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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25
Consolidation Ordinance.

An Ordinance consolidating the
Villages of Bonnerport and Eaton,
Kootenai County, Idaho, and EN-
bracing certain territory outside of
said villages within the corporate
limits of such consolidated villeges,
and adopting the name of Bonners
Ferry as the name of such village
and stating the terms of such con.
solidation.
Re it Ordained by the Chairmen
and Boards of Trustees Of the Will
ages of Bonnerport and Eaton,
Kootenai County. Idaho, in JOINT
session assembled.
Section THAT the said Village
of Bonnerport heretofore incorpor-
ated by virtue of an order of the
Board of Commissioners for said
County Of KOotenai made on the
10th day of October, A. D. 1898,
and the said Village of Eaton here
tofore incorporated by order of said
Board made on the LIST day of Feb
ruary. A. d. 1892, and under tine
general laws of this state, are, and
the tel ritory hereinafter described,
consolidated so as to form one Will
age, and one corporation
Section 2-That said unsolicited
village shall embrace all the terri
tory heretofore embraced in the
Villages and Townsites of Bonner
port and Eaton and Lot in Section
81. Township 60, North of Range
l E. b. NJ, all according to United
States survey, said last description
of land being outside of the incor-
porated limits of said villages but
included within the consolidated
villages for the reason that it makes
the boundaries of said consolidated
village more regular and the adj
ditional territory at this time re-
ceiving the benefits of such incor-
portion, said consolidated village
being bounded by line commence
ing at point upon the South bank
of the KOotenai river where the
eastern line of the Townsite of Eator
intersects with said river; thence il
Southwesterly direction to thu
Southeastern corner of said town
site, thence in a Northwestern
direction along the Southern line o
. said townsite to the intersection o
said line with the Southern point o
the Bonnerport townsite, such poin
being also the Southwestern corne
of Eaton townsite; thence in
northwesterly direction along tn
western line of Bonnerport town
site until such line intersects witt
the East and West quarter line o
Section 81. Township 81, n. of r.
E. B. NJ; thence West along SAT-
quarter line to the Southwest cor
ner of Lot 6 of said Section 81
thence North along the West lin
: of said Lot 6, to the intersection O
said line with the South bank @
:. said Kootenai River; thence East
/. erly along the South shore of sal
river to the place of beginning, sal
consolidated village embracing al
the territory within the line abov
described.
II Section 3.-That the name c
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25
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PIONEER PAPER OF KOOTENAI 90
Q. D. TAYLOR, Editor and Proprietor,
School Entertainment Tonight,


An entertainment by the Public
School will be given at the Presby
terrain Church tonight. The people
of Bonners Ferry have always taken
q deep interest in their schools and
have a pardonable pride In their
progress. 1t is unnecessary, there
fore, to urge their attendance at the
entertainment this evening, as all
patrons of the school, as we'll as
the general public, will be pleased
to listen to the program, which
follows, given by the pupils under
the direction of Prof H. A. Snyder,
prin cipal, and Miss Jennie Joyce,
primary teacher:
Bong, .......... ....... SCHOOL.
Exercise by Ten Boys, .....
..... PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
REGULATIONS.
can Incident" MARTHA QUTsT.
Skaters Ride" HARRY KINNEAK
SONG.
Dreaming of Mother and Home"
........ 80. MARY DAWSON.
REGULATIONS.
Idaho" ......... NELLIE OTLEY.
"The Little Black Eyed Rebel.
.......... Rosa PERKINS.
"a Bachelors Pipe" ......
... FREDDIE LITTLE,
OOnS, .'.... 'OCh OOL'
REGULATIONS.
"Wounded," ... MAY LITTLE
"The Lucky Horseshoe" .....
.,.... HERBERT WALES
SONG.
"Cradle Nest,". HELEN WHITNEY
REGULATIONS.
........... EVA GRACE
"Tbe Lightning Rod Peddler,"
...........M MARIE WALES
Song, ............. SCHOOL
REGULATIONS.
"Going Out Vest" SADIE RYAN
Mothers Angel" MARY LARKIN
Song, $3.50. ......... SCHOOL
GRAFTON.
Anti Philippine Annexation"
..... . Troy Morrow
ESSAY.
politicians" LIZZIE MCLAUGHLIN
SONG.
"Volunteer Orgsnist," ......
STELLA WHITNEY
Drill by Twelve Girls,... 49,.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
Eulogy, DoTTIE EATON
GRAFTON.
National Events" 49,. ..
............. MERRILL WRIGHT
song, ...... ''.''oCHool
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
WAS O'KEEFE
MURDERED?
Startling Story That He Was
the Victim Of ASSasSins.
He DISCOVERED CONSPIRACY.
Those Engaged In Il Proposed 10 XIII Ex-
Chief McCuIIagh Of New York.
FEARED ELECTION interference.
FEARED ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
flot Said 10 Have Been Similar 10 The One Which
Resulted In The Murder Of Ross al
Troy BY Bal Shea.

New York. May 20.-That Police Cap
tain John NJ. OKeefe, who died in ST.
Vincent's Hospital on Nov. last from
injuries said TO have been caused by
falling downstairs. was the victim OF a
most cowardly and brutal MURDER that
the object of the murder was the seal
ing of his lips, be ,rusc he had oita ined
information Of most infa3ous plot
which had for it's object the assasslna-
tion OF superintendent OF E.lestiors
John McCullagh. former CHIEF of police.
on Nov. 6 last. election day; that wnen
details of the plot are made public they
viii involve several Democratic poll
ticians in New York, and that the proof
tending to estaoish these startling
statements the New YORK Herald has
been informed on most excellent au-
thority, will soon be forthcoming.
The intent OF those who origin
ated the plot. according TO the
statements made was to cause
an assassination similar i'm many
ways TO the killing of Robert
Ross at Troy, n. Y. on March o. 1896,
by the notorious Bat Shea, a political
"heeer." who, IL is said, had planned
with certain politicians 10 kill Ross and
his brother, William, because OF their
activity at the polls I'm their attempts
to prevent the operations of repeat
ers' who had gone TO Troy from New
York, Albany ard Syracuse TO carry
the election for those who employed
them. Bat" Shea was tried and found
guilty of the murder OF Rober. Ross.
and on Feb. IL. 1897, was executed in
Sing Sing prison.
The new facts which throw light on
the death of Capt O Keefe, il is stated,
have been brought TO the attention of
members of the Mazet committee, and
the circumstances will be fully inquired
into soon after the committee resumes
it's sessions on May 81. When Franz
Moss, counsel for the committee, was
asked If the facts had been brought to
his attention. he said:
Il have made it rule not TO pun-
licly discuss in advance any informa-
ton that may have heen placed at the
disposal OF the committee, or which
may have been obtained in any other
way. 1t would be manifestly improper
to do so, and. in addition TO this, il
might seriously interfere with the ends
of justice. For this reason / must de-
cline to say what evidence, if any, the
committee may have bearing upon the
death of Capt. O'Keefe.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Moss non-com-
initial reply. il can be said that the
committee is aware of the new devel-
opments i'm the case. Capt O'Keefes
widow is also conversant with many of
the details of the alleged plot, and
while she made partial admissions, she
said that she was not yet prepared to
make public all the information on the
subject which she possesses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
MORE COMPLICATED.
Grain ShoveIIerS' Strika in a Much
Mixed Condition.
Bishop QuigIey and Pres. MeMahun Prar.
tcaNy Repudlaied.

Buffalo, May 20.-The situation here is
more complicated than ever. BY yes
terday's action in directing their exc
cutive committee to open an office and
await propositions from the Lake Car
r1ers' association looking to a settle
ment of the trouble the grain shovel
lers practically repudlated Bishop
Quigley and President Mcmahon, the
head of their organization. The action
of the Chicago Board OF Ttrade in call
ing for the abrogation Of the contract
of Mr.. Connors is said to have greatly
strengthened the belief of a majority
of the strikers that they can force the
Lake Carriers to take this action.
Although the striking men were very
earnest and excited I'm their talk at last
nights meeting everything was quiet
this morning. There were several af-
trays in the vicinity of the docks last
night during one of which a number of
shots were fired and six persons were
arrested. No one was injured.
This morning five elevators were lift
ing grain-the Erie. city Northern.
Dakota and Ontario The Lake Line
claim to have a full force of freight
handlers on every dock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
MRS. MURPHYS ALLOWANCE.
Grained $40 Week AMI, Counsel Fee Of $40
IN Her rhorcs Sui.

Mrs. Teresa Murphy. who Is suirg for
a divorce from her husband John Muir
ply was granted an allowance OF $40
n week for the support OF herself and
her three minor children and an al
lowance OF $50 for counsel fees from
her husbands estate. Mr.. Murphy did
not appear In court, nor was ne repre-
sented by counsel.
Mrs. Murphy said that her husband
was a conductor on a freight train be-
tween this city and Worcester and had
a weekly wage of between SIS and S23
She said MIR Murphy had a house and
lot worth $1,000. on which there was but
"A slight mOrtgaRe 1lf Nurph, was &c.
strained from dlsposing of his property
or mortgo ging IL pend ns the divorce
litigation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20

The oft-talked OF establishment OF n
new passenger and freight steamship
line between .hs city and New York
is again reviewed, with new vigor, ana
it now appears that something will be
done in "a very short time, negotiations
having reached a point at which lease
of the Lonsdale wharf on India street,
formerly used by the Norf)!lS line, has
been secured for two years.
There is, however, great deal OF
mystery in regard to the name of the
gentlemen or corporation who win oper-
ate the proposed new line, although the
information Is possessed by u number
of Providence gentlemen who have been
pledged TO secrecy. apparently In order
to avoid opposition to the project upon
the part of already old established rail-
road and steamship companies as long
as possible. 1t is known that during
the early part OF this week representa-
tives OF the company were IN town. and
consulted with a number OF business
men and May)- Baker .s regard TO the
outlook from a business stan ipoint.
The properly leased for whaif pur-
poses is owned by the T.onsdalc Com
pany, and the negotiations i'm this city
were conducted by Mr.. William III. Her
rick although the deal was all ar
ranged i'm New York. MIR. Herrick, who
is the agent for the property, received
instructions a day or two ago notifying
him TO give the present tenants OF the
property notice to quit, AMI he has
done so. Further than that he said
that he was not at liberty 10 divulge.
as he has been requested TO keep the
matter secret for the pressl,
Mayor Baker was next called upon
and he said that he had talked with
the representatives Of the line. bu: was
not able TO talk further about the mat
ter and he expressed surprise that the
news had been made pubic 30 early.
He knew .he name OF the company, he
said, and could say that IL was com
posed OF persons outside tho state, who
were I'm every way reliable from bust
ness standpoint. The lille has already
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will be equal TO anything that goes on
the Sound. and they will be large
enough for the business, with ample
freight carrying capacity and every
modern convenience for passengers.
Mr.. Richard H. Demlng was seen In
relation 20 the matter. and he stated
that he knew the company. but was
pledged TO secrecy. as were several
other gentlemen who had been seen. He
could say, however. that IL was a line
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
FRIGHTFUL STORM.
Villages Wiped Out by a North
Queensland Hurricane.
Elghn-Sh Vessels Wrecked While 1856
Persons Lost Their Lives.

Victoria. May 20.-Shortly before the
just arrived steamer Miowera left sgd
ney for this port the cutter Mystery re-
turned to Cookstown from the scene OF
the recent disaster by hurricane on the
North Queensland coast, by which
practically every vessel engaged in the
fishery was wrecked and much prop
erty lost. The sights that met. the
eyes of the relief expedition along the
devastated coast were horrifying be-
yond description. In one place where
a picturesque fishing village with a
population of 500 had stood neither
house, nor tree, nor living thing was
left. The site of the little settlement
looked like new plowed land, and the
survivors among the fishing folk had
fled for safety TO an inland town II
miles distant.
There and further along the coast
mangled bodies of men and domestic
animals were found. Bodies were found
wedged ~ branches o. trees that had
defied the storm where they had been
blown from distances as great as a
quarter Of a mile. The Mysterys Off
GERS and crew recovered in all 5S bodies
of which Is were identified and claimed
by relatives. OF the remaining forty,
thirty-siX were natives whose remains
were given respectable burial i'm one
trench.
An~>Cffic al report says that Sc ves-
sells were wrecked and that 3S5 persons
lost their lives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
PRAISE FOR FIREMEM.


The following communication was re-
ceived at the office of the Board of Fire
Commissioners, this morning. and in
view OF the reception recently accorded
a portion of the fire department when
the men were attempting to do their
duty. the expressions of gratitude for
efficient services rendered are a source
of pleasure 10 the fire fighters:
Providence. II. L., May 10, 1899.
Messrs. Stillman White. William III.
Luther. Dexter Gorton. Board OF
Fire Commissioners:
Gentlemen: n:--We desire 10 express our
appreciation OF the high standard OF Of.
fictency maintained by the entire per-
sonnel OF our Providence Fire Depart
men, from commissioners TO hoseman,
and. with our thanks for courtesies re-
ceived. beg that you will accept the
enclosed check for the benefit OF the
fund OF the Providence Permanent
Firemens Relief association.
Yours very truly,
EARL CARPENTER e. SONS co.
SAM. W. BULLOCK. Treas.
The enclosed" was check for s25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
DID NOT KEEP AGREEMENT.
Therefore Court Refused Mrs. Francis an Allow
anos but GaIa Her Counsel faa.

Helen Francis and her husband, Ar
thur T. Francis, when the present
year was new, had serious differences.
Mrs. Francis was sick and went to her
mothers home with her young child
Her husbands home, he says was open
for long time to give her a warm
welcome. She refused it's hospitality
and there was a conference brought
about by her husbands threat TO take
the furniture and sell it. Mrs. Francis
testified that when Mr.. Francis sug-
gested the selling, Ma said IL he sold
the furniture she would attach his
wages
Mr.. Francis claimed that he should
not be required To pay his wife any
thing, as wnen they separated she
agreed TO sell the furniture, or at least
the part of it that was paid for. and
use the money towards the support of
the child This arrangement il was
claimed was made short time ago.
Mrs. Francis, though she admitted
the agreement. said she had been very
sick and had not succeeded in selling
the furniture, which she said was not
worth 500.
Judge Rogers thought the agreement
should have been kept by Mrs. Francis
SO he would not grant weekly allow
ance and only gave her a counsel fee %
S25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
Wednesday Nights Doings Discussed
and Committee Appointed to Recre-
ate Good Fee|ing--The Aftermath.

The students of Brown University
held mass meeting at the close Of
the chapel exercises this morning and
appointed a committee 10 do all that
ought TO be done in regard to The cele-
bration OF last Wednesday night dur
ing which there was ! serious fight with
firemen and poll ana to see what they
are by right entitled to do in future
celebrations.
The meeting was called to order by
James Manning Kent of the Cammor-
ian Club. He said the celebration Of
last Wednesday night was still fresh in
the minds of the stuicnJs and that
some of the things done We're very re-
grettabe. The Cammarian Club held a
meeting last night and after carefully
discussing ,hc matter from all points
of view, de -idcd TO brt IL the subject
before the stud anls this morning. lie
and Mr.. Raymond A. Schwegler were
appointed as a committee for this pur-
pose.
The Cammarian Club recommended
that a committee be appointed TO see
what the students ought 10 do in regard
to the occurrences last Wednesday and
also to ascertain just what they had a
right TO do in future celebrations.
Mr.. Kent then called on Mr.. Schweg-
Ter who went to the platform and spoke.
Mr.. Schwegler said the mere matter Of
paying for 1862 worth of hose was IL
minor consideration. He spent an hour
with President Clarke yesterday noon
and the president assured him that If
the student body appointed this COM
mittee. the faculty would take absolute
ly no action. I'VE expect To have more
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
Jurys s Verdict Upheld.

The appellate court in a rescript filed
today in the case OF Vernon j. Briggs
va Bcrjamn c.. Spencer GAYS "Our
opinioo is that the testimony shows q
completed gift inter vlvos. But even II
this was not so the jury may have
found in the testimony that the suit
was barred by the statute OF limita-
tons
New trial denied and case remitted
TO the common pleas division with di-
rections to enter judgment on the ver-
dict i"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
VERY SLICK
SNEAK THIEF.
Many Charges Made Against
Hans in District Court.
WORKED" BOARDING HOUSES.
Stole Money, Clothing, Watches and Other
Articles, Il Is Alleged.
DRIVEN FROM THE CITY RECENTLY.
DRIVEN FROM THE CITY RECENTLY.
Returned After Short Absence, and, Ills Charged,
Resumed ThIsYIng Operations Say
Hs Has Prison Record.

Charles Hans. alias Hans Charles,
raigned before Judge Sweetlsnd today
on four warrants, all alleging larceny.
The allegations were that he stole from
Robert A. Watson a suit of clothes
worth IS; from Herbert G. Greenwood,
an autoharp, a coat, hat, shirt and
shirt stud. worth $3.50; from Marcellus
p. Whitford, Jr., two coats worth so
and from Robert Bolivar clothing worth
$3.50. Hans pleaded not guilty and
was held in 5000 on each count for trial
next Tuesday.
Hans is a sneak thief and makes a
business OF getting into boarding
houses and robbing other peoples
rooms. While he pleaded not guilty, he
has been identified by all his victims
as their fellow boarder. He had on
when arrested hat stolen from one of
the rooms.
Hans has done time at the Concord
((AIass) reformatory for breaking and
entering at Lowell, and the Manchester
police want him for a break made in
that city. His picture was in last
weeks issue of the Police Gazette.
He was here on April ~ and was
picked up as a suspicious person and
allowed to go on his promises to leave
the city forg ood. AS soon as liberated
he went TO a lawyers office, in the
Banigau building. and endeavored to
induce the attorney to bring an action
against the police for false arrest.
From this city he went TO New York.
thence to Boston, and showed up here
just before the first OF these four
thefts was committed. The detective
department has additional complaints
to bring against him as soon as the
people can identify Hans as the man
who was i'm their houses when certain
property was missing and who left
just before the discovery Of the loot
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
WILL BEGIN SOON.
The Work on Exchange Place Layout
10 Be Started Next Week.
Asphalt ROadxays at Elihsr End Of the
Suuars-The Paved Area.

Now that the resolution providing for
the layout OF Exchange Place has be-
come law. Commissioner of Public
Works Smith will lose no more time
than is necessary i'm starting the work.
The city will commence putting i'm the
foundations for the asphalt work about
the latter part Of next week. in such
portions of the territory where no sub
way work is being done. 1t is believed
by about that time the subway work
for the telephone and electric light
wires will be completed, and then the
gas company will need few days TO
complete it's work.
Two asphalt streets 20 feet i'm width
VIII he built on each side OF the square.
running from Dorrance street TO Ex-
change street extension. There will be
50 feet Of asphalt TO each OF the stree B
and ~ feet of sidewalk. Then there
will be n strip OF asphalt 80 feet wide in
the line OF Exchange street to Railroad
terrace. with "A sidewalk 10 feet I'm width
on each side. The part OF Exchange
Place TO be paved will he about 100
feet wide and about 600 feet long.
ON the other side of the extension OF
Exchange street the square will be left
as IL Is now, with tie exception OF
Washington street, which will be ex-
tended 20 Exchange bridge. OF which
the northwest corner win De wdened
in order 90 meet the line OF Washingt -
street. The disposition Of the park por-
tion of the layout. will I'm accordance
with recommendations made I'm the
mayors message. be put in the hands of
the park commissioners. and the work
Will probably be done as soon as the
street work Is completed.
Commissioner Smith is anxious to
commence the work with as little delay
as possible. and once begun 10 will be
pushed right along.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
HANY KNOW BUT
NONE WILL TELL.
Great Secrecy rlaintained as to COM
pany That Proposes to Establish
New Line to New York.

that had been v3ry successful in other
ports, had abundant capital, was COM
posed of men of known integrity. ann
possessed already quite an extensive
notilla of steamers. He thought that
il might, perhaps, be necessary TO buill
one or two larger steamers for the
-PEnXldence- passengeeafaAIE bus
mess. but he believed that the pro-
posed new line would furnish an emil
nently satisfactory service. Mr.. Dem
ing remarked that. while he could SEQ
no reason for the secrecy adopted, hs
had passed his word not 10 say any
thing more.
Mr. arsden J. Perry was called upon.
and he stated that he had no knowl-
edge whatever Of the proposed line, and
and he had not been consulted.
The officials of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company
were equally i'm the dark. but one of the
well known railroad men said that he
had some knowledge of the matter and
he stated that the new line would be
run by the hackers OF a we'll known
electric street railway not many miles
from Providence, and that there was
unlimited capital back of the plan.
When asked II the electric railroad
referred TO was the Saunderstown and
Sea View road. he replied. Yes. sir"
Further than this he would not talk.
except TO say that all the persons con-
cerned were New York men.
1t Is said that sufficient encourages
ment was received by them 20 war
rant them IN going far enough 90 secure
this valuable dock lease, and there
seems to be every reason 10 believe
that I'm short time the f~al step i'm
the matter will be taken Tt Is proba-
BILE that all necessary documents VIII
be signed early next week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-20
new TRIAL DENIED.


The following rescript has been hand
ed down in the case of John b. Allen,
town treasurer of Warwick: The new
ly discovered evidence brought before
us by the plaintiff simply shows that
the defect of the highway had existed
for longer time than was shown at
the trial OF the case and that the defect
was apparent TO the witness who had
driven into it before the accident. This
testimony however. is not sufficient
ground for a new trial since ii appeared
by nearly all of the plaintiffs witnesses
at the trial that the defect was of such
an unconspicuous character as not to
imply notice TO the town. The decision
rested mainly on this point and the
new testimony is not sufficient by con-
clusion to change the result.
New trial denied and petition dis
missed"