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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
BLAcKFoor. IDAHO, FEBRuARYss g. 1880
Next Week Brings n Change.

4
Before THE NEWS greets its readers
again after this issue, the administra-
tion of the affairs of the government
viii have passed into the hands of the
Republican party. This will be in ac-
cordance with the wishes of majority |
of the voters as expressed at the polls
in November last.
Fortunately for our form of govern
ment, none of its machinery is thrown
out of gear when changes Of this char
acter are made. The wheels continue
to revolve as usual, Notwithstanding
the change of engineers. There may
be some little excitement at the Ma
tional capital Inauguration day, but it
will gradually die out as it extends out
ward. Like a ripple started in the
center of q lake, it will exhaust itself
before it reaches the distant shore.
These conditions make the change
better for the people and better for the
country. There are no disturbances
in the great marts of trade, there are
no panics in the stock markets, and the
artisans, the tradesmen and the plant
ers go on with their legitimate ayoca-
tions and daily pursuits, as if the same
party in power this month will be in
power the next month.
1t augurs well for any country I'M
der republican form of government,
when it can change its administration
from one party to another without any
unfortunate or unfavorable conditions
of governmental affairs. It augurs
well when an official of one party can
turn over his office to successor in an
other party without Inconvenience,
detriment or disadvantage to the peo-
pie having business with that office.
As a matter of course a change of
administration will introduce new pol
icies, the people decree these when
they order the change, but they are all
counted for the betterment of the con-
ditions Of the masses and for the inter-
ests Of all the people. In view Of these
facts then it behooves all men, irres-
pective of party, to give new admin
istration full opportunities to carry in
to effect its purposes and promises as
declared in its platform and approx
ed by the people at the election. This
Is the only fair way to test the virtues
in the promises and pledges of the par
ty. Mr.. Mckinley has been elected
President, he will be inaugurated next
Thursday, and no opposition should be
organized by q minority, no factions,
INSCRIPTIONS or malevolent conspiracy
should be formed to Illustrate his plans
or TO thwart his efforts in fulfilling his
pledges and promises made to the peo-
pie in the campaign. Let all irrecon-
cilables and obstructionists take back
seats. In government like ours, the
people are safe and capable judges to
pass upon the worthiness or unworthi-
ness, the fitness or untitness OF those in
power, and one term of Office furnishes
ample time for the preparation OF their
decision. Let Us be just to Mckinley
and his administration, and not conspir-
ators to defeat the will of majority OF
the people. The next election will be
time enough to give expression of APP
proval or disapproval OF his admins
tration.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
Mckinley Ill.

Men of all parties will hope for the
speedy recovery Of Major Mckinley,
whose illness has been announced. Not
even the bitterest political foe wishes
him any physical harm or affection. He
has been elected president OF the United
States and it is to be hoped that he
will assume the duties of the Office in
good health and spirits. His illness
would aid no one and do much harm. As
the representative of the Republican
party he should enter upon his duties
with all his powers In order that the
party which triumphed last November
may have every opportunity to redeem
its pledges and endeavor TO restore pros
perity to the country. There is little
hope OF such result from Republican
administration. No one who sincerely
believes in bimetallism can hope for
restoration OF prosperity under the
single gold standard. The test will come
when the Republican tariff law goes
into effect. II prosperity returns to the
nation the Republican party will be In
vincible in 1900. II, on the other hand,
the country continues to suffer depres-
sion and disappointment the party which
advocates the free coinage Of silver
will be victorious. Give the Republicans
a fair test and in order that there may
be no obstacle In their road, let us all
pray for the speedy recovery Of Major
McKinley.-Butte Miner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27

Giniy TO place u puppy In nc
crib al night.
And what thcnsn asked I'D
hrd father.
Just leave tho puppy shsrd
his adviser. That's all. The b
gain 10 strength. Tho puppy u
The experiment Was made 4
After two days tho baby was n
bly, stronger. On The third thsps1
played sypmtoms Of rcsslsssnl
weakness. Il lost acsh; the bs5
cd 10 weight.
A. the days passed a little coli
into the chiId's checks and shsJ
to regain the rounduces they \
Tho dog continued 10 grow thin
weaker. A. tho end Of 10 days
had apparently rcgaincd i's
health and strength, and the pul
removed from the crib.
The father feared that .
might follow; but thore was "a
Il, and to-day his child Ia secm|
the best Of health. The puppy,|
OF rugaining iis strength aiscl
separated from the baby iof1
health IL had been sacrificed, grf
ually weaker, and lasl Friday 4
spite Of unromitting care, 10 dl11
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
MeKInley's Cabinet.

McKinley's cabinet appears to be-
finally arranged as follows:
Secretary Of State --Johu Sherman
OF Ohio.
Secretary OF the Treasury-Lymau
J. Gage Of Illinois.
Secretary of War Russell A. Alger
OF Michigan.
Secretary Of the Nsvy--John D. Long
OF Massachusetts,.
MISREPRESENTATION McReuna
OF California.
Secretary Of the INTERIOR. J. Nc
Cook Of New York.
Postmaster General-James A. Gary
Of Maryland.
Secretary OF Agriculture-James vii
son OF Iowa.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27

overturning the law, have been frequent
it is only recently that he has been
mentioned by name in the public attacks
on him. Several of the Democrats and
Populists, notable among them being
Senator Allen, having declared that
unless Justice Shiras makes an expla-
nation for his eleventh-hour change he
must stand questioning of the motives
which governed him in his decision
and go down into history under q cloud.
-Globe-Democrat
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
u1sron. Feh. 20.-lsnecial 70 states

LEWISTON, Feb. 20. Especial TO States
mem. One of the conditions OF the ex-
tension OF the railroad into the Seven
Devils mining district Is q bond for
100000 pledging 1000 tons OF ore
daily for five years.
Rich bodies Of ore were located
several years ago in the Seven Devils
and the best known properties fell
into the hands Of the great copper syn
dictate which operates the Anaconda
mine, but fighting prospectors have
prevented development until now.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27

BUTTE, Mon, Feb, q. Two masked
robbers held mp nine men OF the Great
Northern bridge crew about 3 o'clock
tonight, and robbed them Of abou, $1,000
mostly In checks, and then made good
their escape Tho bridge men o.cu.
pied sleeping car, sido-tracked IN tho
eastern part Of town, Two were in their
hunks and the other seven were reading
when two robbers, each with two rc.
volyers entered from each end Of the
car and ordered the men 70 elevate their
hands. All obeyed and they were then
made TO face ouo side Of the car and
their hands we're tied behind their
backs. The robbers then searched their
clothes and broke open trunks securing
about $1,000. The robbers seemed y
nave been fresh In the business and adj.
dressed each other BY numbers.
FIVE other robbcries we're committed
N the city last night, one Of them
having been BY four men, who held M
u saloon 10 the eastern part Of Butte
ana were evidently the same robber.
VINO neld up the boidgc crow tonight.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27

WASHINGTON, FEB. o. MIR
land, her mother. three child
nurse left here today for Primo
J. After Mrs. Cleveland sees
rem safely installed 10 their no
she will return till after the y
ton Of Prcsidout-oloct McKinl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
Notice 10 Stockhoidd

Regular yearly meeting ]
holders Of the West Bran.
Company, Tuesday, March =,
JOHN Mosrcox|
SEED
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
Ranch Butter and Eggs q, so
Loose pickles by the quars,
Holbrook's.
Notice 10 sfoehhoidc

Regular yearly meeting y
holders Of the Blackfoot !
Company, Tuesday, March w
JONI Moarcos]
sec|
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-27
Notice 70 stockhoIde|

Regular yearly meeting \
holders Of the Eastern ids 2. \
Company, Tuesday, March ' IA
SEED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
"SETTLEMENT'' INSTITUTE
Place in New York Where Stun
Work Training is Given.

New York, June. 15--The inhabitants
of Avenue 3, near Eleventh street. as
well as the shop and factory girls of the
adjoining street, were much mystihed
during the last week by the hanging
up of sign over the door of a tene-
ment house at No. 1853 Avenue B on
which We're these words: Settlement
Guess It's place to settle de af-
fairs o de strikers" suggested one
bright girl.
Nav! It's some new kind o. insti-
tush'n, dough-" philosophically. "Dey're
all alike, new and old of um," said
second-which goes to prove that they
think for themselves on the East side.
The settlement institute, however, is
neither one nor the other They have
never had anything of its kind in the
tenement house district and its pro-
meters hope it will prove a great factor
in the lives of the young girls and wo-
men with whom that part of the city
abounds. 1t is to be a settlement where
college women may board for a time
and receive practical training for slum
work and where the mothers and
daughters of the great East side will
be helped spiritually and physically
and treated as social human beings.
There will be three resident teachers
Miss G. Isabella McCou of Emerson
college, Boston; Miss Bertha Condo,
professor of science, Elmira college;
and Miss S. L. Carson, the evangelist
and organizer of the Young Women's
Christian association.
Miss McCOn is considered one of the
best physical culture teachers in this
country and her friends say that she
does as much for broken down bodies
as her friend does for souls in the same
condition.
Miss Carson, who is known as "the
girls friend" was the originator of
the scheme.
There are ffty-one thousand women
in this ward" she said, 'and that with
IN an area of a square mile, who know
no other life but that of their unclean
tenement homes, the unhealthy factory,
the street and the dance hall.
Their highest aspirations are Wal
halla hall, COney Island and the two
cent chemical saltwater stand on the
corner, and my only wonder is that
there is as much morality among them
as there is
My Young Womens Christian as
ISOLATION work threw me with them a
good deal, and I saw the great need of
just such work as we hope to carry
out here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
TWO CITIES UNITED.
Monster Steel Drawbridge to Be For
malIy Opened July 1.

Duluth, Mimi, June 15.-Duluth and Su-
perior are about to be welded. The I'M
ion has been effected by the completion
of one of the finest steel drawbridges in
the country, as well as one of the largest.
The official ceremony will take place July
l, according to present plans. The cere-
mony win be conducted by the mayors
and other officials of Duluth and Super
ior in conjunction with officials of the
bridge company.
Superior being the younger of the con-
tracing parties, will represent the bride.
Mayor Truelsen of Duluth will heartily
approve of the union in a speech and two
rival cities situated in different states will
have been formally united in a bond that
neither will probably ever care to break.
The draw span is 491 feet in length, Civ
ing two clear waterways of 200 feet each
on either side of the center pier. There
are two rafting spans. each 301 feet in
length.
The draw span is the feature of the
bridge from engineering standpoint.
This section, weighing 1000 tons, is 50
nicely adjusted on a circle of rollers only
forty feet in diameter that four men can
turn it by hand. When turning the draw
by electricity it is necessary to apply the
power for only half the distance. the mo-
mentum carrying it the rest of the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
DAVE HILL AN OPTIMIST.
Pins Faith in Business Men to Bring
About Prosperity.

Niagara Falls, June 15.-The Rochester
chamber of commerce held it's annual
outing today in this city. The members
brought with them as guests of honor
ex-senator David B. Hill, Governor
Black and Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff. Dinner was served at the Interna-
tionaI hotel, and Speaker OGrady acted
as POSTMASTER. Governor Black spoke
briefly. and then all eyes were turned on
Mr.. Hill, who said
81 do not know why was selected to
respond to the toast, The United States
which I do not represent now, as has
been well stated. It is true that I was
once a United States senator. No one
realizes that more than myself.
There was time when I had a desire
for an office where could have spoken
for the country. but for reasons beyond
my control I did not have my desire graft
fed.
II am here to say that I am not pes
simist. I believe that prosperity will
come to US in the future. I am broad
enough to believe that it can be brought
about under any party.
There are political quack doctors who
have remedy for all ills. but there will
be times of prosperity and times of de-
preston as long the world lasts. We
had a depression in 1887, when we had
depression in 1875 under a high tariff and
recently, when we did not know what
kind of tariff or currency we We're to
have. The cOuntry's prosperity in the
future depends upon the prudence and
foresight of it's business men, not upon
any policy dictated by crank demagogues
or political adventures.
Il do not sympathize with attacks on
labor by capital, nor with attacks on cap
ital by labor. I believe that both will
stand together in spite of the efforts of
men of socialistic doctrines, who are few,
and of men of false pretenses, who think
they can solve the problems that the
great minds of the country cannot solve.
I have no confidence in inanciers with
out finances, in laborers who do not labor,
or political Adventures who seek power
in times of adversely.
1.-The hope of the country is in its bust
ness men. So far as this country is con-
cerned, it will continue to live, and all
we need is the patriots courage for the
future. We should discharge our duty
of the present as best we can and the fu-
ture will take care of itself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
CANARY LOVERS UNITE.
Chicago Forms Canary Breeding
Society.

Chicago, June 15.-The canary bird, the
sweet singer of the finch family, is to be
made more popular in Chicago. and, with
that purpose in view, a number of admir-
ers of this species of warbler have organ
lied and incorporated the Chicago Kanar-
ienzuchter Verein. or. in other words, the
Chicago Canary-Breeding society.
This is the third society of the kind
ever organized in the United States, and
it was incorporated so that the name
could be used by no other than the origi>
nal society.
Math Bisdorf, 932 George street who has
devoted more than a quarter of a cen
fury to the study of the canary and
knows its history since it was first taken
from the Canary Islands and introduced
into Europe in the sixteenth century, is
the president of the local society. The
other incorporators are Max Peters and
Adolph Kreintz, respectively secretary
and treasurer of the verein.
At present the Chicago Kanarienzuch-
ter Verein has a mem bership of but six
teen, each breeding birds on his individ-
ual account. When a member gets more
birds than can get along with comfort in
the breeding loft he gives the surplus males
and females to his friends or sells them
for breeding purposes.
The society, in addition to encouraging
the propagation of the canary bird, has
also for its object the protection of all
domestic singing birds. As the society
extends its influence it also hopes to fos-
ter a corresponding interest in all song
birds.
Native Germans are familiar with the
Kanarienzuchter Verein of the father
land. An organization is to be found in
nearly every town in that country, and
odd indeed is the home without one or
more of the little yellow sOngsters. Their
warbling may also be heard in the shop
of the tradesman, the factory. and the
public gardens, where the man of
Deutschland sits by his stein of beer or
schoppen of wine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
BRYAN AND BRYAN1snr.

The presence of large crowds of peo-
pie wherever William J. Bryan appear
ed during the campaign was attributed
by a great many persons, especially
Mr.. Bryan's political opponents. to Gu
riosity; to a desire to see and hear the
man who had so suddenly sprung into
prominence: a man who could carry a
convention by storm as he had done at
Chicago. Many were also believed to
be moved by the excitement attendant
upon the heated campaign which was
being waged-an excitement which is
always to a degree contagious.
Mr. Bryan has recently been revisit
ing some of the places where he was
so enthusiastically received last year.
and if one is to judge by the telegraph
&c reports, the interest in his presence
shows little or no abatement. Since
these outpourings of citizens can no
longer reasonably be attributed to
curiosity concerning the man. the most
obvious conclusion is that they result
from interest in the principles which
he stands for.
True, something like 100000 citizens
cast their votes for the champion of
free and unlimited coinage of silver. but
defeated candidates are usually soon
forgotten and there does not appear
any EOOu reason WHY MI Ioi etIA SAADu4u
be an exception to the rule. The eX-
PLANTATION Of the cordial greeting which
he is receiving wherever he appears,
probably lies in the fact that he is re-
garded as certain to be the leader of
the silver hosts in 1900 1t is not un-
usual for him to be hailed as the next
president of the United States.
His opponents seem bent on aiding as
far as possible the sentiment already so
strongly set in his favor among his
party. associates. His name is contin-
ually brought forward in political de-
bate and the theories of government
which he advocates have come to be
denominated Organism"
The suggestion sometimes heard that
a man is loved for the enemies he has
made seems likely to be verified in
Bryan's case. Only a few days ago
David B. Hill in a speech at Buffalo
referred to the recent candidate of his
party in language little short of unpar-
uamentary. If there is any one thing
more than another, from a sentimental
standpoint, calculated to turn a decent
citizen to Mr.. Bryan, it is the oppOsi-
ton Of David B. Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
ORR aEAsT

A few days ago Mrs. Stetson sent the
manuscript of the following poem to a
Kansas friend with the suggestion that it
be sent to the best paper in Topeka" 1t
comes in the mail to the State Journal
and is published below for the first time:
Our East, long looking backward over sea
In loving study of what used to be.
Has grown to treat our West with the
same scorn
England has felt for US since we were
born.
You'd think to hear this Eastern judg-
ment hard,
The West was just New England's back
yardl
That all the West was meant for, last and
least.
Was to raise pork and wheat to feed the
East!
A place to travel in, for rest and health;
A place to struggle in and get the wealth
The only normal end of which of course
Is to return to it's historic source.
Our Western acres curving to the sun,
The Western strength whereby our work
is done,
All western progress they attribute fair
To Eastern capital invested thereI
New England never liked Old England's
scOrn-
Do they think theirs more easy to be
borne?
Or that the East, Britain's rebellious
child
Will find the grandson West more meek
and mild?
In union still our sovereignty has stood,
A union formed with prayer and sealed
with blood.
We stand together. Patience, Mighty
West
Don't mind the scolding from your last
years nest!
Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-15
LIEB ON REFERENDUM.
The General Delivers an Address on
the Success of the Swiss System.

Chicago, June 15.-General Herman Lieb
Saturday night addressed a full meeting
of the Single Tax club, at its club room
in the Schiller building. on the adoption
in this country of the Swiss institution of
a popular initiative and referendum, as
a cure for vicious legislation.
General Lieb said the idea of a repre-
sentative legislative body was that it
should carry out the wishes of the peo-
pie which it represented. When it failed
to do that it became "a bowling farce"
The reason the legislative bodies of this
country thwarted the wishes of the peo-
PIE was that certain politicians and the
wealth of the country had formed a cor
fupt alliance that was irresistible, under
existing constitutions. The speaker gave a
sketch of origin and national characte
ucs of the Swiss. and the constitutional his
tory of the country, especially with re-
gard to the development of the referen>
dunn. He said that there was at first
some fear that the people could not be
trusted with this power, but experience
had proved that it was used with great
discrimination and temperance. In TWEEN
ty years, out of 157 public measures, a
referendum was demanded on only TWEEN
ty-four, and out of these only seventeen
were vetoed.
The club adopted unanimously the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, the recent outrageous action
of the state legislature at Springfield and
it's probable repetition in the Chicago
city council is causing people to seriously
question the integrity of legislative bod
les:
The Chicago Single Tax club hereby
calls attention to proportional representa-
ton and the referendum as effective
means for curing such dangerous and
growing evils. PrOportionate representa-
ton will enable people to elect better
men to legislative bodies, and the refer
endum will prevent any further misrep-
resentation of the people Both Of the
reforms have proved practicable and eff
fective in the Swiss republic.