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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-06-28
Arrested for Burglary.

Scott Ogden, defeated candidate on the
fusion ticke, for the legislature last fall in
this county, gave himself up to Sheriff
Rozen last night about midnight, after
getting wind that he was wanted by the
authorities of Idaho county.
The Teller representative CLEANED the
facts in the case from o. f. Clougi, ho-
tel clerk and liveryman at Cottonwood.
1t seems as though Ogden hired horse
Monday morning from Stablemau Girls
man al Grangevlle ostcnsibly to go in
the vicinity of Cottonwood, and would
return next evening. Upon arriving
there he hired a team from Clough to
drive TO this city and to return the same
to-day.
After arriving at Cottonwood, being an
old acquaintance at Moscow Of Justice
of the Peace Robbins and family
he visited them, making himself quite
familiar in and about Robbins Office.
Tuesday morning S62 was missing from
the desk, and it is asserted Ogden knew
of the money being. there; suspicion
rested upon him, as he was the last man
i'll the Office the evening before.
warrant was issued for his arrest and
placed in the hands of Constable Vim
cent, who arrived here at a. III. this
morning, finding his prisoner in custody
% n "a n btftt
to Cottonwood this morning.
The concensus of opinion by those who
know Ogden we'll is that he has been
connected with several shady transac-
tions and has been fortunate i'll evading
the tolls of the law as long as he has.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
THE ALASKAN vRsuVIUs
Turns Night Into Day-Not
Yet Named.

Further information Of the active vol
cano discovered in the Atlin gold dis
trict in British Columbia is to the effect
that the volcano furnishes the miners
a light by which to work their claims
during the long darkness of the Arctic
winter. The glare from the spouting
lava, reflected back against the sky,
gives an almost continuous twilight to
the upper end of the Atlin district.
All the passengers of the steamer
Cottage City, arriving from Alaska,
have stories to tell OF the volcano, but
from DR.. w. B. Kinsloe and I. H. James,
mining men Of Denver, who have been
making an examination Of the Atlin
country, comes the best and apparent
ly most authentic description of the
Alaskan Vesuyius.
"The mountain in eruption" said
DR.. Kinsloe, "is the second in range
of four towering peaks lying about so
miles due south of Lake Gladies and
slightly shorter distance from Atlin
City. These mountains are of at least
$4,000 feet altitude, the crater resting
slightly below its three brother peaks.
1T was in the early part of October
that the smoke was first seen issuing
from the mountain. With the thought
of volcano furthest from their minds,
the miners attributed these first signs
Of an eruption to clouds hanging about
the peak. So constant, however, was
the cloud that it became an object of
, daily observation from Atlin City.
Then, on November 8, the mountain
| burst forth in flames. Through the
smoke cloud there shot a stream of
molten lava, powders and ashes that
frightened the sky for radius of near
ly 40 miles and sent It's reflected light
through the darkness down upon the
men working on Birch, Discovery, Nc
Kee. Pine and other creeks, the sides
of whose banks face towards the vol
cano.
"A panic ensued among the miners
when the ashes began falling down
upon them.
"The ashes fell to depth of several
inches and the stream down the noun
tain side increased in magnitude. The
fall of ashes later stopped and the men
returned to work.
when we left the miners were work.
ing nights, gladly profiting by the mel
low twilight caused by the volcanoes
glare, which turned night into day.
mo name has as yet been given to
the mountain, but when we left, the
| Canadian officials at Atlin were prepar-
ing for an expedition to the volcano
and will undoubtedly christen it,
St. Louis Republic.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
BROWNS BLACK EYE.
He Tells "A Story About 1t That Ii
Certainly Original If Not
Reliable.

Brown is going around with varie-
gated eye. This is the story that he Is
telling his friends:
1T was such petty thing that the
more | thought of it the madder got.
The milkman leaves my milk before
the sun is up; it is somewhat later
when l feel called upon to leave my
bed, and during the time that the milk
remains on the back porch some one
has been making it practice to steal
1t. 1t is more than provoking to find.
when breakfast is ready, that you have
no milk for your coffee.
81 set all manner of traps to catch
the thief without success. Then hired
one of the neighbours boys to sit up
and keep watch. But the next morn
ing found the milk gone and the boy
asleep,
"The other morning CHANGED to be,
awake just before sunrise, and heard
some one fumbling with the milk can
on the back porch. Hastily throwing
on my dressing gown, l stepped softly
to the door and threw it open suddenly.
in the dim light could see man
bending over the can, and, without
stopping to see if he was bigger man
than l. sprang at him with blood in
my eye. The shock threw him off the
porch, and we rolled down the steps
together, fighting like couple of wild
cats.
1--WE must have made an awful
racket, for l heard the windows going
up all around me. and some one was
blowing police whistle, while my wife
was wringing her hands upon the
porch.
Il got my man down at last and sat.
upon him. We were both sight, being
covered with milk from head to foot.
at had grown little lighter by this;
time, and my wife, taking in the situ-
alton, gasped:
John, that's the milkman that you
are sitting onl'
ut was, for fact, and explanations
were in order.
81 understand that the millxman Is
going around exhibiting his wounds
and saying that made brutal and
cowardly, attack upon defenseless
man, and increasing the amount or
damages he is going to sue me for at
every telling.
Meanwhile, some one is stealing my
detroit Free Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS.
They Are swayed and Led On ~
Different Leaders-Aguinni-
dos Power.

The insurgents facility of movement
and indifference TO hardships, which
would be uncomfortable TO other troops,
have made the conquest of Luzon a
speedy and easy matter TO them. II
was in this conquest that the independ-
ent spirit OF the different leaders has
been shown, and II was only after the
success gained by other generals that
Aguinaldo began to appreciate the fact
that, while the commander in chief in
name. he was, in the opinion Of many
OF his generals, only partner in the
enterprise. For example, Gen. Maca-
bulus, a young man Of about 30 years,
has raised an army and has taken pos
session OF three of the richest provinces
in the northwest. Aguinaldo proposed.
not long ago, TO send Macabulus to an
other part of the island. Suspecting
that he was to be freed from his COM
mand on account Of his popularity in
the north he refused TO go, saying his
provinces would have to be conquered
by Aguinaldo before he would leave
them. A few days later he forwarded
TO Aguinaldo, as guarantee OF good
faith in the cause of the insurrection,
the sum OF $35, 900 in cash. This was
since the young commander in chief
moved his headquarters from Bacoor,
in the province of Cavite, to Malolos, in
the province of Bulacan, about 2s miles
north of Manila, where the revolution
ary government was formally organ
ized recently. The action Of Macabulus
Is not unique. Several other prominent
leaders openly refuse TO recognize the
absolute authority Of Aguinaldo, each
of them refusing to submit to his die
tatorship any further than is compat-
ible with his own personal interests.
Aguinaldo's power seems to be chiefly
among the lowest class of natives, who
have a superstitious veneration for him
that is quite inexplicable. They believe
that he bears charmed life, and that
no bullet or knife of the enemy can in
jure him. Not only do they wear on
their chest in battle representations of
religious symbols rudely drawn on cot
ton cloth, and carry in their mouths
bits Of parchment or paper with similar
designs drawn in pencil In magic cir
Gle (they callrthese charms arg-finQ
.ang-tins1 but they even carry Aguinai-
dos nalae p eSfetich. IF. n. Afillet, In
HArper< Het<IF. u~n
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
A War Incident.

While securing the Winslow to the
Hudson an incident occurred which
forces itself through the crush of sad
memories and causes smile. One of
the Wins,ow's crew was conspicuous
for his quickness, knowledge and
adaptability. He knew where every
thing was and how to do everything,
and he was usually there to do it. But,
from the time the first line was made
fast until we were miles out of range
of the shore. his sole idea was to get
another shot at the Spaniards. The
minute he could drop the work before
him he would jump to gun, throw in
shell, elevate the gun as far as it
would go and let drive. caring nothing
of where the shot landed so long as it
went in the direction-of the Shore
Lieut.. Ernest E. Mead. q. S. r. C. S., in
Harper's Magazine.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
TAKES THE PLACE OF SILK.
Large Quantities of Mercerized Cot
tons Coming Hither from
Europe.

4 steady increase is noted in the i'm
portations from Europe of new fab
ric designed TO replace certain grades
of silk. 1t is mercerized cotton-that
Is, cotton which has been so chemically
treated as TO give gloss to the surface,
while at the same time changing the
character of the fabric. Within the
past year an enormous increase has
taken place in the importa,ions Of
this fabric, and customs officers say
that the constantly multiplying orders
for mercerized cottons have caused an
hppreciable diminution in the impor-
lations OF silk goods. The mercerizing
process is applied to cotton yarns as
we'll as TO the cloth, and the "silkified"
cotton yarns are steadily crowding
out the silk yarns for embroidering
purposes Experts in this line of goods
have declared that mercerized cotton
farms are about 25 per cent. stronger
than the silk yarns.
Edwin A. Hartshorn, assistant Unit
I'd States appraiser at New York, in
charge of the division in which these
nercerized goods undergo the official
inspection as required by the customs
law, says that he had seen some mer-
cerized cottons which in their close re-
long accustomed to handling silk
goods. An investigation recently
made by the United States general APP
praisers into the character of imported
mercerized cottons resulted in the Off
eial declaration that the color in the
warp of these goods is impaired by an
insoluble, inextractable coloring mat
Ter inherent in the fiber, the physical
construction of the fiber being changed
by The action of caustic soda. These
merccrized cottons are coming into this
rountry in large quantities from Ger
many and Switzerland, and also from
Scotland. They are expected from 9th
er countries, inasmuch as United
States consular agents report that mer-
cerizing machines are being put in
operation in nearly all of the European
countries. Dress goods in imitation OF
silk can be put on the American mar
ket about 20 per cent cheaper than the
real silk.
Importers say that these cottons are
fast supplanting silk in the manufac-
ture of silk shirt waists for women and
as novelties in dress goods. The new
fabric is also coming into extensive use
for the covering of so-called silk UNI
brellas. In tapestries and upholstery
silks the mercerized cotton has become
all important factor. While the mer-
.cerized cloth has the gloss and luster OF
silk, it is pronounced as durable as
heavy cotton.-Chicago Chronicle
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

One quart of oysters minced fine with
sharp knife, one cupful of rich drawn
butter based upon milk; cayenne and
black pepper 10 taste. Stir minced
oysters in drawn butter and Cook ave
minutes. Have ready some shapes Of
pastry. baked in pate pans, then slipped
out. Fill these WITH The mixture; SIT
in oven two Aian nttsto heat aid aend
to table. 81 Delrt'< %<Ee Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
Hi. Question.

The Medium--The spirit Of your de-
ceased wife is now here. Do you wish
to ask her any questions?
Newly-Made Widower-Y Yes, tell her
/ want to know where shs put my win~s
tef flannels-puck.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
Hf. winning Way..

Fuller What do you kick at every
thing for when you strike a restaurant?
II makes me nervous.
(}raIley - Impoliteness pays. The
nhe< hat squeals the most gets oiled
w 1i<tnest.-N \. Journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

There are 672 known volcanoes in the
world, Of which 27O are active.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Polly at the 'Phone,

One West Madison street druggist
lost customer on Monday through
his fondness for pets. says the Chicago
News. He has a large green parrot
and the cage is hung near the tele-
phone. with the result that Polly
has become quite proficient in 'teie-
phone talk" and furnishes much
amusement 10 the customers who have
the time 10 stop and listen.
On Monday styli> bly, dressed young
lady came rustiinC into the store and
asked permission 10 use the phone.
The druggist pointed 10 the rear Of the
store and she started in that direction.
The store was rather dark. and when
she heard someone apparently talking
into the receiver she seated herself on
a chair 10 wait.
Hello, central-hello. hello-yes,
give me four-douhle-eight express.
Yes, hello; who is that? Oh. yes;
what, yes: hello. ! say: no: / didn't get
that: is that so: well. goodby: ring off
hello, central: hello. hello; give me-
and so on. and 80 on through several
repetitions.
Then she rose an6 advanced with a
stately air 10 the clerk and asked if he
thought that person intended TO use
the telephone all day.
Why that's only .Ae parrot he
But the front dor had slammed be-
fore he could finish his sentence.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Origin of a Damage Suit

Mrs. Francois Fraciniques. a welltO-
do widow of New Orleans. who is
highly respected in the French quar-
ter. was made the defendant in suit
the like of which has never before
been recorded in a Louisiana court
She was sued by Baptiste Melun for
S2.5OO. that sum being claimed as
damages for a slap in the face dealt
petitioner by defendant during the
progress of a ball given by the cor
pheon Franchise" Melun'S petition
recites that while he was acting as
the chairman of the floor committee he
was set upon by Mrs. Franciniques
and his face was violently slapped BY
her without cause or provOcatiOn.
''The assault was made" reads the
petition, lin the presence OF a large
number of persons. causing petitioner
great humiliation" He assesses the
humiliation at $500.
Mrs. Franciniques stated that she
slapped Melun because he laughed
when her daughter fell.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Philippine Hemp.

1t is worth noting in regard 70 the
famous hemp produced exclusively m
the philippines that the plant Yields
in faef two qualities. with important
industrial or commercial adaptations
IN each case. From the baSt or fibrOus
outer leaf. comes the coarse. strong
fibre. which is the best material used
for sailclOths and cordagp. il being
particularly recommended by the fact
that il is not easily rOrred by salt wat
er. The fibre yielded by the inner stalks
is fine and weak. and from il are
woven textile fabrics superior in soft
ness and lightneSS 70 those made Of
the best Russian hemp. these fabrics
however. being seldom exported. as
they are bought by Chinese merchants
at Manila for local consumption. II is
found that under the best conditions,
Manila hemp produces the very large
quantity of 3.OOO pounds OF fibre to
the acre. and. though between j.000-
OO0 and 6.OOO.OOO bales have been eI-
ported in the last ten years the indus
try is admitted TO be still in IFS in
fancy.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
MURDER IN GERMAN ARMY
Trivial Punishment for Officers Who
XIII Men for " Discipline"

/ a correspondent sent Us the follow
ing translation from a German paper
OF the recent killing of a sergeant by
his officer, Count Stolberg Wernige-
rode. captain in the 10Th Regiment Of
Uhlans, in Saarburg, Alsace, who cut
down Sergeant Steinhardt Of mis- regi-
ment Steinhardt was quartermaster,
and was ordered OF 10 forage The
soldiers engaged in cooking forgot, in
the sergeant's absence, TO insert the
rubber rings in the covers Of the pots.
+ in consequence Of which the food got
spoiled. Capt. Count StoIberg called
Steinhardt TO account for this. The ser
geant excused himself from blame on
the ground of his enforced absence.
Later on the captain renewed his re-
proaches. and told Steinhardt he was
the lowest cur and greatest blackguard
in the regiment. Steinhardt answered
that he did not think he deserved 10 be
called that. On this Count StoIberg
gave him box on the ear that made
him reel over against the wagon. Stein
hardt said 10 two Of his comrades:
You saw how | was struck Count
StOlberg Immediately drew his sword
and first gave SJeinhardt a cut on the
leg and then a thrust on the left side
of the head. SteInhardt fell down un-
conscious. Another account adds how
Stelnhardt. on first coming TO. tried 10
stop the blood with his handkerchief.
and to stand at attention till be fell
unconscious againl He was taken TO
Hagenau, where he died without recov-
ering consciousness. The funeral took
place with full military hOnOrs, accord
ing TO the B. N tBadiSche Nachrich-
TEN. which demonstrates that Stefu-
hardt innocence is recognized officially.
The parish priest in his funeral grafton
before the whole body OF officers de-
nOunced the act perpetrated by StOl-
berg as one Of the most brutal violence
The father (of the murdered man. him
self veteran, wearing the medals for
the campaigns Of 1864. 1866 and 1870
II, looked as if he would sink into
the grave Of his son for sorrow and
pain. The son had supported the old
peDsioner from his pay. Count Stolberg
has been arrested and taken 10 the mil
itary prison in Strasburg. 1t is said
that he has already killed an orderly
of his
A year ago a Lieutenant Won Bruse-
witZ, in Karlsruhe. pursued, cut down
and killed a civilian who had bumped
against his chair at cafe. He was
sentenced to two years simple impris-
of which the emperor remitted
eighteen months.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Goldfish From City Waters.

Men from the Aquarium recently
dragged the pond at Fffty-ninth
street and the lake in Central Park,
New York, for gold fish and silver fish
and other small fishes wherewith to
stock some Of the eity's fountains and
for specimens for the Aquarium.
There were found many handsome
goldfish, some Of them a foot in length.
The large fountain by the lake in Cen
tral Park, at the foot Of the terrace,
was stocked with goldfish and silver
fish, as was also the basin of the foun-
tain in City Hall Park, in which there
were also placed q number of white
perch and sunfish. At the request of
the Department Of Highways there
were also stocked with goldfish the
two fountains in Broadway at Sew
enty-second street For the Aquarium
a number of roach and sunfish and
white and yellow perch were taken.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Good Snake Shooting.

Snake shooting is novel sport Of re-
cent Introduction at Williamsport. Md.
and which is becoming quite popular
There are All unusual number of
snakes along the streams and in the
country hereabout, and many Of them
are copperheads. a poisonous reptile
and much feared. Rifles. as a rule.
are used by persons who indulge in
snake shooting. A favorite place for
the sport Is along the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, where water and black
snakes and copperheads abound in
great numbers.
Within the past few weeks the rep
lille population along the canal has
been seriously depleted. A Hagers-
town man who spent his Sundays
shooting snakes killed over a hundred
in two days. In one day he shot with
a rife thirty water snakes. besides a
number Of others. William Stake
killed monster copperhead snake on
the towpath, just below town. 1t meas
ured four feet.
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
Odd Superstition

1t has been said recently that opals
were coming into fashion again. and
that in the opinion of leading jewellers
the old superstition that they bring
bad luck 10 their owners was dying
out. / have made inquiries among the
principal dealers in gems in this city,
says the New York correspondent of
the Boston Herald. and have not found
any substantial foundation for the
statement. A Maiden Lane jeweler
thought there might be something in
il. Holding up a beautiful specimen,
which he admired greatly, he exclaim-
ed: Il should like TO see the lady who
would refuse to wear that opal be-
cause of a fear that it would bring
ill-luck. Twenty years ago i remem-
Der that could not sell an opal at any
price. Now / sell one occasionally. /
have disposed of a dozen Mexican
opals within a year. One of the best
ones i ever had is now worn by one
of the greatest land owners in the
country. / don't care TO mention her
name, but she lives in Texas and owns
many square miles of rich lands there,
and thousands of head of cattle. They
say she is worth S5.0OO.OO0 or $1,000
VOU. SfIlc IL OhC Va LII UCcl
and / suppose she has more fine Opals
than any other woman in this cOun-
try. Every time she closes good deal
she adds one TO her fine stock of opals-
The old superstition does not trouble
her at all; on the contrary. she claims
that the opal is her lucky stone"
AT a Broadway jewelers. they say
the demand for opals is about the
same to-day as il was years ago; in
fact the trade does not vary much in
volume from year 10 year. I'VE have
some customers" said a salesman at
this house, who have been collecting
these stones for a number Of years.
One well known society woman in
New York, has an opal necklace, very
handsome pink and pearl stones, which
TO my knowledge she has worn at
several swell functions, and ] never
heard that any ill-luck had befallen
her. | know Of men who wear opal
rings and cravat pins just because OF
the prevailing superstition that they
bring bad luck TO the wearer; they pre-
fer diamonds and can afford to wear
good ones, but instead display opals to
show their Indifference to what they
call a silly superstition. Every men,
Der of the Thirteenth club wears one
or more Opals. and there are some very
thrifty fellows among them"
The Washington bee., 1899-07-29
How They Raise Men i'm Georgia

During a recent visit to the Army
camp in Savannah General Joseph
Wheeler was entertained by a party
of Northern men at the De Soto. when.
in the good humor of after-dinner ci-
gars. one Of the men said laughingly:
How is il. General. that the sleepy
farms of the South produce such whirl-
wind fighters in such small packages %
We'll. gentlemen" said the little
General, putting at large mans cigar,
81 believe III have TO give you the an
swer an old cracker woman once gave
me when / asked her a similar Ques-
ton. Not many years ago i had occa-
sion to make saddle journey
through the pine barrens Of Georgia,
where most everybody Is cracker
and mighty sbiftless. One day, how
ever, I rode into q little community
that showed such signs of thrift as to
be quite out Of keeping with the gen.
eral character of the baTens, i do a.
sure you, gentlemen. rode up to a
cabin where a gaunt old woman stood
In the doorway and asked her who
owned these little farms that were so
well kept.
""That farm op the left belongs to
my son Jabez.' said she, and the next
one to my boy Zalin, and the next TO
my lad Jason. and the next is my boy
Potiphar's place, and
Hold on, sister, said I How did
you manage to raise such q fine lot of
boys way OF here in the weOdsr
"Wal, stranger, she answered, 7
am wildly woman, anA all had to
raise 'sm on was praysr and hickory.
but ] raised 'em powerful frsuuent.' >"
Philadelphia Saturday Post.