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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
ELoPlNG COUPLE WAS ON BOARD
City of Picking Drought Two Well
Known Philadelphia People.

San Francisco, Feb. 5.-Among the pas
sengers from Honolulu today on the
steamer City of Picking were Mrs. 9. c:
Pinckney- Norris and Cavalier Smith or
Philadelphia, whose elopement last month
created a sensation. They were entered
on the cabin list as Mr.. and MIS-
smith" and registered the same at a To-
cal hotel.
They went to Honolulu intending to
proceed to Japan, but changed their plans
on account of the notoriety given to
their movements.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
TRAIN ACCIDENTALLY DERAILED."
WeyIer's Forces Report n Disaster
AZ UnimpOrtant.

Havana, Feb. ga passenger train from
Matanzas was accidentally derailed yes
terday between Colon and Garrecias. An
ironclad guard car, baggage car and a
third-class passenger car were capsized-
The commander of the escort and four
soldiers were wounded and one soldier
was mutilated, and the engineer. fireman
and the crew of the train and a man sell
ing papers were killed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
Starving People in Louisiana.

st. Louis. Feb. 5.-A special to the Republic
from Shreveport, La, says:
Thirty thousend people in the state are prac-
tically starving to death. relief committee
which has inspected the stricken parish near
Shreveport says this number Of people will have
to be sustained during the unfruitful season.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
Steamer City of Agra Is Lost.

Gibraltar, Feb. 5.-The Omega. British
steamer outward bound to Hull, England, sig
nailed Cape Carvoero that the British steam
err City of Agra, outward bound from Glasgow,
has been lost. The captain Of the Agra is on
board of the Omega. The City of Agra
| Srnith
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
Joe sheIby Critically III.

Adrian, Mo-. Feb 5.-The noted confederate
general, Joe Shelby. who is United States mar
shall for the western district OF Missouri, Is
critically III at his farm near here. His malady
is pronounced dipho- pneumonia. At late hour
tonight Shelby is unconscious and has high
fever.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
FIREMAN CHARLES RoDDY KILLED.
Swung OF His Engine and Fell to
the Rocks Below.

Starbuck WASH, Feb. 5.-Charles Roddy, one
of the oldest fremen on the o. r. & NJ, was
killed here today. He jumped from his engine
while 1t was in motion and fell the rocks be-
low. He leaves a young wife and one child.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
Nice Berth for Olney.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Secretary Olney has re-
ceived from President Elliot of Harvard uni
versity an invitation to fill the chair of inter-
national law at the Institution after the expira-
ton of his term of office In the state Depart
ment.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12

The British consul at Galveston says
that four-fifths of the foreign commerce
) of that port Is done In British vessels.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
MURDERER BUTLER.
An Extra Watch Placed on the Aus
traiian to Prevent a Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.-The
police authorities have placed an extra
watch on murderer Butler tc prevent
him taking his own life. Butler sent
for a newspaper man who had befriend-
ed him and appealed for aid in procur-
ing six grains of morphine. Butler is
reported to have said: The jig is up.
They have got me, and will take me
back to Australia. I know what will
be done with me there, and l do not
propose to 60"
His confidante, instead of aiding him
to cheat the gallows, promptly reported
Buffers request to the Chief of Police.
Preliminary steps for an appeal in
behalf of Ashe or Butler from the de-
cision of Judge Morrow in the habeas
corpus case were taken to-day by his
attorneys. No appeal can be taken to
the Supreme Court in such cases unless
the Judge denying the writ certifies
that the construction of the Constitu-
ton or treaty is involved. The neces-
sary papers setting out the record of
the case and the question Of jurisdic-
ton raised were presented to Judge
Morrow for his certification. If he
finds that the necessary questions on
which to base an appeal are involved
the papers will be filed and an appeal
be taken. If he does not so certify no
appeal can be taken. In that case
Ashes attoreys say they will sue out a
writ of error and take the case to the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
SERVING THEIR TIME.
The Attorneys Who Were Committed
to Jail by Judge JoachimsOn.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.-Colo-
mel James F. Smith and Joseph Cot
fey, the attorneys who defied the orders
of Police Judge Joachimsen, are serv-
ing twentyfour hours in Jail for con-
tempt of court.
The attorneys were retained to de-
fend a number of Chinese arrested for
gambling. The police were unable to
identify the Chinese by name in court,
and Smith and Coffey were asked to
designate the defendants. They re-
fused, and were fined 500 or twenty
four hours in Jail for contempt. They
appealed to the Superior Court, but
Judge Wallace sustained the Police
Court. The attorneys preferred to go
to jail in preference to paying the fine,
and to-day delivered themselves into
custody of the Sheriff
Smith was last night elected Colonel
of the First Regiment, and while on
his way to Jail received a telegram
from a friend which read: Accept my
congratulations. You are the right
man in the right place"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT.
The Volume Entering the Port of San
Francisco Decreasing.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
Pacific Mail and the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Companies, to-
gether with the Southern Pacific Com
pany are much concerned over the de-
creasing volume Of trade entering the
port of San Francisco from the Orient
There was conference between the
officials of the lines mentioned in the
office of c. f. Smurr,. General Freight
Agent of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, Thursday afternoon, at which the
traffic situation was discussed at con-
siderable length, and various proposed
measures for its improvement dis
cussed. No decisive action was taken,
however.
The trouble lies in the fact that there
is not enough eastbound business for
all the lines now plying to and from the
Orient" said Mr. Smurr, in discussing
the situation to-day. I'VE talked over
matters, but decided for the present to
do no more than we have been doing of
late in the direction of fighting for the
business, viz: The making of rates in
competition with the rates via other
lines and via the Suez route. AS mat
ters now stand, rates fiuctuate with the
departure Of every steamer"
Mr.. Smurr said that the new Japan
csc steamship line, the Nippon Yusan
kalsha, which connects with the Great
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
Never Before Has the Travel That Way
Been So Large.
Attorneys Smith and Coffey, Who
Defied the Orders of Police Judge
Joachimson of San Francisco, Serv-
ing Their Sentence of Twenty.
Four Hours i'm Jail for Contempt of
Court.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash), March
1.-THE steamer Alki sailed this morn
ing for Alaska with 250 Yukon pros
pectors, ninety dogs for shedding and
thirty pack horses. Pack horses over
the divide to the Yukon country have
never before been tried, and old miners
who have repeatedly made the trip are
of the opinion that horses cannot be of
any service.
The All1i was SO crowded with pros
pectors and their outfits that she was
forced to leave 600 tons of freight on
the wharf here. Never before at any
season has the rush to Alaska been so
great.
The steamers Willapa and City of To-
peka both arrived this morning from
Alaska. Among the Topeka's passen-
gers was c. S. Johnson, exhibited
States District Attorney for Alaska,
who is on his way to Washington to
ask President Mckinley to appoint him
Governor of Alaska
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Former Bookkeeper For a San Fran.
cisco Com mission House..

SAN FRANCISCO, March 70
George McGregor Deason, late book
keeper for L. IRrzelere & Co, shipping
and commission brokers, was taken to
the City Prison tonight charged with
felony embezzlement. He is said to be
IS, 900 short in his accounts with the
firm.
For seven years prior to his disap-
pearance from this city Deason was in
the employ of the firm which is now his
accuSer. He was trusted to the ut
most, and the discovery of his shortage,
extending over period of about six
teen months, was only discovered
when the flight of the bookkeeper made
it necessary for Larzelere to take
charge of the books himself when the
peculation became apparent.
Deason left the city on February 21st
for the north. He was located finally
in Victoria, B. c., and a man was sent
after him. The bookkeeper was in
formed that if he did not consent to re-
turn voluntarily he would be arrested
and extradited. After communicating
with his brother in this city, Deason
consented to come back. He arrived
here in the custody of the officer on the
I'd inst, and has been under surveil-
lance ever since.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
A Ministries DOWNFALL.
Rev. ilillington Admits That He
Eloped With a Grass Widow.

NEWARK IN. j.. March IA SEN
sation was caused in this city to-day
when it became known that Rev. E. j.
Millington, pastor of Paramount Bap-
tiSt Church, made a full confession to
the deacons of the church regarding his
disappearance.
On March 1st he left his home here to
attend the Baptist conference in New
York. That evening his wife received a
telegram informing her that he had met
an old college friend, and that he would
not return home until Tuesday. He did
not come home then, neither did his wife
hear anything Of him until last Monday,
when he was located at the home of his
father, also minister of Keesville, n
Y. There he had made a statement in
which he said that his mind was a blank
to him after he left New York and until
he found himself in Montreal. The min
lister returned to his home on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Millngton admits that he left
home with Mrs. Dorothy Dickerson, who
is separated from her husband, and who
left her home the same day. The min
lister said he and Mrs. Dickerson went to
~hCiiSASeAi, "liSlC tiiCy lCSiSltItQ eiS
Z. Harold and wife, at a boarding
house. They remained there over night,
and left hurriedly when they received a
telegram informing them they had
been traced to that city. He admits that
the elopement was premeditated, and
that he had been leading dual life with
Mrs. Dickerson for over a year. He
knew that sooner or later their relations
would become known, and he would
have to go away with Mrs. Dickerson,
so he decided to take the first opportun-
ity to flee from the city. He admits that
he neglected to pay bills that he had in
CURED, so that he could save money
with which to pay their fares to Mont
real.
The deacons no longer recognize him
as the pastor of their church. A church
meeting has been called for March 18th
to take action in the case.
Mr.. Millington has refused to see a
reporter, saying he would make a state
ment to the public next week. His wife
is Frustrated over the confession.
Mrs. Dorothy Dickerson, the woman
who eloped with the minister, has also
made full confession to the deacons,
admitting all the statements made by
Wilmington to be true.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
NEW MINING COMPANY.
Will Deal With Properties i'm Califor-
MIA and British Columbia.

SAN FRANCISCO March 12.-The
historical name of Peel becomes asso-
ciated with mining matters in Califor-
MIA through a corporation organized in
this city to-day. ]. J. Russell Peel, the
great grandson of the great Sir Rob
ert, has been in California for some
time. making arrangements with Colo
mel Walter NJ. Bramhall, Colonel H. A
Trevelyan and others for the reorgan-
lzation of a large company to deal in
Pacific Coast mines in the London mar
ket. To-day the object was fully ac-
complished by the formation of the
Bramhall Company with the following
directors: Colonel Walter NJ. Bran
hall, p. George Cow, Charles J. O'Keu,
II. o. Trevelyan, Arthur F. Chambers,
c. f. Durham, Arthur c. Donnell and
j. J. Russell Peel.
Bramhall and Mr.. Peel will leave i'm
mediately for London, and there will
organize a Board of Directors to attend
to the business of the company at that
end. Among the British directors will
be several Peers.
Some of the mines to be offered for
sale in London are situated in Califor-
mia, others in British Columbia
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESSMAN
CREDENTIALS OF MANY NOT AS
YET SENT IN.
Their Names rlay Not Appear on the
Official Roll When the Extra SeS-
sion COnyeneS Next Week.

| NEW YORK, March PA "Tri
bune' special from Washington says:
Unless the official credentials are re-
ceived and filed in the office of the
Clerk of the House of Representatives
between this time and noon on Monday,
| a number of members ELECT will find
themselves in somewhat peculiar and
embarrassing position. OF course, the
Clerk cannot place on the official roll of
| Representatives the names of members
elect until the official certificates of
election have been received by him.
A correspondent who called at Clerk
McDowell's office yesterday afternoon
was informed that the certificates of
election of no fewer than thirty-three
Representatives. had not yet been
received by them. Among them is that
of McMillin of Tennessee, who will be
one of the candidates for the nomina-
ton for Speaker at the Democratic
caucus next Tuesday. Another, that of
Richardson, the other We. nesSee candi-
date for the same empty honor, had
been duly received and filed. So has
that of Bailey of Texas, who is another
candidate but those of eight of his col
leagues, including that of Mr.. Hawley
of Galveston, the solitary Republican
elected from Texas, are among the
missing
Among the other missing certificates
are those of the California Representa-
tiyes- elect, and two each from Missouri
and Indiana, Michigan and West Vir-
ginia. The certificates of all the mem
bers- elect from New York have been
received and filed.
Some of the men elected to Congress
last fall appear not to have realized
that it would be necessary to have their
certificates attesting that fact filed in
the office of the Clerk of the House. One
of them, it is said, has his certificate
placed in a handsome frame and hung
in his library at home, and another, be-
fore coming to Washington to attend
the special session, placed his certifi-
cate. along with other important and
valuable papers in a fire and burglar
proof safe. which is safely locked and
nobody except himself knows how to
unlock it.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
SUFFERED THE DEATH PENALTY.
THREE MURDERERS EXECUTED
YESTERDAY.
One fleets His End i'm the Electric
Chair, and the Other Two
on the GalIOWS.

SING SING On. V, March 12.-Ar-
thur MayheV was electrocuted to-day.
On the night of March II, 1896, Steph-
en- Powell 10 years old, Superinten-
dent of the Hempsted, L. l., gas works,
was waylaid on his homeward way by
Mayhem, who hit him heavily on the
head with a black jack. Powell fell
to the ground. Mayhem ritied his
pockets, securing about 5000.
John Wayne kept guard for Mayhem
to prevent interference. For this he
is serving fifteen years in Sing Sing.
Wayne confessed and Mayhem was
convicted. The execution was post
roned on account Of a retractiOn by
Wayne. However, Judge Keogh re-
fused new trial.
AS Mayhem was being strapped into
the death chair he calculated Jesus
Christ, have mercy on me-" and to the
attending physicians said that he did
not commit the murder for which he was
condemned.
Mayhem added that the murderers
We're Frank, Alfred and John Wayne
Alfred's name had not previously been
connected with the crime. He is be-
DR.. Irvine, the prison physician, and
other doctors who witnessed the execu-
ton, pronounced Mayhem dead one min
ute and nineteen seconds after the first
current was turned on. The body was
then removed from the death house to
the dissecting room, where the autopsy
was held.
LAPLATA (Md), March 12.-George
Matthews was hanged to-day. James
J. Irwin, prosperous farmer. was
found dead in his bed on the night of
August >, 1896. His brains had been
blown out with a shotgun. An inves-
tigation disclosed a. guilty intimacy
between his wife and George Matthews.
Embedded in the brain of the murdered
nan was a scrap of a newspaper used
as wadding for the load and in Mat
thews' cabin was found the newspaper
from which it had been torn. A YER
dict of murder was secured against
Matthews and he made a confession,
duplicating Mrs Irwin. When she
was put on trial Matthews refused to
testify against her and her acquittal
followed.
ST. JOHN On. b, March 12.-John
L. Sullivan was hanged to-day at Dor
chester n. B. His crime was the muir
der of Mrs. Eliza butcher and son, q
years old, at Meadowbrook on the night
Of September IL, 1896. Mrs. butcher
kept a small tavern, which Sullivan en-
tered for robbery. Mrs. butcher made
an outcry and the robber killed her
with an AK, then assaulted the chill
dren, killing the boy and badly injur-
ing the girl. Sullivan then fired the
house and fed. Neighbors rescued the
little girl and the charred remains of
the other two were found in the ruins.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
OAKLAND RACES
Yesterdays Events Run During Fine
Weather and on a Fast Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 70
Weather at Oakland fine and the track
fast.
Five furlongs, selling, Bourbon won,
Woodland Belle second, Adam Andrew
third. Time-1:02h.
Six furlcngs, Dolore won, Cavallo sec
ond, Lea third. Time-1:17.
Three and half furlongs, Rey Ell
Salto won, Little T. G. second, Thorpe
third. Time-0: 42$4
One and an eighth miles, selling,
Judge Denny won, Morte Fonse second,
Adolph Spreckels third. Time-1:5o.
Seven furlongs, Cash Day won, Sallie
Clicquot second, George Miller third.
Time-1:21H
One mile, selling, Lincoln II. won,
Yankee Doodle second, Benemela third.
Time-1 :41M
Six furlongs. NJ. Clicquot won, Tulare
second, May r. third. Time-1:15A.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
Exciting Time During Yesterdays Session
Of the Parliamentary Committee,
When tho Examination of Sir Graham
Bower Was in Progress.
Henry Labouchere Charges That the
Accountant to the High Commits
sioner of South Africa Failed to
Tell the Truth While on the Wit
ness Stand.
ness Stand.

LONDON, March 12-The inquiry of
the Parliamentary committee into the
Transvaal raid was continued to-day.
There was an exciting time during the
examination of Sir Graham Bower, I'm
perial Secretary and Accountant to the
High Commissioner of South Africa.
Henry Labouchere, replying to an OBJ
lection upon the part of the Chairman
to one of the questions, said: Il con-
slider that Sir Graham Bower is not
telling the truth, and I claim the right
to examine the gentleman. 1t the COM
mittee like to stop me, they can do so"
Mr.. Chamberlain said he thought the
committee was bound to protect the
witness from insults, and Mr.. Labou-
cher insisted that he was convinced
that Sir Graham was untruthful.
Thereupon the Chairman said Mr..
Labouchere was out of order, and the
latter remarked: Then l will clear the
room on exceptions. l an going to see
whether this committee is sham or
not"
After further fencing Mr. Labouchere
reiterated that Sir Graham's story was
an extraordinary one. He asked: do
you sun nOlO TO the doctrine ludt
though you are the High Commission
ers Secretary, you are bound by your
promise of silence not to reveal the
intimation of the proposed raid given
by Mr.. Rhodes
Sir Graham lifted a volume from the
table and said: You are going rather
beyond the inquiry, but [ should like
to quote a historic precedent. When
William of Orange landed in England
upon what we may call a Jameson
raid
Here Sir William Vernon Harcourt
sharply interposed, saying: 81 am sur
prised that such a parallel should be
drawn by an official of Sir Graham
Bowers position, and 1 think the COM
mittee is entitled to ask for an ex-
PLANTATION upon what ground he con-
siders the Jameson raid to be historic
parallel?'
This caused Sir Graham Bower to ex-
claim: Il beg your pardon, I with
draw it."
Finally the portions of his remarks
relating to the parallel were expunged
from the records.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
EPIDEMIC IN MEXICO.
Fevers Carrying Off Hundreds i'm Va
rious Parts of the Country.

DENVER, March PA special to the
News" from the City of Mexico, says:
The Republic of Mexico appears to be
having an epidemic of epidemics. Three
have already been reported which are
carrying off hundreds of people in vari-
Gus parts of the country, and now comes
in the shape of two more. At Jalapa, in
the State of Vera Cruz, an epidemic of
scarlet fever is raging to such an ex-
tent that the people are fleeing for safe
ty. while in the same vicinity an cpl
demic of typhoid fever which has much
resemblance to yellow fever has broken
out in a most virulent form. Reports
from several gulf cities say that a SINH
lar disease prevails, and the physicians
predict an epidemic of yellow fever, as
they say this is always a forerunner of
that disease.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
Cosilia Released.

PORTLAND, March 12.-Stephen
Cosilia, the Italian who surrendered
himself to the police last night, claim
ing he was the murderer of Blanche
Lamont. was released from custody to-
night. When he woke up in his cell this
morning he was in possession of his
faculties. He had a faint recollection
Of saying something about Blanche La
mont the night before, he said, but he
was out of his head then, and was not
responsible for his utterances 1t is
very clear that Cosilia is subject to
fits of temporary insanity. He admits
as much himself, and anyone who wit
messed his actions Thursday night could
not doubt it.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13

and myself, will not do anything to
hinder or delay the adoption of a protec-
tive tariff law. There are number of
Democrats who will be just as consider
ate. If there is an attempt to reorganize
the Senate we may be in session all sum-
mer, and if there is a serious effort to
seat the three new Senators that have
been appointed a great breach will be
opened, and the tariff and everything
else may be lost sight of.
There is also talk of passing other
legislation than tariff and appropria-
tons. 1t is my opinion that it is tacitly
understood that the Senate will not be
reorganized; that the new Senators by
appointment will not be seated, and that
there will be no general legislation. In
that event, the way is clear to an early
passage of the tariff law
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
Gustav SutrO Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12-Gus-
tav Sutro died last night at his resi-
dence, Ills Pine street. He was in his
seventeen year and while he had been
in poor health for some time, the end
came Unexpectedly. The deceased was
a younger brother of exMayor Sutro,
and was born some four years after
the latter at Aix-la- Chapelle. Prussia.
Their father was a rich cloth manu-
facturer, and during the boyhood of his
sons gave them the best possible ad-
VantageS