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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10
Leases Of Government lands.

II Is evident that distinction must
be drawn between the forestry project
OF leasing reserves to stockmeu, and
the apparently similar but radically
different proposal contemplated in Sen.
ator Fosters bill providing for lease Of
the vacant public lands west Of goth
meridian Of longitude, west from Green.
wich, as IN the judgment Of the secre.
tary of agriculture are more valuable
Tor grazing than for other purposes. =
There Is also great need, apparently, 10
reassure an excited public that one of
the last things to be reasonably expect.
ed o. the government Is that il will de.
liberately turn over To -tockmen all the
rights Of ownership 10 public domain.
including prohibition Of necessary bull.
warks against future settlement. Port.
land Oregonian.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10
MYSTERIOUS WAYS OF FATE.
Brigham II. Roberts Caused a Sensa-
ton In Lafayette Theater.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Brigham Fl
Roberts, the polygamous statesman
from Utah, now out of a job. attended
the Lafayette Theater the evening
after the House excluded him. He
purchased seat in IL box which had
been sold to a party of three women.
The mysterious way of ways caused
the women to enter the box about the
time Roberts had been shown to his
seat By an obsequious usher. The
women being strangers in Washington,
apparently, did not know who their
boxmate was but most of the aud encc
did. 1t Is unnecessary to describe the
CONSERVATION in the theater when the
word was passed around that Roberts
was in box with his three wives.
Every lorgnette in the house was clapped
upon Roberts and the three innocent
women. Not until long after the cur
tain went up did the trio in the box
with Roberts discover why they were
the observed of all observers, and then
they left the play. Through all OF the
excitement Roberts sat calm and con-
tented, apparently rather pleased at
the sensation he had unwittingly Gre
ated.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

THE statement made In THE NEWS
last week that the Silver Republicans
OF Fremont county would not dissolve
their organization and return to the
old party was made, as we believed, up
on the best authority. 1t was made upon
information furnished by gentleman
who had been on the grounds, and, as
we thought, was in a position to know.
We make this explanation because
The NEWS has never been guilty Of
knowingly and willfully misrepresent-
ing facts, whether they be facts of pol
itics, it matters not OF what party, or
of local or general news.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10
The South African War.

The South African war has reached
the point OF active operations all along
the lines. Butler is moving to the re.
lief of Ladysmith, and hard fighting il
In progress in other directions. The
British realize it is an important now
with them.
General Butler fought his way across
the Tugela river the first Of the week
and Is taking breath at the points cap
tnred before marching onward to the
great battles between him and Lady.
smith. Exciting news may be expected
within the coming week and great
losses OF life looked for. Both British
and Beers will be forced to daring
deeds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

THERE are some curious facts abont
our calendar. II is said that no century
can begin on Wednesday. Friday or
Sunday. The same calendar. can be
used every twenty years. September
always begins on the same day Of the
week az December. The months q,
February, March ami November nj.
ways begin on the same day. NAV.
June aud August always begin on dif.
iereut days from each other and fror,
every other month in the year. The
first ard last days of the year are al.
ways the same. These rules din No,
apply to leap year, when comparison
Is made between days before and after
February Goth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

FOR once there was no niger at the
wood pile while trouble was on In Ken
tncky. "Sure as you is born dat was
white mans fight. Had niggers been
mixed in it 1900 of'm would've been
killed in the first round. When q
white man and uigger fights in Ken
lucky the written and unwritten law Is:
Kill de Niger; but when a white man
and white MIN fights it IL not always
so bad, but most In general one or
tother gets killed and some times
bofp ~
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10
Kentucky Troubles

The Kentucky troubles are still sus-
pended in the balances. They may be
settled satisfactory to both parties or
they may grow into greater troubles.
Committees representing the two
parties have agreed to settlement but
acting governor Taylor has refused up
to this time to approve the terms. The
matter is now In bis hands. He must
act within q few days. The suspense
cannot be borne much longer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

UTAH will have an exciting political
campaign during the month OF March.
A congressman will be elected the End
day OF April. The Democrats will hold
their nominating convention the first
day and the Republicans the second
day Of March. The eyes of the country
will be upon the campaign as it pro.
gesses from day to day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

1T Is said that mail agent in ono e,a
OF car gets 81, 900 a year for 8 bours a
oay WORK. and In the other end the OK.
press messenger gets s72O for IA h,,n.
WORK One is paid by the goyernmen,
the other by corporation
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

The Silver Republicans of Blaine
county say they are still bi-metail;.,.
out go back to the gold Republican.
because they can get more for silver
from that party. That Is good tblny
70 proclaim from the housetops. All
.ne world will be quick to believe tina.
kind Of talk. ''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

THE receptions given Mr.. Bryan along
his itinerary through New England and
the Middle Atlantic states would indi-
cate that he Is as popular ip the east
as he ever was In the west. 1t is won.
derful how the east is warming up TO
him
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

COLORADO and Nebraska have had bliz.
yards this week aud stock owners foar
neavy losses ON the ranges. Missouri
M" Illinois were visited by most de.
structive wind storm, and great damage
was done.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

CEN'L BUTLER having failed so often
in going to the relief of Ladysmith, it
is time for the old maid to begin court
proceedings against him for breach
OF promise.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

THE very latest dispatches from
South Africa says Butler Is holding his
position. Twas needless to add the
Boer was holding his own too.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

chicago II Is alarmed over the prospec,
Oh $4,000 men OF the Trades ILL.,
walking out on strike next Mondas
forth-hve thousand Is big army.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

GENT Otis has asked TO be allowed
to come home. The two years at Ma
Mia has been too long for him. He
Is pretty well run down and wants TO
come home to recuperate. He will
come.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15
ID ol.rt Robertson,s oalee.

yesterday, In Clerk Robertson's ofiise,
the following were recorded:
Deed, made February 8. 1900; by
George D. Maxwell and wife to Mrs
Mary Gwynn; consideration, $1,000;
transfers south half OF lot 50, in D.
Zane's addition.
Deed, made October TO- 1898; by j. II.
Locke Shoe Company to Naomi c.
Moore; consideration. $500; transfers
lot 2 In block 2, old fair grounds prop
erty
Deed, made August II, 1898; by Mary
r. Frazier. to Louis Remicke; ronsid-
Grafton, 1857 80; transfers two acres OF
the old Robert Frazier lands,
A marriage license was issued to Nor
gan MazInEo. aged thlrty-seven, and
Louisa Hoffman, aged thirty OF Ohio
county.
Michael Hearn qualified as guardian
OF Maggie and Annie Warner orphans
OF Michael G. Warner; bond. S'5OO'
with Louis Probe as surety.
Clara Chester and Rebecca Hager'
orphans Of Spencer r. Hoge; bond, 500,
with June Vance as surety.
The win OF the late Rev. j. T, Nc
Clure was admitted to probate, with
James H. Mcclure and W. j. w Cow
den az executors, who gave bond In the
sum OF $4,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15
de 9nteIIIasnear
once. % and 81 Fourteenth Street.
Nau AdvartIeementa.
stocks for sale-simpson 4 Tatum.
For Snle-IoWard HaSlett & Son.
Notice TO Contractors. ~. ~.

stocks for sale-slmpson & Tatum.
For Sale-HoWnrd HaGlett q Soh
Notice to Contractors.
Cures Catarrh and consumpuon-tIYo-
4 Few Days Longes-Nay Brothers
=. As t Good as Per Cent Bonds-c. A.
Schaefer & Co.
For Snle-Aiillinery.
For Sale-2 FlUe, % II. 7. Boiler.
It Appears N6w-0e0. y. Stltel q CO.
Mutual Savings Bank-Fifth Page.
dIIa Vida" Straight Front Corsets-G
r. Taylor CO.-F'lftb Page,
Mems shoes-Locke Shoe Co.-Etghth
LeEElns for Dewey Day-NcFsdden'S-
Second Page.
Opera House-Blg Minstrels-seeond
Grand opera House-A Woman in the
ESeeator's Sale Of valuable Real rs
tate-Thlrd Page
Stopped--R. II. List.
For Sale-Theo. w, Fink ( Co.
For Sale-Norton & Co.
For Rent-Jameg A. Henry.
Developing and Printing-W. c. Brown.
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Grand to-nIght-"A Night In China
town"
A hood stage win not be reached on
the rise.
To-day Is board OF public works pay
day, with the pay roll amounting q
Opera House to-day-Matlnee, "A
Celebrated Case; evening, THE Fatal
Wedding
The funeral of the late Mrs. Christina
n. Schmld takes place this afternoon,
at o'clock
The Dewey Day" chorus will re-
henrse this evening at Arlon hail. A
full attendance Is desired.
The DoddrIdge sword has arrived,
and is on exhibition at Grubb's. where
It will remain until February %.
It is reported the La Belle tin mill
| win close in n few days for repairs, II
is said It will require two weeks to
complete the work.
Charles Stephens Is erecting new
frame dwelling on South Chapllne
street He WIN occupy the building
when 1t is completed.
Herman Schocksnider, of South Mair
street, had the second finger Of HIS left
hand painfully mashed Mt the Belmont
blast furnace yesterday,
Company D., Second West Virginia
infantry, In called 10 meet Mt the poiic'
court room az o'clock this evening. A
full attendance 10 desired. In order "a
complete arrangements for turning out
on Dewey Day"
The funeral OF the infant child OF
Frank Gardner took place from his res
ldence. In the Sixth ward yesterday ar
ternoon. at O'Clock. The body was
taken to Mount Calvary for interment.
A commission was Issued yesterday
from the adjutant generals office al
Charleston to Within n, Crawford a.
second lieutenant OF Company A., First
infantry West Virginia National
Guard.
At the meeting Of Wheeling lodge No.
| %, B. P. o. b.. last evening. hye new
members were inflated. They are
Messrs. Allan B. Smith. H. L. Loos, C.
J. shuck, I'd. j. MUM and Charles H.
fancy.
The ring Time Club win give a hop
at Meyers hall, on the South Side. Feb
ruary &c, for which unique Invitations
have been issued. They are printed
on brown paper. with the edgeA torn
on. giving them very ragged appear
ance,
Yesterday. at the home Of her SON
in-inw, Louis serlg on Coal street, oc-
CURED the death OF Mrs. Elizabeth Ile-
wellyn, widow Of the late Thomas Lie
wellyn, aged seventy-three years, The
funeral occurs tomorrow afternoon ut
2:SO o'clock, with lnterment at Mount
Wood.
Company A.. First reklment. National
| Guard OF West Virginia, met last night.
| The boys turned out in large numbers,
and tho greatest Interest," Is being man
Tested. Liout. Norris gave the com.
pany a turn on Fourteenth street and
/ Inc officers feel encouraged to believe
| thai the boys Will make splendid APP
pearnnce In the hDewy Day" parade.
The uniforms are expected TO arrive to-
day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15
"A SHEET COMBINE
Formed At Pittsburgh, "a Which the
National Steel Company
IS SID 10 Be INTERESTED.

Minimum Prices For Sheet Agreed
Upon-Ehs Dstails o. the New Coma
bins Placed in the Hands Of the
Promoters, the lrooses, Of Chicago,
ana 4 Committee, Of Which 1[r. B.
n. Caldwell, Of wheeling, Is .
Member.
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THE BEST.

All Wool Knit jackets and Office
Coats at c. Hess & Sons.
For comfort and durability there
is nothing better. They are just the
thing for Butchers, Brewers, Me-
chanics and Once workers. Prices
moderate.
9. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable TailOrs and Furnishers,
1921 and 1898 Market St.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15

we have fitted more than twenty
thousand pairs Of Speetaeles, giving rs
4 record and experience uneqnllled by
any other opticiRn In West Virginia.
satisfaction guaranteed.
JACOB W. CRUDE, opticlau,
No. 1905 Market street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15

MISS coREE, representing o'Nelll 9
co. Baltlnnre. Nd. viii exhibit at
"The Mcclure" Wednesday and
Thursday, March q and 2g. Choice and
exclusive styles IN Ladies Tallor.Innde
Suits. Coats Capes, Separate Skirts:
snk Waists, Tea Gowns, MatineeS und
kImonah
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15

THE Wheeling Business College has
enrolled II now students thus far this
week and placed an equal number ~
good paving positions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-15
BRIEF 1rENT1oN1Nas.
Events in and About the City Given
in a Nutshell.
lTo. Wm. ]. B--n.l

ITO. VIM, j. Bib
You are roaming thr0Hgh the country
like a human inegnphone
Or a hungry dog that's gnaWtng on q
reSurTected bone,
But you'll hud when chill November turns
up IN the almanac
That the frost is on the pumpkin and like
wise on your back,
For the voters read the papers and they
understand the trick;
With silver speech you're trying 70
unload golden brick.
-ChlnnEo Tribuna.
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For Sale by All Grocers.

can furnish one or more instances of
strange and often homogeneous foster
children. Even the disappointed instinct
of maternity will assert iteelf in this re-
gard, for an orphaned mother hound of
my pack was prevented only with great
difficulty fro ppropriating the puppies
Of a younger and more fortunate sister.
AS / have twice known sour old maid
cats carry off vi ct arms the kittens
of 1.-THE favorite of the harem,' though
in these last two instances there was
fear--as often, alas, in even the most
pious of human actions--a suspicion, at
least of strain of the green-eyed mon
ster as we'll
| think it is quite possible, indeed,
probable, that the innumerabGe old folk
lore stories told in every region of the
world among the most widely divergent
of races, of deserted infants being
adopted and nourshed by wolves, PAN
theirs, deer and other wild animals, of
which the Romulus and Remus myth
is the most famous example, had an
actual foundation in fact. Indeed,
number of instances are on record of
actual wild or WOLF children within
HISTORICAL llIllGS, anu although many VI
these must be discounted as simply in
stances of q wellknown form of in
sanity, a few seem to have been genu-
inc. When we remember the far great
err frequency with which infants were
left to take their chance in the open
air in earlier times, on account of the
now almost incredible risks Of war, fam
inc and pestience, to say nothing Of
the cheerful custom, followed by many
tribes, of deliberately exposing their
weaklinge, it would be strange If, out Of
the innumerable opportunities Of this
sort of adoption, some successful in
stances had not occurred, So that we
may cast aside our scruples and believe
in the irresistible "Mowgli'' to our
hearts content.-Woods Hutchinson in
Contemporary Review.
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worked out to a profit of $40 per Jap
| a week.
Sixty years ago, when we We're our
! selves at loggerhead@ with China, we
made a profit of e2,000,000 as the result
OF nearly three years fighting This
! was not such a good haul as the Jap
anese had but, regarding war as a
business for the moment, it gave on this
occasion an excellent percentage Of
profit. for our expenditure only came
| to e2,200,OO0. But a balance in hand
at the close is not always a certainty
| even for the vietors for some years at
| ter this we had to draw our sword
against China again, and while this time
we spent G7000,000 we only demanded
a quarter of that back from the Celes-
tials when they were properly beaten.
Germany must be. the admiration of
financiers from the way in which she
runs her wars and the little pile she
makes out of them. Her famous war
with France in 1870 is what Ministers Of
Finance dream about This war cost
her roughly about G115,000000 The
Government voted 960,000,000 of this for
expenses, and the pensions which she
had to pay afterward to her disabled
soldiers cost her e5,0O0,0O0. To these
items has to be added one of 100000
900 for the loss sustained by her million
soldiers being taken away from their
occupations
On the other side we find France pay
ing up an indemnity at the finish to
the tune of no less than 920O, 100000,
and even this huge amount by no means
represents the total of Germany's re-
ceipts. Alsace and Lorraine, which she
captured from the enemy, are valued at
G64, 100000; she took general goods home
with her to the value of G10,000000, an
other 81 200, 900 in railway carriages and
engines; and she got ESQ, 100000 worth
of food and clothing for her army while
in France, giving the French tradesmen
acquisitions" or receipts which We're
handed at the close of the war to their
own Government, who paid up accord
insly Add to all this the G12, 900, 900
which Germany received as interest on
the indemnity before it was all paid,
and we get e317, 100000 as her war re-
ceipts, Subtracting her loss of G115,-
1000, we find her with clear profit
of considerably over 2200, 100000. Lit
tie wonder that France is still sore upon
the point 1t was not long before this
war with France that Germany squeez-
ed an indemnity of 9S,350000, out Of
Austria after only a month of war.
Russia would like few etreaks of
luck like this, for all her experiences
have not been so happy pecuniarily.
For instance, there was her war with
Turkey rather more than twenty years
ago, which might have balanced very
satisfactorily If the Powers had not in
terfered After seven months fighting
she sent in a bill to Turkey for G141,-
100000, dividing it into e90,000000 for
expenditure on her army and war ma
terial, and f510000O0 for injury to Rus
elan commerce. She offered to take
$1,000 900 In cash and the balance in
klnd-that is, territory; but the Powers
drew the line at territory. AS everybody
knows, Turkey has not paid off that in
demnity yet, and is not likely to so so,
so that Russia lost heavily.-Casself
Saturday Journal.
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wALL1NGFoRD HAPPENINGS.

Fresh News from the Busy Borough
| What appears to have been an at
| tempt to wreck the late electric car for
Meriden Monday night was discovered
in time to prevent an accident. The
motorman on the next to the last car to
Meriden discovered four planks laid
across the track on Wallaces bridge
and removed them, and at the tourout
in Yalesville notified the conductor and
ford, and they were on the lookout and
failed to find the track blocked, but on
the return trip to Meriden the planks
We're again on the track, besides two
large stones just east of the bridge and
small one wedged into the flange. An
investigation with the headlights of the
car was made, and tracks We're found
in the snow going down beside the
river back of E. j. Wallace's barn, but
no clue as to the perpetrators of the
act was discovered. There was a large
number of passengers on the car, and
only for the watchfulness of the motor
man in discovering the distractions
serious accident might have been the
result The matter is but little known
here, as for some reason it has not been
much advertised, as all the passengers
were from Yalesville and Meriden on
their return home. A gentleman from
Meriden, who was on the car, is respon-
sible for the above story, which is with
out doubt the truth.
Joseph j. Comfort, thirteen-year-old
boy residing on the plains, was taken
to Meriden yesterday by officer Daniel
O'Reilly and placed in the state school
for boys The youth had got beyond
control Of his friends and was going
to the bad an dwas thought to be a
fit subject for the state school.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice McWeeny
will be held in the Holy Trinity
church this morning at o'clock.
This afternoon at O'clock will occur
the funeral of Robert Barnes. The bur-
ial will be in the Center street ceme-
terry.
Miss Gertrude Wetmore has been en-
gagged to sing in the Broad street Bap-
fist church of Meriden for the coming
year.
st. Paul's guild will meet in the par
ish house this afternoon. Supper will
be served at $3.50 o'clock.
The condition of Thomas Smith of
North Cherry street, who is quite i'll
with pneumonia was reported as I'M
changed last evening, and strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery. AS
yet only one lung is affected.
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A STRIKING CONTRAST.

One of the twelve good rules as
cribed to Charles l. was, Make no COM
PARSONS" But who could help it, liv-
ing in Washington the past week?
The papers in one day announced the
attentions that might be given to two
ladies' by the people of Washington.
The first was Miss Anthony, who presi-
ded for week over audiences to which
the word tremendous must be applied
because nothing else expresses 1t, one of
them at the senate, in the marble room,
which was crowded to the utmost stand
ing capacity. Her eightieth birthday
was celebrated in the theater which
was packed to the skyline. Fifteen
minute addresses of congratula-
ton were given from different organi-
cations, professions and races. Eighty
beautiful little children, "the coming
citizens" filed by and tossed roses in
her lap: gifts We're lavished upon her,
and love and honor were unstinted.
1t was beautiful celebration, and
Miss Anthony sat before the crowds,
clad in soft silks and laces, her silvery
hair uncovered, the picture of modesty,
dignity and intelligence, woman of
the century, WnOIn men ana women,
suffraeists and remonstrants, delight to
honor.
The other Isl the wife of the Turkish
minister, who is the first Turkish wo-
man. to join the diplomatic circle. 1t
is announced that ladies may call upon
her, but that no man may look upon
her face. Could there be a much wider
difference between two women in one
citE?. Yet who shall say that the Turk
iTon fv, in coming so far from her own
Judge nd entering even in purely
petitioe way into this newer civiliza-
ing wasot as far beyond her sisters at
ternoon. Miss Anthony is superior to
American women? A good
ARG ms, after all, depend upon the
Argume'w.--Isabel C. Barrows in the
FORK.