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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

THE following Is portion OF an ad-
dress delivered before the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Convention, at Des-
Moines, Iowa, few days ago by Mrs.
w. w. Woods, OF Wallace, Idaho:
with her head pillowed In the lap
OF the North, her feet resting in the
orchards Of the South, her snowy bosom
rising TO the clouds, Idaho rest serene
in her beauty of glacier, lake and prim-
eval forests, guarding In her verdure
clad mountains vast treasures Of prec-
ious minerals, the hem OF her robe en-
broidered in sapphires and opals.
This is nooverdrawn picture friends.
On our northern line we touch elbows
with British Columbia; in the Southern
part OF the state are fine sapphire mines,
while one OF our border counties (Latah)
produces the most beautiful opals on
the continent, and the output of silver
and lead in Shoshone county alone, for
1896, was 50, l20, 900; this, two, is coun-
ty where for five years past many OF
the large mines have been closed down,
awaiting the settlement of the wage
question. But II there are any goldbugs
present, they need not worry over our
immense silver and lead productions,
because Idaho is a large gold-prodncer
and while no other official record Is yet
to be had, 1t is estimated that the pro-
duction OF gold for 1896 will be about
9l2,000,O 600; so you see we are helping
you keep up the gold standard right
royalty, although we are called silver
State.
"But Idaho Is not alone mining state.
II we lack 10 comparison with the Mid
die States in area of cultivated soil, we
have our compensation for productive
ness. The great fields Of the Palouse
and Potlach counties, and other lands
tributaries ofthe Clearwater and Snake
rivers, yield annually thirty-five bush
els OF wheat TO the acre: this too, with
out rotation OF crops; and the apples,
pears and prunes of Idaho are consid-
cred the finest In the United States.
A trail cut through the banks of snow
Winds up and DER the mountain chain,
To whore the pines Of Idaho
Stand guard upon the Cmur d'Alene.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

THERE may be some ground for doubt
as to the truth VI some OF the stories OF
Cuban victories which come through
Cuban sources, but there is no room as
all for doubt that the Cubans are holding
all the territory which they ever had.
Spanish confessions are conclusive ON
this point. The Spaniards are making
no Roadway against the insurgents, 40
far az the world Is able TO Judge. Wey.
ler's campaigns have all been failures.
This will not be ten years war like
the rebellion which broke out in Cuba
In 1868. IL Is plain that Spain could not
maintain a struggle on the present
scale half as long as that. II il q ones.
tion Of endurance between the two Bill.
ligerents. II the insurgents can hold
their present strength a year or two
longer victory may be certain.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
Nothing Reserved! STRICTLY 4 CASH SA
F. A. PIXIE, Receiver,
FOR G. BUNTING & GO, BLAckRoor. IDAHO

full Of Anglo-Saxons who, half q GEN.
fury ago, broke the first trail from the
Missouri River, and wrestling the will
derness from desolation laid the foun-
dation for the present greatness OF the
mighty area between that river and
the Pacific Coast.
In commemoratlng the birthday OF
civilization In the West, the people Of
Utah win concentrate their energies
and be prodigal with their money.
More than s100, 900 will be expended In
carrying out the plans OF the commits.
sion. The idea Of the celebration orig
mated with the people and sprang out
OF their pride In the achievements Of
the founders OF the state. II has been
fostered by legislative enactment. An
act Of the Utah legislature Of 1898, and
an act amendatory thereto passed in
1897, placed the celebration In charge
Of o commission.
At this time It Il impossible to more
than outline the most important fea-
tnres Of the celebration. II will begin
on July 10Th and end ut midnight on
the 9th following.
EDWARD r. CoLBoRS,
Press Commissioner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
BLAcKFooT. IDAHO. APRIL II. 1897.
should Not Be 0,er-Confldens.

The city elections OF April, East and
West, have been altogether encourage
ing to the Democrats. They have made
heavy gains over the November cleo
ton.
But to THE NEWS these gains do not
make certain the elections in 1898.
We often grow too sanguine and base
calculations on results which prove
nothing in the end. There is this
about the months elections however:
They show the recuperative powers
and wonderful vitality of the party. 1t
may be beaten to-day but it will come
with renewed strength and pluck for
the battle of tomorrow.
The flush of victory this year may be
lost by over-confidence next year.
O yer-confidence has lost as many POI
litical battles as any other cause. 1t
excites false hopes and begets indiffer-
ence. Prudence, caution and conser-
vatism mark the proper course and
these demand work, constant work.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
Mutton In Parvo.

Dun's Review reports 4,0O6 failures
the first quarter OF the year. Liabili-
ties $50, 752. 262 of these IA were banks
covering sl2, 744, $50.
j. w. Cunningham has been appoin-
ted assayer at the y. S. assay office,
Boise City, Idaho.
Ex-vice President Stevenson has
been appointed on the Bimetalic Com
mission by President Mckinley.
Governor Smith, OF Montana, has
named May 18th Arbor day.
Twenty-one special agents Of the land
and timber service were dismissed by
the secretary of the interior last week
for want of funds. w. d. Sadler who
was Ia Idaho last year is OF the number
A colored boy has been appointed
cadet to the Naval academy at Annap-
oils by Congressman Shattuck from
Cincinnati. and big trouble is brewing.
In the quota of civil service employees,
Texas has deficit Of 235 and Idaho 5.
Wyoming has the smallest deficit Of
any State, her number being only 2.
Kentucky is still unable to elect a
United States Senator. One legislature
failed and another is failing.
The Mississippi river is still "The
Father of Waters" and Is now king
where king cotton once grew.
The president, Wednesday, sent a
message to congress urging that 1t
make a suitable provision for the ade-
quate representation Of the United
States at the Paris exposition.
In one OF the oyerfowed counties Of
Mississippi 10000 negroes are depend
ent upon the whites to save them from
starvation. II 10000 Of the 5000, 600
appropriated by the general govern
ment be given to this one county it
would only give s1.00 each to the suffer-
n 20
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

Americans ARE the most inventive
people on earth. To them have boon
issued nearly 100000 patents, or more
than one-third OF oil the patents issued
In the world. No discovery Of modern
years has been OF greater beneti. TO
mankind than Chsmberlain's Collie.
cholera and Diarrhna Remedy, or has
done more 70 relieve pain and suffering.
J. W. Vaughn, Of oakton, KY, saws !:
= have used Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhpa Remedy In INV
family for several years, and tind IL 10
De the best medicine ever used for
cramps in the stomach and bowels. For
sale by Ben Fl. Fernish.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
The International Commission.

President Mckinley has taken the
hrst step toward the establishment of
international bimetallism by appoint
ing commission composed of Senator
Wolcott, ex-yice President Stevenson
and Charles Paine, of Massachusetts,
to act for this country in promoting it.
This step having been taken, it Is fair
to assume that the commission will act
with promptness and that arrange
ments viii soon be under way for the
assembling of the proposed conference.
The commission is one in which the
people can have confidence Senator
Wolcott is one OF the strongest advo-
Gates of bimetallism in the Senate. He
has been an earnest supporter OF the
reconciliation of silver for many
years. In fact, so urgent has he been
in supporting every measure which
tended TO an enlarged use of silver as a
primary money metal, that he was
long regarded as an extreme free silver
man. He did not, however, break away
from the Republican party, as did Sem
ator Teller and others at st. Louis, but
continued to support the party because
OF its pledge to promote the free coin
age of silver by international agree
ment. He can, therefore, be counted
on to exert every energy to accomplish
the success of the undertaking and to
bring the proposed conference to an
agreement which will permit the re-
monetization of silver at an equitable
ratio with gold in the near future.
The other members of the commits
sion, while not so eminent in financial
matters as Senator Wolcott, are men
whose appointment will be well receiv-
ed by the people. Adlai Stevenson is
representative OF the Democracy
which supported Mr.. Bryan in 1895,
after having supported Mr.. Cleveland
in 1892. He is a stanch partisan, of
conservative tendencies. and will un-
doubtedly do all that he can to assist
Senator Wolcott in promoting the con-
ference.
Mr.. Paine is one of the leading Re-
publicans of Massachusetts,, and while
classed with the gold-standard men is
known to be favorably inclined TO BIZ
metallism by international agreement.
As representative of the business in
terests Of the country and of the ex-
IRENE East, bis appointment makes the
commission a thoroughly national one
in every respect, and will add to the
confidence which the people Of all
classes and OF all sections Of the Union
will have in its work.-The Call.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
How tedious and stale the tart

How tedious and stale the tariff dis
cussion is TO Congress Is made evident
by story told OF Congressman Cannon.
Having been congratulated on his re-
cent speech on the Dingley bill, he re-
piled: "You surprise me. II you had
been here two years ago you would have
heard me make the same speech, and Ii
you had been here four years, six years
or eight years ago you would have heard
Inc make exactly the same speech
and the Lord only knows how many
men used that speech before / did. -
The Call.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

In THE Senate, whittier the tariff
bill has now gone, it is likely to be sub
mitted to two opposing streams OF in
fuence. On the part OF some OF the
more conservative members Of that
body there is being manifested a ten
dency to revise the rates established by
the House In the direction Of reduc-
tion, and il it were not for the insistent
pressure Of special intrests in some
quarters, it is not unlikely that this
tendency would carry the day, On the
other hand, the bill itself is step in
the direction Of high rates, and the
pressure for increases in some direct
ions is very marked. One member OF
the majority in the Senate, while say
ing that the pressure for highest rates
is very strong, says that there is some
chance that it may be yielded TO, q
chance which he speaks OF as danger,
for he says that II the pressure for
higher duties Is yielded to there is
great danger that the bill will not be-
come a law. In that case, he declares,
there may be such an uprising against
1t that there will be a majority against
IL instead Of for it. -Bradstreets.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

Experiments with the Texas method
OF pruning roots Of fruit trees closely
when transplanting them seems 10 show
t9at ~ - the correct method. The old
idea was that the branches ought to be
trimmed closely, but ~ much OF the
root as possible ought TO go with the
transpianted tree. Indiana experiment
ers md that tree without roots deyel.
ops more roots In one season than one
which has lot OF roots TO begin with
Baltimore sun. "''''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
Through Service.

The through service to Denver, Kan.
sas City, Omaha, Chicago, 81. Louis,
and other Eastern cities, via the USioS
PACIFIC and eonhcctions. Is uncxcelicd
by any other line.
The equipment consists 81 Pullman
and Tourist Sleepors, Chair Cars, bin.
Ing Cars, Buffet, Library and Smoking
Cars.
For tickets, time tables and other In.
formation call on your nearest agen, or
address. +. L. LoMAx,
Gen. Pass. and Tkt Agt., Omaha.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

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tilspkfout. hIhkhan Coanty. istaAo
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tbs Beard % Trustees. hehs ga Tsesaay. Asrs
ilsh. tsaT. Assessment Ma y. Of afsy 81 ssass
per shaFe sns lexiess upon the espitsi ssoss 4
their corporation. psyshlr 70 Jaha Mecssa1|
SFy. rseretafy ard Tsvssuref. Eass Mas an
Idaho stsvosss tilaskfoot Idaho. snJ ssss
upon which This assessment shsn b rspas1
ON Monday. sse fTsk asy q Mar. rsss, 81 Z
delinquent and ADVERTISED fox sss o. plhss
auction. and unless psymsnt 10 sasss bsfefs'
enough o. each parcel Of stock vfi b cod g
Saturday. ths isth dag % June. ~, b ~
said assessment. With custs u advertised
aud eapsusr of sale
JOHN MONTGOMERY.
Hecsetary and Trsssursf.
Hiankfoos frrssasaa o.
Biscksont. Idaho. April i5th, 100.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
Utah Pioneer Jubilee.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,
March a0th 1907

NIUTEH OUVIIf I5JIs J
EDITOR NEWS DEAR SIR: The 9th
day Of July, 1897, will be the fiftieth
anniversary Of the arrival Of the Nor
mon pioneer band in the valley OF the
Great Salt Lake, and will witness the
close Of five days celebration, which
will eclipse in magnitude and surpass
In splendor all other celebrations ever
given In the United States west Of tho
Mississippi. On this occasion II is pro-
posed by the people Of Utah TO com
memorate the birthday Of western civ
ilization and TO do honor To the hand
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

KENTUcKY's Legislature is strength
ening the idea that United States Sem
ators should be elected by the people.
The instances In which legislatures
prove themselves unequal to the task
increase every year.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

Col. FRED GRANT, John A. Logan
and Carter II. Harrison, were In the
public eye for office. All were sons
OF their fathers and expected their
family names to help them. Grant and
Logan were disappointed. Harrison
was elected mayor of Chicago.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17
Notice for rubIIeaileu.
Anrii hfh. -

Land once az fsiackfnos. Msha
April sth. ~
Notice is hereby given that the tnsssnsl
named settler has ased notice uf bic intshsiea
10 make finai proof IN support % ~ ca
and that said proof wiII be maeW hsfofs -
Rrsistsr q Receiver al DIackfcot. idsao' =. =.
May ash. tsH. wa: Fred J. kohihspp q -, =
y. No. sss1. for the gss OF SEs. Nss shss
$50. 10. Sws % swA. Sec. ~ Tsp So y
II East
He names the following witnesses 70 p,V'
bis continuous residence upon and oulsivstoa
Of said land. Siz:
William Nesiey. Christina Neelcy' f i.is4'
Dilley. E1la Rohlhepp. all Of American fais'
Oneida County. Idaho.
JNo. O. BROWN. Register
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

y you try to wear cough out you
VIII most likely wear yourself out. Get
q - cent bottle Of DIR. g. w. shorca'
Cough Cure and save a doctor,a bin.
Sold by Hull Il Greene.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-17

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has pcea
forced to establish Office hours 70 PRIV
tect himself from ofiIce-hunters.
The herald., 1897-12-30
The Cold SNAP

/; A visit to several orchards last Friday
convinced me that almost no damage
is done to oranges about Claremont.
Commissioner John Scott, so excellent
an authority in almost all fruit matters
stated, q year ago, that he knew Of no
way to tell at once whether fruit was
frosted or not Mr.. Frank Palmer ex-
planned to me today q way to determine
which seems reasonable and which
seems to give promise Of genuine s,ac-
cess. hope others will try It. Mr..
Palmer has it from an oldtime italy and
later Florida grower. The peel il care
fully removed from the suspect. It Is
then carefully split into sections or
wedges which center along the axis Of
the fruit in a line ana widen to the
rind. These are now carefully broken
crosswise. which will plainly reveal the
spindle-shaped pulp cells which make
up the wedge-lilke sections. II the fruit
IL frosted these cells VIII be broken, II
not they will be intact and each can be
broken BY pressing with knife blade.
In breaking the section cell or two
may be ruptured. though BY using care
even this may not occur. Pressing, Of
course, ruptures the fruit cellss ana wc
should suppose the above would BE true
80 far se have examined It It IL or ap-
pears to be correct, shall know dem
uitely soon and willreport Itis = slim
The herald., 1897-12-30
NO QUORUM PRESENT
BOARD OF EDUCATION INvEsTI-
CATION POSTPONED
An Adjournment Taken Until Tues
day at the Request Of Several
Of the Members

The absence Of a quorum prevented a
session of the board of education in
vestigation last night. When the time
came for the opening Of the session
President Mathis and Director McIn-
erney were absent. Mr.. Braly was also
unable to attend and as Webb can not
be considered a part of quorum in the
matter of his own trial only four other
members remained. Those present
waited until o'clock expecting the alb
sentees to appear. A messenger arrived
with the news that Mr.. McInerny was
confined to his bed by Illness Dr. Math-
Is could not be reached by telephone and
1t was decided to adjourn. Webb and
his attorneys wanted the adjournment
until tonight, but some of the other
members demanded that it be for a
longer time as they had important busi-
ness engagements. 1t was not desired
to have session tomorrow night, as that
is New Years Eve. A session Saturday
night was out of the question and on
Monday night the annual meeting of the
board is to be held. An adjournment
was therefore ordered until Tuesday
night.
The herald., 1897-12-30
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

It is reported that Speaker Reed will
attempt at this session to have his plan
carried out of reducing the hall of the
house to about one-third its present size
and substituting benches for the desks.
Miss Ramsay Gibson Maitland, the
only daughter and heiress of the late
Sir James Ramsay Gibson Maitland,
succeeds to estates In Midlothian worth
800, 900 year, to an estate in Stirling
shire worth about $50. 900 a year and to
an estate in Linlithgowshire worth few
hundred year. Miss Maitland is in her
early twenties.
z Blanche X. Bruce. the new registrar OF
the treasury, was slave In Mississippi
before the war. and when he was the
senior United States senator from that
state he procured federal appointment
for his old master. then impoverished,
but with admirable delicacy he induced
his colleague, the late Justice 4. G. Q.
Lamar, to father the appointment. The
emancipated slave did not wish his for
mer owner to know that he was indebted
to his old 'nigger' for means Of iiveli-
hood.
The herald., 1897-12-30
WEBB HAS HIS SAY
DECLARES CHARGES AGAINST
HIM ARE FALSE
Two TRUSTEES in the County Jail Who
Swear the Note Passed From
Feexell to Emmett

John Sparks, the young man who xvas
robbed of 5000 at Santa Monica, and who
is expected to give some interesting in
formation concerning his transaction
with Policeman Willard Webb and the
reason for his sudden disappearance
when he was badly wanted as witness
against Feezell, has not yet been found.
He is said to be in Ventura. A vigorous
effort will be made to locate him in time
to securechis presence at FeezelPs ex-
animation tomorrow.
Since the charges of misconduct have
been made against Webb by Will Emmet
the officers at the county Jail have been
investigating the case there. When in
terviewed by Jailer Kennedy Tuesday
night, Feezell refused either to affirm or
deny that he had paid Webb $100 of the
money stolen from Sparks for promise
to secure his freedom, but said that he
would make statement the following
morning, after he had had an opportuni-
ty to think the matter over. Yesterday
morning, before Mr.. Kennedy had an
other opportunity to talk with Feezell,
the latter's attorney visited him and ad-
vised him to say nothing about the case,
He has since refused to make any state
ment.
Two TRUSTEES in the county jail, Lou
Turner and Will McFadden, who occu-
pied the same tank with Emmett, were
shown the note which he received from
Feezell, stating that Webb had been
liked for $100. Yesterday they repeated
the contents Of the note from memory,
which were in substance the same as
told by Emmett.
Policeman Webb made a statement
yesterday, in which he denied all the
charges made by Emmett. He states
that he never received any money con-
sideration for his influence in the case,
and denies that Emmett showed him the
note from Feezell and was induced by
him to destroy it.
The city trustees Of Santa Monica yes
terday relieved Webb of his onerous
duties and abolished the position of day
policeman altogether, the reason given
being an alleged shortage of funds in the
treasury.
The herald., 1897-12-30

ton to Hawaiian annexation began to
assume formidable shape President
Mckinley held up these foreign appoint
ments and will use them, as far as pos
sible, In such a way that they will as
sist him in controlling congress upon
the Hawaiian question.
The debate upon the subject will con-
sumo more time than any other ques-
ton now before congress. with the possi-
BILE exception Of civil service. 1t will be
largely along partisan lines. and the
Democrats will seek to impeach the
Harrison administration for completely
in the overthrow of the Hawaiian gov
ernment. This may and probably will
result in those Republicans who now op-
pose the annexation of the islands join
ing with the majority of their party in
which case the Morgan bill will un-
doubtedly pass.
THE A. P. A. AND M'KENNA
The American Protective Association
has Its fight against the confirmation Of
Attorney General McKenna as supreme
court judge thoroughly organized, and
while 1t will succeed in securing opposi-
tion In the senate committee and possi-
bly, on the floor, careful poll of the
senate shows conclusively that while
they may delay the confirmation for a
time, 1t will be impossible to defeat it.
Neither Republicans nor Democrats, no
matter what their religious affiliations
may be. want to allow either Catholi-
cism or Professionalism to openly influ-
ence their vote. The A. p. A. organiza-
ton has made the fight too openly upon
the ground that McKenna is a Catholic
and friend of Archbishop Ireland,
without even attempting to show that
this fact ever biased any of his decisions
while on the bench in California. The
issue on the confirmation has been made
too directly one between Catholics and
Protestants and the majority Of the
senators, even those who are strong
Protestants in their belief, will refuse to
countenance the consideration of
a mans religious affiliations in
q question of confirmation of an
appointment made by the presi.
dent. There is no one senator who will
make this personal matter, hence no
rule OF courtesy can be invoked to JUS
tify vote against confirmation, and the
religious question stands out promi-
nently as the only one for determine
ton. There Is, therefore, a strong prob
ability that the fight against Attorney
General McKenna will be confined to the
committee room, and when the name Is
presented with a favorable report, as II
will be, the senate will probably concur
without debate or division.
HENRY E.. ELAND.