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The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
IDAHO FEE LAW VALID.
An Important Decision Handed Down by
Judge Stewart at Boise.


Judge Stewart at Boise.
Boise, Idaho. June 4-Some time ago
the county officers of the state COM
bined to fight the important fee law
enacted by the last Legislature. A suit
was brought before Judge Stewart in
this county. Judge Stewart to-day
handed down Il decision that the fee
law is constitutional, and also that 1t
applies 10 county officials now In office.
The judge. in his decision. passes for
the first time in the history of Idaho
on constitutional questions relative to
legislative action. about. which there
had been no question before. The prin-
cipaI question raised was whether or
not the constitutional provisions had
been violated which requires a bill to
be read on three successive days. The
journal does not show the second read
ing Judge Stewart holds that the con-
stitution does not require the journal
to show the first and second reading,
although 1t was no doubt intended by
the makers of the constitution that the
journal should contain that portion of
the history of the measure. The con-
stitution requires the yeas and nays to
be spread upon the journal on the final
passage of n measure, and this rule was
complied with in the present instance.
81 therefore hold" says the opinion.
"that In determining the question of the
cOnStitutionality of an net the courts
will look to the Journal for the purpose
Of determining whether or not it af-
hrmativcly appears therefrOm that the
constitution has been violated in the
passage of the bill"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
DEBs WILL TRY UTAH FIRST.
Omcial Announcement About the Co-Oper-
atIve Com mon weaIth, Scheme.

Hpso SoHInohWeAitul Scneme.
Denver, June 5.-The Rev. Myron W.
Reed. national president of the Broth
erhood of the Cooperative Common
wealth, of which Eugene V. Debs and
Henry ID. Lloyd are the chief promot-
ers. said to-day:
THE experiment will first be tried.in
Utah. We have chosen Utah because
the Mormons have already proved that
cooperation in many ways can be
made n success. Our idea is to estab.
lish cooperative communities Of 1900
people in each community. We believe
that n community of 1 500. picked up
as we find them, will be discovered
about the right material necessary foi
the different vocations. When the sys
ten has been made a success in Utah
its friends can proceed to carry the ed.
ucational facilities into other states"
1t Is the intention to select n location
for the first community next fall, sc
that the settlers may move upon the
land and break ground for crops next
spring. The region in Utah between
the Rio Grande Western and the I'm
ion Pacific railways is advocated by
some. and others advocate valley
near Sonora, New Mexico. The head
quarters of the brotherhood Is Mt pres
ent In Tomnston. Maine, where the ma
tional secretary, n. w. Larmond, has
his home. The total membership has
reached 1.S44. rl rsr4..
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
sHAFRorH AS A cHEssPLAvER.
Interesting Story as to- How He Came to
Participate In the Match.


Participate In the Match.
Is an interesting story about the way
Mr. ShafrOth. the hero of the interna-
tional chess match, came to be select
ed for place on the American team.
Mr.. Shafroth has not played chess in
seventeen years. and had talked to no
one in the House about the game
When the international chess match
began to be talked about, Mr.. Bo.
dine, who defeated Strauss, asked
why they did not get Sha froth to play.
as he knew the latter to be a good
player. So Shafroth was taken in,
and, after defeating several of the
crack players of the House, was made
a member of the team.
1t appears that many years ago,
when Shafroth was attending school.
he corresponded with a young lady
and played game of chess with her
by letter. The lady boarded at the
house Of Mr.. Bodine, and Mr.. Bodine
was making the moves IN the game
for her. 1t was in this way that the
Missouri congressman had a knowl
edge Of Mr.. Shafroth's chess-playing
qualifications. SO much depended up
on the game which Mr.. Shafroth was
playing that more interest attached to
1t than to the others. If he lost the
British would win. If he won the
match would he tie. Every chess
expert about the capitol assert that
had Handy and Plowman played care.
fully the Americans would have won
four Of the five games of the match.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

The literary societies of Central COL
lege. Of Fayette, Mo-, are in a quandary
as to whom they will secure to deliver
the annual address during commence
ment in June. Several months ago the
Aristotelian society, whose time 1t is
to select the June speaker. invited ex-
Senator John j. ingalls, of Kansas to
deliver the address. and the distin-
guished gentleman accepted. but since
he took 30 prominent part in the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons prize fight the
board of curators and faculty of Cen
tral college have entered a protest
against the Kansas statesman, and the
young men are at sea, and commence
ment day draws nigh.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
CurIou. Suspension Bridge.

A remarkable engineering work. OF quite
novel character. is being commenced at
Rouen. in Frnnce. II is called IA "pont trans
borieur." and Is Intended Ia serve all the
purposes of a bridge without Interfering
with the free passage of shipping. even
though the mass be 1:D feet high. Two
high towers are 10 he erected. one on each
bank of the Seine. about three-Iuarters Of
mile below the lowest bridge existing at
Rouen. Between. these two towers Il narrow
Iron chain bridge Will be suspended. The
height from the quays Is to he not less than
16D feet. Lines OF railway are to be laid
upon the chain bridge, upon which light
carriage or platform on wheels will be run.
This is to be dragged from one tower TO the
other by steel ropes passing over wheels and
worked by steam or electricity. From this
wheeled platform will be suspended by steel
hawsers. the transbordeur.' at the level Of
the quays Il. e.. 1GD feet below the level Of
the chain BRIDGE. and this transbordeur. or
suspended carriage. will carry passengers
and vehicles from one bank tn the other. 1t
is expected that the electric tramways on the
quays will make a connection at this point.
and thus they will be able to run on to the
transbordenr, and cross the river without
the passengers reqhiring to change their
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
WALLED LAKES IN THE WEST.
Tho MysterIous Constructions Attributed
to the Action of Ice.

When the Western country was first set,
tied the newcomers, unaecustomed to the
glacial lakes Of the West, were % astonished M to
shore and some completely about their bor-
ders. These walls are constructed q the
boulders common everywhere, laid dry
or bedded with earth, Of more or less regu-
lnrity. with regard to the size or shape
OF the stones, except that they hit well and
are 30 placed as TO maintain their equilib.
rlum-that Is, stand firm. says the Milwau-
kee wisconsin Journal sGyerai ,hes aed iakes are m
around with the mechanical perfection be.
longing to the cyeloplan period; The walls
are BANKED up with earth on the land side.
This bank frequently has trees growing on
the keenest curiosity among the early tray
elers. This curiosity Is not yet dead. Only
a part OF Elkhart lake. and the subject has
got into local papers with brief proper e1-
In early university days, when the boys
went in swimming. Instead of bathing. In
Lake Mendoza, there were certain large
spring into the water Some of these were
OF tons weight some protected above the
every one was known to the swimmers. 1t
was found the next season that they had TO
be located over agaR having Ghange%a s%s pc"
plain to see that the Ice did 1t. erowdinE
them. But as the bank there was steep, at
the foot Of The blun. they slid or worked rk.,d
Duck more OF less. III plnces HoWeNer' tnes
were piled on the shore as where University
drive comes to the beach.
When the Milwaukee and Watertown
plank road WAS made 1t skrted Oconomo-
woe lake. There n lake wall there of
modest pretensions, and this was made part
OF the bunk holding the roadbed. The next
season 1t was found the wall had been
showed under the roadbed so as to lift the
plank away from the lake. To a boy Of an
inquirtng turn of mind the whole operation
was plain; The expansion of the ice had
done 1t. The bank there was sloping, quite
pasy fnr n slide
the wall along AT Madison. however much
1t might slide the boulders against the
blun. they fell back Into the water.
Now suppose the slope to he just the right
angle between these two, so that the force
would lift the stones by sliding one under
the other, and yet not let them fall back,
you Will have the conditions for a lake wall.
The stones In this process NOT rightly bal
anced Will fall one side or the other: those
balanced will retain their places. Those
falling into the water will have to try
again till they are rightly placed and re-
main. Meanwhile the whole structure has
been pushed back till the force and resist
ance are eJualtzed, making the bank OF
earth behind, which In turn helps sustain
the wall. The wnter should shoal slowly. so
to bring many rocks within reach of the
Ice. Time. then only is necessary to build
the wall and the operation will cease when
all the rocks have been worked Into the wall
and the increased shoaling provides friction
enough to check the ice. The wall then be-
comes permanent. and the forest covers the
strange work with Its glory.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

There is much fiippant talk in Eng
land about conquering the Beers. but
the Boer is not man to be despised,
as English readers are told in a recent
article. The Boer is "a man with
whom the predikant tparson) is always
an honored guest; who loves. and
thinks much OF the opinion Of his wife;
who is boundlessly hospitable. and who
can shoot straight" The Beers, in
their faith and in their shooting bring
to mind Cromwell's men. as good SOL
diers as the world ever saw. Fighting
the Beers in London club talk. and
fighting them within rifle range, are
vastly different affairs, as Raider jane
son can testify.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
THE FATE OF THEssALY.
Every Indication That the Turks VIII
..s. Stay There. ,


London. June At is officially stated
that Count Muravieff. the Russian for
eign minister, has expressed to the
Greek minister mt st. Petersburg his
personal sympathy and his hope that
Greece will be able to save the harvest
of ThesSaly.
1t is also understood that Germany
now advocates the evacuation of Thes-
sally. provided Greece gives II satisfac-
tory guarantee of payment of the in
demnity.
But there is still every indication tha,
Turkey means to remain i'll Thessaiy.
Several Turkish officials accompanied
by their harems. have arrived in Thes-
sally from Constantinople.
.Edhem Pasha has ordered granaries
TO be prepared for the storage of the
harvest, and is using every inducement
to get the peasants to return and ac-
.cept Turkish rule. s.--fs-.
The powers have advised Greece TO
accept Turkeys demand to raise the
blockade. Greece. in turn, insists upon
some guarantee that Turkey will keep
her promise not to land munitions of
war. Ii is therefore still uncertain
whether the armistice difficulty will be
settled.
1t is reported from COnstantinople
that the peace prelir'' rries have been
agreed TO, but this pr ,bly means thar
the ambassadors have been Invited to
submit drafts of details.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
RAvAoEs OF HOG CHOLERA.
Losses In Iowa Are Reported to Crop Bu
raau at R23,3OO.OOO.


Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 5.-The
packing house. at this place has found
much difficulty in securing the desired
number of hogs for slaughtering pur-
poses. resort has been made to the
Dakota markets, and even then the
killing is only 300 IL day. The cause
of this shortage is cholera. The disease
prevailed TO an alarming extent dur
ing the fall and early winter months.
The exact loss to the farmers will
never be known. but Director Sage of
the weather and crop bureau has been
gathering valuable statistics. He sent
out requests that the assessors take
figures and the returns are in from
twcnty-one counties. In these the num-
ber lost is given at JO1 900 head. If
that proportion of loss obtained
throughout the state the number will
reach 2.330.OOO. Mr. Sage estimates
the average value at $40. which would
make the total loss S23 300 900 His
highest previous estimate was $4,000
600.
County losses are reported as follows:
Calhoun. 4O.203; Warren. -. 1856; Madi-
son. 50.631: Lucas, 6,5TO; Cedar, o.
SS5 hend.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Chicago Roads to Pool.

Chicago, June 5.-'rhe Daily News
says:
With the possible exception of the
City Railway Company. the Chicago
cable lines will be consolidated under
the ma ne of the Chicago Traction Com
pany. ne organizers are j. Picrpont
Morgan, G. 4. Yerkcs. NJ. l.. Elkins
and p. A. r. Widener. A formal an
nouncement of the combine will be
published as soon as a definite reply is
received from the heads OF the City
Railway Company, with whom Nor
gan and Yerkes are negotiating. The
famous Allen bill. just passed by the
Legislature, contains n paragraph
permitting street railways in any city
to pool, and 1t is under this that the
combine is expected TO be made,
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

The National Provisioner publishes
details of the visit of some Danish gem
tlemen to this country for the pur-
pose Of buying meat wherewith to fill
contracts for supplying the Danish
army" Denmark, in common with 9TH
or European powers, has been feed
ing her soldiers and sailors for some
time on Australian beef, but has lately
notified the contractors, whose agents
are now In this country, that a change
for the better in the character of the
meat furnished was desired. The or
ders, therefore, will hereafter be placed
In Kansas City and Chicago, and pos
sibly at other centers. What is our
gain is Australia's loss. We also have
this new evidence of the fact that when
1t comes to a question OF quantity and
quality in regard to beef, the United
States stands without a rival"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
THE wHlskEY COMBINE.
Plans to Squeezee Out the Small Com
Germs Under Way.

Louisville, Ky, June 4.-Local distil-
lers deny that there Is any change in
the status of negotiations, which have
been in progress for the past year look
ing to consolidation of the 115 plants
in the state. and the reduction of their
output. The whlskey men, however.
have not abandoned their plan to con-
solidate the distilleries. SO that twenty
five of the largest of them will be able
to make all the whisky now made by
the entire 10 In ithe state. This will
result in vast saving in running eX-
penses and will effectually limit pro-
duction SO that the whisky business of
the state will be restored to more
profitable condition. An Eastern syn
dicate. it is said stands ready to put
1000. 900 In the deal as soon MS the dis
tillers reach an agreement
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
CANovAs HOLDS ON.
No Show for Change In Cuba for
While


Madrid, June 6.-The Queen Regent
has confirmed Senior Canovas. the pre-
mier, in his ministerial powers. and the
Cabinet will remain in office with per
sonnel and policy unchanged.
All the leading members of the SEN
ate and the Chamber OF Deputies who
We're consulted by her majesty. as well
as three marshals have advised the re-
call of Captain General Weyler from
Cuba.
At a Cabinet council held this after
noon at his residence. Senior Canovas.
the premier. announced that the Queen
Regent had renewed his powers and
those of the Cabinet in terms most
flattering TO him and all his colleagues.
1t is understood that the government
does not contemplate any immediate
change in the supreme command in
Cuba.
The surprise and displeasure of the
various sections of the opposition are
not easy to describe.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
FIRE IN A PRISON.
Much Excitement Among the Convicts fer
"A Time

Leavenworth, Kan, June 4.-Nearly
a thousand men who are imprisoned in
the state penitentiary at Lansing
passed an unusually uncomfortable
hour tonight. Fire broke out in the
prison about o o'clock and soon all the
men held within the walls were in an
uproar. The fire seemed to be spread
ing rapidly in the tailoring department
and the chapel and the imprisoned men
cried and begged of their keepers to
be released. Finally the flames be
came so threatening that fifty conycts.
all of them TRUSTEES, We're released to
assist the officers in their struggle with
the fire. There was no break for liber-
ty, but the men performed their duty
heroically, and the fire was ultimately
'quenched. after n damage of about
$1,000 had been done.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

An important and Just ruling has
been made recently by the postoffice
department. The chief of labor
union in St Louis mailed letter hav-
ing on its envelope a colored poster
requesting the receiver to boycott
well known frm. The postoffice au-
thorities decided that the letter was
violation of the federal law prohibit
Ing the sending through the mails OF
matter designed to reflect injuriously
upon the character or conduct OF an
other
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Union Pacific Ketai,ate..

Omaha, Neb., June 2.-It has been
stated here and not, denied that the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
have reached an understanding and
that closer traffic relations between
these roads begin Immediately. A new
rate sheet Is being prepared at the
Union Pacific headquarters. All
western business will hereafter be
routed over the Southern Pacific from
Ogden. This is In retaliation for the
opening Of the Ogden Gateway By the
Oregon Short Line.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
CIoudburst In France.

Paris, June Ga cloudburst in the
hill country of the province of 1ser, in
southeastern France, has caused the
overflow of the river Norge and the
destruction of a number of paper mills
and silk factories. as well as houses
along the banks. AT the towns of Vol
ron and Muirans. the river rose sudden
ly twenty feet One person was
drowned. and the loss to property is
estimated at 1O.OOO,OoO francs. -Four
thousand factory operatives are thrown
out of work.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
A Tug Blown Up.

Chicago, June 5.-Thc tug Andrew G..
Greene was blown TO atoms at 1 :45
o'clock this morning by the explosion
OF her boiler Just after having passed
through the Rush street draw with
three mud scows in tow. All the
buildings in the vicinity We're shaken
to their foundations. No track of any
of the crew can he found and there
seems to be no doubt that all on board
the Inflated vessel lost their lives
Five men are known to have been on
board.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
4 Veil of Mist.

Rising at morning or evening from some
Iow-land. often carries in its folds the seeds
of mnlarla. Where malarinl fever prevail
no one is safe. unless protected by some
stomach Filters is both n protection nnd a
remedy. No person who lnhabits. So
journs in miasmatic region or country.
should omit TO procure this fortifyng agent,
which IL also the finest known remedy for
dyspepsia. constipation, kidney trouble and
rhellma tlsm
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
HAS A URANIUM MINE.
Important Discovery of a German at
DcRdwOOd. Sonth DMkotn.

Deadwood. S. D.. June 6.-For over
ten years a German named Count"
Davier has been at work ON set of
claims near this city. developing. as he
claimed, a mine of uranium.
He has in this time sent samples of
the ore to nearly every mill in the
United States and many In Europe for
the purpose of satisfying himself that
the metal was uranium. Reports just
received show that the metal he has To-
Gated is uranium. .
The metal is extremely scarce, not
being found in any other part of the
American continent, and in but one
place in Germany. There are no mills
in the United States that can properly
reduce the ore. 1t is very valuable.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Thirteen well-known physicians of
the south are to be tried on the charge
Of advertising. When the medical pro-
fession shall be so far advanced that
all doctors will advertise we shall
hear no more of these contentious and
physicians generally will be more pros
porous.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS NAMED
Miguel A. OteTo Nominated for Governor,
and George II. WALLACE as Secretary.


and George II. Wallace as Secretary.
Washington. June 2.[rhe President
to-day sent the following nominations
to the Senate: Interjor-AIiguel A. Ote-
ro, to be governor of New Mexico:
George II. Wallace, secretary of New
Mexico; William NJ. jenkins, secretary
of Oklahoma territory.
The Senate in executive session to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tons. John NJ. Ewing of Wisconsin. to
be deputy auditor for. e navy depart.
ment; John B. Thompson of Illinois, to
be assistant attorney general.
Postmasters-Mo Ada NJ. Ben
nett. Miles City; Lewis #. Babcock, Bill
lings.
Idaho-Aaron Frost, Wardner.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
A ThInRs Go.

Here's another case of extremes meet
ing
'WhRtT'
mot long ago you couldn't hire a messen-
ger boy to hurry; now. since they've put him
on bike, you've got to fine him to keep
him from scorching. g.''-Philadephi North
American,
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
To .Lynns. Estes Park

And the famous fishing resorts In st. yraIn
canon. Sunday. June 9th, the Burlington
Will put on morning train between Denver
and Lyons. This train will leave Denver
every week day at 9:3O Il. m, arrive Lyons
f1:4O n. M, connecting at Lyons with splen-
did four-horse stages for Estes Park
Welch's Ranch and Arbuckle's Fishing Re
sort The Sunday train will leave Denver at
7:05 p. m, giving n day to visit Meadow
Park and the Canon of st vruin. Sunday
for one dollar for round trip.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

After what he rightly calls half
century of honest hard work against
the terrible drink curse the Rev. DR..
Theodore L. Cuyler sums up his judg-
ment in these words: Legislation to
prohibit liquor-selling without moral
efforts to diminish Quor-drinking,
fails and will fail to the end of time"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

We cannot conquer fate and necessi-
ty, yet we can yield to them in such
manner as to be greater than II we
could.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

The Duke of Marlborough, the other
day, proposed resolution congratula-
ting the Queen upon the growth of her
empire during her long reign. This
doubtless includes the acquisition OF
British vealth through Americans who
are SO little Americans as to pay
handsomely to get any sort of titles
into their familiee
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Cremation is cheaper. and by many
thought to be better than burial. With
the advances in the prices Of burial
ground the crematory should receive
consideration.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Two factions in Kansas City are try
ing to settle the question as to wheth-
er the production of brass band music
is labor or art. In some cases 1t Is
neither. but is fashion Of punish
ment.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Don't Tobacco spil and smos, Your Iif. lra,.

80 quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full of hfe. nerve and vigor, take No
to-Bac, the wonder worker. that makes
weak men strong All druggists. Soc. or 81.
Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free.
Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or
New York
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
German. Angry at the Emperor.

Berlin. June 5.-Several features ac
companied the great spring parade on
the Tempelhof grounds last Tuesday.
BY the rigorous police rule ba. ring all
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Barnard. the man who rode the air
ship bicycle into the sky at Nashville
called back to the disappearing people.
well, I'm on. but fortunately for
himself be really wasn't.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

A severe shock is sustained by the moral
sentiment of the people at Washington upon
the discovery that the old pensioner who
returned $500 to the treasury, which he
believed to be an overpaynent, has been
adjudged Insane and sent to'a lunatic asy-
lum,
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Avnrice. which too often attends
wealth, is a greater evil than any that
Is found in poverty.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Driving Tourhs From Butte

tramps and suspicious characters. VINO
had been arrested since the kroeger