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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-08
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-08
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Hon. Willis Sweet has declined
with thanks" land some words not
so polite) the overtures made to
him to return to the regular re-
publican fold. He denounces the
goldbugs as corruptionists.
The Latah silver republicans are
the first in the field to organize for
the campaign this year. Exon
gresham Sweet is very much in
evidence among the silver men IN
Latah county.
1t is said that Speaker Afford is
heading a movement to call a spec
ial session of the Legislature to i'm
peach the supreme court for null
lifying the laws. Gov. Steunen-
berg denies knowledge of the affair.
The Rathdrum Blade commends
Senator Shoup for voting for the
Teller resolution, which proposes
to do what the Blade is commonly
pleased to style reputation,
The Northern Pacific Railway is
extending its Palouse branch into
Lewiston, the city which bad the
honor of being the first territorial
capitol of Idaho.
Hon. d. L. Bailey, ex-speaker
of the house, in territorial days, a
populist, and one of the best men
in the party, is out for union OF
silver forces.
Hon. J. w. Ballentine, of Woo
River, is said to be candidate fol
governor. Mr. Ballentine is pop
ulist, but is said to favor fusion.
There is a row going on in tn,
democratic camp because ATTORNEY
General Mcfarland put Peas in tn,
soup.
The populists of Latah county
have declared for a union Of silve
! forces.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
Notice.

The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has assigned H. H.
Schwartz, a special agent and at
torney in the Interior Department,
to defend the various classifications
of land made by the Land Com
missions in the Northern Pacific
Land grant. Mr.. Schwartz will
be located at Missoula, Montana,
but will attend, on behalf of the
government, all hearings held in
the states of Montana and Idaho.
He desires that all parties interest
ed in having the classi fications Of
Commissioners sustained and
especially parties who have
personal knowledge of the character
of the land involved-will communi
cate with him at Missoula, Mon
tana. 1t.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Hon. Fred T. Dubois, chairman
of the silver republican national
executive committe, has been call
ed to Washington to confer with
Jones, Butler, Towne and other
silver leaders, about the matter of
a union of all silver parties in the
campaign of 1898.
Sample Orr has started populist
paper at Blackfoot. This is the
man who so loved the people that
he stole a seat in the legislature to
be in a position to fight for their
rights. He is a near relative of
the man that proposed to have
peace if he had to fight for it.
Judge Piper, of the Moscow dis
trict, roasts the supreme court.
He says the late decisions of the
court will in later years "be elm
mated and thrown into the waste
basket as unfit to adorn the pages
of legal lore"
Quite a number of ambitious
young lawyers in the state are anx-
ious to win name and fame as
district attorney. The office is
usually regarded as stepping
stone to something higher. Each
county elects an attorney this
year.
A son of Judge Clagett was re-
Gently married, in Spokane, to a
daughter of E. NJ. Hepburn, a
brother of Judge Hepburn, and
thus the Heyburns and the Clagetts,
always fercely opposed politically,
are now united in family ties.
The Caldwell Record is authority
for the statement that Rem Morris
of Lewiston, and P. A. Regain, Of
Boise, are each arranging their bus
mess affairs so as to accept tn,
nomination for governor. Boil
are democrats.
The executive committee of tn,
silver republicans of Latah COUNTY
wants Chairman Patrie to call
conference of the leaders to NEE
and formulate plans for the
campaign.
1t is a generally accepted fac
that if a middle of the road
populist ticket is put up, C. {
Fuller, Senator Heitfeld's late pri
vate secretary, will get the nomina
ion for congress.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
The Commissioners.

The Board of county commits
sioners adjourned on Tuesday, after
having been in session for twenty
days.
Much routine business was
transacted it being the first meet
ing of the year No radical chang
es were made from last year in the
way of deputies.
In addition to the allowances
made the sheriff as heretofore pub
lished in the HERALD, that official
was allowed two outside deputies
to be paid by himself, and the
auditor was allowed 1926 per year
for services as clerk of the board,
III addition to the allowances here
tofOr mentioned.
The sheriff will be allowed Scots
per day in payment for board,
light and clothing fol each prisoner
confined in the county Jail.
John Sargent was re-appointed
janitor for the next year at a salary
of $40 per month.
Mrs. Lena Bigger was the only
applicant for keeper of the county
hospital for the sick and INDECENT
of the county, and will received
$1.00 per day for each person con
fed in said hospital and an addi-
tional $1.0O per day when nursing
is required.
The county assessor and collector
allowed Is per cent OH all per capita
and 6 per cent on all other taxes
collected during the year.
Road overseers will be allowed
$500 per day, provided that each
overseer shall work enough men sc
the amount claimed by him shall
not exceed $1.OO for each receipt by
him issued.
Two petitions were received fol
bridges over the Spokane river, one
at Post Falls and the other a.
Cour d. Alene. Both petition
were filed and the county surveys
instructed to ascertain the probabl,
cost of each. A bonus from eacf
place amounting to about $3.50
) accompanied each petition.
: Bids for the county printing fo
c 1898, together with bids for paper
| ing and painting court house, viii
i, be received up to the 2nd Monda,
e in April, when such bids will h
, let to the lowest bidder.
Reports form the various count
= officials were received and filed
The report of the treasurer show
4 the amount of Indebtedness of tn
county and the amount that viii
G fall due on each year until all
> paid.
OASTORIA.
The fac II
The herald., 1898-04-02
WAR IS INEVITABLE


bean In progress for the last few days. Il
does not mean that diplomatic rotations
between the two countries are Terminated.
for such step 10 the last preliminary b.
fore an actual state Of war. United States
Madrid and Ii said to be entirely safe from
harm. The Spanish minister also remains
at his post at Washington. From the Span
ish standpoint there IL the same dispoai-
tion ~ that shown by the authorities hsrs
to regard the issue as made UP. The answer
Of Spain y loked upon 40 the limit Of con-
cession which Madrid win grant. II there
is to be another move the Spanish govern
ment looks to tho United States to make
1t. This at least II the situation a. II pre-
sents itself to those best informed In Wash
ington. OF course II cannot b forstold
what Madrid viii do in the stress Of CIR
cumstances within the next two days. but
those best able to Judge do not expect any
further move from Madrid. as they say
that Spain has reached the limit Of her con-
cessions.
POLO HARD AT WORK
The Spanish minister has naturally been
a center in the exciting Incidents Of today.
He is fully conscious Of the gravity Of the
situation and while still expressing hope
for peace. speaks to his friends Of the even-
Qualities which may come. To one Of them
he said today that he could not believe that
two nations made up of calm and sensible
people would rush into untold horrors OF
war. He added that It would be . wicked
and cruel crime for this result to be precip-
itated. The stan Of the legation is work.
Ing day and night, and the lights In the
legation office were burning until o'clock
this morning. while the secretaries and at
taches were deciphering cablegrams and In
turn returning dispatches to cipher for
transmission to Madrid. The minister per-
sonally superintends all this work and no
effort 10 made to oondense or spare expense
in presenting by cable the information be-
tween the officials here and at Madrid.
PAPAL INFLUENCE
Late this afternoon . Madrid bulletin
was received stating that the pope was
seeking to exercise pacific influences by In
ducing both Spain and the insurgents to
accept an armistice In Cuba. II this be
true, the pope has not given any instruc-
lions of information along this line to Mgr.
Martinelli, the papal delegate at Washing
ton 1t has been reported that one Of the
archbishops Of the Catholic church in the
course of an informal conference with high
officials here suggested the mediation Of
the pope. This, however. was unofficial
and no authorised proposition of any char
acter has come from Rome. Furthermore.
there Is little reason to believe the admin
istration would receive with favor any
proposition Of the character from foreign
source.
In congress the situation was little
changed from the tension Of the past two
days.
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!er-forges was rendered useless. The de-
molishing Of the sawmill was the most Sc
rtous result Of the temblor, as the mill was
indispensable to the construction and re-
pair department.
A SPY ON BOARD
NEW YORK, April "A special to the
Times from Richmond, Va, says: A we'll
known Richmond banker has given out u
story which has been kept quiet for sew
eral days by the naval people at and near
Newport News, involving. as It does. some
unusual actions on the part of a petty
onicsr OF the cruiser Brooklyn. When that
ship was recently at Newport News the
Quartermaster is said to have manifested
unusual interest In the Spapish-American
situation. This attracted attention. When
It was recalled that he was of Spanish
birth, inquiries were made. and 1t was
learned that he had found out to nicely
all the signals by flags ars lights adopted
on the man-of-war.
1t was also understood that he was In
communication with a Spanish naval Of
ficer and the surmise was that the ships
signals had something to do with this.
1t was stated in Newport News that the
Quartermaster was taken from the Brook
lyn and put on the training ship at Nor
folk.
X-RAY SURGERY
MILWAUKEE,. April 2-Lynde Bradley,
an expert electrician of this city. has per-
fected plans for the use OF the X-ray In
surgical work on board Of war vessels and
on the field, and in case of war will i'm
mediately enlist in the government SER
vice.
LOYAL STUDENTS
BERKELEY, April IA number Of stu
dents at the state university have signified
their intention Of offering their services to
the government in case war is declared.
ARBITRATION ASKED
PARIS, April 1.-The French Interna.
tional Arbitration society has sent letters
to the Spanish minister for foreign affairs.
Senior Gullon, and to the American secre-
tary Of state. John Sherman, urging the
advisability OF the arbitration Of the DIFF
ferences between Spain and the United
States.
PREPARING TO LEAVE
LONDON, April "A dispatch from
Madrid says United States Minister Wood
ford is making the necessary preparations
to leave Madrid Immediately in the event
Of diplomatic rupture.
The herald., 1898-04-02

the state Is authorized to borrow the
money. The same act authorizes the gov
ernor to increase the national guard to
10000 men, to be held in readiness for call
by the president.
An effort was made to pass the bill under
suspension of the rules, but It was found
that there were not enough senators pres
emit to take this step, and 1t was referred
to the committee on finance
When the friends of the measure found
that It could not be passed in the senate to-
day, Representative Parker Of Cleveland
introduced an identically similar bill in
the house. AZ in the senate. 1t was greeted
with much excitement. The lack Of a
quorum, however, also prevented imme-
date action, and 1t was referred to the
house finance committee.
ACTION IN IOWA
DIES MONIES, April both houses Of
the general assembly this afternoon passed
a bill appropriating $4,000 to be used in
case OF war, the money to be placed at
the disposal of the government.
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party 10 inexplicahle here. since II u u
Americas advantage to gain time to conn
plete her preparations. It u believed. how.
ever, that Spain will TALL to gain = naval
victory in the event Of battle on Cuba.
The editorials in the morning papers
on the text Of the apparent inevitable waS
continue to advise Spain to yield to hArsA
necessity. and express hopes that the de-
lay until Monday will enable peacsabls
solution.
The news Of the arrival Of the Spanish
torpedo notilla at Porto Rico reached
London too late to appear In the morning
papers.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle asserts that yesterdays
friday cabinet discussion disclosed .
division Of sentiment In the cabinet. the
minority strsnuously urging peace on the
ground that the country would not Justify
war.
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|agency, have rendered their services to
Governor Lee, to reinforce the state milt-
tia Most of these Indians were with Sit
ting Bull at the massacre of Gen. Custer
and the Seventh cavalry.
LOOKING AT SHIPS
LEGHORN. Italy, April I-Commander
w. B. Brownson, U. 8. N, inspected the
ships that are in process Of construction at
the Orlando yard. and is said to have de-
|cided to buy the Basoir, which is being
built for Morocco.
Commander Brownson has gone to Rome
to confer with the minister Of marine. Ad-
|miral Brin.
WAR RISKS
NEW YORK, April 1.-"war risks
reached today the highest figures yet
quoted since complications with Spain made
shippers anxious about property in transit
by sea. Rates for the sailings a week
hence were double those charged for early
movements. Steamships were covered at
lower rates-about the same as yesterday
but underwriters are usually cautious
about war risks"
AN IMMORAL DEVICE
MADRID, April IA semi Official state
ment has been issued. which says:
zone of the most immoral devices whicsl
Is being employed at the present moment
tb injure Spain and mislead opinion in the
United States is that OF supposing Spain
would be disposed to recognize the inde-
pendence of Cuba in return for the payment
|of indemnity.
ALREADY, on the basis Of jingoist fancies
the people have been led to believe that
President Mckinley based his proposals
on this idea. This impression has been util-
lied in Wall street by various means to at
tract spectators and to compel them un-
consciously to aid in spreading uneAsiness.
lit is our duty to declare in the most au-
thoritative manner that this is untrue;
that no propositions containing the slight
est allusion to the independence Of Cuba,
either with or without indemnity, has been
made to the Spanish government; the gov
eminent straightway rejects tzly such
proposition. and there is no party nor
statesmen in Spain disposed to listen to
such a solution"
WANT A PRETEXT
LONDON, April 2.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
There is reason to believe that certain
number of Spanish troops would be witt
drawn under a decent pretext from Cuba,
provided the American government would
advise the insurgents to accept the new
order Of things. Most people believe that
Spanish sovereignty In Cuba is drawing to
an end; but II it were lost by diplomatic
methods civil war would ensue.
Spain really desires to make the utmost
sacrifices for the preservation Of peace,
and no government can afford to 60 further
in the matter of concessions than the pres
ent Liberal cabinet. But even 1t must
draw the line somewhere.
WORK AT MARE ISLAND
VALLEJO. Cal, April 1.-All the labor
ers and many bricklayers and carpenters
are at work removing the debris caused by
the earthquake. The wrecking force first
directed its attention to the houses Of the
officers, which in their present state are
uninhabitable. A sawmill, paint shop and
shipwright's house were completely
wrecked. The chimneys over the FORCES
were shaken down and the system of blow
The herald., 1898-04-02
STATE MONEY
Ready to Be Devoted to the Nations
Defense

COLUMBUS, o., April 1.-Senator Riley
has introduced bill to appropriate 81. 200.
COO to put Ohio on a war footing. The bill
provides that the 100000 proposed to be
appropriated by the state Is to be expended
to dsfray the expenses of the national
guard, naval militia and volunteers in the
defense OF the state and the support Of the
federal government in the event Of war
with Spain. Four hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars is to be used in the purchase Of
arms and equipment for the national guard
under the direction Of the governor.
A half million is directed to be use1 in
carrying troops at the requisition Of the
president to protect the federal govern
men..
An extraordinary contingent fund of
$50, 900 is further provided, to be placed
under the control of the governor. To carry
out the act the sinking fund commission of
The herald., 1898-04-02
CUBAN HOME RULERS
Ask for Assistance in SURPRISING the
Insurgents


Insurgents
m. er,1>,c.rn,r Anr,, ,-Th. annea, n
o.,ao,,+ - +ha cuban autonomists
'ne p.e
."Tno ao,on;s, eoTernrnsn+ NJ Cuba desires
L.. - ,,ro,,,~ - tho nres,dar+ of the
- .nsAe e.n INV" 49, a,t,a,,eh .hsra arc
some Cubans in arms. vet there are an i'm
mense number who accept home rule and
are resolved to work zealously under this
form of government in order to re-estab-
|I,sh peace and prosperity to the land The
insurgents form a minority, while the au-
Economists represent the majority of the
Interests of civilization by means of Justice
and liberty.
"rbe honorable government of Cuba
homes that the president of the United
States faithful to the noble traditions of
tho greo+ North American renrblic will
consider and respect the rights of the Gu
ha, people. not permitting violence to pre-
,,ou II o,ao homes that he will contribute
The herald., 1898-04-02
SPANS CASE
Strongly Presented to the Powers Of
Europe

Europe
LONDON, April 1.-The Madrid corre-
spondent OF the Standard says: Both
United States Minister woodfoSi and the
Spanish ministers show pointed reserve
concerning the contents Of the Spanish
memorandum, but It 10 said to be re-
markably strong restatement Of the Span
sh case on all the points raised by the
United States. and especially In regard to
the paciflcation Of Cuba and the settlement
Of the Cuban question from the Spanish
point Of view.
In political and diplomatic circles the
situation is deemed critical. because It is
difficult for either side to make concessions
likely to be acceptable to the other. judg-
ing by the attitudes they have maintained
in the recent negotiations.
The impartial says the government has
received excellent impressions on the IA
vorable attitude OF European continental
powers, whose friendly dispositions toward
Spain have been strengthened by the fact
that the United States and England have
lately been drawn closer by their common
interests in China.
1t asserts that the French and Russian
governments have asked Spain to state
clearly the maximum OF concessions she
can make to Cuba and the United States.
with view to enabling those powers TO
exercise pressure at Washington In favor
Of the preservation Of peace and the Span
ish rule In Cuba.
Ell Liberal says that Spain must trust
solely to her own energies. understand
this paper re-echoes the impression that is
dominant in diplomatic circles and among
statesmen.
On the other hand, the ministers and
their supporters seem still to entertain
some hope that President Mckinley may
hesitate and again attempt to stem the
war currents prevailing in his parliament
and country. now that the Spanish reply
leaves no doubt that the queen ana her
ministers will not surrender Cuba without
a struggle, however costly and unequal It
may prove to be.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph says:
There IL still some hope that the post
ponement Of the ultimatum until Monday
will give time for the powers to mediate
and find q solution. The difficulty consists
in finding an acceptable formula for Spain
to accept tn inevitable independence Of
Cuba. The hurry Of the American war
The herald., 1898-04-02
A Hard Character

STOCKTON, April 1.-Sheriff Cunning.
ham returned from MERGED today with a
wagonload Of articles stolen in this city
and shipped to MERGED by a waterfront
character named Jack Breen. who is under
arrest. In the lot were two tents, cross
cut saws, tools Of all descriptions. coats,
tarpaulin and SO on. Breen sold the lot
for 81 and squared an account ne owed
with the plumber. The sheriff is working
on the belief that the same man Breeu
set fire to the Farmers Union warehouse
few months ago. in which the loss was
very heavy. Breen is considered hard
character and several charges of burglary
will be made against him:
Antiquity Of the Tall Hat
The tall hat worn by men first appeared
in France nearly KIM veara a1o
The herald., 1898-04-02
Bank ClosrinU

NEW YORK, April 1.-The following ~
Bile. compiled BY Bradstreet. shows tie
bank cissrings at the following cities Tor
the week ending March 81. with the per-
pered with the corresponding period last
The herald., 1898-04-02
WHICH WILL BE TIE IMMEDIATE PRELUDE
TO A WAR WITH SPAIN
The Sob Committee of the Senate Committee Foreign Relations
Will Recommend Resolution Recognizing Cuban indie
pendence and Providing for United States Inter
vention With Military and
Naval Forces

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The herald., 1898-04-02
Chinese Riotine

Chinese Rioting
LONDON, April 3.-Thsre have been fire.
quent conflicts between the Chinese anu
Germans at Kaio chau, says q special dis
patch from shaghai. The Chinese attacked
a marine. The Germans defended him and
in the melee ono German and one Chinese
were killed.