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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-19
Taken Up.

By the undersigned, living IL
miles n. E. of Cottonwood on or
about November 1st, 1895, one large
red and spotted COW, with dropped
horns. branded H r on the right hip
and W and blotch on left hip, slit in
the left ear. The owner is requested
to prove property, pay charges and
take the animal away, otherwise it
viii be disposed of according to the
law governing estrays.
THOMAS OBRIEN.
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Clearwater Pickups.

Perry Burk is in this neighbor
hood visiting his Clearwater
friends for few days.
The roads are still very bad,
there seems to be no bottom to
the mud,
Al. Gearhart started for Elk
City few days since, he got as
far as. the Summit house when
he was taken sick and had to
leave his load and return home
where he was-attacked by con-
gestive chill and came near dy-
ing, but with the assistance of
DR.. Busey he is recovering, and
it is hoped will soon be around.
The work on the county road
near Harpster is progressingslow-
ly, from reliable reports it seems
to be a skin game on the part of
some body whose business it is to
see that the workmen put in a
full day, but instead of thst they
seem to have it all their own way
and do not get to work more than
half the time. The taxpayers of
this county, and on this side Of
the Clearwater in particular.
should see to it that the supervi.
sor does his duty, or gets no pay
for fooling away his time and the
public money.
Sam. Calder and John Ruark
are at work improving their ran.
ches beyond the Middle fork of
the Clearwater.
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GLEANINGs.

FL. V. Brown started for his
ranch on Monday.
B. M. Booth came in from his
collecting tour on Friday last.
Fresh garden seeds at
Goldstones.
J. w. Gains went to White
Bird on Saturday morning.
H. V. and Walter Brown went
to Grangeville on Saturday last
Jack Howard of Juliaetta
Brewer, was in town, few days
last week.
The dance at III. w. Teffts
last Frid ay night was pleas
ant affair.
Frank Wright of the firm of
Webster and Wright, was in
town Saturday.
SPRINGS for all watches
put in by Ed. Ellis,
Keuterville.
W. T.. Hunter, of The Dalles,
Or, an all-round printer, stopped
over a few days this week.
We have several good bargains
in real estate; must be taken
soon. BOOTH & WoLRERT.
J. M. Dickson has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff for this
side Of the county, "Jess" makes
a good officer.
The Indians are doing consid-
cradle trading and paying up
their old bills, since getting their
pay from the government.
For lack of space we were
compelled to hold over some
valuable communications, They
will appear in our next issue.
BOrn.-Near this village on
Feb. 10Th, 1897, to Mr.. and Mrs.
C.J. Martin 10 pound son,
Ben Delmage of Princeton Ida
no, formerly of White Bird was
in town Saturday night on his
way to his home at White Bird.
Watch Repairing.
I'D. Ellis will do all kinds OF
watch, and clock and jewelry re-
pairing fol a short time at,
Greving's,-Keuterville.
Andrew J. Oliver, Herman
tage, and Henry Tamm, OF
Grangeville, stopped over Satur-
day night, on their way to Gene,
see to meet friends from the East
who are coming to this country to
settle.
The most complete line oi
boots, shoes, and furniture on
Camas Prairie Cal land examine
AT H. A, Grevings
az
Booth and Wolbert have estat-
1ished general real estate
agency in the REPORT Office, They
ask all who desire to sell or buy
to call and list their property
and make known their wants
All business entrusted to them
will receive prompt attention.
a II J. Shingles q ~. $3.50
No. 2 Shingles o.. 1925
$4,000 on hand, ALSO all kinds
of grain at GSevings. Grain
taken in exchange fer goods.
at HEA. GREVINGS
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No Deficiency Judgements.
Boise Feb. 9-By a vote of IL to
10 the senate today adopted the
the report of the committee of
the whole recommending the pas
sage of the house bill to prohibit
the entry of deficiency Judge
ments. The Populists were joined
by Rich, Davis, Bassett,and J. w.
Turner.
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n NoTIcE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF,

NOTICE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF,
Halyor Bjerke. Fl. E. No. 94I5.
Land Office at Lewiston Idaho,)
Feb. 9 I897j
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing-named settler has filed notice
OF his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before United
States Land Office at Lewiston Idaho.
on March %, 1897, viz; Halvor Bjerke,
for the NW1i, SE14, MI SWL, SW
a, NWL, S. II Z. 50 n. Il. 8. W.B.M.
He pames the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence nps
on and cultivation of, said land viz
Hans E, Lien, Andrew Z. Lien,
Paul Sharback, all OF Forest Nezperce
Co. Idaho, Ole Myrhe of Lewiston.
b. F. Morris, Register.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Panther Loose In n Circus.

Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 15.-At the after
noon performance of a circus to-day a
decided sensation was caused by the
escape from the steel ring of a panther
during the performance Of trained ami
mails. The pyramid of wild beasts had
just been formed when the platform
on which the elephant was standing
gave way. This threw the animals in
to panic. The panther leaped over the
steel enclosure, which is about fifteen
feet high, and had just reached the
seats, which were filled with people,
when he was captured by the attend
ants. A rope was quickly twisted
around his neck and the panther was
strangled into submission
In the meantime the lions became fu-
rious, and it was only by the wonder
full nerve and will power displayed by
the trainer, Jesse Howard, that they
were subdued. The whole affair was
over 80 quickly that the crowd did not
realize the danger of the situation, 9th
erwise q serious panic would have en-
sued.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
ROBBERS CAUGHT.

Four Men Arrested and Twenty-f1 AnouS
and Dollars Worth of Goods Csptured'
Chicago. Oct. 15.-Chief Of Detectives
CoIieran and four of his men have ef-
foctod one Of the most important cap
tnres of criminals recorded for years
nost As result of their efforts four
n the most successful and daring DUR
olars of the United States and Cana
a. are under arrest and $25, 600 worth
Of stolen property awaits ldehtinca'iou
at Central station. The men under ar
rest are: "Sheeney Joe" Rubenstein, the
leader and brains of the gang; James
williams, Harry Rogers and James
Flaherty.
Letters In the mems possession whlch
have passed between them showed they
had been taking flying "Trip 1roih
coast to coast, rObbing right ana ieIi:
These letters also showed that they had
agreed to meet in New YORK OctoDer
1st, and then go to ST. Louis, where the
goods would be disposed OF. evidence
was found on them indicating they had
committed robberies at New York, san
Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Rome, Rochester. DunklrK'
Buffalo and Troy, New York; Omaha,
Galveston, Davenport, Cleveland, Lon
don, Ontario; Quebec and other Cana
dian cities.
"Sheeny Joe" and Harry Rogers, alias
"The Dip" are Canadian thieves and
Flaherty and Williams are New YORK
crooks. The police of the entire coun-
try have been searching for the men
for six months past. All are young
men, none being over thirty years old.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Rebufss the Women.

st. Louis, Mo, Oct. 15.-Mayor lie
benbein said in regard to his interview
with Mrs. Whitney and other men,
bers Of the WOman's Suffrage clubs,
who asked to have women appointed
as street inspectors: I'D.
II meant to be frank and serious
when said l would never be instu-
mental In degrading women to the level
Of street work. To me the proposition
Is especially preposterous. We have
enough trouble with the men in street
work with bosses who are burly and
able to handle them. 1 told those la
dies that the place for women was at
home, where every good woman can
find plenty to do in making herself and
the world better. l do not object to
women earning a living in the lines
adapted to them, but I say no, with a
great big M to appointing women a.
street inspectors"
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
UNLOADED ON WALL STREET.
During the Recent Boom the British Sold
Their Securities to Americans.

During the Recent Boom the British Sold
Their Securities to Americans.
London. Oct. 16.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning devotes its finan-
cial article to the slump in Ameri-
cans"
1t says: During the recent boom
the British public. which has learned
something from it's experience of past
wrongs, gradually unloaded its hold
ings on the market, and avoided the
error Of repurchasfng at high prices
Wall street, therefore, had to swallow
the bait intended for the Britisher.
''The Originators Of the boom got all
the shares themselves, and there is ev-
cry probability that they will have to
keep them. With the prospect Of dear
money in New York, this Is not a COM
fOrtab bic position. The boom was worked
with borrowed money. Therefore. 1t is
easy to see how a tightening of the
rates might bring down the whole fab
ric, for there is no market here.
SHOULD Wall street attempt to press
sales 1t would not be surprising, now
that all the shares are held in New
York. If means were found to pay div
idends for time so as to make the
securities attractive, and 1t is hope
less to expect that old sufferers would
purchase. Relief must come from a new
set Of buyers"
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Murdered by Robbers.

Kendallville, Ind, Oct. 15.-Last
night, near Brimfield, a small town
near this city, Adam Huffman, one of
the largest land owners In northern In
diana, was murdered and a hired man
may not recover. About 2 o'clock this
morning two masked men visited Huff
mans house, ostensibly to rob him, as
he was thought to have money in hid
ing in his house. The hired man. who
was sleeping in an upper room Of the
house, was first gagged. The robbers
tnen went to Huhman's room, covered
him with four guns and ordered him to
give up his money. When Huffman
refused the men placed one end of a
rope around his neck and the other end
was made fast to bed. They began
terrible two hours torture by pulling
him until he would strangle. This con.
tinued until the robbers saw that HUFF
man would not give up. and they then
cnoked MIN to death and escaped.
trail.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY.
One Death and Two Prostrations Recorde
In ChicagO-at Other Points.

One Death and Two Prostrations Recorded
In ChicagO-at Other Points.
Chicago, Oct. 15.-One death and two
proStrations fs the record for the hot
test October day in the history of the
local weather bureau. The dead:
George McNeans, heart failure, su-
perinduced by heat.
PrOStrations:
Thomas ConnelI.
P. ]. Conway, will probably die.
All October records in the weather
bureau were broken to-day when the
mercury touched 81 in the Auditorium
tower. People in the street declared
that it was 100 In the shade. Towards
evening reaction set in and BY mid
night IS was the prevailing quotation.
A slight change in the wind, which
has been blowing a gale from the south
for several days. caused the drop. A
breAx to so was predicted BY the
weather man. At Springfield, Illinois.
and Dubuque, Iowa, the temperature
ranged from SO to SO, breaking all rec
ords. The coolest place on the weather
map was Quappelle. where the mercury
ranged from 26 to SO.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
THEATER DOME FALLS
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT CiNcIN-
MATT.
While the Play IL in Progress the Truss
Gives Way and Falls to the Parquct-
Three KILLED and Thirty Injured.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 15.-Three per-
sons were killed and over thirty others
were more or less seriously injured by
the falling Of the dome of RObins0n's 3
opera house. At about S:45 O'Clock,
soon after the raising Of the curtain
for the performance Of Dangers OF a
Great CITY," the plastering began to
fall from the center of the dome veil
ing, forty or fifty feet above the heads
Of the people seated in the parquette.
The house was fairly well filed, but
not crowded.
The plastering fell in small particles
at first, but enough to alarm some OF
the timfd or cautious, who retired. A
little later the plastering began to
shower down in great chunks. There
was q rush from the gallery, which
was not very well filed. The balcony
was soon emptied. Those in the dress
circle retired as promptly as possible,
and, strange 10 say, without an appar-
ent panic. The crOwding Of these to
the door obstructed the passage Of the
people from the parquette, which ac-
counts in a measure for the number Of
casualties. Nobody expected at the
moment any other danger than from
the falling plastering.
Suddenly, and with a great crash,
uilt kTtdb lItL<55 Ol Ulft StlAHS,
eighty feet long and thirty feet wide.
came p1unging down. The ends of 1t
struck on the two gallery wings and
doubled 1t up in the center, sending
it down into the parquette with a
great ecattef-meM Of joists and tfmbere.
Nothing ON the stage was harmed. OF
COURSE there were mOans Of the In
jured, and, as often happens, lOudest
from those least hurt.
The news spread rapidly and there
was rush of patrol wagons and Of
firemen to the scene. The salvage
corps, with its wagon. was first on the
ground. and 1t was followed by all the
police patrol wagons. who carried the
injured TO the Cincinnati Hospital
The list at the hospital showed three
dead, five dangerously. If not fatally,
wounded. and twenty-six more or less
seriously injured. In addition to these
large number, probably twenty-five
or thirty. were 90 slightly injured as
to be able to walk home.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
M,NALLDEFIEs WILLIAMS
Refuses to Issue Certificate to the Mutua
Life Insurance Company.

h6fuB68 10 Issue ~ NoHbhhIbuO w ~AAO Avn AeAesA"A
Life Insurance Company.
Topeka, Kas., Oct. 15.-In order to
test in the court of last resort the right
of a federal judge to interfere in the
execution of the laws Of sovereign
state, Webb McNall, superintendent of
insurance, has exposed himself to the
wrath Of Federal Judge Williams and
takes chances of imprisonment for con-
tempt by a deliberate violation Of the
courts order.
Judge Williams at Wichita recently
issued to the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York a license to op-
crate in Kansas upon payment of the
usual fee. Yesterday John e. Lord,
general manager of the company, ten
dered the fee and demanded the license.
MFR. McNall announced his purpose to
disregard Judge Williams order and
rely on the Supreme Court Of the Unit
ed States for the writ of habeas corpus
in case of Imprisonment for contempt.
The issue between the state and the
federal judiciary is now complete and a
fight is on that will result in settling
once for all the relative authority of
the contestants.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Destroyed . Vineyard.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. ia letter
from a prominent citizen Of Warren
says: Zone Of the largest and most
valuable vineyards in Bradley county
has just been destroyed by a mob Of
enraged citizens For several years a
beautiful vineyard has been growing
about eight miles south Of Warren, the
product of which has been converted in
to native wines. 1t is alleged that the
sale Of the beverage has led to much
drunkenness among young men and
boys. Neighborhood gatherings have
been disturbed and orgies became Of
common occurrence. A meeting Of citi-
zens was held at Farmerville, at which
1t was resolved that the vineyard was
the primary cause of the dirorders and
the citizens proceeded in q body to the
vineyard and destroyed 1t.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

their alleged browbeating Of Witnesses
narficuIarly in the case Of Mary Siem-
mering, whom he declared the deleao- o.
ant had treated more like a daugnter
than an employe. The witnesses Tor
tho nrosecution were held up to scorn
and Judge Vincent declared that me
nrosecution had done nothing but throw
mnd MT his client, while the defense nad
been engaged in scraping It on.
Mr.. Vincent will probably conciu1e nn
his address at to-morrows session. Un ~,
Monday State Attorney Deneen VIII wiz
make a five-hours' speech and the case
win doubtless be given to the jury iate
Tuesday.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
vAsrLoss DUE TO BAD ROADS.
A., osscial Report ON Conditions In Iowa
Recommendation,


The bad Joa6s Of Iowa have been made the
subject Of q report to the secretary Of agfi-
culture " General Roy Stone, director Of
turai department; He reports that while
agricultural products. the cost Of transport
Ing her crops by wagon has reached the
public roads, so that he agricultural output
81 24,OOO,OOO tons is hauled at an average
cost Of $1.31 ton. The Iowa farmer pays
on an average "a cents a ton a mile.- but the
cost Of hauling on good roads Is from to 10
cents The present conditions are largely
caused, he says, by the neglect Of the gct-
ernment to lay out roads In advance Of the
settlement of the country.
General Stone estimates that With rail-.
gravel roads surfaced with stone can be
built generally throughout the state at
heavy grading is required, and suggests that
the cost can be greatly reduced by the em-
pIoyment Of convict labor, as Is done in 9TH
er states. Conservative estimates based up
on the hauling Of crops and local travel
place the tax annually paid by the farmers
Of Iowa because Of bad roads at $14 4,000. 900.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
A Remarkable school District.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 15-State Super-
intendent Stryker has discovered n ra-
markable plan for grabbing the stafa
school fund by residents Of sparsely set-
tied districts in western Kansas W
H. Freeman is the only resident Of a
school district in Logan county. Every
year his wife, his son and himself elect
themselves as three members of the
school board. Then they vote 4 SIX
months term Of school at $40 a month.
and employ Mrs. Freeman's daughter
as teacher. Young Freeman is her on
ly pupil.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Brlt,sh Seal r.psrt Conins.

London, Oct. 15.-The British foreign
ONCE today intimated to the United
States ambassador, Colonel John Hay,
that a meeting Of seal experts Of Great
Britain, Canada and the United States
will occur as agreed upon by the Mar
quis Of Salisbury. 1t is learned that
Professor Darcy Thompson, the seal
expert Of the British foreign ONCE,
starts for the United States immediate
".
The Review Of Reviews says that Nd
itor Stead, while in Warrington recent
Iy, discovered that unless the sealing
question Ii speedily settled, the United
States government will order the de-
gtruction Of the entire herd OF seals on
~ whole ef the Pribylo& tsle91f
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

The pulpit of little eastern church
has long stood enough to one side Of
the platform to disturb the congrega-
tion's sense of proportion: but any pro-
test met with . quick rejoinder from
the aged minister. The wife of the SEX
ton, taking matters into her own hands.
says the Church Economist. moved the
pulpit toward the center an inch q week
and gained her point. though it took
time, for the old doctor never noticed
the difference. Some citadels must
needs be stormed from the front. but
more victories are won and more re-
forms inaugurated by methods which
do mot antagonist. and In which tact
h Joined to persevering moderation.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
Mr.. aorman Is READY to Retire.

Baltimore, Oct. 15.-United States
Senator German to-day issued an open
letter to Edwin F. Abel, publisher Of
the Baltimore Sun, in which he offers
to relinquish the leadership Of the
Democracy in Maryland, providing Mr..
Abel will accept 1t and support the
Democratic ticket in the coming state
and legislative campaign. He also in
timates that he will forego his ambition
to succeed himself in the United States
Senate II 1t can be shown that such q
step is necessary to Democratic sue
cess.
Mr.. Abel tonight declined to say
what course he would pursue In the
matter, or to express any opinion con-
corning the letter, which will appear in
the Sun tomorrow as paid advertise
ment.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

London has a crusade against hat
pins. 1t is urged that they are dan
gerous as they are ordinarily used; and
We all know that as q weapon in the
hands of a determined woman they
have frequently mutilated and some
times killed. What are they, how
ever. In comparison with the ordinary
pin about dozen Of which are worn
about the waist. for no legitimate pur-
pose that any man has ever been able
to discover?
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

A Partisan who suspects that the
food or drink which he has purchased
b adulterated. can have the article
analyxed free of cost at the municipal
laboratory. II impurities are found the
city undertakes the prosecution Of the
tradesman, and after conviction the Of
fender is not only liable to fine and i'm
prisonment. but may be obliged to dis
play In his window sign reading,
Convicted of Adulteration." There Is
room for q similar law in this coun-
try.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

An American at Shanghai writes: A
subject that IL attracting much atten-
tion in China In these days 10 the rapid
Increase Of Russian influence. The spe-
cial ennbassy sent by the car to Pekin
u the most in evidence, but fully a.
uignincant 10 the removal Of the Russo
Chinese Bank at Pekin to palatial now
quarters. These will also house the
Uastern Manchurian railway and along
side will be the mansions of the Rus
sian president and the Chinese vice.
president Of the railway. All these are
Intended to lavish hospitality. and a.
the Chinese are much impressed by the
splendor Of . nations representative,
Russia will be easily nrst at the court
Of the middle kingdom. Russia's diplo-
macy has always been oriental, and
this appeals far more to the Chinese
than the inflexible but just policy of
the English. In connection with diplo-
macy, the Russo Chinese Bank IL .
very important feature. The Manchu-
rian Railway Company IL about equally
divided between Russian and Chinese
omcials, but all their quarters are
sQually palatiaI. The Chinese govern
uenk has deposited 5000 900 taels In the
Russo Chinese Bank, part Of which will
NO doubt be applied to the payment Of
its share in the cost Of construction Of
the railway. 1t IL said also that the
hank ID an active competitor with
8heng Taotai for the projected railway
Nne from Tien-Tsin to Pekin, and that
4 has Also offered 10 loan 800, 900 taels
10 the government for the Improvement
u the Peito.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

TIE story goes that the emperor slap
ped the face Of seaman and the sea-
man struck back and blacked the i'm
psrial eye. and that thereupon the sea-
man drowned himself. Let US hope
the story IL untrue. The loss Of good
seaman h q serious thing. But the
theory that the black eye came from
ropes end is certainly unfortunate, be-
cause that ought naturally to have been
applied to the imperial back.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

The Rev. Frank vrooman Of Chicago.
Who says he has been frozen out Of
90 church and starved out Of another.
and that therefore he will go to the
Klondike, IL evidently fascinated with
precisely that kind Of misery.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22

There is grain Of truth in the asser-
tion humorously put forth by western
paper that Lying 10 expected in . poll
tician ~ much ~ in . circus man. q
hunter or = hsherman. and nobody
pays any more attention to It," The
writer had in view those who are de-
scribed by the word politician" in its
deprecatory sense. But in . republic
every man should be q politician. TAX
ing the word In its primary and best
meaning. No one would say In seri-
0usness that every man should be un-
truthful regarding his political acts and
purposes. Even . diplomatist should
not be \ liar. One Of the greatest Of
those said that he made 1t . rule al
ways to tell the truth. that, since NO
one would believe him, It served the
purpose. Of diplomacy better than
silence or evasion. Besides, he kept his
conscience clear.
The silver lance., 1897-10-22
The Luetgert Trial.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 15.-The Intense
~ hot weather Of to-day had but little
effect upon the attendance at the Luet-
gert trial. The court room was hacked
and hundreds Of persons were unahIe
to gain admittance. Attorney vincent
chief counsel for the defense, contin-
ued his address to the jury. His ar
guments were principally directed to-
ward the reasonable doubt' as to the
death OF Mrs. Leutgert. He vigorously
attacked the police authorities to-