The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-04

COW.
In accordanee with the new law,
"Diamondfsld Jaciss DAVIS win be
executed ct the stat peniteptiary in
Boise.
/ Governor steunenberg has been adj
Fised that the war1 department has
cabledJthe $prohotions among the
Idaho volunteers to Manila.
tits tyne for Idshp TO- be Setting its
sails for the mining boom that is dis
posed to come this way. Organization
apd push are what is needed to- put
tn9ate iertHe Cont Faul 5 : tisJ.g
The United States prisoners that
have beehAiH the Eez Perez county Jail
have been moved to the Latah county
Jail, where they will be more secure.
There are half a dozen of them.
Representative Gum Of Idaho, pre-
sented in the national house the
memorials of the Idaho legislature,
favoring the election of senators by
the people and the free coinage Of
silver.
The Idaho Woman's Volunteer corps
last week sent 500 to DIR. Springer in
Manila, to be used for Idaho's sick
boys. Twenty dollars of this money
was contributed by the ladies Of
HALEY.
Secretary Gage has formally detailed
Charles L. King of the treasury de-
partment as superintendent of con-
struction of the Boise public building,
with orders to proceed to Boise at once
and begin his labors.
The coming of spring foreshadows d
large amount of railroad building in
Idaho. Within the past thirty days
no less than ten articles Of incorpora-
ton to build railroads have been fled
in the office of the secretary of state,
A prominent miller states that the
wheat grown in Idaho is the best
in the world for the Oriental trade.
That trade is going to be of the great
est Importance to the coast, and the
superiority of Idaho wheat will be a
great point in our favor.
The fish and game bill passed by the
senate does not make any changes in
the open season. 1t provides for the
appointment of warden by the gov
ernor at a salary of 81, 200, and the war
den shall appoint deputy in each
county, whose pay shall be one-half of
the fines collected.
]. ]. CusiclS, general manager of the
American Falls power plant has just
returned from the east, where he sue
ceeded in interesting half million
dollars in the main enterprise and
allied projects undertaken by his COM
pany. This is one of the biggest deals
for the state ever contaminated.
The state of Idaho needs new map.
The last official map of Idaho was I
made in 1891. Since then considerable \
changes have occurred. Five new Z
counties have been created, railroads I
have been built into new places, new t
mining camps have been established 9
and new roads built throughout the
state. s
The first pension claim filed by any 6
OF the Idaho volunteers in the present 2
Spanish war was presented last week c
through Senator Shoup to the pension S
office. 1t was made by A. G. Robinson
Of company H. First Idaho volunteers,
who was discharged at Malate, Manila, .
on the 10th of November on account of :,
I'm injury to the knee cap and Joint !.
incurred in the trenches at Manila by \
, fall in the darkness upon bamboo !,
stump.
The governor has made the following n
promotions in the Idaho regiment, to C
Ill the vacancies caused by resigna, e
ions and deaths: Thomas R. Hamer, h
promoted from captain of company E, b
20 heutenant-colonel; Phil w. Me. a
Roberts, promoted from captain of .,
A, to major, Second battalion; a
Frank w, Hunt, promoted from first
lieutenant, company G, TO captain.
A; James Graham, promoted
rom quartermaster to captain. COM &
oany c, vice John w. Murphy, re- e.
signed; George E, Steunenberg, pro g,
noted from second lieutenant. Gem a
oany A, to captain, company e; Marvin
Z. Gallagher, promoted from Quarters. 4
TO quartermaster; Dur. N
Din L. Bradley, promoted from ser. te
yeant-major TO first lieutentant com :,
lany A. The governor recommended
he appointment of Tremaine N. Os- a
BORN to be sergeant-major and Harry fo
shellwoFth to be quartermaster-ser- d,
reant m