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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-01
MuRpEREp slx PERSONS.
French Tragedy Almost UnparsIIed in
Horror.

French Tragedy Almost Unparalleled in
Horror.
Paris, March 9s.-A terrible tragedy
is reported from Barnais in the de-
partment Of Eure. A robber named
Caillard murdered family of six per-
sons there yesterday evening. Through
a window of the house inhabited by
the family he shot and killed the hus-
band. his wife and two of their child
rem, who we're playing at the table.
He then entered the house and cut the
throat of little girl. Finally he
blew out the brains of bedridden
woman 7t-years OF age. The murderer
was arrested and confessed TO com.
hitting these and number of other
crimes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-01
BEATEN TO DEATH.
Fatc OF Crippled Tamale Vendor ne
Oakland.

Oakland, Cal, March s9.-Charies
yates, o tamale veuder doing business
at the corner of Thirteenth and broad
way streets, in this city. was found
dead there at an early hour this morn
ing. 1t was evident that foul crime
had been committed. for Gates. who
was cripple, had been bound fast to
a table and then beaten to death with
heavy pipe. The motive for the
murder was undoubtedly robbery. 1t
is not known how much money Gates
had in his possession.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-01
COTTON BROKERS ALARMED.
No Insurance On Expors by Reason of
War Rumors.

Austin, Tex, March 2S.-The cotton
buyers and brokers OF the state are be-
coming alarmed at the situation in
their business, brought on by war
rumors. They find it impossible to Sc
cure insurance on export cotton from
either Galveston or New Orleans, as
the insurance people will not accept
the cotton with the present war cloud
lowering over the country. Several
foreign firms have wired their state
buyers to ship on British bottoms
only, rs they are considered the only
safe means OF transportation in case Of
war.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Monday, though he may before

Monday, though he may before that time, and until that is done the situation will more than prob ably remain unchanged.
 Speaker Reeds promise today from the chair that something is soon to happen, has stayed exciteSt ment until Saturday or Monday. That will be the limit of time be- fore congress takes it upon itself to act with or without the consent of the president. Intervention and war is almost as certain as in the past, but with president without a policy and the rapid changes in the situation, many of them made hourly, speculation takes the place of assurance and time only, though that be brief can tell the results. In the mean time, the democrats from today's achievements are the proud vic- tors and their banners are high in the air, while republican presi- dent at this time stands before his countrymen as one afraid to do his duty for fear of offending the money power which made him.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
REPUBLICANS
 AGAIN CAUCUSSING Committee Appointed to Wait on
 President Mckinley HE WILL BE :GIVEN CHANCE But the ':Reconcentradoesn Again Announce That They Will Not Brook OeIay--Ac-
 ton in Any Event Will Be
 Had on Monday.
HE WILL BE :GIVEN CHANCE

Washington, March SO-The republicans of the house who are aggressively in favor of prompt and energetic action in the Cu- ban matter and who met last night In con- ference held another meeting after the house adjourned tonight. At last nights meeting forty-six members were present. Tonight they were reinforced by sixty-nine, making total of 155. This constitutes considerably more than majority of the republican membership of the house and the members present tonight say that by no means represents the full strength of those who will be satisfied with nothing short of the complete independence of Cuba.
 Many of the radicals favor armed inter- vention and few believe the blowing up of the Maine is a casus beili The speeches at tonight's meeting while vigorous and yielding nothing, were nevertheless in favor of giving the president an opportuni- ty to mature his policy and of completing the negotiations in which he is now en- gagged. Many of the leaders in the move- ment saw the president today and all he asked was brief delay. Action by con- gress before the pending negotiations are completed, he told them, would embarrass
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
MAGIC IN THE
 WORD ARM|ST|CE It Is Not Believed That the h. surgents Will Consent
 To Ii.

Havana, via Key West, Fla, March d.- Sunday and Monday were days of decided anxiety in political circles of Havana, but later there has been a much Quieter feel ing. Without being able to give any good reason for the belief many prominent men seem satisfied that peace is assured. The word "armstice'' is repeated from lip to lip as if there were some magic in it to solve the whole problem of Cuban strife.
 Those, however, who know Gen. Gomez, Garcia, Senor Masso and the other insur- gent leaders best, say all reckon without their host who believe these men will agree to an armistice even if askd to do so by the United States, unless it is plainly un- derstood that the truce is to be followed by a recognition of Cuban independence.
 Spaniard of high influence recently said to General Lee: "The Sagasta ministry will not be compelled to fight to insure self protection. Sagasta could quiet Spain by proclaiming We have made Cuba an ash pile a desert. It Is no longer worth any outlay of blood or treasure It is only fit for negroes and mixed bloods Let it go.'
 But few take such vivv of the situa- tion, although ignorant Spaniards might be deceived by such a declaration. Mean while it seems as though the Spanish mill itary and naval powers that be are con- vinced that there Is no danger of active hostilites or are utterly careless of the grave consequences that the future may hold
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
CRUCIFIEO ON
 THE CROSS OF GOLD

life to McKinley's syndicate to make a few millions dollars at the expense of American blood and national honor.
 The end has not come. There are some republicans who, while they yielded to- day, but under protest, will incite rebellion when the trick is fully disclosed.
 SPAIN MUST ACT QUICK.
 Spain must act quick, sooner than Tuesday next, and perhaps before Saturday if she frees Cuba by purchase. Ifnot prompt, then the senate, which, through cour. tesy, today suggested silence will take the bits in its mouth and will be onto Mckinley, the ''Wabbling William" and his closest adher- ents. The war cloud is by no means past, though there may be a streak of silvery lining for a day or two.
 Few people take any stock in the Mckinley purchase plan of the is- land. He favors it upon the al- legged ground of humanity, but in fact it is to please the insolent power of money.
 Should the purchase plau pre- vail, which seems anything but even bare possibility, then Nc Kinley, the great patriot of 1896 will dismiss the Maine incident as unworthy of surther controversy. Mckinley has promised to commu- nicate with congress not later than
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
THE PRESIDENT
 REQUESTS DELAY Foreign Relations Committee Will Grant Him Few Days. HE SEES THE CRISIS COMING And Tells Leaders That He Expects Acton From Spain by Friday Night--COm-
 mittse Learns Naval Strength
 of the Two Governments.
HE SEES THE CRISIS COMING

Washington. March 3o.-The senate com mittee on foreign relations held two ses- sions today and adjourned a few minutes before E o'clock without reaching an agree ment.
 Commander Bradford, of the bureau of equipment. was before the committee for several hours giving expert testimony as to the relative strength of the two navies of the United States and Spain and also advocating the purchase of the island of St. Thomas, of the Danish West Indies, as a naval station.
 The committee, as a result of It's session, agreed to postpone the completion of the committee's work on the Cuban situation for few days in order to afford time to the president to continue his diplomatic negotiations with the Spanish authorities. This concession was the result of a request made direct to members of the committee by the president and 1t was granted by tho entire committee without murmur of dissent.
 No Agreement for Armistice
 Previous to this action on the part of the committee the president had been frankly informed that neither the committee nor
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
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The age-herald., 1898-03-31

the senate would be disposed to acquiesce in any agreement for an armistice. This opposition is understood to have been made clear on behalf of the joint republi- can and democratic steering committee Of the senate and 1t is understood to have been met by the president with the re- sponse that this government would not press the matter. The president freely ad- mitted to all visiting senators that the ne- gotiations with Spain were rapidly ap- preaching a crisis and said that he felt quite confident that a conclusion would be reached by Friday night at the least. He asked that in. view of this fact no ac- tion be taken by either house until after that time or until the present negotiations could be brought to a close. If he took any of the senators into his confidence as to the basis upon which he was proceeding they did not repeat the information in the senate Some intmated belief in the au- thenticity of proposition to allow the purchase of the freedom of the island, but declined in aY eases go state whether this belief was based upon statements made by the president.
 Operating in Sympathy
 The reports were. however, of a charac- ter to satisfy the committee and when 1t adjourned one of its members who is among the most radical of Cuban sympa- thizers stated that the committee was op- erating in perfect sympathy with the presi- dent. It's members feel that they will be free to act when the president indicates failure of present. negotiations with Spain. They think these negotiations are for the freedom of Cuba and if they do not so re- suit they expect to report very promptly a joint resolution looking to that end.
 The actual proceedings of the committee today consisted of general exchange of views concerning the situation and the proper course to be pursued by the commit tee; of the references of the various Cu- ban resolutions to subcommittee; of the reading of a part of the testimony of the Maine court of inquiry and of an examina- tion of Commander Bradford chief of the bureau of equipment Commander Brad ford was asked to supply the committee with information concerning the relative strength of navy compared with that of Spej, and was questioned at length as. to our torpedo boats and the length of time. necessary to supply others. The committed will meet again tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
TRAITORS WERE
 HANGED IN EFF|Gy Marks of Disapprova| of Mckin- Iey-Hanna Down With Na-
 tionaI Honor Policy.

Richmond, Va, March 30.-In the western suburbs of the city tonight a crowd, headed by William Hates, a well-to-do butcher and well-known democratic worker, hanged and burned President Mckinley and Sena- tor Hanna in effigy. The crowd called themselves the Pie Hfll brigade and during the performance Hates mounted a box and made a funeral oration. He criticised the president and Senator Hanna severely, as- serting that they had by their failure to call upon Spain to at once cease hostilities in Cuba dishonored this country and the offi- ces they held, He was loudly cheered as he made this statement, and in order, he explained, to emphasize his disgust at the manner in which the Spanish question has been dealt with. he jerked pistol from his pocket and opened a fusilade~ upon the figures, fairly riddlfng them with bullets. This was a signal for the rest of the crowd to do likewise.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Inspected Fort Plckens

Pensacola, March 3O.-Gen. Graham, com manding the department of the gulf with his staff arrived today and made a thor ough inspection of Forts Pickens and Bar rancas and the new Notifications on Santa Rosa island and at Fort McRae. The party left here tonight for Mobile. Lieut.. Reber, of Gen. Graham's staff is chief of the sig nal service of the department and gave special attention to the telephone and tel egraph apparatus that is being placed at the forts The general officers of the Fort Scott, Kansas City Memphis and Birming- ham road have been here making a thor 4ough inspection of the harbQr and terminal facilities. It is understood that they are likely to become interested in the constRuc- tion of the Pensacola, Alabama and Ten nessee railroad.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31

him and might result in a complete rup- to the conference. They counseled acques- cence in the presidents desires.
 Only rs 8 Last Resort A rupture with the administration was greatly to be deplored, and should, they argued, only occur as last resort. They informed the conference that the president had said the negotiations now in progress would either fail or be successful by the end of the week. He said he believed they would be successful. He did not indicate their nature, he said, and pointed out that it would be manifeStly ruinous for the de- tails to be made public at this time. They said further that the president informed
 them that he would, in the event of the failure of the negotiations, place the whole subject before congress, and share with 1t the responsibility of what might follow.
 Against Further Delay
 5 MT. Adams of Pennsylvania, the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee of the house in the absence of MT. Hit, who is i'll, explained that the sentiment of the committee was strongly against fur ther delay, although he himself was a con- servative But he said the committee was willing to defer to the wishes of the presi- dent, and no action would be taken at the meeting tomorrow. On Mondayo however, if a satisfactory solution had not been pre- viously reached, action would be had The conference decided to appoint a committee of eleven to wait on the president tomor- row and explain their views of the situa- tion, the committee to report at meet ing to be held tomorrow night
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Cellulose Plant for Huntsville

Huntsville, March 30.-A proposition has been received from the National Cellulose company for the erection of a cellulese plant in Huntsville. The farmers of Madi- son county are asked to furnish enough corn stalks to run the plant during the first year for s4 a ton and to take dn payment for same preferred per cent. stock. The farmers have taken lively interest in the matter and the Farmers Central club has appointed an agent to secure pledges for the furnishing of the desired number of corn stalks.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Threaten to Resign

Tampa, Fla, March 30.-As a mark of disapproval of President McKinley's sup posed peace policy, the Port Tampa naval reserves met last night and the members rendered their resignations. They finally decided to wait few days Tor develop ments. If there is then no change in the situation the company will disband.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06
A Cnse of Memory.

The serenader stopped beneath the win,
dow. He unslung his guitar and touched its
strings softly and lovingly. Then he looked
about the dark shadows of the garden and
along the line of fence that marked the
street end ofthe handsome premises.
Nothing was in sight.
Looking again at the window, the youth
ran his fingers swiftly across the strings
and then, lifting up his head and opening his
mouth until the moonlight glittered on bis
teeth, he began in shrill tenor:
ooh, don't you remember"
But he got no further.
The window above suddenly opened and
large, heavily-framed engraving of the
battleship Maine was dropped from within
and fell squarey on the singers head.
"Oh, we remember all right" shouted q
hoarse voice from above.
And the startled singer gathered himself
together and sadly and painfully went his
way.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
The Venerable City on Which All
Eyes Have Been Fixed.
Natives Certainly Are Not n Hard
working Lot of PeOple-Every-
body Smokes Cigarettes In
and Out of Season.

1t has long been disputed fact
whether Columbus landed first at San
Salvador or Santiago de Cuba. How
ever, that may be, St. Jago, as the
Spanish call it, is far older than any
other city in North America.
The peculiar narrow streets and the
tacades of the houses remind one of
some of the old towns in Italy, but
there the resemblance ceases, for the
houses of Santiago are nearly all built
around a court, or patio, as they are in
most Spanish towns. With their high
barred windows and glaring plastered
walls, on the outside they look more
like prisons than like the American idea
Of dwelling houses. But go inside the
patio and everything is different.
There are palms and shrubs and flow
ers, and in some of the richer houses
even fountains. Meals are often served
in the patio in pleasant weather.
In Santiago as well as in other Cuban
cities, the proprietors of most of the
shops and warehouses live in the same
building in which their business is con-
Quoted. The shops open about nine
o'clock in the morning and remain open
i'll about noon, when they close up and
everybody goes to the midday meal
After that everybody takes nap in the
heat of the day. The shops open ur
again about two o'clock in the after
noon and remain open till half-past five
or six. Go to an Office in Santiago al
$3.50 in the morning and nobody will be
up; go at 1890 and everybody will be
eating; go again at 1880 and everyboSy >
will be asleep.
In the evening the people sit around
and take life easy, and smoke, of course
for in Santiago everybody smokes, men
women and children. Even the walters
in the hotels and cafes pull out cigar
cite and smoke between the courses
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06

feature. All the rooms are neatly pa
pered, style to suit owner. The ex.
terror of house will look well painted
chocolate color, with ivory-white trim
mings. This residence could be erect
ed upon 25-foot lot, bays omitted.
This is very compact plan, covering
minimum of ground space. The de-
sign is up to date, and has Ia every re-
spect the appearance and graceful out
lines of house costing a least $4,000.
G. A. w. KINTZ.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06

An odd idea in electrical application
is cotton picker, which carries two
rotating cotton collectors and special
generator. The apparatus is carried on
wheelbarrow which is pushed be-
tween the rows ofcotton, the balls from
each row of which-one on either side
of the picker-are attracted and en-
gagged by the revolving collecting
wheels or disks. In these times of low
prices there is an opening for ma
chine that will pick cotton rapidly and
effectively, and the electrical pickers,
If proved to be quite practicab's, should
exactly fill this want.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06

Same time ago at the depot at Havre
Ghe government seized a consignment
oe LA,oOO pounds of finely ground saw
dust Investigation brought out the fact
that for more than two years bakers
flour had been Systematically adul-
rerHted by the addition Of free saw
dust 1t was learned that in one de-
partnlent alone dealer had disposed of
orer 500 wagon loads and that in vari-
Gus other departments his sales had ag-
gregated over 5000. The sawdust was
purchased in Paris and shipped to the
various points where the culprit had
sold IL. His customers were mostly
miilers, who supplied the adulterated
flour TO the bakers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-06
FORT JARAYO.

The porters and cabmen smoke at all
times and seasons. The stevadores on
the wharves smoke at their work, and
even the clerks in the dry goods stores
roll cigarette and take puff between
two customers. The seporita blows
cloud of smoke from under the lace OF
her fascinating, mysterious mantilla,
while negresses walk along the streets
putting away at huge cigars. Children
of eight and ten may often be seen with
cigarettes in their mouths, and it is no
uncommon sight 10 see men and women
smoking in church.
The country houses around Santiago
are infested with mice and lizards. The
latter are very alert and active, and
quite unlike the sluggish lizards seen
in northern climates.
All the young bloods in Santiago
wear white duck suits and straw hats,
and they may be seen lounging about
the city and the Club de San Carlos
looking cool and comfortable, and
smoking, of COURSE for that goes
without saying in Santiago. At the
Club de San Carlos, which is the Union
League of Santiago, the Spanish Off
GERS from Moro castle and the gilded
youths of the city make their idling
headquarters. 1t is q pleasant place
in which to loaf, drink cooling bever-
ages, smoke and gossip. The club
house is only one story high, like most
of the buildings in the city, and in
front is little garden with fountain
and flowers.
Opposite the Club de San Carlos is
the Cafe Venus, where, an enthusiastic
traveller declares, as good meal can
be had as at Delmonico's. There is
less wine drunk in Cuba than in most
Latin countries, but there is native
rum, called bacardi, which is made
from molasses, and which, wei. mixed
with water and cooled with ice, makes
very smooth sort OF beverage and a
somewhat insidious one. A quart bot
tie of this rum costs only so cents,
and as a good deal of it is usually
drunk at the midday meal, it is not
to be wondered at that a nap imme-
diately follows It.
At all places in Santiago where
drinks are sold, as well as in the tel
egraph offices and post Office, one al.
woys finds lottery tickets ON sale
and men and boys peddle them about
the streets. These tickets vary in
price from ten cents to ten dollars.
OF all the cities in Cuba, says the
New York Herald. Santiago, with Its
10000 inhabitants, is py far the most
picturesque and interesting. 1t is
many years older than St. Augustine
and after walking for an hour or two
through its medieval-looking street.
the most matter-of-fact American il
ready to believe any romantic story
about the place which may be told tc
him, except, perhaps, the story of the
Immense chain stretching from Morrc
castle to huge staple in the wall ol
rock on the opposite shore, so yards
away, which can be hove up by cap
stan till it is level with the water sc
as to form all insurmountable OBJ
stacle to any attempt to force an en-
trance In time of war,