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The new North-west., 1897-03-19
FOR PERJURY INSTEAD OF BRIBERY.
Am Alderman of Minneapolis Wh9 ia
in Hot water.

Minneapolis, March l2.-The trial of ex-City
Clerk Charles #. Haney for Offering a bribe
of $500 to Alderman f. G. Drew came to a
sudden termination this morning the court
directing a verdict of acquittal. Alderman
Drew whose testimony depended on for
conviction, refused on the stand to connect
Haney with the matter at all. He admitted
hnding IN book an envelope containing $500
addressed to him. He used the money He
professed ignorance of who sent it or why If
was sent Before the grand jury Drew swore
he had been given $500 by Haney for vote on
paving contracts. Judge Smith scored Alder
man Drew severely. He ordered the alderman
held in $4,000 bonds to answer charge of per-
jury or larceny before the next grand jury
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
TURKISH LEGATION DENIES 1T.
Stories of Fresh Atrocities Against
Arfneninns In Asia Minor,

Washington March 14.-The Turkish le-
cation today gave out the following:
There has been published a telegram
dated Constantinople, the 18th inst, say
ing fresh atrocities are threatened in
Asia Minor, that Christians there are in
a deplora BILE condition, and asserting that
the situation in Payase Is extremely crit
ical and bloodshed has occurred at Ev-
erek.
The Turkish minister is authorized by
his government to officially declare these
reports as absolutely false and un-
founded.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
EITHER WHISkEY OR CARBOl lIC Acln
Frank Lewis. Refused the Former
Drank the Latter

st. Joseph, Mo- March 4.-"Either give me
the whisky or I'll drink this.'' exclaimed Young
Frank Lewis 20 years of age, as he stood be-
iore the par OF saloon this afternoon, hold
ing small phia in his hand and addressing
the bartender, who had asked him to nav
for round of drinks. The bartender did not
see ilt to forgive the account, and young Lew
Is poured the contents three ounces of car
bolic acid, down his throat.
Lewis was carried into the police station
where he died in a few moments in horrible
agony. His father resides at King City Mo
and is one of the wealthy business men of
that place. y
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
HUNTER NOMINEE FOR eENATOp
Kentucky Republican Caucus Hns
Combined on Him.

Frankfort, KY, March 13.-Congressman Ge-
dire Hunter was today nominated senator in
the republican caucus. There We're five all
sentees. His election is considered in douht
as all five absentees win be required for his
election. Hunter nominated on the firsi
ballot The vote follows: Hunter So Holt Is
Lewis 5, Boyle s, Yerkes Q. Dr. Hunter and nj
the other candidates made speeches. The on
nonents of Hunter advocated tho election of
the caucus nominee in the interest of har-
mony and party success. Senator Blackburn
and friends are preparing to make a contest
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
THE KENTUCKY SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Legislators VIII Not Ballot Eptir
March 20,

Frankfort. Ky, March l5.-There were large
crowds in the senate chamber and house of
representatives, today in anticipation of a bal
lot for United states senator to succeed Black;
burn, but in respect to the late Senator
Sawyer, both branches adjourned about noon
without Joint session.
Attorney General has filed a lengthy writ
ten opinion in which he holds that a ballot for
United States senator may be legally taken nj
any time. 1t Will have no effect the legis-
lature, however, who viii not ballot until
March 2a
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
BUSINESS PORTION OF ElkINs CONE
Etre Destroyed IL FInurfshinr Ha.,
Virginia Village

Wheeling, W. Va, March 14.-At 7.2o o.oIa,,,
this morning fire. which started in the bnildN
ing of the Elkins Hardware and Turnitnre
company, IN the town of Elktns the home
OF Senator Elkfns, burned almost the entira
business portion of the place ElkIns has M
ire department and the flames were bevon5
control having mostly frame buildings In tbai,
0ath. " e'i
In all the buildings We're valuable stnc1,s
Of goods. only portions of which We're saye1
The total loss is 500 000
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
EDIFICE FORMALLY DEDICATED.
Trinity Church of Williamsburg the
Scene of SnleInn SerxicaS

Pittsburg, Pa, March H.-The Trinity Re-
formed church of Williamsburg, which has Just
been erected at a cost of $21 600, formally
dedicated today by Rev DR.. Charles Cleaver
of Baltimore. The organ Is the gift of An
drew Carnegie, while number of large art
glass windows have been contributed by the
Junior Order of American Mechanics, the
Christian Endeavor, the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew and other organizations.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
OF THE PORTE.
VIII Concentrate Ottoman Troops In
Cities of Crete.

Constantinople, March 14-The porte
continues to adopt an acquiescent tone in
answer to the requests of the powers.
Replying to the collective notes of the
ambassadors, on the 1st inst, the porte
announced in writing his intention to
concentrate the Ottoman troops in Crete
IA the fortified towns as soon as the
Greek troops evacuated the island.
The porte has also sent an identical
request to the ENJOYS of the powers beg
ging them to expedite the solution of the
crisis,
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
He SLEW PEARL BRYAN
CRIME FOR WHICH SCOTT JACK
SON is TO HANG.
AlonZo WnIling. Also Under Sen
tence of Death, Given II New
Lease of Life.

Cincinnati, March 14.-No community
has ever got greater satisfaction out of
the execution of a criminal than will
the people of this section experience when
on March 20 Scott Jackson. one of the
murderers of pretty Pearl BRYAN, mounts
the scaffold at Newport. Ky, across the
river from here
The murder of the girl Tas the most
sensational criminal event OF years for
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. March 15.-Crop damage report.
We're We're plentiful at the opening of the wheat
market not only from Illinois but also from
indiana and Kansas, especially from the lat.
ter state. Wheat on that account opeuol
strong The only thing that prevented these
crop damage reports from seriously intluencna
ihe market was the fact that only a week age
teesrams from similar sources said the wheat
mat should have been winter killed is growing
OF mild weather.
Close Close May wheat, 7ac; corn, 24asc; oats,
Ese = pork, pork, $3.50; lard, $4ao ribs, sl72.
$4,000. 9'N
Metal Markets.
New York, March 15.-Bar silver 69c
Pig iron-Quiet.
Copper-Easy; brokers' s11 so. oyoh,
Sl.S5M12. ee
Lsadlrreguar' ss sn brokers calling the market
e.o''s a. fs,oo' eSchanse, easier at 49, 33QD3 40
London Wool Sales
London. March 15.--There was a good atte,I-
ailce at the wool auction sales today. Amari-
t''l cur, BUYERS We're very active, their purchases
We're irregular
Chicago Live Stock.
chicago March l5.-Cattle-Sales were on a
basis OF S3.7O04 for fair steers adapted Ia tho
requirements of the dressed beef trade, up 70
A5o@5 for pretty good to rather choice snr;n,r
ana export cattle, with sales there at 81. 25aS
i.Sl; prime cattle sold at S. 1Od05 "a. stoci,,rs
and feeders, $3 l0It4.25
IN hogs this was the highest day for nearly
d a year, Wlth a further advance of 5 cents ,cr
lGV POUNDS, sending the best lots up to 81 o.
FROM that figure sales ranged all the way
town TO S3t5 Tor the poorest droves. The sun
Ply was taken early, packing lots going for
50. 60Gt3.S5. ''9 foi
loo pounds, reaching S5.25, the top price for
TINS season, Common to prime native lambs
We're IN demand at $3.S0G5.A0, sales being large
" at 4S0@5,25. Sheep We're wanted at So r.
q" for the poorest up to $4dDi.S5 for the best.
few going below $3.50 Shorn lambs sold at
81 l0n450 t .
% geo, '' '''esp
Miscellaneous.
New York March 15.-Hops-Steady
Wuol-Firm
Cottee-Closed steady; March and May. IS 60;
spot coffee, Rio quiet: No. Rio $925
Sugar-Raw, frmer; fair refining 27sc: CEN |
The new North-west., 1897-03-19

Denver, March 13,-Consderable curios-
lty has been aroused by the coming meet
ing of prominent silver leaders. Sena tol
Jones of Arkansas arrived today Con-
gressman Shafer has been here several
days and Senator Teller is expected in a
few days.
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho left for
Denver today, and it is understood the
several western governors are to meet.
inquiry of the leaders fails to elicit any
information as to the object of the meet
ing, which is said to be scheduled for
Monday, March Is
TaIl& With Senator Jones.
Senator James *. Jones, chairman of
the democratic committee, and Daniel
j. Campau, chairman OF the congression-
al committee of Michigan, arrived in Dem
Yer today.
In an interview Senator Jones said they
We're here to consult the silver leaders
This afternoon Senator Jones address,
ed the members of the legislature He
eUlogized Senator Teller. Senator Jones
said the great increase in the vote of
the pivotal states at the late election
pointed to the conclusion that methods
had been used which We're disgraceful to
The country. He expressed disbelief in
the success of a bimetallic conference
Dill, and said neither he nor his associ-
ltes would stand in the way of the AT
emDt,
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Caught on the Reservation.

Salt Lake, March 13.--A special to the Trl-
hume from Price, Utah. says: Captain Day,
with II prisoners who were holding and work
ing gilsonite claims on the Uncompaghre res
erVation, reached Fort Duchesne this after
noon. The prisoners will be turned over to the
deputy United States marshal.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
SAYS THE RAIL lLROADS WILL ACCEPT
Senator Baum Anticipates M Oono-
Sitinn to the Rnfn nsli .'

Seattle Wash, March lin discussion of
the work OF the legislature. Senator Baum of
Okanogan, who is here en- route to his home
in Alma, today said he reliably informed
that the railroad companies would accept the
rate reductions provided In the railroad bill
passed during the closing hours of the legis-
lature, making no effort to test the consttrl-
tonality of the law.
Senator Baum will remain in Seattle possi-
bly, a week before returning home
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
wEYLER's TROOPS UNDER FIRE.
Spanish Column Attempted to Reach
Il Cuban Town,

Havana, March 14.-General .Jirninez
Castellanos, learning the insurgent gov
ernment had its headquarters at San
Guinamo, Puerto Principe, decided to take
the field on the 4th, proceeding by the
4eguas road at the head of strong
column of regulars.
lie began to encounter groups Of insur-
gents at distance of about a mile and
half from the city of Puerto Principe.
On arriving at Los ClaveIes farm, five
kilometers from the city, he engaged the
advance guard of the insurgents, and a
hot fight ensued
The insurgents were dispersed, but the
troops, owing to the lack of water, were
compelled to fall back to the farm of La
Union de Lanes. At daybreak of the 5th
tne march was renewed in the direction
OF Arajuez ranch. From the commence
ment OF the march there had been fire.
quent firing upon the vanguard and flanks
OF the column and this was kept up un-
til it reached the San Jose de Coaba val
ley, where the insurgents held a posi-
ton In the edge of the forest. The front
and right flank of the column opened an
extensive and hot fire and after an hours
hghtlng the insurgents We're dispersed by
the Taragona battalion and other forces
which used artillery. The insurgents re-
tired in two wings and were pursued un-
til they disappeared.
The column continued it's march, he
insurgents retiring on it's arrival. Finding
the water supply exhausted, the column
pushed on to the Yegras river During
the fight General Castellanos had sever
al men severely wounded and as it was
not convenient to carry them he ordered
the engineers to build a fort, where the
wounded We're left under an escort OF 4C
men.
Fort Was Attacked.
on the 9Th, and on the morning of The
7th, the fort was attacked by the insur
gents, but energetically defended. with
a loss to the insurgents Of three killed.
The insurgents camped close to the fort
on the night of the Sth. During the ad-
vance of the column from Yeguas river
it was fired on frequently. When Santa
Cruz farm was reached the insurgents
opened fire on the vanguard and the
right flank.
They We're intrenched behind & natural
embankment formed by a dried up
stream. The Spanish artillery and cav
airy forces were used to seize the strong
hold and the fight lasted more than two
hours. The water supply at Santa Cruz
being exhausted, General Castellanos was
compelled to leave for Las Claveles, from
which point he pushed on to Puerto Prin-
cipe, reaching the city about noon. He
lost one lieutenant killed, three lieuten-
ants wounded six regulars killed and 20
wounded. 1t is estimated that the in
surgent loss was o.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
pnchIn sn,eiter 1n u,nIarmn

Denver, March 13.-The Pueblo Smelling and
Refining Company has contracted for l. 500 OOO
bricks for the enlargement of its plants which
Will make it the largest ore reduction works
ana refinery in this country.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
SILVER LEADERS, CONFFRENcE
Still Deny That tI,a
MeetinE Has SnecinI Si1n,Goa..<a

Denver, March 1.--O., w. Powers of salt
Lake arrived here today to be present ar tbe
conference of Chairman Jones, Chairman
Campau, Senator Teller, Congressman Sha-
froth and other silver leaders. The DaT.tici-
pants in the meeting deny that it has anv
special significance, claiming that it is sim
PLY an incident of the western trip Of Messrs
Jones and Campau.
The last named gentlemen win cnntinue
westward from here arriving in Salt Lake next
Wednesday. ~
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Engineers Strike in England.

oldham, Eng, March 13-Two thousand
members of the Amalgamated Society of En-
slneers struck this afternoon for a two-shilling
increase per week. 1t is expected that several
thousand men will go out.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
The Puritan To,yed Tn

New York March 15.-The United States
monitor Puritan, which met with an accident
on Cape Hatteras over week ago has arrived
at the Brooklyn navy yard this evening in tow
of a tug. - ~"
The new North-west., 1897-03-19

supposed to have been intimate with
them to an extent that interested them in
getting her out of the way to prevent
nSs1a
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Arrivals of Wool.

London, March li.-ArrivaIs of wool to date
at the third session of sales aggregate % Ga
bales. Exports during the past week were
49, 1856 bales.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
scoyel Is in Havana.

Havana, March H.Sylvester Scovel, the
war correspondent recently released from prls-
on at Saneti Spiritus, arrived here this even
ing.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Outcome of the Denver Conference
Is Mere SpeculntiOm.

MEETING OF THE SILVER LEADERS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
SOME LAND FACTS.

For the beneHt and information Of THE CALD-
WE'LL TRIBUNE the Star desires to state that
e. D. Brown, who was sent to file on aboRt Il.
900 acres OF timber land for the state, and for the
benefit OF the several state institutions filed up
on the exact list OF lands that the state land
board directed him to file on. His directions
were explicit and he followed them to the letter,
rs his returns to the land office will show. Fur
theF, the attorney general has made no report
OF his alleged discoveries OF fraud on Mfr.
Bsown's part IN this transaction. All this com
motion has no foundation. II the attorney
general ever files a report to the land board en-
bOdylng the findings he gave out to the Boise
Statesman, hewill either be called upon to prove
or retract the same. North Idaho Star.
All we have to say to that is that
somewhere between Attorney General
Mcfarland and the North Idaho Star
there is lie. To say that all this COM
motion has no foundation and that
somebody may some time be called on
to prove or retract looks like evading
the issue. Attorney General McFar-
land has given out publicly that G. o.
Brown wilfully and meditatedly
sWindled the state. The question that
concerns the public is whether or not
the Attorney General is a truthful man
or an unmitigated liar. If he never
files a report embodying the charges al
ready made against Brown, It may be
the result Of various causes. lie may
be touched with ioinsism for all tbs
public knows. If he has lied he may
be 6ribed. Mr.. Mcfarland please step
forward and exhibit the color Of your
conscience.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
EXPLAINED AND JUSTIFIED.

The Lewiston Tribune is troubled
because the legislature as a body has
been held up to ridicule and scorn by
the State press but the individual
members, with few exceptions, have
been commended by their home papers.
Then the Lewiston paper reads the rest
of the papers a lesson on how to pre-.
serve their good name. To our mind,
there is nothing particularly incOnsist-
ent in the attitude of the State press,
even leaving out of question the natur-
al disposition of every man to blame
everything bad to others than himself
or friends. Elements, which Of them.
selves and by themselves, are quite
harmless, i'll combination may become
the most deadly agents. There was the
trouble with that legislature. A ma.
jority of the members, in their indiVid.
ual capacity, were no doubt fairly good
men and representative of their con.
stituency. They were evidently es.
teemed highly by the people who elect
ed them and they were all anxious to
do what the people wanted them to do.
So there is nothing particularly to be
said against the elements (which com.
posed the legislature when considered
as elements apart and distinct from
everything else except the particular
locality they represented. But when
the delegations from the various
counties came together for the purpose
of composing a harmonious whole, the
trouble began. They acted upon each
other, IN some instances, like a severe
shock acts upon nitro glycerine and in
other cases like water acts upon fire.
Whenever the elements came together
there was either great noise and a
tearing up of the earth or a cloud of
steam and smoke arising from the
destruction of ons element and the
evaporation of the other Oh, no, there
was nothing the matter with the legis-
lators as individuals. They were all,
no doubt, the very best material their
constituents had at hand, but the leg
islature as a body was not by any
means satisfactory. This statement
may be made positively on testimony
of the members themselves and fully
explains and iustilies the attitude of
the State press. The Lewiston Trib-
une should read itself lesson on ma.
tural philosophy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
ARBITRATION.

Arbitration, war, annexation and
pugilism are In the air. We breathe
them morning, noon and night. Even
Idaho has some real, home made arbi-
tration. The late unvarnished legis-
lature enacted a law authorizing, and
insisting on it, the Governor to appoint
three arbitrator, one Of whom shall be
laboring man who would rather arbi-
trate for 50 a day than pull sagebrush
for 81. % week. Whenever farmer
has any trouble with the Glands" or
or the hired girl about wages or grub,
the farmer or the ''handS" or the hired
girl, as the case may be, sends for the
Board of Arbitration. The board con.
sists of three arbitrator and clerk to
put down what they all say. When
sent for, the arbitratOrs come to the
scene of instruction and sit upon it.
They tell the farmer or the "hands" or
the hired girl, whichever needs 1t,
what must or might or should be done
to secure peace and tranquility and it
is all filed away with the county record
er whose duty it is to memOrize it and
speak it In all the public schools of the
county, Friday afternoon, or otherwise
make it public. The clerk gets 81 a
day because he is expected to own and
operate a good "hand write" Witnesses
get % cents an hour for all the time
they spend over two hours. This is a
wise provision to encourage them to
tell the whole truth, even il they have
to talka week to do 1t. If the victims
are not satisfied after the arbitrator
get through with them, they, the
Victims, serve notice that arbitration
don't 60 with them and they hunt up a
justice of the peace. Arbitration of
the Idaho variety is an awful good
thing but it needs greasing.-Oneida
Standard,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
HERE TOO!

Those who are casting about for a
remedy for hard times may find an
object lesson in the stores of this city.
The markets are supplied with foreign
fruits, green Vegetables, beans, meats
fish, butter, wood and cumberland
even breadstuffs. There is no excuse
for this condition except in the lack of
business thrift on the part of the
people of Lewiston valley. There is no
good reason why every one of these
important items of food supply should
not be of purely home productions.
Our soil and climate are suited to the
production and manufacture of all
these commodities. They can be pro
duCed in marketable form here at home
cheaper than any other place in the
country, but some paradOxical policy
cOmpels their purchase and shipment
and greatly increased cost for home
consumption. If a policy of home
supply could be instituted, the Lewis
ton valley would become Immediately
the most prosperous land of homes in
the United States. We have a wider
range of products than any other sec
ton and at the same time utilized less
of home made merchandise than any
other part of the cOuntry.-Lewiston
Teller.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
BROWNE. PATRIOTISM, RoouERY

II any reliance whatever can yet be
placed in the Statesman after the Jolt
It gave us last week, we would say that
one Robert s. Browne, ex banker and
ex-treasurtr Of the State University has
been playing the double part Of rogue
and patriot. Here is the substance of
the Statemau's story, take 1t tentative
ly.
It appears as though Browne so manipulated
mattersa ~ treasurer and as banker that the hold
er Of larIe warrant was swindled out Of his
money, Rsiild ng warrant No. 40, issued to
Taylor y i,andOr, Oct, 10, 1893, for $4,000 came
lato ne possession oil l. M. Sheriff. Of Pough-
keepsies,N. Y. The latter sent 1t on for collec-
ron early this year, Browne receiving 1t on Jan
vary 9TH 1t amounted with interest to s5O25
FAe warrant was sent through John Place,
banker OF Poughkeepsie. Browne acknowl-
edged the receipt Of the warrant, stating he had
purchased exchange to send on for 1t But he
said the remittance could not be made until the
warrant was properly endorsed.
This, said Browne, required a power
Of attorney, and 1t took time to get it.
Finally, when the New York man re.
celVed the exchange, Brownies bank
had gone busted. The failure occurred
on February 4th, a long time after
Browne had received the warrant and
AS treasurer Of the University should
have cashed it. Evidently Brownies
excuse about the endorsement on the
warrant being faulty, was merely a
play for time. AS treasurer he marked
the warrant "paid" and turned it over
to the University Regents, as banker,
his draft was worthless, so Mr.. Sheriff.
of Poughkeepsie is in the hole but the
State University has been saved. Eyi.
IDENTIFY, the matter presented itself to
Browne in this way: Somebody was
going to be out $685. and Browne
couldn't understand why New York
man wouldn't make as good victim as
anybody else, especially If the anybody
else must be a citizen or institution of
the proud State of Idaho. Mr.
Brownies patriotism overcame his
roguery and the man of New York got
II in the neck. Look out for a man
Who.spells brown with little on the
tail Of 1t and parts his hair in the
middle.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
NEED A URIM AND THUMMIN.

The legislature seems to have over
looked the fact that it could have intro
duced some tremendously economical
features by abOlishing the State. But
it did something along that line by
crippling many of its functions. 1t is
said thatthe appropriation for printing
the House and Senate journals would
not pay the wages of an expert editor
at Is cents a day for editing them so an
American man with an English tongue
could read them. 1t is reported
to have been said by the Secretary of
State that he sees no chance of trans
lating the written records unless the
State can borrow Urim and Thummin
Observation-Disclosures Standard.