anything down
to 100000 or 2O,OOO,0oo years for
its lower limit, has been hitherto ac-
cepted without suspicion. Prof. Perry
has called into question this theory OF
the comparative juvenility of our globe
and insists that Lord Kelvin has taken
the conducting power of hot rocks as
lower than it really is, and hence that
the earth had cooled and consolidated
from liquid state much earlier than
400, 100000 years ago, at least ~ ~
times earlier; that is, 4S,00O,OOO,OoO
wears ago. These hoary figures drove
Lord Kelvin to his laboratory, from
whence he has now emerged with most
reassuring data. He has been expert
menting on the conducting power OF
rocks at a high temperature, and ne
has also received some valuable re-
suits made by DR.. Robert Weber, from
which it appears that Prof. Perry was
mistaken in assuming the greater CON
ductivity of intensely heated rocks
With some kinds of rock, for instance,
slate and sandstone, there is, on the
contrary, diminution of conductivity
at high temperatures. Lord Kelvin
sees no ground for abandoning his
former estimate, and he quotes the con
firmation of DR.. Clarence King, the
we'll known American geo ologist, who
says that 1--WE have no war BIT for ex
tending the earth's age hey d "a ,OOO,'
900 of years." This accd with the