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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
BURNED ON THE FOURTH.
The Pennington Methodist Church, 100
 Years Old


 The Methodist church in Pennington was burned shortly after midnight Monday morning. The fire caused a great deal of excitement as 1t was sup- posed to be incendiary.
 There was good deal of trouble last year, the night before the Fourth of July, because the men of the town who wanted to celebrate early were deter mined to ring the church bell before o'clock.
 Alfred Hardy, who had charge of the church, had six deputy sheriffs from the surrounding towns at the church Sunday night to prevent the bell being rung. Last year Deputy Sheriff Cowles was in the belfry, and the crowd turned hose on him.
 There was some firing of fireworks near the church, and 1t is possible that the church caught fire from this cause The church was about 100 years old. It was frame building about 60x40 feet, with small steeple.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
BURToN-FITCH.
Councilman Burton Married in Stam-
 ford Yesterday


 George L. Burton, of the insurance firm of George R. Burton & Sons was married to Mrs. Emma w. Fitch at the residence of the brides aunt in Long Ridge, Stamford, yesterday noon. The wedding was very quietly cele- brated, there being few of the imme- diate friends of the bride and groom present. They left for a wedding tour of two weeks and on their return they will reside for a short time with the groom's brother, Charles E. Burton at 405 George street, and will then begin housekeeping in the fall
 MT. Burton is graduate of Yale 'S3, and of Columbia college law school of the class of 's6 He is president of the board of councilmen and is member of New Haven commandery, Knights of Pythias; also of the Republican league and of the Young Mems Republican club. He has also been busily engaged in the insurance business for the past six or seven years as member of the firm, as above stated
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
Death of MT. Hubbard.

George R. Hubbard, formerly of this city. employed as an inspector in the office of the state insurance commits sion, died at the Hartford hospital on Monday after an illness of about a months duration. The deceased was ffty-four years of age and had been employed by Commissioner Betts for about two years. The funeral will take place from the Hartford hospital this afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
NAVAL MILITIA FAIL TO GET THE
 YANTIC

The efforts of the naval militia to se- cure the old United States steamship Yanuc, which has been condemned by the navy department, have been with out success.
 Commander Buckland of the naval battalion has been trying to have the navy department turn the ship over to the Connecticut reserves to be used for a practice ship. MT. Buckland received notification Monday night that the Yantic would be given to the Michigan naval militia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
CANADA AND THE MINERS
 STRIKE.

Montreal July 6.-Prominent dealers are anxious over the outlook caused by the strike of miners in the United States. There is not more than three weeks supply of soft coal in Canada, and the result would be serious if the strike should extend and production cease. Three years ago during strike Nova Scotia coal had to be taken as far as Toronto. The Grand Trunk has not much coal ahead, and the stocks of all railways are at present very light.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
FIRE ALARM.
The Kerosene Stove Smoked.

The Kerosene Stove Smoked.
 At 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm was rung in from box PAP, at the corner of College and George streets, for a supposed fire at 2l3 Com merce street. It seems that a kerosene stove in rooms at that number occu- pied by Mrs Rose Ignal had been smoking heavily, and a neighbor seeing it had thought that the house was atire. The building is owned by Isaac Katz No damage was done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
James E. Hogan.

James E. Hogan of 163 Lloyd street died suddenly yesterday morning at his home. He was at Lighthouse Point on Monday at picnic with his family. At o'clock yesterday morning he was attacked with heart trouble and died shortly afterwards. He was forty years of age and was employed at the l.. Candee Co., $ rubber shop The funeral will be held Thursday morning from St. Francis church
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
CONTRACT AWARDED.
For the Grading of East Grand Aver

For the Grading of East Grand Avenue.
 The selectmen yesterday morning awarded the contract for the grading of East Grand avenue to C. w. Blakeslee & Sons. The bids for the work were: Blakeslee & Sons, s3.299; T. F. Maher, s4,7S5.50; Cononr Brothers, $3,939; John A. Doolittle, s3,445: R. Redfield & Sons, S4,142.
 The bid of Blakeslee & Sons is about $500 under the estimate. The work must be completed in sixty-three dayS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
WILL MUCH INCREASE
 GRAND LIST.

It is eiieved by the assea5rrs that the reassessment of property in New Haven under the legislative act of 1895 will increase the grand list of the city to S100 0000,000. The list is now about S56. GOO 000 When the reassessment is completed the rate of taxation in the city will be much smaller, but the tax on some property will be consid arabiy higher than it is now.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
WAS BORN HERE.
Death of a Yale '39 Man.

The Chicago papers report the death there last week of Charles Huntington Morse. MT. Morse was native of this city He was a lawper, and at one time was corporation counsel for Chi cago. He was graduated at Yale in 1899. a classmate of Richard D. Hub bard, Robbins Battell and the Rev. I. N. TarboX.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
WATSON RECOVERING.

At the state hospital 1t was stated last night that James Watson of Hartford, who was serevely injured while driving at Savin Rock last Satur- day afternoon, will completely recover. On Monday he was tried at walking about with some slight aid. It was at first feared that paralysis would result from his injuries. A rest of a few weeks will restore him completely, it is believed by the physicians.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
;YALEs ALL-ARoUND CHAMPION

J. E. Sullivan, of New York city. to whom was referred the dispute at Yale over the declaration of the all round athletic champion of the university has just announced his decision. He de- cIares that the percentages of J. H. Thompson '97, of New York city. make him champion. Thompson's speciaities are the high jump and hurdles. Sec ond place goes to R. G. Clapp of North ampton, Mass, '9S, whose best record was in the pole vault.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
H1TRT IN BICYCLE COLLISION

Leo Mann, son of M. Mann, manager of the Crawford shoe store, received severe bruises in bicycle collision at Savin Rock Monday evening On his way back to this city he collided with another bicycle, whose handle bar struck him in the face, knocking him to the ground
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
LEAVE FOR MONTREAL TO-DAY

Principal L. L, Camp and wife and Miss Claribel Mix, daughter of Drug eist Mix, leave for Montreal to-mor- row. After attending the American h. stitute of Instruction, of which MT Camp is assistant treasurer. they will make trips to Quebec. Thousand Isl snds and other places
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
EPwoRTH s. S. EXCURSION,
Children Will Go to Pawson Park July

Children Will Go to Pawson Park July
 15.
 The Epworth M E. church Sunday school will go on their annual excur- sion to Pawson Park on July Is. The City Mission Sunday school chill dren will go to Pawson Park the same day. 2l4
 The expenses of the children of the Epworth school will be entirely de- frayed by the receipts from two lawn parties and church entertainment held to raise money for that purpose,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
AT PINE ORCHARD.

Thomas A. Bostwick, who is an as- sistant at the Peabody museum of Yale university, and his wife have for the past two weeks occupied a cottage at Pine Orchard. They will probably re- main for some time longer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
THREE MEN KILLED.

Wreck on the Boston and Maine Rail-
 road.
 Woodsville, N H., July GA freight train on the White Mountain division of the Boston and Maine railroad was wrecked by a washout at a point about four miles north of this station early this morning. Three men were killed, and the engine and three cars were badly wrecked. The killed were.t Pat rick Lennon, engineer, Whitefeld, N. H; Bert Pebbles, fireman, woodsvilIe; c. Lang, brakeman, Berlin, N. H.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
1TsED A HORSE PISTOL.

Rranford, July 6.-While operating vith a horse pistol in celebrating the glorious Fourth, James Butler of Rog- CTS street received severe hurt. The pistol flew back, cutting bad gash in his forehead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
A BAD FAIL

Mrs. Mary lsaacs of Congress ave- nue, eighty-two years of age, fell down stairs at her home, yesterday afternoon, and broke both wrists. She was taken to the hospital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
Michael Dwyer.

Michael Dwyer of 7S Fillmore street, who had been i'll several months With throat trouble, died yesterday morning. He was forty-eight years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
OBIpU1RY NOTES.
Funeral of Oscar Rogers.

The funeral services of the late Oscar Rogers, son of Alex. V. Rogers of 136 Olive street, take place this (Wednes- day) afternoon from the Davenport church at o'clock. The interment will be at Mapledale cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
Thomas F. Farrell.

Thomas F. Farrell of Hamden, aged forty-three years. died on Monday at the Wallingford Masonic Home. The funeral, with Masonic services, will be held to-day at 1 o'clock at the home, and the interment will be in the Ceh- terville cemetery, Hamden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.

Second Free Entertainment on the Green.
 The second free public concert given the kindness of some unknown phi lanthropist will be given this evening at eight o'clock on the Green by the Ameri- can Second Regiment band, Frank Fichtl, leader. The programme will be as follows:
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
The Free Home . tead Bill.

The free homestead bill passed the
United States States Senate last Friday
by vote Of 35 to II. This Is very sat
isfactory. The bill will he returned to
the house for the ratification Of certain
amendments and there is fear Of delay
from committee tactics In that body.
There Ia no doubt about the sentiment
favorable to the bill In that body when
ever vote may he reached. There is.
however. some fear Of delay sufficient
to extend to the fourth ot March. In
that event the measure would nave Ia
to be taken through both houses oi
mex: congress. The settler on the res
ervation can rest assured though that
1t will become law IN time to save 10
them and the country the price oi
their homes. The conservative old
Eastern senators have power to delay
the bil but not to defeat Il.
A later dispatch states that the bill
will he reported favorably from the
house committee. Chairman Lacy
whose action we fear will offer u mi
nority report, hut even that does not
extend to the Nex Perce lands. The
passage Of the bill Ia now fully assured
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
Good Blood In It.
SrITCIIINTiME.

Speaking Of the personel OF the Lew.
kstOn Water and Power Company, II
friend reminds u- that Mr.. q. st. l..
Abbott, Of Boston, who is IA leading
member Of the company. and perhaps
first Of the Boston men to see the great
opportunity here, Is u worthy scion of
one ot Americas most worthy families.
The Abbotts will ever he known IN our
history a. remarkable family Of
scholars, historians and statesmen,
while the subject of this sketch seems
likely to equal the others in distinc-
tiOn, but III a different field. that Of f.
nance and industrial activity. Mr.. &.
st. l.. Abbott, though still IA young
man, Is the president Of one of the
largest water-power companies in
America, that at Lewistnn, Maine, and
director IN several large railroad con,
panies. Together with broad ability )
and far-seeing judgment, Mr.. Abbot,
possesses n frank and genial nature
and he inspires all who come in con
tact with him with implicit conidenc,
in high ideals Of integrity aud honor.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

our loved ones ere the good night kiss
can be given in the ''wee sma' hours"
Now Friend Charity, If we 20 ahead
against his wishes and perform that
well known operation Of "cutting ones
hose off to spite ones face" you will
reap such a gratifying satisfaction Of
saying, ~ told you So" Time and tide
calls Us to advance and join the ranks
of those who believe that brothers aud
sisters have the right to occupy II seat
in the same car of progress aud pros
perity. Bad environments and false
education often mislead the mind, aud
it may seem to you like school girls
prize composition for me to tell you,
that your career of wonder has just he
gun, and your capacity for being astOn-
ished is yet in its mere infancy Of
DEVELOPMENT. No doubt we will learn
to make respectable figure heads" TO
hide political villianies for awhile, aud
that politics, theoretically the noblest
of mans pursuits, il practically the
lowest and most base, aud yon ARE u
believer in the integrity Of the people
as a whole, poor soul. Don't you find
in this great republic of ours, that,
combined will Is u stupentiOus faction,
which has no real existence.
Please. Friend Charity. you are so
much smarter than ] am, and have
made a pedestal all for yourself, and I
stand in awe IF your pharisaic super
iority. but we cannot tell you all our
wrongs, unless we begin in the prima, y
department, and II you care to hear
from me again, IN tell YOU why "rhe
hand that rocks the cradle should helm
to rule the world" "HOPE."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
AwIater Scese.

The blessings Of this fair valley nave
l9en beautiful ' exempliiied this week.
The sno ow Of winter has oversprest the
encircling hills like u shrOiid, while the
valley with It's winding rivers and
green fields, gardens and meadows has
glIstened In the sunlight, glowesl In
the life and warmth Of spring and
smiled In a tender growth Of versiure
and fragrant wild flowers. We have
looked upon real winter scene. Iii
the enj ,ymenr Of our natural hlessings
we think Of the great suffering wOrId
In the harsh embrace Of winter out aud
beyond the walls Of Lewiston valley.
We are like fortunes fnvor,ies m some
squalid land Of widespread Distress,
looking through the windows Of
palace upon the shivering people, with
all the comforts Of glowing fies, food
aud raiment inside the walls that shut
out their sufierings.
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Reply to Charity.

Good morning, dear Charity, will
YOU let me unturl the banner of Hope,
spelled with u great big II and tell you
that Auntie and are glad that women
have been granted the right of suffrage
in the state of Idaho. 1t may be as
you say, "a political experiment" but
our sphere IS so divinely limited, and
80 much is expected of us that we are
tired trying to make learned, wise,
noble and useful wives and mothers, on
the short measure of cloth that custom
hs.s heretofore given us. Aunty says,
"Now Mex, your school days are over,
what are you going to do with life,
settle down and | e an old maid, or get
married"'
With this problem st areing me in
the face, l woke up to the query of.
why the world should Ike prejudiced
against women walking the same foot
steps in all the avenues of life that are
travelled by her brother, and ifit would
please you to know some ofthe eXqui'
site shades of thought woven IN mental
tapestry, m carry you back to the bor-
der land of unbelief in my teaching.
My first query is, why am l not in the
hereafter Ms bright Intellectually as my
brother, though he is two years Older
than I; our school days have been
passed in the same class. Many Of his
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
The Waite BIIi.

Waite, of I4atah county, has intro
duced = bill In the legislature which
strikes directly ut the efficiency of tn
high school system Of the state. HI
wishes to amend the license law 10
such way ~ tn distribute the fund
among the schools of the country In
stead Of giving It TO the distrlct In
which the license In collected. The
present law gives fiity per cant. os aIl
money collected from licenses u the
school district In which the tax u col
lected, forty per cent. 70 the general
road fund and ten per cent. to the
state. Under this law the town and
village schools have made rapid
development. The greater majority or
them now hold y nine months term,
have increased their teaching fDtce
and raised the course of study TO meet
the university requirements, but With
out the money arising from the llcsnss
law this could MT le done. II The
Waite bill passes many Of the graded
and high schools Of tire state will havs
to decrease both length OF term and
teaching force. The splendid systenl
Of schools that Is now enabled to take
up the university preparatory work
aud 1T the pupils at home Tor the uni-
versity course will have to be relegnted
to make way for something less pro-
gressIve and less efficient. The gsp
between the common district school
and the university must be filled BY :
system Of good secondary schools, xrd
under tile present law we can hOpe ~
build up such y system but II tbs pro
posed change IL made the gan will b.
widened and the university will either
hace to become preparation school Or
/ 20 without pupils and hundreds Cf
young men and women of ths state
who now ore securing at home An ex-
ceilent high school training will b.
compelled either to secure the
same at the university ut increased cost
or move outside the state to enjoy tbs
privilege. Aud outside Of the question
Of benefit to the school system II u
doubtful whether the coun try At largs.
should receive any part 0f the fund
which arises from the license law. The
town deserves this recompenss for hAv-
ing to bear the burdens arising from
the saIIe sources.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

Suppose our city should find it ex-
pedlent or advisable to Issue bonds for
street and OF her improvements in the
near future and hold an election to
ascertain the voice of its citizens, and
an Affirmative vote had. In negotiat.
ing the sale Of such bonds the validity
OF SAID action would be sifted to the
bottom. 1t is then that these dis
crepancies would be made apparent,
resulting In failure to float our bonds.
Would IL not be advisable for our city
council to authorize the city attorney
70 consult with one or more other ut.
torneys and draft curative measure.
amendatOry to our charter, place the
same IN the hands of our representa-
tives In the legislature and secure, II
possible, their enactment.
STITCHINTiME
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
The Old Cleveland Mlae.

A. +. Parker the editor, mine owner
and politician of GrangeviIie, is IN the
city this week. His prime object here
is to attend meeting Of the share
holders Of the Cleveland mine In Elk
City. The question Of incorporation
will I've considered at the meeting. II
il the desire to place block OF stock
on the market to raise fund for
development and machinery. This
plan will put the property on paying
basis without embarrassing the original
owners. An effort will also be made
to change the name Of the mine. The
name Cleveland IL regarded as n hood00
by some Of the owners. Some Lewiston
parties are interested In this valuable
proposition.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

dimcult problems were brought to me
with the pleading; "Oh! sister, do help
he just once MORE This seemingly
helplessness Oh his part in many ways
causes me to ask: did my mother,
before she gave us life endow him with
higher mental powers than she did me,
without the knowledge of sex. Was l,
10y her intended to be one Of the real
custodians Of worldly purity, to help
arrest the tide of Decentralization sweep
ing over the land; while nothing in
the labratory of immortality was closed
against him. He could enter into all
the follits, the pet velvet masked vices
that society adopts, but poor me, my
skirts condemn me to life of "influ-
ence behind the throne" must try
to exalt the world and try to build up,
what he is constantly tearing down.
l must weigh carefully in wholesale
packages all the trouble that comes
through his Sowing his wild oats"
lest some error occur and the world
find out his wayward life. Again. I
muse that he was just as pure when
We played together, as was, our little
minds rejoiced or grieved over the same
childish cares, and his tender feelings
cried out at wrong quicker than my
own. Then Why should there he
schemes laid to develop his intellect
any more than mine? From this time
on, nothing but death must ever bring
a tear to his eye: that heart as tender
as my own must hencefourth wear y
hardened mask of mockery, for he's u
man. and l, his sister whose talents
have sprung Il leak. must be All old
maid, or ge: married. ~ my parents
are poor and bread aud butter depends
upon the sale can make M myself
under the sacred tie of n,atrimOny.
The finger of time in her revolutions
points us to higher sphe res than being
neglected and unloved wives. Your
"Incidents and Observations" have
ere this taught you that our Office In
the home, of wife, mother and sister.
needs renovating. Dimes, pennies and
dollars slip from our s'imy 'iued purses
into ''guilded palaces of sim," we are
called upon to fumigate the breath of
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party from defeat. On an other occa-
sion two democrats who from expert.
ensp should Ike gnOd iud0es of the effect

party from defeat. On an other Occa-
sion two democrats who from expert.
ence should be good judges of the effect
OF red liquor, and one of whom is now
In the State senate, was delegated to
make King too drunk to vote on the
next day. 1t was an easy task to make
"Uncle Billy" drunk and it was not an
unpleasant one for the two democrats
selected for this political job. When
the house was called to order next
morning three seats were vacant. Be-
fore the roll call was completed how
ever King appeared at the bar. AS
soon as he could get the floor he gen.
erously informed the democratic side
that two of their members were drunk
and would not appear to vote unless
they had some help as they could not
walk to the hall without assistance.
His sense of Justice would not permit
him to benefit his own marty by the
weakness of the men who had deliber-
ately planned more than once TO profit
by his weakness. The present senator
and his collegue drank themselves
to sleep but Kings mind was not to
be diverted from his party fealty by
any of the tricks known to the pOliti-
clans of Idaho IN that early day. This
unique character removed to Murry in
ShOshone county soon after the dis
covery of the Occur d'Alene mines.
From that district he was again sent to
the legislature. He was one of the
original owners OF the famous Mother
Lode gold mine and at the time OF his
later official services he was in addition
to being Il politician rich mine owner.
The habits of earlier Official life did not
make him popular amid modern sur
roundings and he returned home dis.
gusted with politics. He married
about a year ago and returned TO the
scene of his earlier triumphs on the
Palouse. The conditions which made
the character of Billy King in Idaho
politics possible are long since past.
In fact there are not many Of his as
sociates in public life ut this date.
Bill Ewing and Frank Points were
contemporaries of King, In the Palouse
in the democratic ranks.