Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-08-05
IDAHO NEWS.

Ex-Governor Mcconnell Ia said to b.
. candidate for the republican nomi
nation for congress.
Mrs. A. w Kramer OF Idaho has
written to friends announcing her safe
arrival nj Dawson City.
Patrick Brcene OF Boise has been
granted pension OF SIC. and Jackson
c. Smith OF Caldwell -.
Alexander CuIbcrtson OF yolmer and
John korwin OF Hammock have been
granted an increase in pension.
Mike welch il suffering con siderable
from All accident which occurred In tho
Golden Star mine near HALEY, Idaho,
recently.
Indian Commissioner Jones has al
lotted To the Indian contract school at
Coour d'Alene the care OF forty-ope
pupils during the current fiscal year,
At a total compensation OF Sffes.
Senator Pettigrew, who is visiting
Idaho on private business, was serre-
oaded at the residence OF Senator
Dubois one night last week by his adj
mirers. Senator Pettigrew Is consid-
Erred good friend OF Idaho, and the
people depend upon him 10 help open
the lands OF the Fort Hall Indian reser-
yAtion to settlement
The state board OF pardons Of Idaho
and the United States Supreme court
are the only powers now remaining
and not appealed to that can save no
torious jack Davis (Diamondheld jack
from the gallows. The State Supreme
court has denied the petition for re-
hearing. Davis Is under sentence In
cassia county TO hang for the murder
Of two sheep herders, Cummings and
Wilson.
The report OF the superintendent Of
the Idaho asylum for the insane for
the quarter ending July Is, makes y
favorable showing. The appropriation
for the asylum for the two years end
ing January 1899. was SIS, 600 From
Indications. $4,000 OF this amount,
will be turned back 10 the state
treasury at the end OF the year. The
cos; OF the care and treatment OF each
patient per day is 4a'S cents, aud the
patients are well taken care Of
The son OF Allen 0. Martin OF Swan
Valley, Idaho, was playing around an
old log cabin about quarter OF mile |
from bis home. with some other boys, |
aud finding lo,slcd cartridge he
thought 1t would be fun TO hold 1t In
the fire with pair OF tongs until 10 /
should explode. lie held 1t in such a
way that II was pointed directly to-
wards his left side as he was STOPPING
over the fire. When 1t went Off 1t took
the flesh OF his left side, the inside Of
his left arm and the thigh of his leg
along with it. He may recover.
A shocking and mysterious tragedy
took place near kendriclS, Ida. last
week. IN which Mrs. h. T.. Marasock
and Nicholas Gehlen lost their lives
An old building called the ".,rewery"
was discovered on hre by parties pass
ing by. who did not attempt to check
the flames, fearing that perhaps there
WAS giant powder inside. During the
two shots we're heard
After the fire subsidized the two bodies
were discovered. 80 badly burned that
i could not be decided whether death
resulted from gunshot or not That
the fire WAS premeditated Is shown
from the fact that 1t was started Ia
lhe west end OF the building. while the
living rooms were In the east end
only about % minutes before the nrc
sehien was seen at the door. The
BODY OF Mrs. Maraseck when discov-
red, had the head and lower limbs
burned entirely Off. and Gehlcn was
Ibout In the same condition.
A lizard was found on a farm near
the other day at depth
4 81 feet by two workmen who were $
igging u we'll The animal emerged [
rom bis stone coffin alive and kicking ,
fter his long confinement OF untold .
ears
Miss Vollmer OF Lewiston. queen OF 9
he Idaho lntormountain fair, has sent
aeh one OF her maids OF honor and I
aides In waiting lovely gold ring !
nth sn opal setting. Both the gold Z
I'D the opals came from mines in this
tate.