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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
SENATOR CHANDLER PREDICTS
In Case That Secretary Gage Pur-
sues His Financial Policy.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Chand-
Ter of New Hampshire has written let
ter to the Washington Post, in which he
says:
"If the Secretary of the treasury and
his gold standard associates will cease
their demand for impossible currency leg
islation, congress will pass the necessary
appropriation bills, probably take care of
Hawaii and Cuba, there will not be a Sc
rious party division during the session,
and there will be an adjournment.
"If Secretary Gage continues to press
upon congress bill the object of which
he says is first to commit the country
more thoroughly to the gold standard and
the immediate result of which is to throw
doubts upon the sincerity of the presi-
dents declarations in favor of continued
efforts to secure bimetallism, political
turmoil will arise in congress which will
split the now united republican party into
fragments, while it will unite and consoli-
date the now homogeneous opposition. 1t
is not feasible to retire the greenbacks,
and there is more probability that bill
will be sent to the president to increase
their amount.
at is not possible to secure the passage
through either house of bill making the
greenbacks into gold notes or authorizing
bonds payable in gold. The effort to do
either thing will probably result in the
passage of bill for the redemption of the
greenbacks in silver dollars and for the
payment of all United States bonds in
gold or silver coin, in the discretion of the
ercise his option for the advantage of the
government, and not for the advantage
of the creditors"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
SUICIDE OF MISS HERBERT.
Daughter of the Ex-secretary of the
Navy.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Miss Leila Her
bert, daughter of the ex-secretary of the
navy, died at her home in this city as a
result of fall from the third story of
her home on New Hampshire avenue, in
the most fashionable part of the city.
The sudden death, and the tragic features
surrounding it, We're a great shock to
the large circle of friends she had made in
Washington. Her death was tIaceable in
directly TO an accident while horseback
riding in her native state (Alabama)
about two months ago. In the morning
she was unusually bright and cheerful.
Shortly after 10 o'clock she dressed to 90
down stairs, but instead of descending
went TO a rear room of the third story
from which she fell, sustaining injuries
which caused her death.
The death was reported TO police head
quarters as a case of suicide due to mel
ancholia and temporary alteration of
mind, as the result of long illness Miss
Herbert was the eldest of eX-Secretary
Herbert's three children, and was a
charming figure in Washington society.
h'Ni'iiy SiN was NNN'CNihSig P'p"iai anu
her presence was sought at all gatherings.
Her social triumph here was repeated in
Europe, where she went to attend the
great naval demonstration at Kiel. With
in the past year she has not enjoyed ro-
bust health, but this only induced her to
redouble her devotion TO outdoor sports
and exercises, and it was while regainine
her health by outdoor riding she met the
accident that indirectly resulted in her
death.
The coroner returned a verdict of sui
eide through temporary insanity As the
facts were clear. he decided an inquest
was unnecessary.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
ONE DOLLAR PER POUND
FOR PROVISIONS AT DAWSON.
All Kinds of Supplies mt Dawson
Commands the Same Figure-The
Food to He Had Only From Re
cent Arrivals.

Seattle, Dec. ia letter TO the Asso-
slated Press from Skaguay, Alaska, dated
December IL, gives the following adition-
al news brought from Dawson by Joe
kastner and George McLachlan of Hell
sna, Mont, who left Dawson November g.
When they left Dawson they were ac-
companied by Pat Holland of Butte,
Mont, and William King of Los Angeles,
Gal. Each man had a sled and an outfit
Of about 40 pounds, which included pro
visions and blankets After travelling 40
miles up the river Kastner and McLach-
las abandoned their sleds, and with 100
pounds each on their backs continued
their journey, leaving Holland and King
behind, they having determined to stick
to their sleds. George Ruth of Flathead
Mont, was overtaken at Fort Pelly with
his feet badly frozen, but he was being
cared for.
Major Walsh will have to remain ia his
present quarters until the river is frozen
sufficiently to permit him to continue his
journey. Although the river was open
all the way up, Kastner believes that it
would soon be frozen solid, as the river
was full of anchor ice.
Between Fort Pelly and Dawson Kast-
ser saw six boats, each containing five
men, floating down the river with the ice.
Their position was dangerous in the ex-
treme and it was impossible to render
them any assistance
Droviciopo OF noWaor xnrara m bo boJ
only from the recent arrivals, who had
some to spare. The prevailing price was
ST per pound for everything purchasable,
from a sack of flour to pick or frying
pan.
"Will there be starvation in Dawson
this winterf' Mr.. Kastner was asked.
THAT is hard question" he said. eff
the people are put upon nations there will
IN my opinion be enough food TO tide over
the winter or until supplies can arrive.
and there will be no actual suffering from
want of food"
Mr.. Kastner went into the Klondike
country to examine the old diggings, with
view to reworking them. He found
that the drifts filled with water and were
soon transformed into solid beds of ice,
making reworking at present impractic-
able, but he states that fully one-third
of the gold is lost by the method now emf
Ployed in mining in the Klondike district.
He estimates that the amount of gold
that will be taken out of the district this
winter will be between $2,000,000 and 49,
100000 Ten millions could easily be tax
Ell out but for the scarcity of light. Can
dies and coal oil are extremely scarce, and
some miners are trying to work their
claims in complete darkness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
FUNERAL OF REV. DAVID DAY.
Distinguished Missionary who Died
the Sea.

Baltimore, Dec. 2l.-The body of the
Rev. DIR. David A. Day, the distinguished
missionary of the Lutheran church, who
has served at Muhlenberg mission on the
west coast of Africa for nearly 25 years,
and who died on the steamship Lucania
last Friday, one day out from New York,
has been brought here. At a special meet
ing of foreign missionaries arrangements
were made for a service in the First Luth-
eran church at Baltimore today, with
prominent clergymen and laymen from
the large cities. Interment will be made
at Selins Grove, Pa, where the services
are expected to be held Wednesday after
noon.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
FROM MONTANA TO TEXAS.
The Startling Irrigation PROPOSE
ton of Governor Leedy.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. Ex-Governor Lee
dy announces that he will present a
scheme to the Nebraska Irrigation CON
vention, which, if carried out, will cause
the arid plains to blossom as the rose.
A l,700-mile canal from Montana to Tex
as is the startling proposition to be form
ally made by Governor Leedy to the COM
ing irrigation congress. The purpose of
the canal would be to divert the flood of
waters of the Missouri and Mississippi
valleys, impound them and let them
down when wanted. The canal would
tap the Mississippi river at Milk river in
Montana and empty into Red river in
Texas.
The governor mentions, incidentally
that the cost would only be $500, 100000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
MIKE CADY TERRIBLY BEATEN.
During n Brutal Fight in sand
point Logging Camp.

Standpoint, Idaho. Dec. pa brutal
fight took place at Kitchens timber camp
mile north of town. which may prove
fatal TO one man. The parties 10 the
fight We're Jim Allen, man named
Nancy, and Mike Cady. Cady was ter
ribly beaten and jumped on with spiked
boots One eye was put out, the face ter
ribly disfgured and some ribs broken. He
was totally unconscious when taken to
Hope on the train this morning. The
other two men have been arrested and
will have a hearing before justice here.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Money Is in strong Demand.

London, Dec. 2l.-Money was in strong
demand last week during the settlement.
Between two and three million pounds
sterling were borrowed for bank pay day
alone. These borrowings eased the mar
ket, but in view of the extra Christmas
demands stiff rates are expected to prevail
for another fortnight Gold continues in
strong demand for Germany and therefore
discount rates are not likely to decline.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
FIRE AT GRANGEvILLE, IDAHO.
Bank. Newspaper Office. Gallery and
Saloon Burned.

Lewiston, Idaho Dec. 20. - A fire at
Grangeville Saturday night destroyed the
building occupied by the Bank of Camas
Prairie, the Idaho County Free Press of
flee, the Hanson photograph gallery and
the Vonberg saloon. The fire started in
the saloon, and the buildings were com
pletely destroyed, there being no fire pro
lection. The books were saved from the
bank building, but all the furniture was
lost. The buildings were valued at $4,000
and the total loss will be $SOOO
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
ENGLAND IS BEHIND TINE
THE ROAR OF THE THUNDERER
Aggressions of Germany and Rus
sia's Latest Move i'm Occupying
Port Arthur Alarms Great Brit
ain-European Comment.

London, Dec 81. - The correspondent
of the Times at Pekin says:
China approves of the Russian fleet
wintering at Port Arthur, being persuaa-
ed that this action is taken in the interest
Of China and necessitated by the German
occupation of Kiao Chau. A dispatch
to the Times from Shanghai says that the
occupation of Port Arthur by Russia css
not help but provoke popular Indignation
in Japan, where public opinion is already
excited over the Kiao Chau affair.
According to the dispatch to the Daily
Mail the high officials of the China court
have advised the emperor, in view of fur
Their complications, to remove the court
to Marking, the southern capital
The dispatch says it is reported there
that overtures have been made to Eng
land to exercise protection over the Yang
Use valley and the west river, and that
numerous rumors are current regarding
the activity of the British squadron in
Chinese waters.
The Times, commenting editorially this
morning on the situation in China, says:
Instead of the kaiser's mailed fist we
have Russia's velvet glove, but the grasp
is not less vigorous and unyieldins
Great Britain ought now courteously to
invite China to extend the same privileges
to the British fleet at Chausan."
Europe Takes a Similar View.
London, Dec 2l.-Telegrams from all
the continental capitals show that Rus
sla's step at Port Arthur is regarded as
tantamount to a permanent occupation
and a reply to Germany's action.
A well informed st. Petersburg CORE
spondent says that there was no agree
ment between Russia and Germany and
the latter simply warned Russia when the
occupation of Kaio Chau was already de-
cided upon.
The Novoe Vremya pretends that Japan
has no cause for complaint, "since China
Is only giving the same shelter to Rus
sian ships as Japan had hitherto so kind
ly afforded"
This view is not held at Berlin, where
the papers are already talking of the pos
sibility of Prince Henry having to shake
his mailed fist at Japan, and that he is
supposed to be secretly backed up by
England. Some of the Berlin papers ex-
press anxiety, but most of them welcome
the news from Port Arthur as iustifying
the German position at Kiao Chau, if not
as actual evidence that Russia and Ger
many are acting together Curiously
enough, Emperor William visited the Rus
sian ambassador on friday night on his
return from Kiel, ostensibly to congratu-
late him on the name day of Emperor
Nicholas. The interview lasted an hour.
There is no doubt now that the emperor
and the ambassador discussed Chinese al
fairs.
The Paris papers, without pretending
to be deceived by Russia's innocent ex-
plantations, are pleased with the action
of the ally of France
The burden of VieDnese comment is:
What will England do? The English feet
in Chinese waters now consists of ons
ironclad, nine cruisers and Is smaller
men of-war
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

st. Louis Dec. 20.-A fire started in the
basement of the building occupied by the
Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company at
the corner of Locust and Broadway early
yesterday morning, and in an almost in
credibly short time the five-story build
ing was completely Quilted. The total
loss will reach $685., 900. fully covered by
insurance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

the Pierce City, Idaho, camp this winter
than for several years previous. This,
taken in connection with the recent in
vestments by capitalists and mining men
of prominence, gives assurance of lively
camp the coming season. The sale of a
one-quarter interest in the Pioneer No. 2
to Chicago parties by j. N. Stacy & Co. is
reported; also that of one-quarter in
terest in the Klondike to the same par
said to have been $500 Both of these
properties lie south of the Golden Gate
and Gold Bar mines, and are supposed to
have the same vein of free-milling gold
quartz
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

Port Au-Prince, Hayti, Dec 2l.-So far
as the general public is concerned every
thing is calm. The bill the senate has
passed for the 100000 4 per cent loan
was adopted with some notifications that
had been recommended by the previous
ministry. The position of the commission
on revenue control is still under the con-
troll of the deputies.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
1000 Cut Down.

Manchester. \. H.. Dec. 22.-Notices OF
10 per cent reductions in wages on Janu-
airy have been posted in the Armore,
Stark & jefferson cotton mills in this
city. The Amoskeag mills, employing
5000 operatives, posted similar notices
last week The Armore, Stark & Jeffer-
son mills employ I 600 operatives.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Plate Glass Strike Is Over

Kokomo, Ind, Dec. 2l.-The plate glass
strike is over, the 1900 men in the Koko-
mo and ElwoOd plants having accepted
the companies proposition for polishers
to be paid by piece work. Both factories
will resume operations this week.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Nebraska Pioneer Dend.

Lincoln Neb., Dec. 2O.-John Gillespie.
territorial auditor of Nebraska and q
member of the commission which founded
the city of Lincoln and made it the seat
of the state government, died here yes
terday, aged IS years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Another Cut for Cotton workers.

Suncock, n. H., Dec. 22-Notices have
been posted at the Pembroke and Web
ster cotton mills, makers of print cloths,
announcing a reduction of wages of about
10 per cent on January l. The cut will
affect nearly 1900 operatives.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
Fails for Four Millions.

London, Dec. %. A special dispatch
from Melbourne, Australia, says that c.
H. James has failed for $4,250OO0. The
cause of his troubles is said to be the
bursting of the land boom.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

New York, Dec. 2O.-While Mrs. Mar
saret Spencer was cooking with an oil
stove last night her pet dog upset the
stove. An explosion followed and the
woman was so badly burned that she
died.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
A Southern Oregon Placer.

Ashland, Ore, reports that number of
transfers of valuable mines have lately
been made in that vicinity and in the ad-
jacent districts of northern California
Boggs' high-channel placer mine, on Eli
oft creek, on which a large sum of money
has been expended, has been sold to
MesTs. Burnham and Main of Portland
A most important sale was the Ashland
quartz mine and milling plant for $4,000,
the purchasers being R. M. Bennett of
Minneapolis and S. F. Reynolds of She
boygan, Wis.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

A larger force Of men are employed il
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

Bar silver $50. Copper quiet brokers'
rice $lOl21. Lead quiet; brokers' $3.50.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-24
More BuPpIarieS.

The house of George Gather. IS,
! Myrtle Avenue was entered this morn
! ing between 3 and 80 and robbed. The
! articles taken We're Ga Tiers gold
watch, three pistols and rue mems
we ring apparel. George Gather said
| that he heard nothing during the n 9 h,
although the robber or robbers entered
! the room where he was 81 epiug and
took most of the articl lost from that
room. The comic pan t of the proc ed
ings was that the robbers went tn, Ough
his packets and found three cigars
wrapped up in tin fol. these they took
and on his leaving the house this morn
ing he found where the tin fol off of
one cigar had been thrown down in the
street and match elise by it showed
that the cigar h ad bean lighted. which
went tt show that the burglar was coil
and collected in his movements.
The police think that the negro who
is wanted as an accomp ice of the man
now in Jail charged with many nthe L
robberies is the party that comm tied
the burglary. The negro was seen la t
evening at a certain dive in JuareZ and
seems TO be in no hurry 10 leave this
section.
Mr.. Gather says that the burglar
last night tried on some of his IN err
clothing in the house and finding them
too large. took them of and put on
some of his sous clothes.
For downright brazeu GOODNESS this
burglary caps the climax ard shows
that the band that is now working the
town are old hands at the business.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-24
MR. RAMSEY INTERVIEWER.
Tells the Herald Reporter about the
Railroad Franchise.

A HERALD reporter called on Mr..
Ramsey, general manager of the FL
Paso Southern aiw8y that IS now
seeking a franchise through the city.
aud asked him about what he would GO
in his next move to procure the fran
chise and secure an outlet for his
road through the city.
Mr. Ramsey said: "Ibave draueh s.
men now atwork on a map with which I
will 90 before the city council and then
no one can say there is any So ere V 90
nv part. Just as soon as the maps are
done you can have q copy and print it IN
the HERALD. Many of the remarks
made at last nights meeting OF the
council were uncalled for and some of
the insinuatiOnS were Insulting The
Ell Paso Southern railway has asked
Ell Paso for d right of ay through The
city. 1t wants to get located so it can
do business in the city. My company
don't ask for any MOI than any other
railway. The street selected to euter
tie city is one on which 70 business is
now transacted or is eXi &c ed to be
transacted in the near future. Other
roads have been granted franc hiseS
that are far more valuable than my
road now asks, and | can't see why
there is such a strong kick coming
against the company [ repre- ent, be-
cause it is a foreign company; every
railway now running Into Ri
Paso was built by foreign capital. My
road will do as much or more for the
building up of Ell PasO as any other road 8.
"Now as to the petition l will present
! to the council at its next meeting.
When the other petition was drawn up
an Ell Paso map was used that did not
show that East Overland street extend
| ed beyond the Texas * Pacific reServa-
| ton, but an outlet was shown to be the
alley running between where East
Overland street ought to be and San
Antonio street and this was the alley
asked for in the petition before the
council last night. but just as soon as
he found out that Overland street did
extend east through the Texa. & Paci-
fic reservation, then he wanted to amend
the petition so it would take in East
Overland street instead of the alley
asked for in the original petit
ton. The new petition will also
ask that the road be allowed to
build east on Overland street to where
it intersects avenue A. and run out
avenue A. to the city Limits. Avenue
A is where the Texas x Pacific tracks
latter part of the petition is that it
asks an outlet on avenue A instead of
on Cotton avenue.
.'The first part of the origin al petit
ton will be retained asking for a
franshise up Utah street TO point
opposite where First street butts on
Stanton. through the block between
Utah and Stanton to First street. east
on F rst street to blocks POO and 30l
crossing said blocks to east Overland
street to avenue A and out on avenue
A to the city limits. This is what the
Ell Paso Southern railway SKIS and We
don't want any secrecy about It,.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-24
Evangeline, Lovely EvangeIine.

There is d very laudao Die scheme
Matching in the fertile braius of tDe
McGintleS to have an Evauge iue
scene in their coming entertainment.
with either Mr.. Reckh hart, Dr. Turner
or Tom Herman as Evangeline. The
scheme is to dress up the sweet, lovely
little, slender and delicate syiph, in
short clothes: double b bass pantalets
as broad and expansive as smile on
the moon, very dscollete with short
sleeves. doantcherknow, proiuse
blonde wig, ha d painted checks, and
feet-Oh come off the perch We county
fair squashes, you're not in it.
The boys are dead sure Evangeline
would draw immensely, 'Why,'' say 5
one, elf the people for fifty miles around
knew that the McGinty entertainment
was going to have such dear little
chickybird of an Evangeline on the
boa DIS they would foc6 in so that the
railroads would have to run special
trains to accommodate the crowds, and
seats would be bought up for wo weeks
ahead. 1t would mean a packed opsra
house from pit TO dome with standing
room only out on the street. BY all
means let US have Evapgeline.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-24
EXcruciatinr.

There was little oblgato of a lig-
neOus nature at the last organ recital
in st, Clements not down on the pro-
gram. Four ladies got into the MIDDLE
seat of the church which has a very
squicky back, and every time one of
them moved, that seat talked right
out in meetin'.' Finally, the ladies
got up disguised, and glide OFF to an
other seat. Then four mure ladies
came in and occupied the seat
Their experience was fully
| If not more disastrous than that of the
| pr eviOuS quartet. and after a series of
squeak1ngS from That seat that were
really heartbreaking. the four lad es
unos'entatiOusly glided to another seat.
Two ladies and their escort, who sat in
the seat behind. became nervuos and
also moved away.
They were no sooner settled down.
than in pranced third quartet of
ladies who straightway proceeded to
possess themselves OF that hood ,oed
seat, as one remarked to another, How
fortunate to find an unoccupied seat
right in the middle of the house
Then toe charming four sat down.
and-that horr1d seat gave
a shrek and a groan that made a
little girl back of tnem exclaim, oh.
how That does make nerves run up
and down with shiversr' Ire ladle.
looked al esch other ana theI at tn
seat, as though uncertain what to
do, when one of them concluded that
now as they were on a picnic they
might as we have some fun out OF it,
ana she purposely 'jouDced up and
down" gong the dizzy Old seat raz-
Eel dazzle that brought up visions OF the
regions of the lost. 1t was creak
crash, cra-k, cresk, squeak, squax
squeak, CRACK rack, wrack, and d W hole
h..
dOleful sound" All this was before
the concei t gan, and as a prelude t.
The proles ommenon presently otfe red
by the good rector, it was how ling
success. The last quartet held the
fort for the evening, and did MT
''jounce" the seat any more after the
pr Ofessor had taken his pla e at the or
gan, but the people in that vicinity
were dreadfully apprehensive of wood-
en- obligatos during the entire pro-
gram.
The sexton is now oiliug the seat.