Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-29
IDAHO NEWS.

HrhhtoT utltscid ~ nome from VAST
ington. He declares he is In favor Z
holding the populist convention /
Moscow, as originally called, aIthoug
he Is not opposed to fusion.
Daniel Fletcher, hotel keeper n
Coerr d'Aiene City was drowned Jul
20, Mr.. Fletcher was single man
whose parents reside At Logan. Utah
He was formerly Short Line con
ductor.
Herman l.. Watkins OF HALEY ba
been convicted of murder In the sec
ond degree for the killing OF Matthew
smitham at Muldoon. June5, and sen.
fenced by Judge stocIsslager 10 TWEEN
" years at hard labor in the peniten
tiary.
An order has been received from Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee, directing Lieuten
ant Oracle, Fort Russell, to enlist
forty recruits Immediately for the
Torrey cavalry. Utah, Wyoming. Col
orado, Nevada and Idaho men will be
taken.
A dispatch from Boise says tho sill
yer republicans demand the governor
and majority OF the state officers,
giving the democrats the congressman.
The populists will not receive the con
slderatlon they would have had there
been no split in the party.
The Idaho hoard OF pardons Is con-
sidering the case OF Frank Armstrong,
sentenced To life imprisonment for
shooting Paul gilbert la 1887. As the
crime Is now looked upon as man.
slaughter, IL Ia believed that Arm
strong has been sufficiently punished
for 1t.
Senator Shoup has secured an APP
preparation for continuation of the
work OF surveying the line between
this state and Montana The matter
Is OF great Importance. but has been
hanging fire. twill now be pushed to
completion. The senator also says he
has been assured branch OF the gov
eminent signal service will be estab-
llshed here IN August
Senator Shoup is home from Wash
ington. He says work on the Boise
public building viii be commenced at
once all the funds being available now.
lie was assured by the department that /
the building would be completed by
the first OF next June senator shoup
also states positively that the Fort
HAL treaty will be ratified at the win
Ter session of congress.
A big strike has been made In the
Daisy mine, at Neal owned by George
hredchcft OF Boise and w. J. Cham
berlain OF Denver. From the soo-foot
level a drift was run which has en-
u ledge six to eight feet in
thickness that averages $50 to the ton.
I IS one OF the biggest and richest
'odies OF ore ever uncovered in this
ectlon.
The Silver Republican county central
ommittec OF Bannock county has made
"a order for the committee To meet in
at McCammon. August le,
or the purpose OF electlng nine dele
ates 70 the state convention to be held
I Boise City, August "a Joseph A.
Trim, A. L. Dolbcer and j. ]. Guhun
'erc elected to till vacancies in Marsh,
and Pocatello precincts re-
pse'ivcly. The meeting was har-
ionious.
-Four prominent educators have made !
ppliestiou for the presidency OF
iaho state University at Moscow
hey are II. j. Davenport. Chicago !.
University; DR.. O. Clute. ex-president !,
iehigan Agricultural College; w. w. :.
endenin. University Louisiana: f. j. !,
cEwan. University OF Utah. No y
lection has been made to I'll the !.
'sition vacated by the resignatiu OF i
resident Gaalt. :.
The body of j. $ Reynolds. a sheep II
rider, was found July IS concealed Il
clunp OF bushes, twenty-five miles d,
nth of Helena. Reynolds was shot
rough the head with either a rifle =,
pistol. by his partner, a quarter n
eed Indian, who escaped on horse. IA
nc body was robbed. aud evca some n,
the dead man clothes stolen. The At
IN came from salmon City recently. On
d were ON their way TO the klon- 10
&c. II is supposed that the muir ne
rer made his way 10 the Canadian err
e !.
The pltcbfork cattle outfit is buying tn
Of the hay and pastuse land In the in
Unity OF Otto. Wyo., for winter feed tn