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Evening journal., 1897-02-24
THE cRETAN SITUATION.
King George fssues Proclamation En-
u joining Ills People TO isevCalm. .s'

King George Issues a Proclamation En-
u joining Ills People TO iierCalm. .fr
- LONDON, Feb sf--Iate special dispatch
es indicate.li,tle change in the Crotan sit
uation The foreign squadrons are still
practically blockading the island BY pro
venting any communication with th
camp of Colonel NaSsos nt platann.
All OF the Crotan chiefiains Of the PROV
ince OF Apokorona. Agla, Vassili ant
SphaSia have sent proclamntions to tn,
foreign consuls declaring their detormina
ton % unite with Greece
The king of Greece has published a mes
sage enJoining the people of his country e
remain calm and digniled and rcposo con
iidence In the government This lrossaig
became necessary on account of the grow
ing excitement since the bomhnrdment.
10 is reported on good authority that tn,
sultan has ordered IL divisionso of the arm,
modified for the purpose Of enabling him
with the lrreguars, 10 put POO, 900 men II
the field, $4,000 each against Greece anC
Bulgaria tic remainder as reserve. IN,
work OF mohiliz ng is proceeding NOR
smoothly than was expected, even mouen
forthcoming, it is believed from the sN
tan S private purse and various religious
funds This however, is only prccaution
ary. The sultan has rc idea of cnrrying on
an aggressive war Or Inc contrey, it 81
evidcnt that some .hcme of Cretan au
ton0my on the Samoan islands model, /.
under consideration. Probably the power.
will accept this, but It IS premature to sa,
that the sultan has given his formal sane
Jion Much viii depend upon the attitud,
Of Greece, but it is believed the power
have agreed not to permit Greece TO annel
Crete
The khania correspondent of The Iimei
visited the sceno Of the bomharding anC
ascertained that persons were killed anc
II wounded as % result Of tho cannonade
Says the Khania correspondent of tn,
Times:
The encouraging effect of the bonn
bardment on the Turks is already visible
The Turkish cannon are still engaged in
firing on the Greek outposts at Platanii
and the Christians at Akrotiri The fir,
Of the Turks was not returned, through
fear of incurring u repetition of the bonn
bardment.
The insurgents, through the Greel
commodore have addressed formal pro
test against the bombardmcnt 70 the for
eign admirals, solemnly asserting that tn,
Turks were the aggrcssors in sunday
firing The Christians are now at th,
mercy Of the Turks, since they do not dar,
to reply to the fire, for fear of heing bonn
barded.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
ruPPER is ANGRY.
Canada's ex-Premier Advises a Eetaiiatiye
Measure Against This Country.


AMHERST N s., Feb 2f-Sir Charles
Tupper ex-prcmier of Canada, In % recent
interview as TO the prospects that the pres.
cnt federal government will bring about
frcer trade relations with the United
states, says that the conferences Tint havl
tason place in Washington between lead
ing Republicans and the Canadian cabinet
ministers seem 80 have shown Tint the
people of tho United States, or at lenst
portion Of thcm are disposed 10 display "a
hostile spirit toward Canada. therefore ha
expressed the conviction that the proper
thing for Canadians Co DO was TO return
blow for blow.
Sir Charles stated furthermore that Tho
action Of Canadian typographical com
pany in posting notices iu Us factory In
forming its American employees Thrift they
would be dismissed as soon ~ the Corliss
bill becomes law in tho United ~tntcs
was "a good thing, and he trusts it VIII
suggest TO the Dominion government the
proprioty of passing untialicn legislation
quite as stringent as any tho Omitted States
may enact
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rncetlons ker.tone Legl.lntar..

HARRISBURG, Feb. 24.-ln the lower
house of the legislature tho following reso-
luton by Mr.. Corey OF Luzerne was adopt
cd: Resolved fif the senate concurs),
That the sympathy of the legislature of
Pennsylvania is hereby extended to the
powers Of Russia, England. iermany,
Austria and Italy in their heroic struggle
to protect suffering Turkey from the ag
gressions of the unspeakablc' Crooks; al.
so that we recommend to his excellcncy
Grover Cleveland, president of the United
States, tho advisability of Immediately
dispatching Commodore William NJ Kidd
with fleet of SchuyllSill river tugboats q
assist the aforesaid powers i'm blockadine
the ports of Greece; also, that Colonel
James b. Coryll be directed TO arm tho
Lycoming County Tigers to the teeth and
hold them in readiness to be transported
to the scene Of hostilitics on days no
fico %
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
ulDSON' 'SVOICE FOR WAR
Tennessee Congressman Would
Bombard Havana.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
Confirmation OF the New Jersey Postmas.
ters Who Were Politically Objection.
able to Hobart-The House Passes the
Last Of the Appropriation Measures.

ters VINO were iolttcally OhJecIon-
able TO Hobart-Tho House Passes the
Last Of the Appropriation Measures.
WASHINGTON, Feb --Representativt
Gibson Of Tennessee has introduced joint
resolution directing the president 60 de
mand Of the Spanish authorities in Cuba
the immediate restoration TO liberty OK ev
cry American citizen, native born or natu
rallied, now imprisoned by them in the
island Of Cuba, and that ln support OF
that demand the president Is authorized
and directed TO accompany 70 ly the pres
enco OF sufficient number OF United
States ships Of war Co make that dclnand
good and IL it Is not granted within "a
hours that the city of Havana and II noed
be, other ports Of Cuba be bombaided until
il is fully complied with and all Amcn
can citizens delivered TO the commanders
of our warships
The preamble TO the resolution recites
that many American citizens have been
illegally and without sufficient cause ar
rested and imprisoned In Cuba by the
Spanish authorities; that some Of these
Americans thus wrongfully arrested and
imprisoned have been thrust into dark and
foul dungeons, denied the nocessarios OF
life, have been malTeatcd without trial
and have been inhumanly done TO death.
In q majority Of the cases. says the
preamble, these Americans thus unlaw.
fully arrested and barbarously dealt with
have been denied the trial guaranteed
them by the treaties hetwecn tho United
States and Spain and have boon treated in
manner unworthy of a civilized nation
or q people protesting TO be Christians 1t
is VOL known that many of these Amer
leans have been maltreatcd, and some of
them have been butchercd, not because of
amy fault of theirs, but to enable Spanish
officials 70 vent their hatred of the United
States and to exhibit their luminosity TO-
ward Americans In general These wick
ed, Illegal and barbarous deeds Of the
Spanish ofiiciaisIn Cuba sustained as they
have been by the lawful authorities OK
Spain, arc an Intentional insult and in
jury to tho whole people and government
of the United States The further submits
sion of the government of the United
States to these atrocities and ouhagos up
on our citizens in Cuba will degrade our
government in tho estimation of lovers Of
liberty and justice the world over and be
at the same time a grievous wrong and
humiliation TO every citizen Of the United
States an injury TO one being an injur5
/ TO all 20
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
Tuberculosis In Pennsylvania.

WmKEsBARRE Pa, Feb. 24.-One hun
cred and fifty-six cows afflicted with tu'
berculosis were brought here and taken TO
the fertilizing works, where the work OF
killing the animals was begun The dis
eased cattle were the propertyot Louis and
J. c.. Iiolett Of Wysox, Bradford county,
and were on adjoining farms state veter-
inarians visited the farms and made an
examination of the herds. There were 16s
COWS in all and OF these tho above num-
Der were found to be diseased.
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siionnn Gnre Consent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. a. Thirty four pri-
vate relief bills have become laws without
the presidents signature by reason of his
failure to act on them within the constii
tutional ten days limit. The president all
so has permitted to become law without
his signature the bill authorizing the re
instatement and retirement of Command
er John NJ. Quackenbush Of the navy but
so far has not acted upon the authority
conferred by that act to the extent OF ap-
pointing and retiring the officer IN ques-
ton
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
scott Allowed communicated.

HAVANA, Feb 24.-Charles Francis
Scott. the American citizen who was ar
rested in Regla on the morning of Feb o
and has since been detained i'm a Spanish
Jail. has been released from the state Of
being incomunicado, in which he was
placed This concession IS the result Of
representations made TO the acting cap
tain general, the Marquis AhumadA, by
United States Consul General Lee.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
NEW OIL TRUST FORMED.
It WIN Fight the standard vigorously al
-t -- All Points. .. f -


pITTsBURG, Feb. 24.-The consolidation
of the United States Pipe Line company
the Producers aud Rehners' Pipe Line
company, tho Producers oil company
limited. and the Hure Oil company OF Ier
sey City means chat the indop pcndcnt oil
producers of Pennsylvania wifi now fight.
Under the name of the Pure Oil company
they have organized a trust on the same
basis and lines as the Standard Oil com.
pany and the fight to be wagcd against
the monopoly win now begin in earnest
Nearly all the capitalists I'm the new
trust are from Pittsburg or Virginia, with
the exception Of Michael NJ. Murphy, the
Philadelphia millionaire and Hugh King
Of New York. Tho Pure Oil company was
organized year ago under the antitrust
laws of Pennsylvania At the Jersey City
meeting it was organized under the trust
laws of New Jersey, and the capital stock
was increased from $1,000, 600 tn 1000,
600. In addition TO the board of directors
- trustees We're elected. They will con.
troll the stock. To sell the stock will re.
quirp the unanimous vote Of tho trustees.
This would prevent the standard or any
of its agents from securing control
Tho Independents now have only one
distributing point In Europe, and this is
at Hamburg. They were shut cut Of other
points by the Standard buying up al th,
tankagc il is now the intention to dis
tribute their oil from Antwerp Rotterdam
and other places.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
safe Conduct Denied.

KHANIA, Crete, Feb 2L-Thc foreign
admirals asked for safe conduct for the
purpose of enabling them to visit the camp
of the insurgents and verify the results OF
the bombarding as they wero skeptical
concerning the existence of persons pur
porting to have been wounded The Greek
commodore refused to comply with thh
request on the ground that he was unable
to guarantee the safety of the foreign ad
mirais
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Nay set Many nren to werI..

PITTsFIFLD. Mass. Feb. 2i.-lt Is learn
ed that Herman and McGlennon two well
known millmen, are negotiating for a
lensc of the idle Pomeroy mills the largest
concern of tho kind Ina Berkshire county,
with a view to their early starting up. The
concern viii give employment TO 1000
nnnnla
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
For Cretan Home Rulo.

ROME, Feb. 24.-Austria and Russia
have submitted to the powers proposal
looking to the autonomy of Crete, which
it is suggested, should be made subject tC
unanimous resolution, TO bo conmuni
Gated to Turkey and Greece
Evening journal., 1897-02-24

Spring Medicine is a necessity which
Hoods Sarsaparilla grandly supplies. II
gives tone and strength 70 the whole sys-
TEN.
Hoods Pills arc the only pills 20 take
with Hoods Sarsaplriiio cure 1li iiNer
ills.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24

ADDRESS AT FRIENDS SCHOOL.
Miss Amalie Hofer. OF Chicago, de-
livered 2 very interesting address TO the
kindergarten Alumnae OF Friends
School Monday afternoon. Tea was
served after the lecture.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
was II Suicide or MURDER

HAvANA, Feb ga political prisoner
named Andres Dolgado, who was impris-
oned incomunicado. has been found dead,
hanging by the neck, in bis cell at Sagus.
Evening journal., 1897-02-24
snnln onens an InanIr,.

MADRID, Feb 24--The cabinet has or
lered Minister of Finance Navarro Rever-
ter to reply to the United states OF Amer
lea that an inquiry has been opened in the
matter Of the imprisoned Americans In
Evening journal., 1897-02-24

DIR Josephine n r White lectured
eesst. Jchn's parish house last night
ca Hersdity
Evening journal., 1897-02-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative BIomo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If 1t fails TO cure. &c.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
HElRESS TO MILLIONS.
San Francisco Girl who Has inner
tied an Enormous Estate.

San Francisco, Oct. PA San Fran
cisco girl, raised in moderate circum-
stances, has been transformed into an heir
ess of one of the greatest fortunes that has
ever fallen to the lot of a Californian.
Grace Elliott, a young lady of Fl years,
living with her adopted parents at 62S
O'Farrell street, has been informed that
she is the rightful owner of property said
to be valued at 100000. The colossal
fortune awaits her in England. Without
contests, simply by proving her identity,
which can easily be done, the millions will
be transferred to her A New York dis
patch published here last Monday stated
that Vice President Hobart and Governor
Griggs of New Jersey were endeavoring
to obtain from the English courts set
Element of the estate of Imblay Clarke, a
mining operator, formerly of Peru and
Australia, who had died 20 years before
Clarke left his infant daughter, Grace
with the wife of William r. Elliott of this
city in 1875.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS MONEY.
Endowment Rank Funds Tied Up in
a Bad Investment.

Chicago, Oct. 22.-The fact that $780,
600 of the widows and orphans fund of
the Knights of Pythias is invested in
mortgage upon the lease of the Lexington
hotel was touched upon in Judge DUNES
court in the argument being made as to
the best way 10 protect the interests of
all the creditors of the hotel company.
The Knights of Pythias, in connection
with their secret order, have an insurance
organization known as the endowment
rank. January the surplus funds in the
treasury of this rank were said to be be-
tween 100000 and 100000, partially in
cash and partially in gilt-edge securities,
From this fund the 100000 said to have
come. At best it is not expected that
the money can be recovered from the no.
tel property for years. John A. Hinsey
representa- he officials of the order in the
receivership proceedings. Judge Dunno
said last evening that he would appoint
two receivers for the hotel.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
TO BE BUILT NEAR SPOKANE.
Estimates on the Construction Of q
Beet Sugar Factory.

Spokane Oct. 25.-In connection with
the proposed construction of a beet sugar
factory near Spokane by Scotch syndi
cate, Fred f. Elmendorf has received
from the American Beet Sugar Factory
Construction Company of Chicago esti-
mates on the cost, running expenses and
profits of factory with a capacity Of 500
tons of beets per day. The location OF the
Scotch company in this section is depen-
dent now on the outcome of test case be-
fore the courts to determine the rights Of
aliens as property owners.
The total capital required would be
about 1928 900, not including the cost Of
the site, which should contain from Is to
20 acres. The capital required to operate
the factory would be about $4,000
Sugar, as one of the staple articles, is sold
for cash or on short time, and as every
day 63.5 tons, or l27 900 pounds OF sugar
would be ready for market, the company,
at the end of each month, would have SUI
ficient money collected to pay all expenses
and leave good surplus.
The cost of all the factory buildings
sugar storehouse, beet sheds, Office and
laboratory, lime kilns, foundation for en-
gines and pumps, etc, including all me
chanics' work, would be $l25,O00. Tn
cost of boilers, engines, pumps, machlner!
and millwright work, also of the insid
equipment, would be $3.50, 900, making tn
cost of the plant $4,000.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29

have returned to Lewiston from two
months trip into the mountains near the
headwaters of the Clearwater, and were
driven out by snow. They made some
good mineral discoveries and will return
next spring.
british Columbia.
A branch of the /. o. o. +. is to be es
tablished in Nelson.
The money for the Ashcroft waterworks
has been raised and is in the Bank of
Montreal to the credit of the company.
The Kaslo city council has petitioned
the provincial government to establish
sittings of the county courts and courts
of assizes at Kaslo, and also to appoint
deputy register here. At present all i'm
portant litigation goes to Nelson.
The Wellington hospital fund has been
disposed of as follows: $llO0 to Nanaimo
hspoital, and $2l7.95 each to Evan Nor
gan and M. McFarlane. both of whom
were injured for life in the Wellington
collieries.
The Presbyterian home mission COM
mittee has Just met in Toronto and passed
claims amounting to $2s.335. of which
$2345 was for Kamloops, $Sl5 for New
Westminster and 1886 for Victoria.
At special meeting of the sharehold
ers of the British Columbia Southern Rail
way Company, held at Montreal, the fol
lowing were elected directors for the en-
suing year: Sir w. G. Van Horne, T. G
Shaughnessy, R. B. Angus and William
Hanson, all of Montreal; Sir George Kirk
patrick and E. b. Osler, Toronto; j. A
Gemmill, Ottawa; Harry Abbott, Vancou
! yer, and William Whyte, Winnipeg. 1t
under this company's charter that tn
, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
|, building the Crows Nest railway.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
FOR THE ALASKA TRADE,
Victoria to BE the Headquarters for
the Largest Organization Yet,

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 2l.-Victoria is to
be made headquarters of the largest Or
ganization that has yet entered the field
for the Klondike business. H. R. Ward
is here perfecting arrangements for the
Union and the Shaw-Savill Steamship
companies of Great Britain for line of
first-class steamers which they intend to
run between Victoria and st. Michaels to
connect with the Yukon river boats. The
first Of these steamers will leave London
next month and the others will leave at
intervals, all bringing passengers Upon
their arrival here the steamers will start
en- route to st. Michaels. Among the yes
sells used will be the Arawa, formerly un
der charter to the Canadian Australian
Company, and Others which will equal hel
in size and accommodations.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
FOUND GOLD AND BONES.
Discovery of a New Placer Distrie'
in Northern British Columbia.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 2l.-News has been
received from Ominica, in the northern
part of this province, of the discovery Oh
a new and rick creek, and the remains
of Walker Gid Hathaway and Jim Rob
inson, who went there some nine years
ago and lost their lives. An expedition
was sent in headed by an Indian who had
been there several years before, but the
second day out the latter lost his bear
ings. Hugh Grant, who was really the
head of the party, with what information
he could gather from the Indian, manag'
ed, after very hard trip, to find the
claims. He found the remains and signs
of Hathaways and Robinson's work.
They prospected the ground and founu
prospects sufficiently rich to induce them
to stake off claims for all those interested
Samples of the gold brought back are tne
purest seen in British Columbia. Cram
and his partner intend to spend this WIN
ter on the new creek (which it was deciu,
ed to name in honor of Hathaway ana
RObinson).
Grant estimates that he can make from
SO to SO per day rocking. When the news
of the discovery spread, word was sent =
all the prospectors in the district "n,
could be reached, and an old-time ensueu
A number of claims have been staked al.
recorded since. All who came back wiz
samples seem well satisfied with tnei
prospects and are going back IN 'h'
spring.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
MURDERED BY HIeHwAYmsn
Robber Deliberately Fired 81.
Through a Young Mans che.s

Pennington, Oct. 24.-Orville Havds.
young man well known in this ulacs
and the surrounding country, was MI,
dered by highwaymen about ii o'cloe.
Friday night. He was 81 years Of 40
was married about two months AGO ~
his wife is frantic with grief. The Nh
bers ran off in the darkness and have Mi
vet been captured, although officers ana
their posses are securing the surround;ns
country.
Pennington is temperance community
and there is no saloon in the town. mi
in the outskirts of the place, Just across
the line in Idaho, man named Flint ruus
the Klondike saloon. In this resort
group of young men about town wera
gathered, among them being young Hay.
| den.
About $3.50 p. m. Allen Hutch left the
saloon, which is located just across tia
state line, and when about 80 or 40 feet
from the building he was ordered to throw
up his hands, which he did, and was N.
lieved of SIS. escorted about 100 yards
and forced at the point of gun TO liz
down in a fence corner. The highwaymen
held their guns on him until about 20
minutes later Carl Hayden passed by, 90
ing toward the saloon, and he also was
ordered to throw up his hands, which he
did. and was relieved of $l6 and compelled
to lie down in the same fence corner with
4 Hutch, and the two highwaymen held
their guns on them for an hour and a half
q and at that time Orville Hayden, Dan
n HAYDEN and Frank Rector came along
n and were also ordered to hold up theil
hands. Before they had time to eompl,
y two shots were fired, one taking effect il
if the left breast of Orville Hayden. He an,
Il Rector ran, and before Dan Hayden eoul
J. realize what was going on, a revolver wa
d pointed at his head and he was compelle
l. to give up So and was told to fly, and B
< quick about it. He ran back to the saloo
and found his brother in dying cond
ton. A doctor was summoned, but youn
De HAYDEN died before he arrived. The nigl
re was so dark that the men could not gi,
III a description of the murderers. One VI
as about six feet tall and wore long alst
d. or rain coat and derby hat The 9th
at was short, stout man, about five fe
W seven or eight inches tall.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
Montana odd Fellows.

Butte, Oct. 25.-The following officers
were elected at the grand lodge of the l.
o. o. F. for the ensuing year: Grand pat
riarch, Henry A. Meyer, Helena; grand
high priest, Henry A. Klenck, Fort Gus
ter; grand senior warden, Thomas Mill
mgton, Great Falls; grand scribe, A. j..
White, Butte; grand treasurer, George
Pascoe, Butte; grand junior warden, E.
G. Fox, Deer Lodge; grand representative,
j. j. Hennessy. 1t was decided to meet
at Anaconda next year.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29
SHE WILL BE SPECIAL AGENT.
Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell VIII Investi-
gate Idaho Institutions.

Boise, Idaho, Oct. %. - The governor
has commissioned Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell
as special agent of the state to visit the
penal and reformatory institutions of the
country, with the special view of making
an investigation of the grading and parole
system. The last session passed an act
providing for the parole of convicts under
certain conditions. 1t has not been put
in operation for the reason that the board
does not feel that it sufficiently under
stands the subject. The members of the
board desire to know more about its prac-
teal workings.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-29

OF LOUIS Mo-, Oct. PA special to
the Post-Dispateh from Liberty, Mo-, says
that 100 masked and armed men attemnt-
ed to enter the county Jail shortly after
midnight, for the purpose of lynebinp
William Foley and Frank Wade mnrdor
erS' who are held awaiting trial. The
sheriff assembled few deputies and with
show OF arms compelled the mob to dis.
perse. '