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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01
tomorrow Saturday.
CLIFFORD RIGGS ACQUITTED.

AT one O'Clock this, Saturday,
afternoon Probate Judge Vincent
announced his decision in the case
of the State VS.. Clifford Riggs,
charged with the murder of Charles
Moughmer. The judge said:
after deliberation, l find from
all the evidence presented, by both
the prosecution and defense, that
the death of Charles Moughmer
was caused from shot gun wound
from gun in the hands of Clifford
Riggs with no criminal intent,
but in self-defense to protect his
own life and the lives of the men
in his employ, and to protect. his
property. And it is hereby order
ed by this Court that said Clifford
Riggs be acquitted from all GRIM
inal intent and that the sheriff of
this county release him from Gus
tody."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01
NJ g. NJ CASH STORE
GRANGEV|LLE, IDAHO

the hearing, but by consent it was
continued in the absence of defend
ant, whose brother was there TO re-
present him.
Redirect: l can recollect moth
ing which was said by the people
in question, or what said to
them.
William Irish, who has played
prominent part in the tragedy,
was the next witness for defense
He said: / live at Kuterville;
work for Riggs Bros; met Chas.
Moughmer last April, on the trail
with another man. He asked if l
was working for Riggs. | said,
Yes. He said he had been down
to see Riggs about sheep grazing
there and that he, Moughmer, did
not think it was right l told him
| was not the man to come to, and
after some more talk he said: 81
guess Riggs thinks we gave him a
pretty strong talk, at least he said
he had no more time to talk with
us and went in the tent, suppose
to get his gun" said: 81 don't
think SO, he has no gum" well, "
he continued, she don't want to
make any gun plays around us,
for we will be along in that play
ourselves. These two men agreed
that they would die right there with
their cattle. Witness then went on
to explain how he had been on the
ground right after the killing and
said that he and a man named J.
Dernberger were on hunting tril
and just happened up there.
Herbert L. Coburn: Am in the
stock business; knew Chas. Mough.
mer; was at his home Nov. II and
10. On the former day, Sylvester
Riggs and l drove up to tn,
Moughmer ranch to make trade
for cattle and Charley said he had
Just returned from moving Riggs
Bros. camp and he said that hi
wished that rOund-faced - -
- was there; they would settle tn,
trouble then and there. On tn,
18th we returned; Charley's Who'll,
conversation seemed to be in re
gard to the sheep and severa
times repeated that he was after
the round-faced
/ Fred White, assessor and tax.
collector of Idaho county. testified
to affidavits and tax receipts of G
w. Moughmer and I. +. Mough
, mer, which had been presented b,
the two aforementioned gentlemen
The tax receipts showed nothing
and were objected to by Mr.
Scales, but objection o> erruled.
Henry G. Riggs. brother of de
PENDANT, then testified: Am ;
sheep raiser, residence Lewiston
had conversation with Chas
Moughmer and man with him
whom l did not know, in early
part of April. He said he hae
come down to notify me to tax,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01

two important witnesses, and
Judge Steele. continued the case
for one hour to investigate the
matter. The motion was argued
at length between j. F. Ailshie
and County Attorney Scales, after
hearing which the Court overruled
the motion and allowed ten days
to prepare bill of exceptions. GIG.
Pickett read the information and
made the opening statement to the
jury on behalf of the State. Then
the selection of the jury commence
ed and out Of the Is men on the
panel all but one were excused be-
cause they did not believe in capt.
tai punishment. The court there
upon ordered a new venire OF ~
jurors to be empaneled from the
body of the county. Court then
adjourned until Saturday at 81 a. m.
The second prize of silver
medal was awarded at the late
Spokane exposition to the Buffalo
Hump display of gold-bearing
ores. The Illinois & Idaho Min
ing Co. took first prize, a bronze
medal, for making the finest dis
play of asbestos from the south
fork of Clearwater, and 7. Cook,
Of Golf, took first prize of a bronze
medal for the best display OF
slate for building purposes. thus
it will be seen that Idaho county
captured three prizes for its MIN
eral exhibit.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01
HOLIDAY GOODS

Our line Of Holiday Goods is the largest ever
brought to Grangeville and we will make the prices
YOUR CHOICE
Fancy Lamps, China Ware, Water Sets Vases
Glassware, etc. Papeterie Albums, Books, Toilet
Sets, Calendars, Xmas Cards, Dolls, Doll Carriages
Express Wagons etc.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01
THE KILLING OF M0UGHMER
The Examination Now Being Held Be.
fore Probate Judge Vincent.

ing llllam NOuSliIiCi was
placed on the witness stand
and continued his testimony
as follows:
Riggs asked if the sheep
were on our land; Charley
waved his hand back where
the sheep were grazing and
said that was our range; Riggs
asked to see our lines, but did
not say he would keep his
sheep off it. l don't know
what reply Charley made.
Both Charley and ! were talk
ing at this time, more or less
excited, | don't remember
whether Charley cursed Riggs
or not. We both told Riggs
that he must take the sheep
away. l don't remember
Charley calling Riggs a
IL did not see Charley
throw his hand behind him as
if he was reaching for his gun.
l don't remember Riggs say
ing, "Now we will have no
more gun plays, when Char
ley was shot. We had enmity
towards the Riggs boys, we
did not want their sheep up
there. l took my brother be
cause he was as much inter
ested as l was. never intcn-
ded to use violence. | do not
remember telling Cooper that
was going to kill that =
Riggs, after the coroncr's
inquest. Herbert Coburn and
Sylvester Riggs were at our
house a week or ten days ago,
but l do not think we threat
ened the Riggs boys, but we
intended to move the sheep if
we could get the neighbors to
help us. never aimed to
move the sheep alone. When
we moved the tent and bed we
left the grub where it was.
don't know whether Charley
had a gun or not. Our land
is not urveyed. We intend
ed to file on it; we had a squat.
ter's right. Roberts was
there at the time of the shoot
ing.
This closed VIM. Mough
mer's testimony.
Leo. Kreun the first witness
for the defense said: | have
worked for the Riggs for the
past six years herding sheep
! was at the herder's camp
last Friday; the sheep were or
the brakes, about 300 yards
from the top Of the hill.
saw a man walking around
the top of the hill with a gun
he came down and told me tt
get the sheep out of there a,
quick as | could; he said w,
were herding on land he wa,
paying taxes on, and if Rigg
wanted to herd on his land t,
have him come down himself
he was the h,
wanted to see; Riggs nigh
run over other people, but i
he tried it on him he woul,
do it over his dead body; h,
said Remember, young feI
low, don't come back unles
you want to make target c
yourself" l then moved tn
sheep a mile down the brake
and another man with a re
mustache came down with
Winchester rifle; he told m
to take the sheep away quicl
that he claimed the land an
all the ridges, and if Rigs
would herd his sheep to com
up himself on the flat, and /
would be up there to talk t
him; Riggs was the
- he wanted to talk to. II
said this was no bluff and /
had the sympathy of the who
country; he waited till l ha
the sheep turned; his nan
was Charles Moughme
Witness then related the CT
cumstances of the shootin.
William Moughmer rode
him on trot and said, "Youn
fellow, | thought you said ye
would not come back ar
more;;' | said Mr.. Riggs
over there by the post pile:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01

/ am still in line with al kinds
Of material to do wagon, machine
and plow' repairing. Horseshoe
ing receives careful attention
Yours for square dealing. ul.o
ME call and / will guarantee sa''
isfactiOn. d. X. ATHERToN.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01

From and after November nth each cash purchase of
$500 will entite the purchaser to numbered ticket
and the purchasers who hold the lucky numbers will
receive PARLOR STOVE or an ElGHT-DAY CLOCK
I'm addition to these special inducements we offer
SPECIAL VALUES FOR YOUR MONEY. We name
few articles in each line:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
lSmpty lIea,led UocISnoyss

A gentleman will never assume
a condescending attitude even to
his interiors. A man can furnish
no better evidence of bad breeding
and vulgar arrogencethan haugh-
ty and vain-glorious air Itadver-
tises him as mere bumptous and
empty-headed cockney, This, un-
fortunately, characterizes the con-
duct of an editor or two in this
State, who have recently been lifted
from editing obscure county papers,
to editing great (2) city dailies
They were hardly known outside
the lines of their own counties, be-
fore their advent to the cities.
They now assume an attitude of
hauteur, because they think they
have become important, and make
themselves believe that their posi-
tions will cover up their intellect
ual weakness, as we'll as moral de-
fects. When an editor makes his
position an excuse for proud, dis,
dainful manner toward his fellow
editors, he proves he is not gen
tleman, but a proud, self-conoeited,
vulgar curmudgeon who is out of
his element.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The administration policy of
disappearing the news from tie
Philippines has brought the whole
shooting match into disoredit with
the people. The newspaper CORES
pondents who have exposed the
news censor methods practiced in
the Philippines. only confirms
what close observers have inferred
to be the facts for some time. The
administration has made an eyre
gious mistake in attempting to de-
ceiye the American people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
TO BE Painted.

The contractor who is to paint
the K, & M. Railway bridge, cross
ing the Ohio at this place, is in
town, and will go to work at once.
He says he will want about thirty
men to assist him, and that it will
take fully three months to scrape
and paint this bridge thoroughly.
The vicious idle mischief maker
is busy again and handles the
names of decent people about in a
way that would justisy the latter
in using gun, A concerted NOV
ment should be made against scan
dial mongers and foul mouthed
blatherskites that would rid the
community of their presence.
They ought to be kicked clear
out of sight of everybody.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
a Cousin ofDrcNtns.

FINDLAY, o., July Michel
Emsheimer, who claims 10 be full
cousin of the much alked-of Capt
Dreyfus of France, is in the city
and tells some interesting things OF
the French artillery officer. with
whom he has a personal acquain.
tance. Emsheimer, who is a resi-
dent of Wheeling, w. Va, is en-
thusiastic at the turn the affairs of
his cousin have taken, and predicts
a bright future for the latter. He
hopes to go back to Paris after
Dreyfus's liberation and see him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
The CeIlsus.

The first national census was la
ken in this country in the year 1850
and every 10 years thereafter the
government has sent out small
army of men to gather the figures
which show the rate of increase in
population, etc, in every county
and state in the Union.
The Federal Constitution origi-
naIly simply provided that an en-
enumeration be taken of the people
every ten years to determine the
basis of their representation in
Congress. In time the work of the
census-taker was added to, and the
labor of the statistics became SO
great that in 1890 it reached it's
highest point SO that it required S
years to arrange and publish the
reports. A new bill has been in
troduced by the House Census
Committee which will go in effect
in 1900. This bill outs down ali
superhUous matter and statistics SO
that the inquiries will relate to the
population, mortality, manufacture
ing, mechanical establishments and
agriculture, and provides that the
final reports shall be published
complete within two years after the
enumeration. The bill calls for an
initial appropriation of 81, 100000
to carry on the work.
q "a . 70 R Z "a.
Roor. .bo - The Kind You Have Always Bought
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OASToETA.
S Syn: + ''' G&A Il 3 4: '''-''
SmpposeN Mad DOG.

HUNTIGNToN, July 18.-A dog
exhibiting symptoms of hydrpho.
bia made it's appearance on Twenty
fourth street yesterday forenoon
and soon almost an entire regiment
of citizens were out with guns and
various other weapons in an effort
to dispatch the canine to another
world.
The dog finally fell victim of a
bullet fred by man named Whit
more.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has
furnished the scientific name for
the festive kissing bug. Lit is the
Hobsonitus Lipbitonitis bug.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
Flxlng the prlce of Gold Dy l.aw.

The money value or price of gold
is absolutely fixed by law. In the
coinage system of the United States
25.S grains of standard gold, or
1922 grains pure are worth 81, for
the all sufficient reason that the law
requires just that weight of gold to
be put into the dollar. In other
words, the gold dollar weighs 25.9
grains. So by the English coinage
laws, an ounce of gold will be
coinsd into CD It's 1Oad of English
money. That amount is the mint
rate; but when gold is deposited at
the mint for coinage there is always
some delay in getting returns.
Prior to 1914 that delay averaged
about sixty days. Therefore the
owners of bullion desirous of hav-
ing their money at once would sell
it to the brokers for something less
than the mint rate-usually for
about G3 It's Sd an ounce. Ac-
cordingly, in that year parliament
enacted that the Bank of England
should take all bullion offered at its
counters and pay for it at the rate
of sE3 It's Sd an ounce, the differ
ence of lid between the bank rate
and the mint rate being intended
to partially OF wholly reimburse
the bank of the delay. That has
been substantially the price of gold
bullion ever since. The act of par
lament at once raised the price of
gold bullion about 3 pence an
ounce. A favorite argument with
the gold people is that the value
of gold is wholly Independent of
coinage. And yet we see that a
simple delay of sixty days in the
coinage made difference of ~
pence an ounce in the value of G DID
bullion. If the delay had been
longer the difference would have
been greater. If it could not have
been coined at all either in Eng
land or elsewhere, we leave some
gold worshipper to figure out how
much it would have been worth
In France the law provides for the
coinage of gold at the rate 3,lOC
francs to the kilogramme. The
kilogramme is something over sG29
more exactly sG2,67931 troy. We
are not aware of any law in France
similar to the English provision OF
1874. In that country the mint
rate fixes the price, subject to any
small difference that may result
from delay in the coinage, as was
formerly the case in England But
this difference must be very slight.
because the gold can be realized
upon Immediately at the Bank OF
England. The reader will of course
understand that it is money" value
alone that is here spoken of, An
ounce of gold is worth just us
many dollars" as it will make
But how much these "dollars" will
buy Tor exchange for) of something
Sc depends upon their number
compared with the quantity OF
something else. Tho exchange
value of gold is constantly vary.
ing, the same as the exchange value
of other things. If all gold coins
were to be doubled in weight there
would only be half as many oI
them, and each one would buy
twice as much of other things as i
does now, but it would take twice
as much gold bullion to buy golc
dollar.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
L. K. TomlInson, AdmlnIstrotor. .ye.

IN CnunCerN.
All the parties to the above entitled cause,
and all crcditors OF W. II. TomIinson, de
ceased, will take notice TINT at 10 o'clock u.
M, on the LIST day Of August 1879, mt the lazy
otllcc of John Il. Belcr, in Point Pleasant,
Mason county, West Virginia, | VIII com
mcnCc to carry ont the provisions and re-
quircmcnts of that certain decree entered in
Tie above entitled cause on the 10th day OF
May, 1899, by the Circuit Court Ofsuid Mason
county, and Will proceed to take, state and
report an account in said cause showing
lSt "Whnt real estate was owned by w. II.
Tomlinson. ut the time of his death, the
quantity thereof, where located, the liens
thereon and their priuritics; also what real
estate is owned by Ellen TomlinsOn and
the liens and their prlOritics and the amounts
thereon and to whom payable"
2nd '.EO whom said liens nrc due, the
character.of said liens and The amount OF
each lien"
Bird "Any other matter that said Commits
sioncr may deem pertinent or any party in
interest may require"
The proceedings under this notice will be
continued from time to time until the same
are fully completed.
Given undcrmy hand June 18th, 1899.
JOHN II Keller,
Commissioner in Chnncery, for Circuit Court
of Mason county, West Virginia.
Juno 2lsti lev.
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WHIT TIleY say ON the Streets.

what TIley say ON tile Streets.
M So. 53is5.....,t -, 3 d
IN. : ON. : SASSY e'so''' ~ '''' .
"a ssree' cur nue.
That tue sourfe@ mas proven 70
be "a good thing, and may married
men now go nome at tne tap Oh the
bell.
That hog pens are breeders OF ty-
phoid fever, and should be abated
by the town counoli. banlsh them
from the town
That glass bottles broken on the
streets should be gathered up; they
are dangerous to cyclers and others
and the ordinance torolds suon'
That visitor in the CITY upon
seeing the mayor for the first time
working like other honest men, ex-
claimed: "My! is that the mayor
That Girls saw. that they prefer
40 ml,;ss;na hes 70 The okissino
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a NIurder AID Mmmtingtom.

HUNTINGT0N, w, VA, July IT,
Jack Marcum, who Saturday night
stabbed Jacob Elder more than
twenty times in a Central City
street car, and then escaped, was
captured at noon Sunday by Con-
stable Doc. Suffer, in the country,
five miles south of here. Elder
still lives, but there is no hope of
his recovery.
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Arm Broken.

The many friends in this place
of Mrs. Robt. Henderson, of Ur-
bana, Ohio, and daughter of Col.
G.. b. Thomas, will regret that on
the 18th inst, she tripped and fell
on the lawn hose, while sprinkling
flowers and lawn, and fell and broke
her right arm about two inches
above the wrist.
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TO tho Creditors of w. IL. Tom.
linSOn, Deceased.

In pursuance of n decree of the Circuit
Court OF the county of mason, made in Il
cause theirin pending, 10, subject the real
estate of the said w. II TomIfnson, to the
payment of his debts, You are required To
present Your claim against the estate of the
John IL. Beller, Commissioned, at his office
In snld county, onOr before the LIST day of
August, 1890.
witness: II. Il. Mitchell, Clerk OF the said
Court, this 18th day of June, 1893.
X. IL. MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
Try Aliens Foot Ease.

y powder to he shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easy: II YOU have have
Ease II Cools the feet and makes walking
easy. Relieves COrns and DuniOnS OF all pain
and gives rest ana comfort. Try it today.
sold by all druggists, grocers, Shoe. stores
Price pc. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen S. OlmS ed, lie Roy, N. Y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
Horsc FelI ON Him.

Mr.. M. l.. Moriarty, the Black
smith, willie shooting horse at his
shop yesterday, it fell on him bruis-
ing him up somewhat. This
morning he is very stiff and sore,
but managed to get down to his
shop.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The country newspaper man, we
fear, will not sympathize largely
with the travelling man in his troub-
les with the trusts. These same
drummers almost entirely exter-
minated lucrative branch of the
o.d-time- printers revenue known as
foreign advertising, and though it
is no particular satisfaction to
chronicle anyone's misfortune, this
turn of the wheel is not source of
unmixed sorrow. Thousands Ct
travelling men, some of them with
high salaries, are out of employ
ment and are making much more
fuss about it than ever the printers
did from loss of revenue.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s s4sss sss Of Gz1Hzzzz1

The Calhoun Signal advises all
Democrats who want to go into
training to represent the Fourth
district, to bottle and cork their as
pirations and go into the fight for
Hon. John M. Hamilton, Cal
houn production and the best man
living.
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qr1rat a1irgiuiu ;,arnineraity,
moReANrowN. w. VA.

The Summer Quarter begins July /, Fall
Quarter October 1, Winter quarter
January I, Spring Quarter April !.
Faculty of SO professors and Instructors;
buildings, and 3new ones to be added at
once. SIS students last year, besides III
students by correspondence.
Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Engineering
and Mechanic Arts, Law, and Agriculture
Schools; Music, Commercial, Preparatory.
Departments Drawing and Painting, MIL
iiary, Physical Training, Dome
Four Year Courses: Classical, Scientific,
Philosophical. Modern Literature, Civil
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Law, Agricultural.
Two Year Courses (not leading to degreesl;
Premedical, Law (admitting to PTncticeli
Civil and Mining Engineering, Mechani-
cal Engineering, Electricai Engineering
Agricultural.
Special Courses in Land Surveying, Rail-
road Engineering, Veterinary Surgery,
Mining Engiueering.
Graduate Courses, leading to the various
Masters degrees,
Instruction by Correspondence for those
who cannot come to the University.
School of Music with separate building and
six instructors.
Drawing and Painting thoroughly taught.
Young Women admitted to every depart
ment of the University. over 400 in at.
tendance the past year
State Cadets G44 in number) receive free
tuition, uniforms and books.
Room and board So to s. week.
TUITION is IRE TO all IpeSt HItgfTLa SE"-
demts. For catalogue and full informa-
ton, write to
Jerome H. Raymond. Pres, MOtgantown, W. Va
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Bears the y The Kind You Haze Always b
signature 4 Gal1z19zzzM
Gnnh Advice.

1t is little early yet in this
State and county to select candi-
dates for office, but the following
from an exchange, will do to paste
in your scrap. book, and have around
handy when the campaign in this
this county does open up.
"The people at large should give
moro attention to nominating prop
er mon for election to public Offices
Too often this is left to the schem-
ers and those who scheme for nom
nations will scheme afterward and
the people must suffer the conse-
Quences. It is better to exercise
judgment than to be sorry for neg
lect"
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Alger objects to going out. The
way to fix him is like they did
Eagan, then he'll be willing to be
refrigerated. They'll do it too, see
if they don't.