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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Death From Fright and Starvation

Ukiah, Cal, Aug. I4-Anna Elizabeth
Schefer is dead--dead from fright and
starvation-by the unwilling act OF her
husband, John Henry Schefer, who is in
the Napa asylum for the insane, babbling
of enemies who fred poisoned bullets at
him in the night. Such in brief is the
close of pitiful tragedy in Ukiah.
Schefer first showed signs of mental
weakness in 1894 and was committed to
the Mendocino county hospital. He was
discharged from the institution about a
year later and returned to Ukiah and re-
sumed farming with his wife.
Nothing more was heard from Schefer
until a week ago last Friday, when Judge
Mannon received letter from Othman
Stevens, secretary of the state lunacy
commission Acting upon the advice oi
Governor Gage, who had received num-
Der of communications from Schefer, Mr..
Stevens requested an examination into
the mans sanity.
A warrant for his arrest was issued by
Judge Mannon Saturday morning. Con
stables R. w. Briggs and Thomas Lynch
went to the house and placed Schefer
under arrest. They found Schefer sitting
at the foot of the bed talking to his wife,
who was in bed and apparently suffering
intense pain. The room was hot and
stuffy. Every crack and creviee was
stopped with papers and cloth. The
woman, who it was learned had long
been sufferer from Asthma, was pant
ing for breath. Her right arm and hand
we're bandaged. Under the cloth the
#constabies found the skin raw and terri
bly, swollen.
Drs. Wycoff and Stout were summoned
and they diagnozed the case as one close
ly resembling starvation. Then they
learned that all food of nonrishing kind
had been preemptorily denied her for
several days, Schefer imagining that his
neighbors had put poison in it. Mrs.
Schefer died Monday afternoon at o.
clock and next morning the crazy hus.
band was taken to Napa.
Neighbors OF Schefer say that on sew
eral occasions they saw his frail wife
pulling the plow through the field back
of the house, the husband acting as
driver and steering the machine. Schef-
er, who lived penuriously, is variously
estimated to be worth from 10000 TO
$40, COO. and it is said some Of the gold is
buried in the vicinity Of the house.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15

Benton Denny was recently arrested and
{. A. Dow. who is being brought from
Oregon by Deputy Sheriff James Lydon.
was apprehended while leaving the
country.
White was arraigned before Probate
Judge Langford this morning, and bond
placed at 500 to await preliminary hear
ing which is set for Friday at 10 a. NJ
White furnished bond with Vim. Boil
niger and Cash Cole as sureties.
White states that he simply traded his
team to Dow for the one he had and
knows nothing of the team having been
stolen.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Weather Bureau Supplies Here.

Observer r. c. Lemon Of the U. S.
weather bureau service received from the
department at Washington, d. G., all the
supplies and instruments for the Office
whichis to be opened here. Mr.. Lemon
states that it will be 10 days before he
gets things adjusted in order to send out
reports. He will occupy Offices in the
Dent & Butler building.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Beautiful Views

There is on exhibition in the windows
of Kennedy & Shaffer's millinery parlers.
sixteen beautiful scenic views of Lewis
ton and surroundings. The photographs
are work of art and are made up in
platinum finish. They were taken by MIR.
+. +. Durbin, of Salt Lake, who visited
this section some time ago.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Ice Cream and Melon Social.

An ice cream and melon social will be
given by the Christian Endeavor society
of the Christian church on Friday after
noon and evening, August II, in the
Stanton building on Main street. Ice
cream, cake and melon will. be served
from !, to II p. III.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15

Whenever we read such bits Of infor-
nation as the following, we are always
compelled to submit the interrogatory,
where are those who have been cater
wailing about the degeneration Of the
American people9
Miss Edward Clifton, Of Pocatello, re-
Gently gave birth to triplets--two boys
and agirl.
G. 7. stranahan is in the city today
from Spalding.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Court House Notes.

A tax deed was fled today with the
county recorder from Staas Speaker as
assessor and tax-collector, TO ] 7 Orbison
Of Nezperce, conveying lot 5 in block as
in the town Of Nezperce.
,. f. Stookey, clerk Of the district
court, is making up his calendar for the
next term of court and states that ten
criminal cases have already been filed
and that there will be probably as many
more informations filed after Court con-
venes. There will also be AZ civil cases
on the calendar and perhaps 1 ) more will
be added to that number during the
term, making total Of about SO cases to
be disposed Of at the next term Of the
district court.s
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15

sciousness, not more than three-quarters
of an hour having passed between the at
tack and his death. Mrs. Huntington
and Mr.. Hun,ington's secretary, G.. +.
Miles, were at his bedside at the time Of
his death
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-15
Let the Contract.

Mayor R. c. Beach yesterday secured
bids and let the contract for removing
part of the Boston mill from the street.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-26

Budieoft BaHdinE, et. Paal, 1Gnn., WHERE
ssbssIfbees, edveTtisers ard others may
exaSnine Il md where estimates win be Rfve1
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-26
*~6ei,tral ntw$>~

Crops in Manitoba are com
plete failure.
There is we'll at Michigan City
from which ice is taken every July.
Hon. Joe Devine carries La
Moure county primaries like a
whirlwind.
New York's delegates to Kansas
City will endeavor to have David
B. Hill nominated as Bryan's run
ming mate.
A rumor was current in Fargo
Monday that great damage had
been done to life and propery in
jamestown and Valley City by a
cyclone. It was false alarm. =
Admiral Sir George Seymour
and his gallant band Of marines
have been annihilated by the Chi
nese troops at Tie Tsin. The sit
uation in China hourly grows
worse for the safety Of the Inter-
national troops.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-26
@> DEVILS LAKE NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1900

on the grounds, facing Edgar La
Rue's new cottage on the opposite
side of the road. A. D. Cleve-
land. has just completed two story
cottage opposite Mr.. Kelley's.
Near DR.. Ruger's cottage D. CT
McC Cleod, of Crary is erecting a
meat two Story building. Many
minor Improvements have been
made on the grounds besides these
but a casual glance at thisdescrip-
ton will convince you that the
Chautauqua this this year will
surpass any former session by a
great margin, both in attractive
ness and entertainment. You can
not afford to stay away from this
beauty spot of nature, which Dew
lis Lake, together with outside en-
terprise, has made so famous.
| G. M. Fisher and family are
camping at the Chautauqua
grounds.
G. F. Cogelow has erected fine
meat market on the Chautauqua
grounds.
Geo. Welsh is erecting a bicy-
Gle and check stand on the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
Call and see for yourself, our line
here is the same as in town. Chau-
tauqua meat market.
You can save money and time
by buying your meats at the Chau-
tauqua meat market.
Tom Lonnevik is putting in the
waterworks pump at Chautauqua
for Prosser & Serumgard.
Miss Kate Flynn, of Mime.
apolis, is visiting with her sister,
Mrs. j. F. Cowan, at the Chautau-
qua grounds.
F. R. Hall and family, Of Grand
Forks, have been camping on the
Chautauqua grounds for about a
week. Their tent is near E. La.
Rue's cottage.
Lyle Cowan met with very
painful accident last week. He
was leading a horse down the hill
at Chautauqua, when the horse
slipped and stepped on his foot
severely bruising it. He has been
quite lame since, but able to be
around with crutches.
One of the prospective attrac
tions for Old Settlers day will be
a ball game between the Devilt
Lake and Larimore teams. The
game has not been definitely ar
ranged as yet but will most likely
be brought about. The last game
they played was very close ane
exciting one. The game atChautau
} qua should not be missed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20
MISUNDERSTANDING BONDS.
Municipal Bonds a Form of Invest
ment That Should BE Protected.

New York Financier.
The municipal bonded Indebtedness OF the
United States * increasing very rapidly
not so fast. perhaps. as the assessed valu-
alton of the property covered-but at a rate
that gives promise OF greater expansion in
the future than i'm the past. The American
municipal bond, with a few scattering ex-
ceptions. is one of the safest forms OF in
Nestment known to the financial world to-
day. That this conclusion Is justified is
shown in the action of many State legis-
latures, which limit the investments OF pub
lie savings banks to these and similar Sc
c~urities. and I'm the corollary incident Of
selling prices which reduce the returns of
purchasers in many cases to a basis lower
than those of old established foreign states.
The favor with which the bonds OF Ameri-
can cities and towns are regarded arises
not only from a feeling of confidence I'm the
honor of the people. but also I'm the safe
guards which have been thrown around
the pledges to repay funds borrowed for
various Improvement purposes. This re-
strictions vary in different States, but as a
general rule municipalities are permitted
TO assume Indebtedness which at the most
aggregates but a fractional part OF the Of
fetal assessed valuation. This Is an emil
nently proper safeguard. IL secures the
purchaser OF the bond and IL also protects
the municipality from an era OF extrava-
gance which might follow a removal OF all
restrictive legisla ion.
There Is reason 10 regret. therefore. the
gradual growth OF a sentimenf-m0st UNI
wisely encouraged by those who should be
first TO appreciate its peril-which seeks 10
diferentiate the issues OF public bonds into
two classes. one including improvements
that yield direct ressnue and . second class
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20
AN OLD MANS SANITY
JAMES M,DoNALD's NATIVE WIT WAS
MUCH IN EVIDENCE.
An interesting Case Before Probate
Commissioner WaIker-Other
Cases in the Courts.

Judge Walker. of the probate department,
heard an interesting case yesterday. James
Mcdonald. for whom Ernest Clark was APP
pointed guardian on the ground OF insanity.
wanted TO be "reinstated to sanity so
that he could get possession of property
he decided to his s~on-in-law, named Nc
Manaman, while he was alleged TO be of
unsound mind. McManaman has had pos
session OF the property for several months
and the guardian brought suit TO have it
decided back. Mcdonald grew tired of the
slow process OF law and came into court,
saying that IL he was restored to sanity,
McManaman would transfer the property
to him.
Mcdonald came from Ireland and
brought the tongue of the Emerald Isle
with him, which was used in the testimony
10 the advantage OF himself and the
ing was met with that native wit which,
at times, was almost embarrassing to the
attorney. but square to the point. The
questioning ran like this:
Have you any real estate?''
where is it?''
Its standing on tn same ould ground
that IL always did. 1t hasn't been moved.
It's still there"
DO you remember deciding the property
away?"
mo. OF wuz a dead man then
The old man fell down stairs. which he
referred TO as his downfall" and lay in
bed for several weeks. A severe cash was
cut in his head, and IL was during his con-
finement that the deed was alleged to have
been executed. He claims to have known
nothing about il.
To test his sanity he was asked how
much rent was received from the property
Ii one piece rented for ST., one for S., one
for SO and one for 50. He said he was good
in mental arithmetic and promptly adCed
''$17 and S13 make $50. SIS and 50 make SIS,
and $50 and SIS make Si5." He finished by
saying, G on, Dim good for a hundred
yet"
When asked his age he said he knew he
was over sixty. because he could remember
sixty years ago. and. that he came to this
country in 1852. In answer TO a query as to
how long he had been in the grocery bust
ness he said: WILL, there is two years,
and three makes five years. and five makes
tin years, and five makes fifteen years
will, OF wuz in the bizness ontil OF
stopped"
After the evidence was concluded Judge
Walker told the parties concerned that IL
they could make a settlement with Nc
Donald, IL wouio be best, II not, the suit
of his guardian that is pending will have
to decide who shall have the property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20

embracing improvements OF n nonrevenue
producing nature. This distinction appeals
10 many public officers in cities which have
issued bonds TO the maximum permitted by
Jaw ana winch IN consequence cannot car
~ out needed Improvement Ii A. also
attractive TO communities with ambitions
Tor a growth out Of proportion to the ad-
vance :r reel property. Thus Il is argued
charged against the municipalities power
tc contract debt. for these bonds. covering
existent industries that are OF themselves
producers OF revenue above their interest
charges. are amply secured without a df-
rect lien on the public wealth. Even the
most radical advocate of this theory does
not go 10 the length OF saying that the
oonas snaii not continue a proper liability
against the city. but the inference h thai
Donds OF the character named should not
hamper other necessary improvements. In
me same category are included electric
light boiids. dock bonds and others which
represent Improvements from which the
city exacts charges in return for use.
no less an authority than Controller
Coier. OF the city OF New York. an official
who Is making a brilliant reputation i'm Of
nee. has appeared recently as an advocate
OF separation OF public bonds. He asserts
mat the city. In case IL takes over all
docks. Will not impair its borrowing power
Tor the simple reason that the docks will
yield revenue sufficient TO pay the interest
on the bonds issued for their purchase and
provide a sinking fund for ultimate re-
ucilpuoH. lnefe Is some foundation Tor
an argument OF this character I'm its appli-
cation TO the city OF New York. and a few
centers OF great wealth. but as a broad
proposition the plan holds out dangerous
possibilities. A Texas city. for instance.
owned until recently "A dam costing more
than a million OF dollars This Improve
ment was designed TO furnish water and
power. and while I'm the particular case
cited IL might not have been a heavy rev
enue producer, IL comes under the class in
question. A flood within the last three
months carried away the structure. n
now the municipality Is confronted with a
burden OF debt for which no tangible evil
dence remains. Suppose that the bonds
covering this Improvement had not beer
counted as a limit to the borrowing power.
and that heavy additional issues had beer
made I'm excess OF the actual ratio OF re-
striction. Can Ii be urged that the holders
OF the bonds would still be secured? The
argument. like the dam, does not hold
water.
There are many expert bond buyers who
maintain that the issuing power OF cities is
apt to be increased to an unwfse extent as
IL Is, without separating Indebtedness into
two classes. and IL is safe TO say that when
the experiment OF counting public improve
ments as private enterprises Is tried. the
result Will be an expression Of ~disapproyal
that can be read in the immediate fall In
the price of bonds TO the level of the aver
age street railway or private water works
levei--that Is 10 say. under par.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20
ORIGIN OF THE BOXERS.
said to Have Been Established Last
Year b. q Robber Chief.

The following account of the origin of the
Boxers is taken from the Chinese news
paper Shen Pao:
THE robber chief Tschu Lung Teng
founded. in May. 1899. in the province OF
En-Hsien and Ping-Yuen-Hsien, a sect
which originally went by the names Hung
Tong Tschan tRed Lamp Shadel. Tschin
Tschung Schang We'll of the Golden BelD,
Lie Pu Schau (Shirt of from, and Ia
tanhni (Sect of the Great Water.) Soon the
organization extended operations TO the
province of Knan-Hsien and changed its
name TO Lin HUI Schuen (Willow Forest
Ffst-) Government troops were sent to stop
the misdeeds of its members and TO extin-
guish them, and they fed back TO their
Susien and Ping-Ynen-Hsien and again
changed their name to J-Ho-Tschuen The
Fist of Patriotism and Peace)
The Chinese are persuaded to join this
sect by being told that the society controls
many powerful and wonderful magic
formulas, which make the owner proof
against sword or bullet. In a very short
time the sect had grown immensely and
spread over many provinces. The leaders
even gave out that the members need not
fear the shot from cannon.
The first murders were committed on
Roman Catholic Christians, but by the
middle of September no distinction was
made between these and Protestant Chris
tians. After the missionaries had tele-
graphed TO the American consul at Tien-
Tsin for help, and Governor Yu. of Shan
Tung. had sent one hundred government
soldiers out against the Boxers, they sud-
denly vanished. But on Oct. IL the leader
again gathered nearly one thousand of the
sect around him and issued a proclama-
ton, signed with his full name, in which
he says: 'Th Fist of Patriotism and Peace
I'm the empire will elevate the Manchu
dynasty and extinguish all foreigners.
Government troops sent out against
them suffered defeat constantly and the
misdeeds of the rebels multiplied from day
to day. A battle was fought near Len-Lo-
Tien between the soldiers and the Boxers,
I'm which the government troops lost three
hundred men and the rebels two hundred.
But many of the wounded of the latter
pretended not to have been members of the
sect, but peaceful country people who were
shot by the government soldiers. The result
of this defeat was the dismissal of the
Governor of the district. Tschwang. which
caused great satisfaction to the Boxers,
who arranged special jubilee days to cele-
brate this event.
'Since then the Boxers have become
more and more daring in their attacks upon
missionaries, and the sect is spreading con-
stantly to all nearby districts. and very
interesting news may be looked for in the
next dispatches from the united action OF
the European powers and the United
States to undertake the punishment of the
rebels themselves on account of either the
inability of the Chinese government to deal
with the Boxers or the cooperation of part
of the Chinese government officials with
the rebalSn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20

VILE. Ky. have come to spend the summer
at the College residence.
Miss Edith Griffith will entertain a num-
Der of her friends on Friday evening in
honor OF Miss Mary Foster, or Crawtoros-
Vile.
Miss Mayme Mccullough and Miss May
Brevoort, after spending the winter IN
Iryfngton. will return TO their home in Co
lumbus, to-day.
The Philokurian Literary Society closed
the year last night with a banquet IN thc
P~hilokurian Hall. Mr.. Emsley Johnson
sponded 70 by orval Mehring. Edward
Thompson, May Griggs and Emsley Jonn-
son. The Philokurian Society ENDS the
year with the following members Misses
Addison. Brown. Cord, Clifford, Cofeid,
Cunningham, Emerich. Griggs. Kern. over
heiser. Taggart, White, Whltcomp'
| Wright and Griffin. and Messrs. Beoout'
Cook, Dobson, Edison, Graham: ldoines'
Johnson. Kern. Marker. Mehring, Moh-
niger, Shively, Stevens. Thompson, Onder-
wood, Vernier. Waters ana Watts
The young men Of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity gave q hayTide in honor OF the
members of the fraternity who grauuaueu
this year, Monday evening. the gradual,
Loop and Mr.. John Anterior. After d
| several hours ride the party returned 10
| the hall at 10 o'clock for supper, after
| which a short dance was enjoyed. The
Il Udll " AAlAluQtu AhlC0 VOiibJ
May Brevoort, Miss Mayme McCullougn,
Miss May Carpenter. Miss Mary SMITH
| Miss Virginia Rodefer. Miss Elma Rode
fer. Miss Florence Tritt. Miss Maud Hacker
and Miss Blanche Noel and Messrs. Carl
| Loop, Orval Mehring. Shelly Watts, John
| Carr. John Atherton, Jason rilstun, waiter
Smith. Paul Jeffries, George Kern, Emmett
Higgins and John Brown. DR.. and MIS-.
| John Nicols chaperoned the party
A large reception was given last night
| by President and Mrs. Scot Butler in honor
| Of the senior class of Butler College. About
two hundred guests were present Inc
lights i'm the drawing rooms were shaded
with yellow. the class color, anu great
masses OF black-eyed susans, clusters OF
| yellow daisies and jardinieres of trailing
honeysuckle filled every available space.
Montani's Orchestra played during the
| evening. The members of the senior class
| who assisted in receiving were Misses
| Adams. Butler. Edgeworth. Enrich. Cook
in, Graham, Griggs, Hank. Kern, Noel,
| Overhiser. Roberts, Shorer and Messrs. Ath-
erton. Carr, Graham. Johnson. Loop, Port
teus. Smith. Thompson and Watts. The
| lawns surrounding the house were lighted
with Japanese lanterns and furnished with
many coy corners. Assisting in serving
| the ices were Miss Mary Brouse, Miss
| Elizabeth Campbell and Miss Stella Braden.