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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-03
MONUMENT FUND.

In Memory OF Ole HagheFg-A Noble
Cause --Send In Contributions.
The faculty and students Of the
University Of Idaho wish to bring
10 The attention Of the people OF
the State the story Of the noble
life and death Of Ole Hagberg,
the ssudent-soldier Of the Uni
versity Cadet Corps, who gave
his life to his adopted country.
Ole Hagberg was born in Nor
way and spent his boyhood there.
He came to this country in the
spring of 1894, and in October
applied for admission to the Uni
versity. His previous draining
had been confined to the public
schools OF his native land.
BY hard work during vacations
he earned enough money to keep
himself in college. lie had a
fine intellect and, by diligent
study, he made record in schol-
arship that has not yet been du-
plicated in the University. His
manliness, his wins oneness, and
his high ideals endeared him to
students and faculty alike. When
the call for volunteers came in
May 1888, he was one Of IS stu
dents to enlist in Co. D, First
Idaho volunteers. He%loved his
adopted country, and his life was
thus placed at his service. r..
The same sterling qualities thai
made. him a good student, made
him d good soldier. EIe quickly
distinguished himself BY hi
cheerful obedience, Ibis manly
courage, and his contagious en-
thusiasm. Denied the distinction
of dying on the field of battle, hi
was none the less a hero, when
as was the case of many OF ou>
soldiers, he fell victim TO fever
He alone of our student volun'
teers and of Co. D was callec
upon to sacrifice his life.
When the honored dead o
Idaho are returned TO this coun
Try from the Philippines Their
will be no relatives here. to CLAIM
Ole Hagberg's remains. Yet i
seems proper that his body shoul'
be brought back to Idaho. AM
that his friends should fittingl,
commemorate q life Of such no
bility.S :.
In pursuance of this purpose
the faculty and students of tn
University request the assistanc
Of the&people of Idaho in erecting
a monument to the memory c
this student-soldier; a monumen
which shall be placed on tn
campus of his alma mater. TIL
University wishes to perpetual
heroic traditions. The educativ
value OF these are priceless. Th
University 10 a growth; it doe
hot consist wholly of brick an
of mortar, Of libraries and OF lab
oratortes, for ito most preciot
possessions are tAe records CT tn
noble achievements OF those VIII
have honored it and loved it
life anu in death. This monu
ment Will be an inspiration to ii
SUGGESTING generation OF student
1t issproposed TO raise the su
OF $500, of which amount h
company and the faculty and str
dehtsof the University have sui
scribed -$a6o.7s. Mrs. w. /
Riarnhaugh has accepted Il
trusseeship of this fund, and sui
ocrfpsious should be sent to her
Boise, idaho.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-03

The Caldwell FIGURING Mill Is now In
operation. Can furnish Gour equal 10
quality 70 any shPped In.
Cash paid for wheat SIS. Foote
Evening star., 1900-01-25
The Capture of spion Kop.

A British victory seems to have been won
in Natal, which. though perhaps not de-
c:sive. nevertheless affords ground for be-
lief that Gen. Buffers present movement is
approaching success. Gen. Warren's forces
have occupied SpiOn Kop, that point which
has been described in the dispatches as
offering the greatest inducements 20 the
English advance and at the same time the
most desperate obstacles. Just how far its
possession by the British forces enables
them to control the approach 20 I.adysmit h
does not fully appear in the accounts thus
far received. although an impression has
gone abroad that Spion kop is the key to
the situation north of the Tugela. 1t ap-
apears that Gen. Warren surprised the
Boer garrison. who fled before him Never
theless, Gen. Butler reports that he fears
the casualties are considerable. Whether
this bears upon Warren's movement or
upon the whole line of fighting. several
miles in extent does not appear. 1t does
suggest, however, that there has been per-
sistent and continuous fighting for several
days and that the battle has ragged fiercely.
If, as Gen. Butler reports Gen. Warren
as believing. the latter has rendered the
Boer position untenable, the material ad-
vance of the British army may now be ex-
ports that the achievements of the past few
days have exhausted the powers of Buffers
army, requiring reinforcements from the
Cape and from England to place him in
condition for further advance, or that the
Beers have really gained an advantage in
abandoning Spion kop. There is the most
intense anxiety in England over the proba-
billtles, which threatened dire disaster up
to the arrival of Buffers dispatch of this
morning. The prolonged silence from his
headquarters, coupled with the fact that
the war Office allowed Boer victory dis
patches from hostile sources to reach the
public. while announcing Buffers intention
TO advance without giving results created
Almost a panic of apprehension in London
yesterday. 1t is easy to imagine the relief
felt there upon the receipt of even the
meager declaration of today showing at
least small measure of success which
may later prove to be considerable and i'm
pOrtant
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The news comes by cable that the En-
peror kwangsu. nominally the ru.er of
China. has designated as his successor Put
sing, the nne-y -year-old son of Prince Tuano,
and that the new ruler will take the
throne on the last day of the present
month. This news IS interesting rather
than important. The abdication of a Chi
nese emperor under present circumstances
is an item of Immediately slight conse-
luences. 1t may reveal, to be sure, certain
conditions within the palace at Pekin which
will eventually lead to friction with one or
another of the on-pressing powers. or be-
tween those powers. But this is not now
regarded as likely. The Emperor of China,
whoever the incumbent is a parsonage of
no real power as long the actual author
ity is vested in Tsi An. the dowager en-
press, whose firm hand and clever mind
have long been uppermost in the palace,
finding an able agency and ally in the per-
son of Ii Hung Chang The reports of the
emperor's illness which interested the
world few months ago brought many
Evening star., 1900-01-25

known the fact and appreciated it; but that
Mr.. Macrum. under the force of such sym
pathy. would offer himself to the Boer gov.
ernment for a special mission is out of al
reason.
The probability seems still to be. as The
Star pointed out several weeks ago. that
Mr.. Macrum left Pretoria through a disin-
ci1nation to serve even his own govern
ment in the new conditions which war had
developed. He had not counted on war
wien he sought his post, and he did not like
war when it suddenly obtruded itself. He
was taken by surprise. and he yielded TO g
panic. 1t was leave or stay. and he de-
cided to leave, and did not stand upon the
orcer of leaving. but left at once. Prob
ably his most interesting recital when he
caches Washington will relate to how it
feels for an Ohio man. of his own motion,
to give up good office. That is SO unusual
performance and experience that probably
both the President and Secretary Hay will
listen to the details with close attention.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

Chairman Mercer of the House commit
tee on public buildings strikes the keynote
OF the situation when he says the pay
ment of rent for a building for the use Of
the District government should cease
Rented quarters and crowded quarters
have been the history of the municipal gov
ernment here. and this condition is far
from creditable. especially when coritrasted
with the fine municipal buildings in cities
lot large. aul not nearly of the importance
of the capital of the country. Senator
Mcmillan. in speaking of this. says today
that there is no city in the United States
which is not better equipped with office
facilities than Washington. Senator McMil-
Ian has favorably reported a bill providing
for a combined District building and court
IN the House Chairman Mercer states un-
qualified approval of the proposition that a
municipal building is necessary. He leaves
open the question of whether the same
roof shall shelter the District government
and the courts. Theoretically. the two
branches should be kept separate, and an
ideal arrangement would be a court house
on the present site and a municipal build
ing on Pennsylvania avenue. Whether this
is practicable is a question for Congress
to decide, but with the strong feeling
among all citizens in favor of a municipal
building and the interest taken in the pro-
ject by Senator Mcmillan and Chairman
Mercer there should be no halt in the insist
ence that Congress should take action in
the matter at this session
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The. derision Of the. i.rn"crats Of the Sem
ate. 10 offer a substitute for the financial
bill providing for the free coinage of silver
reflects credit on their -traightforwardness-
II will not pass. OF course. but it will not
he an idle demonstration. The party is
committed to silver. and in fairness cannot
afford 10 neglect an opportunity to go on
the record Most especially is this true
when it is plainly challenged TO show its
colors The majority b;H i such a chal-
Ieuge The declaration in favor of the
gold standard is a declaration against free
silver. and hence tn friends of silver
should not only cast vote against the
former. but a vote directly in favor of the
latter And this substitute bill will en-
able them to do
The democrats Of the House-aH but
corporars guard-werc disposed TO take a
similar step when the question was before
that body. but the proceedings denied them
the opportunity. They were challenged to
show their hands AMI wers eager 10 do so,
hut a handful of their brethren from New
York interposed an objection. and under the
rules Of the House the objection prevailed
That Mr.. Bryan favIrs substitute Is
clear enough. He is meeting the issue on
tn stump quite as boldly. Neither threats
nor caiolar:es to induce him to abandon
or subordinate silver have The least weight
with him. He talks silver as frankly in
the east as in the west. He rebukes the
democratic obStructinnists in the House
right in their own bailiwicks. He tells the
people of New York to their faces that
free silver is d part Of the democratic
creed and that ii cauno; be denied or elm
mated
Some of the sound money democrats
complain that Mr. Bryan is tfi<rupting the
Evening star., 1900-01-25

There is now pending hefcr. the District
committee of the Senate a b.!l intended to
nah" effective the present law in force in
til Districr prohibiting the brutal practice
OF docking the tails Of horses. This bill
should he passed without delay. if il is the
S.Ict re desire of the Districts legislators to
siv, force to existing statutes. The present
law against docking is defective in that it
virtually permits the nutiiat!on just over
the District boundary OF horses owned and
used mere, and the effective defense of those
accused OF the misdenI5anGr by pleading
foreign muJilatioa and thus putting Oh the
prosecution the burden Of positive proof.
The pending bill requires that it shall he
unlawful for any person - dock the tail
o. any horse within the District. or 10 pro-
cure the same 10 he docke,l, or 10 import or
To bring into this District any docked horse,
or to drive. work. use. race or deal in any
unregistered dOcked hcrse within the Dis
trict- II further proviaes for the registra-
tion within ninety Gays OF all docked
horses. and fixes ar adequate penalty for
proved Violations Of the law.
The effect of such a statute would be to
Discriminate effectively between the horses
whose tails have alreaUy been Gocked and
these whose tails are thus treated after the
enactment. IN lhis way the practice would
Dc eventually checked. Tor II would lmme-
diately place upon q person accused of
violating the law all the burden of proving
that the docked horse in mis- possession was
50 treated before the passage Of the statute,
most difficult task in View Of the registry.
A failure TO register the horse would be
equivalent to a direct violation of the law,
in the eye of the court.
Il may prove TO be comparatively easy to
secure the passage of such a law as this
iTaSmuch the word has gore around that
fashion 10 longer smiles or the mutilated
horse. horses with docked tails are to be
found between the shafts IL every grade of
society and every line of labor. No longer
does the stumped tail signify high style.
The fad has defeated Itself through the
passing of once Fashionable beasts into
plebeian hands through The vicissitudes of
fortune. There are no arguments possible
against these measures "a prevent cruelty
To The horse. The practice OF docking can
Tot be defended on any rational ground.
II IS bad IN every aspect. If now the
plea Of fashion has been quieted, there
stands no obstacle whatever in the path OF
this wholesome hit OF legislation, which
should be pressed by .very friend Of the
horse and supporter OF the public con-
science
Evening star., 1900-01-25

items of gossip from Pekin to show how
helpless a puppet he has become. The new
emperor will. of course, be quite as plastic
ruler. serving as a figurehead for the
public ceremonies and allowing Tsf An to
guide the uncertain affairs of the great
crumbling empire as best she can. The
notion of putting a child of nine upon such
a throne is. of course ludicrous to western
observers, yet it is in keeping with the
present condition of Chinese affairs, which
have been showing a steady tendency
toward decadence of late years. Not until
those remarkable people, Tsi An and Ii
Hung Chang, who have together ruled
China for many years. have passed away.
out of life or out of power, will there be
any real change in the administra ton of
China's affairs. And meanwhile the an
nouncement of a new emperor means but
little more than the naming of rowboat
to suit the fancy or to tickle the pride of
some one whose favor is especially to be
desired.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
From the New York Tribune.

1t is decidedly probable that the admnis-
tration will perceive in the performance of
Mabini another attempt, in secret connec-
ton with Tagal sympathiZers in the Senate
and elsewhere IN this country, to embarrass
the government and help the democrats.
What the Philippine insurgents expect to
gain if the democratic party should sue
Ceed in the coming election they have taken
care to make known by many public decla-
rations. They count upon a surrender to
them as absolute despots of the power 10
rule as they please the far greater number
of inhabitants in the islands, and how they
want to rule their eXtortion, corruption and
cruelty have sufficiently shown. The gov
ernment holds an impregnable position while
it maintains that there can be no treating
or negotiation with rebels in arms. If
Mabini anybody else has any influence
with guerrilla chiefs it Is time for him to
show it by causing them to lay down their
arms. The people are sure to uphold the gov
ernment in that position, but not sure to
uphold 1t If by some fresh attempt to ne
gotiate it gives to democratic false pre-
tences a color of truth.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

From the Florida Times Union and Citizen.

Legislation has see mingly been powerless
to root out of Washington a set of land
sharks who stop at no measure to serve
their purposes, and who manipulate a GER
tain support for the most selfish ends and
to the most devious purposes. Exposure
after exposure leaves these men mistaken
in the good opinion of that soldier-vote and
influence which claims merit for being spe-
cially patriotic. 1t seems to the public that
these attorneys. in Congress and out of 1t
should receive hint from those they labor
10 please that limit has been reached
Will the soldiers allow these selfish bid
ders for their support to bankrupt the ma
ton they claim the merit of having saved
If the nation were Atlas 1t would weary
of such load and call upon Hercules for d
little rest. What shall we do to be saved
VIII the G. A. R. save the nation again by
putting a limit on the zeal of its attor
news?
Evening star., 1900-01-25

Without senSationally arousing the fears
of the people. "kamehameha." The Stars
regular Honolulu correspondent. whose
latest letter is printed today. brings the
failure OF Congress thus far to provide
governmental processes for Hawaii home to
the people of The United States. He shows
that the lack Of definite Legislative author
ity in the islands contributes 10 the diff
Guilty of fighting the lubonic plague which
has recently made its appearance at the
capital. In many other respects, too the
delay in legislating for this new possession
has operated against the Dest interests both
of the Islands and Of the mainland. Kane
hameha" indicates the danger that without
thoroughly efficient government at Homo
lulu. and with that city growing in stature
as the halfway station of the Pacific with
large fleets from the far east touching
there on their way to he Pacific coast and
eventually through the isthmian canal the
Atlantic coast as Well, the menace of plague
Infection Is sure TO develop. But the remedy
is at hand nov &nd will doubtless be early
applied, in the form OF a model territorial
administration at Honolulu. which will per-
nit the enforcement of effective rules for
the protection of shipping and population
at all stopping points.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
Mr. Nacrum Near, Homr

Nr- Nacrum Is finding out that he who
resigns and runs away lives 10 be inter-
viewed another day. He : journcying
hOn.e by easy stages. and at every stop
ping place is bou.bsrded with questions
about the BoeT war. AT Naples the rep
re-"nJative of u New York newspaper fired
q string Df Inquiries al MIN of the most
searching ard comprehensive character AT
Paris. where he i spending this week he
is the object of much attention. When he
lands in New York he will OF course be
overwhelmed with appeals for a statement
os soma kind. But h" ! proving TO be a
vary Citizen lie steers the conversation
clear Of its real object. and if he possesses
any Information Of Importance obtained
while at Pretoria on the subject of the
difficulty between the Transvaal and Eng
nd he is cSrefuIly preserving it for the
ears Of the President and Secretary Hay.
But Is ii likely that he possesses any such
information? Is it mol next 10 absurd in
deed 10 suppose. a. some do, that he is
on his way TO Washington bearing a letter
from President Kruger 10 President Nc
kinley explaining the Buer side Of the ex.
isting difficulties and asking for the inter.
vention Of the United States in behalf OF
the Transyaal? Would he have quilted hi.
post thus to become. in effect. a diploma tic
representative of the Beers TO his owr
government? Would President Kruger
have asked such service of foreign con
sui? The suggestion seems almost fan
tastic. Mr.. Macrum may sympathize Will
the Beers, and President Kruger may hav,
Evening star., 1900-01-25
CulIud FOlkS's Ways.

Smilin' an a-singin'-
Da's &c way we goes.
Sorrows nebber brinEin'
Shocks to our repose.
Hurryin' when we dances;
Loafin' when We may
GIFTS -eprovin' glances,
But it's cullud folks's way.
Hoss were bull foh haulin';
Dog, he bank wild glee.
Cat keeps caterwaulin'
An de 'possum climb a tree.
Wasp is out foh stingin'.
Bee. he work all day.
We jes' keeps a-singin'
Case it's cullud folks's way.
White folks lookin' gloomy
Reckon Is to blame.
Specks dey's sayin' to me
Dat l orter be ashame.
'SpOse icy thinks Is chaffin'
Case dcy can't be gay.
But l can't help laughin'-
It's cullud folks's way.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
Admiration,

You say you admire Ibsen?"
Yes. sir" said the young man who had
just hustled into modern publishing
house.
But you said only the other day that his
writings we're
"Oh, never mind about his writings
am talking about lbs himself. And
think now as l thought then that any
n an who can get such stuff as that printed
must know human nature. The way he
hypnotizes the publisher is sonnet hing
startling
Evening star., 1900-01-25
SHOOTING STARS.


Do you think those two letters were writ
ten by the same person.
Il really couldn't say answered the
handwriting expert.
ooh. l see. You haven't studied them"
Yes, l have. But l haven't as yet been
retained either by the prosecution or the
defense
Evening star., 1900-01-25

DO you believe in oratory as feature
of political work."
Yes" said Senator Sorghum. We've
got to have platform with speakin' on it.
Otherwise there wouldn't be any destina-
ton for the torchlight procession 10 march
to-
Evening star., 1900-01-25

Your enemies don't abuse you as they
used to- said one politician.
Yes" answered the other. It's a very
bad sign. 1t shows they no longer
afraid of me-
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The counterfeiter who while in the peni-
tentiary at Richmond, Va. continued to
make and circulate bad nickels, must be
regarded as wholly impervious to the in
fiuence of the modern penal system.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
The CaDitaliSf,

He looked where considerations trace
Strange forms. His head i'll grief he bent
And thought of all that vacant space
Which isn't bringing any rent,
Evening star., 1900-01-25
Seismic SOlace.


The recent earthquakes in California and
Mexico are favorable to the theory that the
earth is taking in another tuck The anti
expansionists are welcome to all the COM
for. they can get out of this
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The Beers are accused not only of being
careless with flags Of truce. but of neg
lecting to accompany their retreats with
guarantees of good faith.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

Col. Bryan says he is carrying oil to pour
on the troubled waters. He should lool
sharp to see that no reckless fellow demo-
crat drops match into one of the barrels.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The fact that the Count de Castellane
was able to marry very rich young wo-
man should not have deceived him into
thinking he is great financier.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The actress who shot her stage manager
remains entirely impenitent. 1t would
hardly Be polite for her to disagree with
the jury who acquitted d her.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
The Beers Handicapped,

From the Kansas City Star.
Think of these all in one bunch-Senator
Mace Mason. Pitchfork Tillman. Lentz of
Ohio. Bailey of Texas, Sulzer of New York
and Champ Clark. No wonder the Beers
are beginning to feel bilious
Evening star., 1900-01-25
Ask Mr.. Crafts.
From the Pittsburg News

NeWS
Inquisitive persons who want to know
whether Mr.. Bryan drank champagne or
mineral water at the Tammany dinner last
night are referred to the Rev. Mr Crafts
for information. He keeps tabs on the
private business of our statesmen.
Evening star., 1900-01-25
LOng-Dixtance ValOr.

From the Pittsburg News.
The farther away he gets from Paris the
more bloodthrsty CaStellane becomes Dis
tance sometimes affords great stimulus to
vaor. 1t is generally vacation time when
the boy threatens 20 lick the teacher
Evening star., 1900-01-25
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one of the quiet questions Of the hour is
a to where AgoncIilo gets the money which
enables him TO continue his vacation in
I,IroTe
Evening star., 1900-01-25

If the Count dc Castellane keeps on argu-
ing with Paris editors by telegraph 1t might
pay the Goulds to go to the expense of
laying private cable.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

Chicago has not Yet rasped ST. Louis to
the extent Of offering to supply filters at
& reasonable profit.
Evening star., 1900-01-25

The sympathy in this country for the
Beers has not Vet reached such proper
lions as to bring out pro-English mass
meetings to counteract IT,