Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-19

She claims she Is bounded by detectives
Representative Murray, coiored, o
South Carolina, has introduced fl Con
gress a resolution for an investigation
Of alleged Illegal election practices ii
that State. Allegations are made that Z
large part OF the population lrneaning
colored people, is politically disfranchis-
ed The object sought Is TO cast out the
electoral vote.
DR.. II. Russell Conweii, uisungu ish-
ed Philadelphia divine, who IS now on a
lecture tour through the south, declares
that he Is being logged on his travels BY
an emIssary of the Spanish government.
The epidemic of smallpox IN Havana
Cuba, continues and the daily death rate
from all diseases Is IS per cent or more.
II is calculated that there were 5000
cases OF smallpox In Havana sometime
since.
The State Trust and Savings Bank
Of West Superior, Wis. IS In the hands
of a receiver. Its owners used the bank
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the capital of $4,000 Is completely
wiped out
The Cuban league in the United
States gives out letter from an agent
stating that there exists among leading
property owners of Cuba, of all nation
slIties, a strong desire for annexation to
the United States.
Az Homan, Ark. ten miles from Tex
arkana, Ark. Sam Leigh, Is-year-old
boy. shot and killed Adam Cartwright,
his stepfather. Cartwright, In jeal-
Gus frenzy, assaulted his wife with club
innicting fatal wounds.
John Giesen, German, took horse
away from a crowd of boys at St. Louis,
Mo-. and drove II to his hut and killed
u for food Giesen was out of work and
with his wife and four children were
starving TO death
A Washington special TO the Salt Lake
Tribune says President Cleveland has
before m a proposition looking to the
annexation Of part Of WyomIngs terri
tory TO the Yellowstone Park The
acreage is not stated.
Two miners named Davis and Ste
vens. supposed to have been murdered
near Renvllle, New January IS, by a
bad halibreed Indian who enticed them
into the hills TO show them some claims.
Their bodies have not been found.
John w. Moore, OF Lexington Ky, !
and its ex-city treasurer, Saturday killed |
his 6.year.old son. shot his daughter and
sister and then Killed himself. He was
In the asylum ten years ago, bur was
supposed to be Of sound mind
Ex.Queen LilIuokalsnl has suffered a
relapse from an attack or Ia grippe, and
has been advised by her physician that
the climate In and around the national
capital is too rigorous for her She viii
go south
The Provo wooden mills have been
closed Indefinitely The employees have
been receiving one-fourth their pay In
cash and the remainder in produce
They demanded half cash, to which the
would not consent.
A bill was introduced IN the Illinois
legislature at Springfield, by Represen-
alive Compton, to prohibit the taking
II notes, bonds and other obligations
,ayable otherwise than In lawful money
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abolish the gold contract lease system.
The Merchants National bank of
Helena, supposed to have been one of
trongest In the West. failed the 18th.
I had deposits of SI.sso,ooo loans of !
!, zoo, 900, cash and exchange of $500
100. according to It's last statement on
December ~
Samue, Smith liberal leader of some
Iote moved In the house of commons {
he disestablIshment and Olsen dowment g
( the Church of England. He contend
d established churches were inimlcal to 0.
opular rights. The resolution was de- +
,ated BY a vote Of 1o4 TO So.
Captain Alexander Hamilton Gilbert /,
Chester. Conn, who with his brother 81
,hu Gilbert, was the inventor and q
llder Of the first system of dry docks
1880. Is dead at the age of 81. The
-o,hcrs huilt the dry docks &C Pensaco- o.
. san Francisco and Portsmouth
The Senate committee on naval affairs n
b decided the government should not %
.t 10 exceed $500 per con for
moe plate. An appropriation Of ST., p
10000 VIII bc made 90 establish gov a
nmeul plant X manufacturers refuse IN