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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-11
A Case for Investigation.

K. D. Shearer, proprietor of
the Palace hotel, is practical
business man, so that when
Mrs. Logan, who says she is
the wife of Lee Logan, of
Butte, Mont, told him her
tronbles he did not go into 70.
mantle rhapsodies, but simply
telephoned to Sheriff Mclean,
at Mt. Idaho. The facts of the
case as told by Mr.. Shearer
are these: On July 31st a lady
of prepossessing appearance
registered at the Palace as
Mrs. Logan, Butte, Mont. She
took Host Shearer into her
confidence and told him her
"tale of woe", which was to
the effect that she is the wife
of Lee Logan, that some time
ago her husband departed from
home and took with him some
valuable papers belonging to
her mother and herself. She
heard that he was in Grange
vile so Immediately packed up
and followed him. She found
a letter here addressed to him
and learned that he had or
dered his mail forwarded to
the Hump, SO she announced
her intention of walking in
there. About 6 this morning
she started equipped only with
a small hand grip, but at Mt.
Idaho was arrested by Sheriff
Mclean where she will be
detained until her mental con.
elfiou u ascertained.
<l2tpa. Kerlee, Wick
!. =. q age t9nn round
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-11

The Bachelor Maids gave a de-
cidedly "manless'' picnic yesterday
to Go Go slough, which is located
at the foot of the mountain. The
party consisted of the Misses Bun
dren, Reed, Wood, Green, Casten-
dick and Sheaffer. The young ladies'
started at 8 o'clock and expected
to stay all day. They did not ar
rive at the picnic ground for three
hours by reason of the fact that
there was COW browsing in the
road and they had to wait until
she moved away before they could
pass. Frank Reed tried to work
in on the refreshments on the plea
that he had escorted two ladies' up
there, but was firmly though po-
litely told to 60 home. The ladies
all had a perfectly lovely" time.
His Honor Mayor Wax and the
other city trustees were out today
personally examining the property
back of Main street, between Hall
and State streets, on the south
side. This step was caused by
petition presented to the council
by Attorney Bartlett on behalf of
his client, Edwin London, who
complained that the property own
ers along the thoroughfare had
been in the habit of throwing stuff
of all kinds in the stream which
runs all along the said alley. The
matter was amicably adjusted by
the snggestiSnrM Mayor Wax that
each r. the owners have that por-
tom he seir i~amediate prop
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
THE SECOND DISTRICT.

AS will be seen by the letter from his
sons, which is published elsewhere, Gen.
Hyde has withdrawn from the contest
for the Republican nomination for Con-
gress in the Second district. While the
| reason is not explicitly stated 1t Is to bs
founu doubtless in the precarious state
of Gen. Hyde's health, which renders it
imprudent to expose himself to the labor
and excitement OF a political campaign.
There will be universal regret that Gen.
Hyde should be compelled to withdraw
for such a reason, for he is recognized
as one of the most enterprising and pub
lie spirited of Names citizens. Few have
done more for their native state than he,
and no one has been more deserving OF
honor and recognition at the hands Of his
fellow citizens, While the first choice OF
many in the district was for some other
man as representative, everybody was
ready to admit that he possessed the
requisite qualifications to make an ex-
csediugly valuable representative and to
do honor to the state
The effect of the withdrawal of Gen.
BlyGe mGSu ues ~ setu's w W kEthtly
strengthen MIR. Littleflsld. He is the
only one of the candidates who has shown
any considerable strength outside of his
own county. The indications have been
that Franklin and Lincoln would be
practically solid for him, in addition to
his own county of Knox. Even with
Gen. Hyde in the field he seemed likely
to get some delegates from Sagadahoo,
and now that Gen. Hyde has withdrawn
the chances are that the majority of the
delegates from that county cannot be
kept awny from him, though probably
efforts viii be made to unite the county
on some other candidate. The people of
the district have taken very kindly to
Mr.. Littlefleld's candidacy from the start,
because they recognized In him an able,
fearless, independent and progressive
man who was ture to make his Iuark
in the House of Representatives and con-
fer distinguished honor upon his district.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
BUSINESS ON INCREASE.
Improvement In All the Great indus
tries Continues.

New York. April AR. g. Dun s.
Co. IS weekly review CT trade tomorrow
will say;
There is still increase in all Legitimate
busin ,ss and the productive power OF
great industries increases even though
some of their stocks decline. The SHARP
reaction in speculation a week ago in nc
way affected the producing capacity OF
furnace or mills, and has been in part re
covered, while the disturbance of business
caused by the formation Of great COM i.
nations has in large measure ceased.
1t is not owing to speculation alone
that payments through the chief clearina
houses have been 80 per cent larger than
in the same week of 1892 and 1888 per
cent larger than last year. New York
transactions far exceeded these of any
previous week 81. 46S, 502, 100 in amount.
cut outside New York the olearings were
41.5 per cent larger than in 1895 and A.
per cent larger than in 1899. The truth Is
that no such expansion In the general
business of the country has ever been seen
before. and II such records only were con
sidered there would be ground for fear
that wild passion of trade had again
lifted the whole business community off
its feet. But instead there is found sur
prising increase in the chief industries s..
Raw silk imports increased 81 per ceni
for eight months of the fiscal year ov, r
last, hides 40 psr cent, India rubber 70,
tin u and dbres 10 per cent
Failures for the week have besn 1855 in
the United States against 354 last year
and 22 in Canada, against IS last year.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
One of the best.known sea captains OF

One of the best-known sea captains Of
Eastern Maine is Captain NJ. W. Pierce
of Hampden. who commands the Penot
scot, a fine side wheeler running from
Bangor to Boston. Captain Pierce ex
presses himself quite freely about the 40
cident to the steamer Portland. and be.
lieyes tina there must have been collis-
ion with the King Philip or some Other
vessel He.believes that the Portland
which he considers staunch vessel, coult
under normal conditions have ridden Out
the storm. He says that side-wheelers
are good sea boats, and cites the case o.
the katahdin of the Bangor line, of whicf
he wassas pi hot, when she rode out tn,
terrible storm of January z, 1886. Cap
tain Pierce believes that that storm wa.
worse than the one which overlook the
Portland and thinks that Captain
Blanchard would have brought his boat
through safely had not some accident
happened The boats of the Bangor line
have always been very staunch boats
and have had excellent luck in difficult
navigation although they are 81 de wheel
ers
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

he was the co-worksr Of Dinghy in thu
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars, and
once, We recall, he appeared before log
islative committee to press certain amend
ments to the liquor law rs the spokesman
Of mass temperance state convention.
Gen. Neal Dow also appeared. on his own
account, to urge legislation not favored
by the convention. Friend Littisfisld
may remember some incidents Of that
very interesting debate. wherein some
one attempted to "mop up the floor"
with young Rookland law student-and
signally failed to do 40
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The great cutlery against trusts and
combinations at the Croker banquet
puts one in mind OF the fleeing thiei
who shouts "Stop thief" TO cover his re-
treat. OF all the trusts which the ooun-
try knows anything about the Croker
municipal trust is the most constituencies
and tyrannical. One man today, and
that man who but few years ago
was one OF the most disreputable of the
toughs Of the metropolis. is now practi.
cally determining what men shall hold
the thousands of offices In the second city
in the world in population, what money
shall be spent and how 1t shall be spent.
He lie also compelling all sorts Of cor
porations to pay to him and his hench-
men tribute In order to get any recogni-
tion for their work or their 1evioes Prac.
tically he has been carrying on an elabor-
ate system of blackmail. 1t was this man
who was the principal promoter OF the
dinner and 1t was under his auspices
chat doleful warnings against trusts and
combinations were poured forth. Think
of Van wyck, Croker's tool, warning the
country TO beware of trusts and com bina
tious, and the crowd, the most of them
the benelc1aries of Crocker's system of
plundering a municipality, vigorously
applsuding. A Democrat who has got
to choose between the Croker crowd and
the Bryan Gro d is in perplexipg situa-
tion and must feel like taking to the
woods.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Rural free delivery of the mails has
been already tried in this region, a route
having been laid ont from the Portland
Post Office through Gorham to the COM
munities about Sebago Lake. The agi-
tstion for rural delivery still continues
and the government is proceeding with
experiments. The department at Wash
ington has decided 10 make Brunswick
the starting point OF three routes, to
East Harpswell, Harpswell Neck and
Bunganuc and New Meadows. The East
Harpswell route will be 10 miles long.
1t will begin ut brunswick post office,
go through East Harpswell, and extend
to point on Orrs island. one and one-half
miles from the post office on that island.
1t will serve about $50 regular residents,
besides many visitors in summer. The
Harpswell Neck route will be 10 miles
long, ending at Ash Cove, and accommo-
dating about 100 people The third route
is within the limits Of Brunswick, be.
ing about 25 miles long, and serving 500
people. 1t is expected that the rural post
Offices will be abolished at East, North
and West and Centre Harpswell The
new service will probably begin about
May l.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

1t Is said that ons-fourth of the paper
made in the United States is produced In
the Androscoggin valley In Maine. The
estimate is probably rough one; but the
Androscoggin is admirably suited to
paper making and these advantages have
been literally improved. The effect Of
all this paper making 10 Of course to de-
plets the magnificent forests about the
Rangeley Lakes, forests that are at once
ornamental and preventative of the mois-
ture that makes the Androscogyin such
q splendid manufacturing river.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The fight over the appointment Of 1
cattle commissioner still RACES. DR.
George H. Bailey, Of this city, has beer
most sctive:and sfHcient officer; but th,
warriors Of the Board of Agriculture,
battle line do not want him. This ha,
suggested other candidates. and some
strong men ars In the field: DR.. W. l.
West Of Belfast, veterinary surgeon
Frank +. Adams Of Bowdoin. one Of the
best known farmers and dairymsn in tn,
State; p. q. Bradford Of Turner. man
ager Of the Turner Center Creamery. and
Thomas Dasgett of Foxoroft, one Of the
foremost agriculturalists of Eastern
Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
OBITUARY.
LAVINIA A. WADSWOR1H.

Died in Hiram, April 8 of consump.
ton, Mrs. Lavinia A. Wadsworth. wife
of MIR. Marshall L. Wadsworth, and
daughter of the late Mr.. Hanson Libby
and Mrs Susan Libby of Porter. Her
age WAS 50 years, month.
In the death of this estimable lady the
family loses loyal and loving wife and
mother, the community, peacemaker,
and quiet, amiable neighbor, and the
Baptist church, of which she has bt on n
worthy member for thirty two yenrs, los {
IA de voted and conseorated worker In the
cause of Christ. Her entire life, filled
with useful labors for the good of Others,
was an example of all that is pure and
beautiful in the home and social circles.
Her long and painful illness was borne
with patient resignation, and her death
was a signal triumph of Christian faith.
She leaves a husband and an only son,
and many friends to garner rich legacy
of tender and pleasant memories
Hiram, Me-, April 18th, 1899.
NOTES.
Rev. Charles N. Smith, one of the old
est and best known Methodist ministers
in New England, Is dead at Maiden,
Mass. aged SO years.
Funeral services for the late VIM. Fer
suson of Chelsea, Mass, were held al
Cushman's undertaking rooms at noon
Thursday. Rev. Mir. Dexter Of the Cos.
pei Mission officiating. lnterment was on
Orr's Island.
Clara H. Bradford, fourth in descent
from Paul Revere. was buried In Boston
this week.
Rev. Charles B. Sparrow. veteran OF
the Second Massachusetts volunteers, and
author of lecture on the March to the
Sea-" is dead at Buffalo, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Public sentiment in Germany as voiced
by the newspaper shows no disposition to
back up any German in Samoa who has
been guilty OF acting Illegally. On the
other hand there is general agreement
that the government must.repudiate every
improper action on the part OF its consul
at Samoa or any other German subject.
Our lingo corgressme who Immediately
on receipt of the news of the recent fight-
ing began to breathe out threatenings
and slaughter against Germany can see
now. probably, that there was no ocoas-
ion for them to get excited.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Mr.. Richard Croker in his testimony
yesterday practically admitted all the
iisreputable practices that have been
alleged against him, but seemed to con
slider them perfectly proper. Using his
Influence as Boss to turn in business to
\ firm of which he was Il silent partner
he thought all right. He was tout for
she stuff" he said in effect, and he was
rather proud of 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Bryan put free silver in the first
place in his speech at Milwaukee predict
.ng the issues of the next campaign. His
,easoning is that if it was important in
1896 it will be just as important in 1900.
Inasmuch as there has been no change in
sur currency policy. That would be good
reasoning If its Importance in 1896 had
been due to its intrinsic merit. But it
was u fictitious Importance, derived
largely from the existence of hard times
and the prescription of free silver as a
remedy, and the only remedy for them.
Not one In a thousand who voted for free
silver did SO because he had studied
1t and believed in 1t. The great
majority of its supporters were at
tracted by the claim that it would put
an end to hard times. They took it just
as sick people take patent medicines, not
knowing anything about it, simply be-
cause It was labelled panacea for poor
business and slack work. AS theory il
will doubtless be just as sound in 1900 as
it was In 1895, but the conditions tina
made ID gein that year are likely to b,
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The new agreement between the sigma
tory powers provides that nothing shall
be done at Samoa by either of them I'M
less all the commissions agree. BY this
arrangement 1t is made possible for any
one of the powers to check the other two.
Great Britain and the United States may
agree to certain policy, but if Germany
hangs back nothing can be done. 1t
looks as If an arrangement of this sort
would not work great while without
breaking down, especially as Germany is
somewhat suspicious that Great Britain
and the United States have a close un-
Outstanding with one another.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
Hiram, Me-, AprlI I2th, 10
NOTES.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded at the registry of
deeds:
Henry K. Small of Elizabeth City, N.
j., to James NJ. Small Of Freeport, lot
of land and buildings In Freeport, on
the easterly side of Bow street, con tanning
40 square rods.
Harriet Manchester of Wipdham to
Hesekiah Elwell and Carrie V. Elwell,
both of Wilton, land and buildings IN
Cumberland county.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Business is good in the country, so good
that there is a..great lack of small denomi
nation bills to keep the machinery of ex-
change moving satisfactorily. Treasurer
Roberts does not believe that this diff
Guilty can be remedied by the Issue of
gold certificates since the smallest al
lowable denomination of these is the
twenty dollar bill. The demand is for
smaller bills.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
MILITARY ArTACHE AT LONDON
COURT

Washington, April 1.-THE President
has designated Col. Samuel S. Sumner of
the 9th cavalry as military attache at the
Court of ST. james, to succeed Col. Bates.
who has been ordered to return from
London. Col. Sumner was appointed
brigadier general at the beginning of the
the battle OF Santiago and was made a
major general of volunteers for valiant
services.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

-BridgtoD News: Some one in the
Oxford Democrat is urging one of the
Congressional candidates in the Second
District on the score that he Is a firm
temperance man and prohibitionist. We
suspect that on that score Littlefield of
Rockland can give points and then
win" as to any of his competitors. When
mere lad Littlefield was popular
temperance orator and effective worker.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Henry F. Barker, native Of Naples,
in this county, is . member Of the MIN
nesota Senate, and champion of q bill
providing for the construction of cottages
for housing the insane instead Of keep.
ing them together in large hospitals. TIE
bill has passed the legisla ture.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

If Mr.. Bryan wants to make hit at
the dollar dinner tonight he should tell
the truth about Thomas jefferson. That
is something he has never done yet,
though be has spoken and written col
urnns about MIN.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The $50, 600 600 Spain is going to get is
worth a good deal more than rebellion
to put down. Spain struggled hard
against the surrender of the Philippines,
but she must feel now not altogether I'M
reconciIed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

David Bennett Hill was not at the ten
dollar dinner, nor will he be at the dol
lar dinner. David Is sort of Jonah
whom all the factionssseem to be anxious
to throw overheard.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

Augustus Van Wyck spoke at the ten
dollar dinner, but his boom for the Presi-
dency was not launched. Probably 1t
never will be. Croker knows enough not
to put himself so openly as that in the
fioht
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The new American minister TO Spain
Will have an opportunity to display a
good deal of tact when he makes his first
gall upon the Queen.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

The receipts at Uncle Sans treasury
are not quite SO good this month as
last. On the other hand the flood of wal
expenditures is decreasing somewhat.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

absent next year. Still Bryan has got
TO stick TO IL for his salvation, and
great many of his admirers will stick.
TO 1t for the same reason.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

4 The efforts of Quay's counsel to keel
out evidence are not meeting with dis
tinguished success.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

8 George Fred Williams will geo only ten
minutes to shout at the Bryan banquet.
That's cruel.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

With General Joe Wheeler in Luzon the
Filipinos will really find out what rap
id-fire general is. -
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

There wasn't very much Jeffersonian
simplicity at the Croker banquet. That
was reserved for the one dollar show.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
FASTING AND PRAYER.

And / would respectfully request all
the people of our State to so use and oo-
cupy the day as shall be consistent with
the purposes for which 1t has been set
apart.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber In
Augusta, this seventeenth day of March,
In the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety nine. and of
the Independence of the United States
OF America the one hundred and twen-
ty-third.
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
By the Governor,
BYRON BOYD, Secretary Of State.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

1T is not to be forgotten that last year
there were more races done in 10 or
better at Rigby than at any other track
in the world,
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
LLEW ELLYN POWER

by Cnt NUVtIluE.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
STATE OF MAINE.
A FAST DAY
PROCLAMATION.

BY the advice and with the consent OF
the Executive Council, and also conform
ing to time-honored custom, l do here
by designate
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15
Thursday. the 9Th Day Of April

In the year of our Lord one THOUSAND
eight hundred and ninety nine, as da,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-08
CHAPTER XYI1I.

CHAPTER XVIII.
Marguerite Lilbourne and Mary Stell-
Ing sat lazily over their breakfast in
a private hotel.
1t was April-a fair, sweet spring
morning. All London was looking It's
very best, and the flower sellers adorn-
ed the streets with masses of pale
primroses and dainty Lent-lilies. Mary
was reading letter. Marguerite lis
tening.
''And mother likes the house 10
much" said Mary, '.and is longing for
US to come down. She hopes we shall
not stay in town more than week.
Can we get through everything in q
week. Madge?"
"oh. I think 80. am longing to
see our new home"
I'VE are so delighted that darling
Marguerite has decided to come to u.s."
read Mary. THE society is SO nice
here; we have had all the best people
calling already. l am sure you will
both be pleased with the garden and
tennis lawns. AS to Marguerites
! rooms. she must choose and furnish
them herself. The father went over
yesterday to look at Bernard's estate
such noble place. he says-magnifi-
cent timber and plenty of game. The
marriage is to be on the tenth of May.
Mildred is everything that we could
wish-most kind; but l can't help
thinking now and then how nice It
would have beet, If our Madge could
have been mistruss of all that splen-
DOR"
Poor mother!" said Mary, break
ing of. "she will never forgive Bruno
for jilting you. Madge"
ut is a great pity" returned Mar
guerite quietly. 81 forgave him long
ago."
Il know you did," said Mary: "at
least you said SO; but, II it is true, why
did you refuse that nice Mr.. Lennox at
Nice?"
However, 1t doesn't matter. for 1t
seems you will have plenty of chances.
AS wrote to mother, l found it no
sinecure to chaperone pretty helress
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-08

all over Europe. Oh, dear, how differ
ent life was this time last year-eh.
Madge?"
"Oh, Mary. how dinerent!"
Would you like to go back to those
times"
NO" said Marguerite, emphatically.
Il should not"
What are you going to do this
norning?" asked Mary, after a pause.
There are the bridesmaids dresses to
try on"
"Yes; and to call on Mrs. Browning,
and ask her II she will chaperone us
Tor few theaters."
I'VE must take hanson to go and
see her. We will leave that till this
afternoon"
Very we'll"
"I will go and hunt out the address
of this dressmaker of Mildred's," said
Mary. "Our gowns will cost us a
pretty penny, Madge."
II suppose So" said Marguerite.
rather absently. as Mary left the room,
hummtng lively air.
Marguerite remained seated. far
away, thoughtful look in her eyes, as
il her mind were dwelling upon some
absent one.
81 cannot go to him." she said aloud,
and he will never come to me. Is he
in England, wonder? Oh, where?
Never once did we meet him, all
through our travels, and now-now-