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Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
AlasEa Anairs.
THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
Report Of First Assistant Postmaste
General Perry 8. Heath.

Report Of First AssIstant Postmaster
General Perry s. Heath.
Washington, Nov. 25.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry S. Heath in
his annual report says:
The general business Of the department
shows an increase Of over Sc. 900. 600 during
service the influence Of prosperous times
has made itself apparent. This year there
were 27.79S.07S domestic money orders is
sued. against 25.169.055 last year; the
amount carried was $le1, ,354,121. against
$1n. .4S2.676. There were 1858 new money
order Offices established.
Extension Of Free Delivery.
Free delivery was extended during the
fiscal year to 50 Offices. Additional offices
entitled to free delivery number ITO. Dur
ing the current fiscal year service has been
established at "a Of these offices. leaving 76
ment. The abolition Of small post Offices
contiguous to a large Office having free
delivery and the establishment of stations
and substations in lieu thereof is recon-
mended.
Postmaster Smith Reports.
Washington. Nov. 2e-Postmaster-Gen-
eral Smith in his annual report says that
was sss.ol2. Sis and the gross expenditures
$9S. .033.523: the number Of post offices was
$4,000. and the total issue Of postage
stamps. stamped envelopes and wrappers
and postal cards was 4.6l4.526.090. The :
innate of revenues and expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1900, fol-
lows: Total estimated revenue. $100, ,95S. .1l2;
estimated expenditures. $105. 600; &C.
dclency for 1900. estimated, A,265,SSs.
Money Order Business.
The most marked advance in volume Of
money order business In the history of the
system was this past year. the increase be-
ing 100000 in number and $16000,00O IN
money carried. There were $2S.7 ,412 money
orders issued; face value. $2O4.593.891.
Followed the Flag.
Postmaster-General Smith says that
when our troops advanced into Cuba the
postal service also advanced with them.
The postal service accompanied our arms
and our flag to Porto Rico. and in the Phil
ippines two military postal stations have
been established. at Manila and Cavite.
Ihe acquisition Of Hawaii has not thus
far been followed by any change In our
postal relations with that country.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Indicted.

Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov 26.-The-
grand jury returned Indictments
against the six men arrested at Moor
head for holding up the Great Northern
train at Carlisle two weeks ago. They
are also indicted for burglarizing War
fields bank at Battle Lake three weeks
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
stea ,ner. Wrecked.

Duluth, Mimi. Nov. ,25.-The steam
ers Tampa and Arthur Orr were
wrecked on the north shore of Lake
Superior. The two vessels represent
ing about $3.50, 600 with their cargoes.
are total loss.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01

IT is said that Saturday has been :
fatal day to the royal family Of En-
gland for the last 1856 years. William
I'LL, George w., Queen Anne; George
l., George H., George Ill, George w.,
the dutchess of Kent, the prince con-
sort, the duke of Clarence, the duke Of
Albany and Princess Alice all died on
that, f3av
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01

OF 1000, 900 babies 10000 are likely to
die of accident, $4,000 by remotely pre-
ventable diseases like consumption,
100, 600 by absolutely preventable dis
eases like typhoid, measles, smallpox
and scarlet fever. Only one in 90 will
: die Of old age. Look out for the pre-
xentable diseases and you are adding
years to your life chances, y
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
PUBLIC OFFICIALS REPORT
Secretary Bliss Reviews the Prog
ress Made During the Year in
the Interior Department.
GRADUAL oInIMurIoN'of ofPuslIc LANDS.
The Chief omcials Of the Postal and
Navy Bureaus Make Reports Of the
Work Accomplished In the Past
Fiscal Year-Director of the Mint
Tells Of His Work. /.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The annual re-
port of Secretary of the Interior Bliss
reviews in detail the progress of pen
sion, Indian, land, educational and terri-
torial affairs. Reviewing the gradual
diminution of public land area, Secre-
tary Bliss says:
"Of 301 100000 acres Of desert land re-
quiring irrigation to render them valuable
farming lands. the available water supply
is sufficient for only 1850, 900 acres. leaving
purposes. There are 30 forest reserva-
tions embracing an estimated area Of 40.-
S19,4N acres"
The Indians are declared to have made
substantial progress and the Chippewa
outbreak was the only serious disturb
ance of the year.
Pensions.
Reviewing pension matters, Secretary
Bliss reports 635.000 claims OF all classes
pending. and Gays separate division has
been organized for the adjudication Of
claims growing out Of the war with Spain.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Web
ster Davis. In his annual report, says the
112.6S1 appeals from the pension bureau
and 626 motions for reconsideration filed
during the year make up number. un-
precedented in any one. year or two years
in the history Of the board Of pension ap-
peals.
Education.
The advancement along educational lines
is outlined by an increase of over 900 Of
school pupils in the United States for the
fiscal year 1867. over the previous one. but
vet the total average amount of schooling
per individual for the whole United States,
measured by the present standard, does
not quite equal five years Of 200 days each
for each inhabitant. The total number Of
school pupils in the country, in elementary
public and private schools. colleges. uni
versities. high schools and academies. is
put at 16.255.093.
Alaska Affairs.
Many sections of Alaska. it is shown. are
suitable for agricultural purposes. With
proper care, cattle can be raised in the
milder districts. Representation in con-
gress for the citizens is strongly urged.
The past year has been one Of great prog
ress In mining operations. Coal has been
discovered near the upper Yukon, the Tan
ana and on Prince William sound.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
sold for s2O.lIOO.

Lexington. Ky. Nov. 2s.-At the
Easton sale of thoroughbreds the H.
year-old stallion Imp. Topgallnnt.
owned by John B. Ewing. Of Nashville.
was sold to w. ]. Alexander, Of Chicago.
for $4,000.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Stole Thousands,

Wrentham, Mass, Nov. 2s.-The vault
of the Wrentham national bank was
blown open by burglars and s., 600 and
otes valued at $65, 900 were taken.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Wanted for the Navy.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-The United States
naval recruiting Office received or
ders from Washington to enlist go
apprentice boys, 20 landsmen and is
seamen at once.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
SIX Peraon. Klllea.

Stockton, CAL, Nov. 2s.-Six persons
were killed, ten dangerously wounded
and 20 others badly injured by the ex-
plosion of one of the boilers in steam
er near this city.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01


Capt. Crowninshield declares that the ex-
perience Of the war has been another DEM
onstration of the importance to the ma
tion of sea power. He says that from
the first the only apprehension felt in this
country was on account Of the Spanish
navy. It was Cervera's ships that were
feared-we did not fear the Spanish army.
Increased Force Recommended.
The navigation bureau recommends that
congress authorize the increase Of the
naval force to 5000 men for general serv-
ice and $500 apprentices and an argument
Is made 10 show the absolute necessity Of
some such increase, un,ess the reserves on
the receiving ships are to be reduced below
the danger points; and that was very
closely approached during the last war.
A tribute is paid to the. good work of
the naval militia, in manning the coast
defense stations. and the vessels Of the
auxiliary naval force and furnishing ma
terial for crews for the auxiliary vessels
serving with the regular feet.
National Naval Reserve.
He shows that difb:ulty was experienced
in mastering the mei in, the department
having no right to call upon them, and they
having no responsibility to the navy de-
partment. were not subject to orders.
Therefore the bureau recommends the pas
sage OF the Cummings bill. which pro-
vides in substance for appropriations for
the nava! militia on an entirely different
basis. This would provide for the creation
OF national naval reserve entirely under
the control Of the department. recruited
from the seafaring classes. who would be
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
A Rix Failure.

Woodbine. Kan, Nov. 26.-Grant C.
Gillett. Of this place. one of the most ex-
tensive dealers in cattle in the south
west. failed for 81 100000.
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Jumped the Track,

Burlington, Ia, Nov. 25.-A passen-
ger train on the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern railroad jumped
the track near this city and Mrs. Cath
crime Davis and Amanda Harmes were
killed and 20 other persons were iH-
iurod
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01

The tide-like effects of gales on
lakes having no ordinary tides is very
considerable. In the Caspian gale
will raise the water on either side six
feet, causing total difference Of level
of 10 feet, and in Lake Erie heavy gales
occasionally cause difference of level
of more than Is sect.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Nine Were Drowned.

London, Nov. 26.-The local steamer
Jitz james. bound from this port for
Swansea. foundered Thursday morning
off Beachy Head. in the English chan
mel, during gale. Three Of the crew
were rescued, the remainder. number
ing nine. were drowned.
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Dr. Lyman Abbott ia R..,rn

New York, Nov. 2s.-Rev. DR.. LYMAN
Abbott from the pulpit on Sunday an
nounced his intention to resign from
the pastorate of Plymouth church.
Brooklyn. which he has filled for ten
years. He does so on the advice of his
physician.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Message Completed.

Washington. Nov. 25.-President Nc.
Kinley has completed his message t.,
congress. 1t contains about 6O,uoN
words. which is fully twice as long as
usual.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Noted skater Dead.

St. Paul, MINI. Nov. 25.-Mabel Da.
wilson. the skater. well known
throughout Canada and the United
States, died in this city Thursday of
consumption. aged IS years
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Pay Of the Army.

X Washington, Nov. 26.-The annual re-
port of Paymaster-General 4. H. Stan
ten, of the army, shows an expenditure
of S23. 400 1863. an increase of 2.326, ,s04
compared with last year.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
A Plague Scare.

/ San Francisco. Nov. 26.-The bubonic
plague. or Asiatic cholera. has been dis
covered in Chinatown aud the entire
district is under quarantine regula.
tions.
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struck by . Train.

Kappa. ILL.,, Nov. 2s.-Levi T. Turpin,
a farmer aged 81, and Mrs. Mary Tones.
aged %, widow, while driving were
struck by train near here and instant
ly killed.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
brick Plant aurnea

Des Moines. la., Nov. 2s.-The plant
Of the Des Moines Brick company was
destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon.
Loss. $4,000: insurance. s37 900.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01

Thousands Burned to Death.
New York, Nov. 25.-Advices saw that
the houses destroyed by fire at Hankow,
China. October I. numbered more than
$4,000. and that $500 persons were
burned to death.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Paid In Full.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2s.-The Peoples
bank in this city, which failed March
25 last for s1,5oo.ooo. has paid depos-
itors in full.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Blown Go Pieces,

Ashburn. Mo-. Nov. 25.-By the ex-
plosion of powder at the Hercules pow
der works here six men were blown u,
pieces.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
WORK of .,neak Thieve,

Utica, o.. Nov. 25.-The Wilson bank
here was robbed by sneak thieves Of
$4,000 in money and $1,000 in bonds.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Western Champions.

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-The University Of
Michigan by defeating the University
Of Chicago by score of 12 to II in this
city won the football championship Vi
the west.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
CHARLES ". coULDocK.

and others. Mr.. Couldock is best
known as Dunstan Kirke in "HazeI
Kirke," which part he had played over
1000 times. One son survives him.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Find a Surplus Of 9125, 600.

@A'A - oA NAsA@ Va PAAOsVVVs
Des Moines, H., Nov. pa surplus
of $125, 900 in favor Of the state institu-
tions was discovered Friday by John
Herriott. treasurer of the state. This
surplus is left in the treasury from the
funds appropriated for the institutions,
being the result of the enforcement Of
the board of control law for six months.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
SLAIN BY ROBBERS.
MRS. Wynn, a Wealthy Lady of Brook
lyn, ILL.,, Murdered and Her
Home Ransacked.

St. Louis. Nov. 2s-Aged "Grandma"
Wynn, the richest resident of Brooklyn.
ILL.,. and owner of half the town, which
lies across the river from here. was
murdered Friday night or early Sat-
urday morning by robbers. who cut her
throat and left her dead in the front
yard. after ransacking the house. Mrs.
Wynn, who frequently had consider
able money in the house, lived entirely
alone. She managed her own estate,
personally collecting her rents. banked
her money and invested her savings
without consulting anyone. Mrs. Wynn
was estimated to be worth from $780, 900
to 100000. Tie murderer or murder
ers left no clew. It is not known how
much money they obtained, but the
amount must have been considerable.
Mrs. Wynn's relatives all live in st.
Louis.
A negro man and woman living near
the scene of the murder have been ar
rested on suspicion. They tell conflict
ing stories about two tramps and other
wise act suspiciously.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
WORK OF THE NAVY.

Chief of the Bureau Of Navigation
Makes His Annual Report.
Washington. Nov. 25.-Capt. Crown
ll;shield, chief Of the bureau of naviga-
tion, navy department., in his annual re-
port says:
'.The completeness Of our naval victories
during the war and the almost absolute
Immunity from injury which our ships
and crews enjoyed. naturally led to gen.
eral conclusion that our gunnery had
much to do with the matter. AS a mat
ter Of fact. all reports bear out this con-
clusion" .t
Griggs courier., 1898-12-01
Big Battleship Chri.tened.

Big Battleship Christened.
San Francisco, Nov. 2s.-The battle
ship Wisconsin was launched at 9:21
o'clock Saturday morning. Thousands
of spectators witnessed the ceremony.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson, of Wiscon-
sin, had the honor Of christening the
battleship, and little Miss Lucille Gage,
daughter of Gov.-elect Gage, touched
the button that started the vessel into
the water.
Died in California.
Pasadena, CAL, Nov. 26.-James Pow
er, prominent resident of central Illi-
nois. who came to Pasadena a short
time ago with the hope ofregaining his
shattered health. died Friday. Mr..
Power had large banking interests in
Springfield and other points in Illinois.
besides several thousand acres of farm
ing lands in that portion of the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Denth and Electricity.

A writer in an electrical magazine,
i'll discussing the probabilities of death
by an electric current, said that he at
one time stood at the top of one of the
Alpine peaks in a storm and had light
ming pass through his body to an ex-
tent sufficient to make loud crack
ling noise and to produce long blue
streams of sparks from his fingers,
without any effect upon the body other
than to force him to descend without
delay.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY

Close connections al Nelson with steamers for
KaslO and all Kootenai Lake points
Passengers for Kettle River and boundary
Greek connect at Marcus with Stage daily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
DwAhFS IN FRANCE.
Inhabitants of the Department of
Limousin Arc Small I'm stature.

Inhabitants of the Department of
Limousin Are Small I'm stature.
In Limousin there is a barren range
OF low hills which lies along the di-
v.ding line between the departments OF
Dordogne. Correze and lautc-N Ica1c.
about hallway between pcrigucN and
Limoges. The water courses show the
location of these uplands. They eN-
tend over an area about rs miles long
and half as wide, wherein average hu-
man misery is most profound. Dense
ignorance prevails, says Appleton's Sci
cnce Monthly. There is more illiteracy
han in any other part of France.
The contrast in stature, even with
the low average of all the surrounding
region, is clearly marked by the dark
tint. There are sporadic bits of equal
dminutiveness elsewhere to south
and west, but none is so extended or 50
extreme. Two-thirds Of the men are
below five feet three inches in height
in some of the communes, and the wom-
On are three or more inches shorter
than this. One man in ten is below
four feet II inches in stature. This
is not due to race, for several ra-
c;al types are equally stunted
in this way within the same
"a. 1t is primarily due to
generations of subsection to a harsh
climate, to soil which is worthless
for agriculture, to a steady diet of
boiled chestnuts and stagnant water,
and to unsanitary dwellings, in the
deep. narrow and, damp valleys. Still
further proof may be found to show
that these people are not stunted by
any hereditary influence, for it has
been shown that children born here,
but who migrate and grow up else
where, are normal in height, while those
born elsewhere, but who are subject to
this environment during the growing
period Of youth, are proportionately
dwarfed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Notice For Publication.
U. s. LAND OFFICE At cGuR p ALENE

U. 3. LAND OFFICE AT CRUR p ALENE,
IDAHO, January p, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before NJ. 5. Lind
say. T. 5. Commissioner, at Bonner's Ferry,
Idaho, ON March 9th, 1898, viz.
BENJAMIN F. BROWN,
who made Homestead entry No. 1920, Oct "a,
1896, for the VIZ of SWl4, SEA ofsWl4, SW14 of
seq, Sec. "a Up. 60, N, X. 1, W., B. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
o. said land viz:
George Fry, Richard Fry, William Ainslie,
Thomas J. Jones all of Bonner,s Ferry, Idaho.
d. II. BCDLONG,
1882. Register.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Happy Australian shopkeepers.

Shop assistants in Australia do not
have a hard time of it. They work
only so hours per week. In Ballarat
every shop, excepting those of tobacco
nists, fshmongers and hairdressers,
close at six p. IN. for the first four days
of the week, on Friday at one p. m. and
on Saturdays at ten p. IN. The major
ity open at eight a. m. to be swept and
busted by the errand boys, the assist
ants arriving at $3.50 a. m.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Notice For Publication.
L. LAND OFFICE. AT COEUR d ALENE,
IDAHo, Jan. IL, 1895

IDAHO, Jan. H. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof Will be made before MS Lindsay,
L. 5. Commissioner, at Bouner's Ferry, Idaho,
Oh February p, 1898, VIZ;
DONALD II. CHISHOLM,
Homestead entry No. 1869 made for Lots and
and n. E.14 5. W. 4, Sec ., Up. Ga, n, r ! W.
B. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
James Casey, William l.. Kinnesr, Meade
Crane, Herbert F. Lucas, all of Bonner's Ferry.
Idaho. d. II. BUDLONG,
l-l5-219' Register.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

About 5000 feet of lumber for
building proposes went out for
Goat River Friday morning. This
order, in addition to the large one
filled few days ago, gives one
fair idea of the great boom that
section is experiencing.-Kaslo
Kootenaian.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Going East?
If You ARE
Do Nor Forget
Three All Important Points

First.-Go via st. Paul because
the lines to that point will afford
the very best service.
Second.-See that the coupon be-
yond st. Paul reads via the Wis
consin Central, because that line
makes close connections with all the
trans continental lines entering the
Union Depot there, and its service
is first class in every particular.
Third.-For information, call on
your neighbor and friend-the
nearest ticket agent-and ask for
ticket reading by way of the
WISCONSIN CENTRNL LINES,
or addressing,
JAS. G. POND, G. P. A.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Or, GEO. S. BATTY, Gen'l Agt,
246 Stark St., Portland, Or.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26


The frst issue OF badly printed
and badly edited monthly magazine.
called the Industrial. published by the
Kansas State Agricultural College.
throws some lig;at on the curriculum
and methods OF that asylum for Popu-
lists. This Is the college that has at
tracted notoriety recently as haven
for Bemis, Parsons and other theo-
rists OF like ilk. :
One of the articles in the magazine
consists OF extracts from the Newton
Optimist. Russell Reformer, Abilene
Monitor and other newspapers, com
mending the recent" revision in the
college course of study. There is also
an article by President Wills, OF the
institution. telling Of these revisions.
Anyone who reads 1t will think 1t ride
ulous that the asylum should be dIgnI-
fed by the name OF college" A glance
at the general course" will show that
geometry is the highest branch of
mathematics studied. Physics and
chemistry are the only sciences pur-
sued No languages, ancient or mod
ern, are thought worthy OF attention.
The studies are bookkeeping. English
composition. "rhetoricals," military
service. history. English literature,
hygiene. civics. economics and ora
tory. Oratory is studied daily through
out the four years.
This is what is called a college"
education in Kansas. There probably
is not a high school student in Chi
cago who couldn't pass the examina-
tion for graduation at the alleged "col-
lege." It is certainly not college for
educational purposes. sunless II is a
training school for Populist orators.
The real reason for the Colleges"
existence Ia betrayed in an article on
THE Farmers Institutes in the maga-
zine. 1t seems that the eccentric econ
omists are turned loose ON the people
of Kansas to make political speeches.
We note that Bemis and Wills average
twenty days month on the, stump
during the college year. But 1t is a
relief to find that the people of Kan
sas do not care to listen to the vag-
aries. The Russell Reformer reports
an attendance of but twenty-five per-
sons at one OF the most widely advcr-
tised mass meetings.
Perhaps. after all, 1t is a good, thing
to coop up Wills. Bemis and Frank
Parsons where they can do the least
harm. So good luck to the wonderful
Kansas tollege!-Chicago Times Her
aid.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
Must Keep Faith.

Sound money democrats in the last
election saved the Republican party
from defeat and silver standard. with
more prospective losses-many times
oyer-than was caused by the panic Of
1898. and yet the Republican party now
hesitates to carry out the principles
of the reform then asked for my Re-
publicans and Democrats. because the
greenbacks cost nothing" Why strain
at gnat and then religiously swallow
a camel? Business men and workmen
know full well what greenback and
silver legislation has cost the coun-
try, however the treasury account may
stand, and II we are not to gain wis
dom by the experience We have had.
and q flood Is necessary to drown our
financial sins, 1t Is quite certain that
this senseless and criminal teaching
that "greenbacks have cost US Moth
ing" II believed by the people. will
give us free and unlimited silver, free
and unlimited greenbacks. with free
and unlimited losses Of individual and
national honor.
]. v. FARwELL.