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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05

Endeavor Junior work in Idaho, Mrs. Ida
NJ. Weaver having resigned.
c. c. Fuller, until recently private sec
rotary to Senator Heitfeld, will take ed
itorial charge of the Boise Sentinel, Sena-
tor Heitfeld's paper.
The Lewiston Light Company effected
a reorganization this week, increasing the
capital stock of the company from $l0,-
600 to $4,000. The growing demands
for lights have necessitated increased
power, and the company has decided 10
establish power plant on the Asotin
creek, two miles above Asotin City in
Washington. The company will also sup
ply Asotin City with lights
I.atah county commissioners have made
public their report of the county home
for the period from May ID, 1897, to Jan
uary l. 1898. The expenses of the farm,
including superintendent salary, were
81 1879. From the sale of produce,
$34l.72 was realized. The average num-
Der of inmates was 10, and expenses per
day of each 81 cents. During the year
S546.62 was spent on permanent improve
ments. In 1897 go bushels of wheat were
raised on the farm 500 of oats and $50
of potatoes, and 80 tons of hay and 10 Of
carrots and beets.
The report made by State Superintend-
ent Anderson to the bureau of education
at Washington contains some interesting
figures. 1t is for the school year ending
August 3, 1897. The report shows there
were 1927 school children in the state
between the ages of 5 and 81 years, %, l72
males and 1886 females. The average
daily attendance was 22,645; the number
of buildings used for school purposes 626,
and the number of teachers 793-29S
males and 495 females The average
monthly salary of male teachers was $6l ;
females. SAL.
A very interesting suit has been brought
in the district court at Boise in the name
of the state against r. S. Browne and
those who were his bondsmen when he was
treasurer of the board of regents of the
state university. 1t is brought to recov-
er $5925 lost by Isaac w. Sheriff. OF
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, on a university
building fund warrant. The case is one
that has attracted considerable attention
at different times, owing to the peculiar
manner in which Mr.. Sheriff. lost the
money. The warrant was sent to Browne
for collection. He was q banker. He pur-
chased a draft for the amount from his
own bank, held it and sent it on just be-
fore his bank failed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
LAND WORTH A MILLION
A PIONEER WINS HIS CASE.
Famous Suit Against the Northern
Pacific for N Valuable Section in
the Heart OF spokane-AppeaI to
L. =. Supreme Court to lie Taken.

Spokane March Am important de-
cision has been handed down by Judge
Hanford in the United States district
court in the case of II. T. Cowley against
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
involving title to valuable section of
land lying in the very heart of the city.
The case has been in the courts for nearly
10 years, having first made its appearance
in May, 1888. 1t dragged its weary way
to the United States supreme court, where
a decision in favor of the railroad COM
pany was given. About two years ago
the case was reopened in the United States
district court before Judge Hanford on ii
writ of error. and the decision which is
now handed down virtually awards the
land to the complainant. II. T. Cowley
The land in question is valued at fully
81 100000 w. T. Stoll, one of the attor-
neys for the Northern Pacific, stated that
an appeal to the United States supreme
court would be taken from the decision of
Judge Hanford.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
DEATH OF VIM. SINCERITY.
Prominent Figure in keystone
State Circles.

Philadelphia, March |. - William NJ
Smgerly died suddenly at his residence at
No. l70l Locust street yesterday. Heart
disease was the immediate cause of death
Mr.. Singerly had been suffering for about
10 days from a cold and had remained at
home since last Wednesday, although his
indisposition was in no way serious. While
sitting in his bedroom smoking a cigar, he
was seized with violent fit of coughing
and Immediately afterwards fell over deal.
In the room at the time were Mr.. Sin
gerly's granddaughter, Miss Mabel Singer
ly Meredith, and the servants.
William Singerly was proprietor of the
Record Publishing Company, president of
the Chestnut Street National bank and
the Chestnut Street Savings Fund & Trust
Company which recently collapsed, and
president of the Singerly Pulp & Paper
Mills He was member of the Paramount
park commission, and until lately the
treasurer and trustee of the Philadelphia
commercial museum He was born in this
city December 27. 1892, and with the ex-
ception of brief period in his early man
hood, when he conducted commission
business in Chicago, has lived here ever
since. His father, Joseph Singerly. was
one of the originators of the street railway
system of Philadelphia.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
SIGHTED BY THE ROMAN.
Disabled Atlantic Steamer Towed to
Halifax Amid Much Rejoicing.

Halifax, n. S., March 1.-The 300 odd
odd passengers ON board the French liner
La Champagne will rest more soundly
than they have for 10 days Since Thurs
day two weeks ago half of the time they
have drifted on the Atlantic, and three
days and nights have been filled with
anxiety for their personal safety. Their
fears and cares on account of danger have
now been dissipated by the happy knowl-
edge that they are no longer at the mercy
of the stormy ocean.
After drifting for five days on the New
foundland banks with her engines dis
abled and the screw shaft shattered. the
great Boston-bound freighter Roman,
from Liverpool, came along, picked her
up and brought her into Halifax without
further mishap of consequence.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
FEDERAL INSPECTION OF MEAT
system Declared Unconstitutional
and Void.

Kansas City, Mo, March 2.-The entire
system of government inspection OF meat,
which has been established in the packing
houses of the United States, was declared
to be unconstitutional, ineffective and
void in an opinion just handed down in
the United States district court by Judge
John P Rogers, federal Judge at Fort
Smith, Ark, who is sitting for Judge Phil
lips.
An indictment against Harry Boyer,
foreman of the freshmeat department of
the Jacob Dold Packing Company charged
with attempting to bride government
meat inspector, was quashed on the ground
that congress had no power to create the
office of meat Inspector, so that, even if
Boyer had attempted to bride an inspector
as charged in the indictment, he did not
commit an offense against the govern
ment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY LAW.
IL Is Declared constitutional by the
U. :. Supreme Court.

Washington, March lin the supreme
court yesterday an opinion was handed
down in the case of f. L. Holden versus
the sheriff of Salt Lake county, Utah, in
volving the constitutionality of the terri
torial law fixing a days work in shelters
and mines in the territory at eight hours.
Holden was arrested for violating the law
and sentenced to imprisonment. He
brought the case to the supreme court in
an effort to secure writ of error on the
ground that the law was unconstitutional
The court held that the law was an ex.r-
else of the states police power. The de-
cision of the supreme court of Utah was
affirmed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
ROGERS HAS GIVEN ORDERS
Recruit the National Guard to Its
Fullest Strength.

Tacoma, March l.- Governor Rogers
has ordered that the 10 companies of in
fantry and two of cavalry composing the
National Guard of Washington shall he
Immediately recruited to their fullest
strength of 60 men each for infantry and
80 men for cavalry companies. Recruiting
is being carried on actively and enthusi-
astically
Governor Rogers will spend an evening
this week with the officers of the two Ia
coma companies and another evening with
the Seattle officers, the object of these con
ferenees being to bring the state militia
up to the highest point of efficiency.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
NEW BEDFORD UNIONS AIDED.
Collections Increased Over Those for
Former Weeks.

New Bedford. Mass. March l. The
strike council has decided to send two del
egates to Washington to represent the
New Bedford unions at the hearings of the
congressional judiciary committee on Rep
resentative Coverings eight-hour amend
ment to the constitution. One of the pur-
poses of their visit will be their work in
Baltimore, Wilmington and other cities
on the route, where they will address the
unions and secure what aid they can for
the strikers. The collections during the
past week have amounted to about 5000.
an increase over any former week.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUND.
Work Being Pushed on the Fortia-
cations MT Townsend.

Port Townsend, March 1.-The work of
fortifying the three conspicuous points
contiguous to Port Townsend, which has
been going on in desultory fashion for
some months, is now being pushed for
ward under special orders from Secretary
Alger, and now the doubled forces at work
at Points Marowstone and Admiralty are
being worked night and day to finish up.
and already preparations are being made
for placing the heavy guns which are due
to arrive any day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
GUARDS IN EVERY STATE.
Nearly Eleven Million Men AvaiIa-
able for Military Service.

Chicago, March IA special to the
Times Herald from Washington, d. c.,
says; According to report placed be-
fore President Mckinley there are now
available for military duty in the United
States l0,730,576 able bodied men, and of
these ll2,0S2 are already in the military
forming the nucleus of tremendous
fighting force. This is without consider
ing the skeleton United States army,
which could, on short notice, recruit up to
100000 men.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
AGREED ON THE GIBSON BILL.
Pensions for COnfederates who
Joined the Union Army.

Washington, March 2.-The invalid pen
siOns committee has agreed on and favor
ably reported the Gibson bill, extending
the benefits of the June 81. 1890, act to
men who served less than six months in
the Confederate army and who joined the
Union army before September l, 1864, and
did not enlist out of prison in the north
ern states. The bill provoked animated
discussion, but was finally agreed ON by a
vote of 8 to 4.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
Ex-Confederntes Enlisting.

AIiddlesboro, KY, Feb. pa card in
local newspaper asking -confederates
to form a regiment to serve in case Of
war with Spain, has brought more than
enough responses to fill the ranks from
southwest Virginia, east Tennessee and
Kentucky. The originator of the idea
now contemplates the formation of a di-
vision to be commanded by Fitzhugh
Lee.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
Idaho rostomce COMMISSIONS.

Washington, d. C..March 2.-The fol-
lowing postmasters have received their
commissions on the filing of their bonds:
John Austin Denny, Alpine; William j.
Stoddard, De Larmar; George B. White.
Riverside; Joseph p. johnson, Goshen;
David F. Mason, Occur d'Alene; Luella
+. Caruthers, Market Lake.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
NO ARBITRATION FOR THEM.
Spanish Resent Such Suggestion
to Cuba.

Madrid, March l.--Senor Sagasta, COM
menting upon an alleged interview with
Prince Bismarck, in which the latter Is
represented as suggesting that the Cuban
trouble should be submitted to the pow
ers for arbitration, expressed his aston
ishment that such an idea could enanate
from Prince Bismarck and declared EN-
phatically chat nothing but ignorance
of the question could inspire the notion
that Spain would suffer foreign intrusion
or submit to arbitration in her indisputa-
BILE rights of sovereignty, or" said the
Spanish premier "would dare propose
such an absurdity, and no Spanish gov
eminent would listen or dream of such
proposals"
Bernnbe Has Started.
Senior Polo Y Bernabe, the new Span
ish minister to the United States, has
started for Gibraltar, en- route for New
York. He is fully empowered TO CON
tinue the reciprocity negotiations The
government is anxious TO secure a firm
basis for commercial and political rela-
tions with the United States before May
l in case the pacification of Cuba should
not have made progress before the rainy
season commences. 1t is an open secret
that both the home and colonial govern
ments consider the preservation of friend
ly rela atoms with the United States as
no less important in the pacifcation of
Cuba than the military operations and the
unofficial negotiations to induce the insur-
gent leaders to accept autonomy.
Shooting Scrape at Butte.
Butte, Mont, Feb. 2S.-Bob Works.
manager of the Dugan house, shot and
killed Ed Daily in the barroom of the
place at midnight last night. The men
had had trouble before. Three shots were
fired.
Frederick Tennyson Is Dead.
London, Feb. 28.-Frederick Tennyson
the brother of the poet, died Saturday.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
SWEEP OF HURRICANES.
French GunbOat Sunk and New Cal
edonia Devastated.

Frehch GunbOat SUNK md New CRI-
edonia Devastated.
Sydney, n. S. W., March "a terrific
hurricane has devastated New Caledonia,
doing great damage to shipping. The
French gunboat Loyalty was sunk.
Sailors Swept Overheard.
Adelaide, South Australia, March p
Captain Foussard, from Barry November
Is for Port Pirie, arrived here and reports
that during a gale February her second
mate and 10 sailors were swept overheard
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05

IT the last stage of the advance of the Gu
bans toward independence. The catastro-
phe has caused the death of 254 unfortu-
nate sailors, but it has also saved the lives
OF millions of combatants, for it ensures
the final triumph OF the insurreetion be-
fore many weeks"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05

Talk is so cheap that much of it has to
be disposed of at big discount.
Thin ice frequently affords good open
ing for ambitious skaters.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05

J. X. Pollard. the new United States
consul general to northern Mexico, has
arrived at Neuva Laredo.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
knights of Pythins.

kimball. Neb., March Information
has been received at state headquarters
here from Major General Carnahan that
he had rendered the president the services
of 10000 Uniform Rank Knig of Pyth-
las in the United States, when required
for war. Prospect of war causes activity
at state headquarters. Orders were issued
mastering in new company at Blair. The
order in Nebraska has "A companies.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05

Washington, March mo orders have
gone out from the department to the scs-
sells of the squadron today. and the oil
Gals stamp as without foundation the re-
port that the squadron was ordered TO
be held in readiness to sail for Havana
No advices have been received at either
the state or navy department that would
warrant the statement that Spanish OIL
Gals in Havana have attempted to throw
obstacles in the way of work ON the
Maine hull.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
ORDERS FOR BATTLESH|PS
SENT TO ADMIRAL SICARD.

To Hold Themselves In Readiness to
start for Havana AT the Tnp Of
lined by the Commander of the
FiIibustering Expedition-Insur-
gents Working Toward the Cap
itnI of Cuba.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
Idaho.

Miss Mollie Galway of Boise is now
acting state superintendent of Christian
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
The First Battle.

New York, March "A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
In the Intransigeant, Henri Rochefort
rites: "To really grasp the situation the
explosion of the Maine must be regarded
as the first battle between Spain and the
United States. As for us, We only see in
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-08

rested her arm in his Then they
walked out into the arena, the doctor
talking to her in fatherly way. 1t
was rot more than seventy five feet to
the house where the dynamo and en-
glne were running. The big door stood
open. There was common wheel
/ chair Immediately in front of the door.
"Sit down here for moment, F." said
the doctor, 'and look at the wheel"
She obeyed him. The almost har-
monte buzz of the great iron circle was
not unpleasant She looked at the
swiftly-revolving mass with slight in
terest. The doctor stepped back and
waited. Hendricks had remained be-
hind. There was something in the
motion that kept her gaze steadily
fixed. Five minutes passed, Her
eyes lost their stare. The doctor
stepped softly up, looked into her
faOo, picked up her hand and let It fall
limp upon her lap. Then he beckoncd
to Hendricks.
"Help me wheel her back" he said
"She is hypnotized. never saw SC
fine a sensitive.
When she was once more in the room
from which the doctor had taken her
Hendricks watched the proceeding,
with interest, but without the aw,
which this phenomenon inspires il
some minds.
"Have you got the hair?" asked tn,
doctor.
Hendricks handed him the packe
and sat down expectantly. The doc
tor took some of the dark locks an,
put them in the hand of the girl. He
fingers closed over them. She stare,
into vacancy. Her mouth twitched a
the corners. Her face was rigid.
do you see Mrs. Hendricks?n IN,
doctor asked.
An audible murmur came from th,
girl. She leaned slightly forward
ooh, there are so many men, she sal,
in a plaintive monotone.
what arc they doing2"
"They are soldiers. They are run
ming in all directions"
"Yes, yes, said the doctor. DO vo,
see any women
"Now-they are gone out Of the air
it is dark and light Yes. they com
together. All, it is the fatal place
/ There is the rail around 30. The grounl
shakes. What IS that awful throb? I
is not pleasant here. ] choke. Tn
light hurts NV ewes. but Il is dark"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-08

"But Mrs. Hendricks will know
where am and may take advantage Of
my absence"
Nevertheless, com down at once. :"
Very good.
The moment the doctor arrived at
the bottom of the shaft, Hendricks
said: 81 have got Miss Endicott here.
You might have guessed it. If she can
be of service TO the government, she
can be of service to us. Can you put
her en- rapport with Mrs. Hendricks?'
Have You got any of Mrs Hendricks
hair?n
Eyes, there is a packet of it. The
hair was cut off when she wore the
light wig"
After explanations from Hendricks
of the abduction which elected un-
bounded admiration from the Doctor,
they proceeded to the rooms that had
been set apart for Miss Endicott.
Hendricks, it should be stated, had
provided his retreat with several ne
gro servants. They had their own
quarters and several of them were
women, one of whom had been as
signed to take ciire of Miss En'lieott.
They found the young woman sitting
in chair in a normal condition and
indignant.
"You have made me a prisoner again
in this place" she said, "and it wiil
kill me-"
my dear young lady" said the doc
tor, you are n OF prisoner. In q few
days you will be restored to your
friends, if you have any"
81 must look for my father" she
said. HE is the only friend have.
81 have come down to take care y
you, You shall make a confidant o.
me- I'm your friend. No one 'ner,
has the desire to harm you. We. mus
find out about your father. Care say
you have neglected your meal, al
usual"
Il cannot cat" she, said.
But you know told you that yo,
must eat. If you do not obey me
what can do for youg" and the docto,
shrugged his shoulders. A momen
later he said: "Hs,re take my arm
and let us walk alb out BIT You mus
keep your blood IN circulation"
She let him as sist her and passivel,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-08

/ made about fifty Of them, but Laport
stopped most of them because they
leaked
"We arc then within two hundred
feet Of the house said Fenning, with
astonishment.
1--WE are within twenty feet of the
steel fence. You can touch it If you go
through that brush; so speak softly.
1t is the widest spot in the ncighbor-
hood, and to reach us the inmates must
come round from the entrance. There
is a corner of the road visible from that
opening. I'm going to ask you to
watch it, while | give the captain his
instructions"
Fenning took his place at the open
ing, and almost Immediately said:
There's somebody now"
Hendricks quickly used his glass.
ITS Mrs. Hendricks and Calicot," he
said. "They are going for ride, and
will keep to the road. There's only
three of them left, and one of them is
probably on the balcony. We have got
to wait"
This was the hardest part of all. One
whole hour passed, and the captain
swore that four had passed, but
Hendricks repeated injunction was;
''Have patience and keep silent, "
It must have been three O'Clock
when, in a moment of silence,
all three of them heard a twig
snap, and Hendricks and Fenning put
hands on their revolvers. The next
instant the green leaves were parted
by pair of white hands, and an equal
ly white face looked suddenly in upon
them, and it's eyes rested upon the cap.
tain with look of dreamy hopeless.
ness and terror.
"NIiss Endicott, exclaimed Fenning,
between his teeth.
Hendricks with motion bade him be
silent.
The girl stepped into the center Of
the little space, her eyes still fixed or
the captain.
"What have you done with him?'
she said.
"You are to go to him." said Hen
bricks. "There is your horse. Get upor
it,"
YES" she said. II must 60"
"Gct upon the horse, repeated Hen
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-08
sUNsTR0KE INFECTIOUS.
A Prominent English Physician says
"siFiasis" Is n Disease, and
Catching.


II progressive science is TO be absu
utelyrelied upon, people afilietedwith
sunstroke this summer must be guar.
antined.
DR.. J.. Sambon, who Is considered an
authority on such matters, says that
sunstroke is infectious aud is produced
by specific germ.
Dr. Sambon's theory is that sum
stroke, as a germ disease, requires
great heat for its development, but is
not directly caused by heat lie main.
tains that sunstroke is unknown in
many Of the hottest parts of the
world; nor in the temperate areas is
it prevalent in the warmest years or
in the hottest season of the year.
DR.. Sambon concludes, from careful.
ly verified facts, that the geographical
distribution, the endemicity, the oc-
currence of epidemics, the character
of the symptoms, the very definite
LESSONS, the liability to relapse, and
other points in the natural history OF
the disease, are strong arguments for
regarding siTiasis as belonging TO the
same category as yellow fever. dengue
and certain other tropical affections
universally acknowledged TO depend
on specific germs germs for whose
growth and Transmission to man, and
/ from man to nan, high atmospheric
temperature is necessary, but which
though occurring In, are certainly not
created by high atmospheric temper
ature.-British Medical and Surgical
] Journal