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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
FOR The EAGLE.
l COLLATION. OF News ircm
All Over The World.
Feast of Political. Commercial
and General intelligence
for Eagle Readers.

Sheriff ]. W. Taylor and his deputies
arrived ut Sedan Kan. with Sid Apple.
by. Sol Applcby. Ross Graves. Arlr ben.
uiu- aud dead man named Reed, hav.
ing captured the prisoners after Il pitch.
eel battle In which Reed was killed. The
prisoners tcrrorized the citizens Of Wan.
ueta and Ccdarvalc. nearby towns. hy
riding through the streets firing of pis.
tolls and raiding stores. Sheriff Taylor
traced the men to the Applcby home,
four miles from Wauncta. organized u
posse and surrounded the house during
the night. At daybrcak Reed came ont
aud was ordered u surrender. whcrcup.
m he drew revolver and was killed
After an exchange of shots the mothc,
aud sister of the Applcby boys induced
She men to surrender
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
BUSINESS BETTER IN THE EAST.
Conditions Tor the Week as Reviewed b,
r q IN, & 20

~
II. G.. Dun Il Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says: Business in the East and
particularly along the north Atlantic
coast, has been catching up with the
rest of the country lit,lc this week. So
that In the few lines whore complaint
has been heard locally Of late the tone
has been better. This comes from the
working OF of retail stocks which owners
feared would have to he carried over UNI
ill next season. In builders hardware
the buying has been notably better, and
the distribution in the grocery iobbing
trade has been given Il considerable slim
ulus. Even the laggard dry goods mar
kct has shown u good measure of inn
provcmcnt; though in cotton goods there
is still much to be desired. No diminu-
ton appears in the movement of iron and
steel products. Mills are rushed with
orders and new contracts are taken ut
full prices. Lumber aud materials are
i'll good demand owing to extensive prep.
arntions for spring building. and ut Buf.
falo there is special activity on account
of hotels and other works In connection
with the exposition. Failures for the
week were 253 in the United States.
against POI last year. and 80 in Canada,
against 80 last year"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
THE M ARKETS.

Chcago--Cattlc, common 10 prime,
$500 To 1919: hogs, shipping grades.
$3.50 10 $500: sheep, fair To choice, $500
10 $40; wheat, No = red, Toe TO I6c;
corn. No. =, $50 To SO; oats. No. =. he
to Doe; rye. 40. =, i0c To 50c; butter
choice creamery, 2.c to .3c, eggs, fresh,
l5r 10 lie, potatoes, 30c to ice per
bushcl.
napolis--Cattr shipping, $500 to
$500; hogs, choice light, $500 to S5.3T'
sheep, common to prime, $500 to Sl.OO'
wheat, No. =, he TO Toe; corn, No. I:
white, 39c TO iOc; oats. No. white
27c 10 2Sc.
st. Louis Cattle. S3.25 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to S4.35:
wheat. No. =, I2c TO I3c; corn, No. =,
3Sc to SO; oats, No, =, 25c to 2Gc; rye,
No. =, ole to 52c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $500 to 81 81; hogs,
$500 to S537; sheep, $500 to Si.l0:
wheat, No. 2. 7Sc 10 T9c; corn, No. {.
missed, lie to i2c; oats, No. mixed, 2dc
10 Use: rye, No. ., ste to 5Ic.
Detroit--Cattlc, $40 to Si.GO; hogs,
$500 to 81. D: sheep, $3.50 to 500,
wheat, No. =. Zoe 10 soc; corn, No.
yellow, 4Oc To 4lc; oats, No. 2 white, 2Sc
to 29c; rye, 53c to 5ic
Tolcdo-Wheat, No. > mixed, re to
T9c; corn, No. . mixed. zoe TO Zoe: oats
No. = mixed, 2Tc to Use; rye, No, =. Ole
to 52c; clover seed, prime S6I5 To $3.50,
Wheat, No. . northern,
13c 10 he; corn, No. 3, BE to 3Sc; oats,
No. 9 white, 27c to 2Sc rye, No. !, 5oc
10 53c: barley, No. .. &c to 59c; pork,
mess Sl3 30 To SiIOO
Buflalo--Cattle, choice shipping stee"s
1900 10 $3.50; hogs, fair to prime. S3.W
10 $3.50: sheep, fair to choice, $500 to
S4,75; lambs, common to extra, $3.50 to
$3.50.
New York--Cattlc, S3.23 to $5,35; hogs
$500 to S5,35; sheep, $500 to Si.S5
wheat, No. = red. Isc TO zoe; corn, No. 2
4Ic to iSc; oats, No. 2 white. 32c to 33c
butter, creamery, 22c to 2ic; eggs, west
! ern. 1Sc t0 Is.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
FINDS POISON IN HIS COFFEE.
Wealthy New York Broker Discovers Pic

Wealthy New York Broker Discovers Plot
to Kill tnsirs Family.
After having made private invcstiga-
ton and becoming convinced that an at
tempt was made to poison his family by
placing arsenic in the coffee served at
dinner on ST. Valentines day. Jacques =.
Halle of New York, broker, man Of
veal 81 and head of the firm of Halle X
Sticglt2, has applied to Police Captain
Titus of the detective bureau to unravcl
n mystery that appears impcnctrablc. MIR.
Halle was poisoned and near deaths
door because of arsenic poison given to
him in his coffee after his dinner. lie
drank only Il small cup. yet the services
of physician were necessary to ave his
life. 1t was not until the health board
made an analysis of the coffee that re.
manned after he had taken what he be.
licvcs was prepared for a fatal draught
that he saw the cnorwity Of the oifcnse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
LAEoSERs CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Two Workmen Killed and Two injured by
the Coliapss Of a stove wall,

\ lo.foot stone wall. erected in an cN-
sayation ut :iI3 West Nineteenth street.
New York, FOR n new building, caved In.
Folg Italian labprcr> were buried under
the wall when Il fell. Two were killed
aud two badly hurt. one III the dead men
vas named Calab. The other has not
Lcca Identified. The injured are Ste
tauu Golydato and Francisco Timmorcnc.
Gulydato was buried In the stone and
mortar NJ to the waist and II hospital
surgeon administered stimulan,S to him
while tirrmcn and laborcrs dug to got him
free. IL took half an hours work to get
tho man ont
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02

ancc. The losers were as follows: ]. r.
Cook. livery, $1,000; 4. Alexander. liv-
cry. $1,000; a. \. Alexander, building.
$1,000; I. II. Munson, implement dealer.
5000 Smith Brothers Opera House.
5000 Henry Cook. confectionery. $3.50;
Thomas Conkln. bakery. $1,000: !. Ba-
kcr, building, $4,000; Nickcry block. 3d..
300 Bellevue News. totally destroyed,
$4,000: Nickcry'S law office, $1,000: city
hall building. S3.1OO; Kaiscr's livery.
NJ lpD
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
FIND HEADLEss BODY IN BOX.
Corpse Of Well. Dressed Nan Taken from
River al Kaskaskta,

The finding Of Il decapitatcd body In a
rough oakcn box half buried on the river
front at Kaskaskia, ILL.,. has caused talk
of n murder mystery. The body Is that
of IA man apparently about 30 years old.
five feet ten inches tall. with slightly gray
hair, Il stubby mustnchc and chin whis-
kcrs. and well dressed. The box was
too short for the body to lie at full length.
and the head was cut off and showed into
II corner. The base Of the skull was
crushed in rs though struck by some
blunt instrument Apparently the man
had been dead three months. The gen.
cral belief Is that the box iioatcd down
the river when the water was up and
lodged In the sandbar with the falling vi
the waters,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Mob Plays at Lyn:hins.

Charles Herbert. u resident of Mnttca-
van. y. j., was hanged by II mob In an
effort 20 make him confess that h. had
started fire which destroyed tn" hnsi-
n'>, portion of the town on Jan. -. Her.
bpst protested his innocence. He was
strung up second time and when low
eyed again asserted that he WIS not
guilty. This time the torture ceased and
the mgu was taken o. jail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
SHOOTS MAN WHO NuasEp HIM.
MIssourians Quarrel. Then Meet with Shot
guns and Ons Is In ssantiy Killed.

Tom Maxwell shot and killed Wallace
Llcwcllcn ut his home. eight miles west
of Nevada. Mo. lie cmp,icd both barrels
of his shotgun into Llcwcllcn, who fell
dead In his tracks almost instantly.
Llcwcllcn and his wife had been nursing
the Maxwell family through II siege of
smallpox. Llcwcllcn left the Maxwell
home the other night very much angcrcd.
His wife was just getting over the small.
pox, but he made her accompany him.
He made threats that he would return
and kill the entire Maxwell family. The
next noon he returned armed with dou.
blc-barrelcd shotgun. Maxwell saw him
coming. and when he came In range emp.
tied both barrels Of his shotgun into him.
killing him instantly. Maxwell is about
80 years of age and single, and Llcwcllcn
was about % years old. Maxwell was
arrested.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Student Sh ,ots q Hazcr.

student at Wittcnbcrg College, Spring
field. Ohio. was In his room when he
heard noises In the hallway of the dormi.
tory which Indicated that students intend.
Ell to"stack" his room. The crowd tried
McCord's door and attempted To break
in. McCord fired through the door to
scare the attacking party, The bullet
struck George II. Myers In the leg, max
lug bad wound.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Runaway Kills Three,

AT birmingham. Ala, Pleasant Smith.
son saw his sister and his little nephew
killed before his eyes. and his mother 50
badly injured that she died. rs the result
OF IA runaway. The party was crossing
Red Mountain through Gracc's Gnp
when the harness broke. Young Smith
son jumped, but horse. buggy and the
other occupants went crashing over Il
800. foot prccpicc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Fright Kills a Rallroader.

William Emmons died Of fright nj his
nome at Kansas, Ohio, He was sec.
dion man on the Lake Erie and Western
ipa got his foot caught In parallel rails Il
frw days since. Brin. unable IN break
rus". he tainted when a train was a few
yayds OFF Tn" train stopped. He was
carried home, but never rcgaincd con-
.st.r,ua..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Eoy Is Burned to Death.

Joe Hodigcn. n young boy. was roasted
to death at Peterson. y. ID. lie was
playing on top of u slowly burning straw
stack, when the straw cavcd In and he
was prccipitated into II regular furnace.
from which 1t was impossible to rescue
him until his body was charrcd into an
unrccognizablc mass.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Population OF GermPny.

l'hc census taken Dec. |. 1900. shows
tho population Of the German empire 10
be- 5G,345,Ol4. ~ which number 2I,'3l,'
o. were males, Thirty.thrcr of the lnrE'
ct towns have populations Of over lp0,-
500 each. or an aggregate of 9,lOs,Nli.
S,ucr 1895 the Increase in the population
Of the empire has been about 4,uhnoO,
~, : n nor nnnf
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
PANIC ON A FERRYBOAT.
Vessel Discovered on Fire In Midstrcsm-
Passengers Ready to Jump.


With her $50 passengers in panic and
choking from smoke. the fcrryboat
Pierrcpont, on fire. raced through ice to
her slip at the foot of Hamilton avenue,
Brooklyn. "A dozen or more horses on
board plunged and tuggcd ut the traces
which bound them, smoke came up in
clouds from the decks, three tugboats.
each whistling signals of distress, poured
water on the burning vessel. women
screamed. tainted and threatened to
spring overheard and men called for
help. The Picrrepont had just left her
New York slip. and was In midstrcam
when smoke was seen coming from the
decks aft. In their fright the passengers
had thrown back the gates and stood on
the edge of the deck ready to spring into
the water should the flames break
forth. The frcboat Van Wyck soon OK.
tinguishcd the flames The damage to
the boat was trifing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Gets Note from Kidnapers.

z. 4, Cudahy u Om0ha, WHO was IN
Chicago the other day, admitted that he
bad received letter purporting 10 come
fr1m the kidnapcrs Of his son, agreeing
su return $4,000 OF the ransom money
provided he would withdraw the reward
Tor their arrest. Mr., cudahy said h.
would take no notice of the letter
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Kills Her sleeping Spouse.

While her husband lay asleep at their
home in Cleveland, Mrs. John &. Hem
mcring crept softly to the side of his bed
and fred a bullet into his head, which
caused almost instant death. Domestic
unhappiness for several years is assigned
Ay the police a. the motive for the deed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
QUEENS FORTUNE NOT LARGE.
Victoria said to Have Left Not More than
$1,000. 900.

\ dispatch from London says: Since
the death OF the Queen speculation has
been busy guessing ut the amount Of
private fortune her majesty left. II can
now be stated on absolutely reliable au'
thority that the gross amount Of her
mnjcsty's private fortune. including In.
vcstmcnts In real estate. cash In bank and
personal property. outside of what right
fully belonged to the crown, will not cX.
coed 100000 (S3,000.00OJ.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
EureIars Dynamite q Safe.

The postoilicc Mt Amb0y, Ind, was rob
bed the amount secured being estimated
at about $500 In money, stamps valued
at about 500 AMI money orders. The
large safe was completely wrecked by the
use of dynamite.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
cIs Goa, D,a,ls SETTLED.

The big deal for $4,000 acres of coal
land in Allegheny. Lower Burrcll and
other townships In the northern end Of
Westmorcland County. Pa. Is nearly
concluded. The land goes to Drapc u
Kirkland OF pittsburg ut II cost of $50
nor nero
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Eorkea NEEDS a N.sress.

The people Of Leayenworth, Kan, were
greatly astOnished TO learn that John w.
Forbes, brother Of W. q. Forbes, the
man who lighted the fire 10 burn the
negro Alexander, has Just married Miss
Tennessee Holt, a young negro woman Of
that city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
hid Steel Combine Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation of the United
States Steel corporation have been filed
son County, New Jersey. This concern
N the gigantic Morgan.Carncgic combine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
BIs Lumber Mil Burn I'd.

The Clatsop lumber mil at Astoria,
Ore, has been burned. The fire originat-
ed in the engine room and spread so rap
IDLY bat the men hardly got out OF the
buildiag in time to save their lives. Five
schooner. loading sheds were destroyed.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02

An objectionable act Of vandalism was
discovered by Harvard men NJ Cam.
bridge, Mass. Some malicious person de-
stroycd that tlmc-honorcJ AMI venerable
institution, the college pump by blowing
il up with dynamite,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Not q Cent for Creditors.

or property worth $S3G,5G3, which
benjamin Hitchcock, n music dealer OF
New York City, had when he assigned
In 1893. II is said that only about 500
il left for distribution among the prefer.
red creditors. The estate has been eaten
IN In litigation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Robbers Blow q Bank.

Robbers battered down the outside
doors and blew open the safe in the st.
Adams. W. Va, bank, securing n large
sum of money. They escaped on hand.
ear for three miles and then took to the
mounts aims.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
urkana. Ohio. Stores Burn.

Seven threc.stOry brick buildings in the
business center of trbana, Ohio, were
totally destroyed by fire, entailing loss
of SlOO,OOO The origin Of the fire is
unknDWu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Michigan Attorney indicted.

Liant X. Salisbury, City Attorney ot
Grand Rapids, Mich, was indicted by Ill"
Coos County grand jury in Chicago for
ihc alleged larceny Of $4,000 belonging
90 Guy &. Barton, the Omaha capitalist,
luL his son, Il. G.. Barton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
prospec.lns for Texas Oil.

IS. Munhall of Pittsbur: has closed
aa-n contracts for 10000 acres Of land
ia Brazoria County, Texas, To prospect
'Jr I'll. Other persons have closed con-
tracts for 10000 acres more.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Railway Depot Is Burned,

The new union depot buiIding At Fort
Worth. Texas, erected jointly by the
Santa Fe and Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroads, at a cost of $4,000, burn.
ed. IL will he reconstructed at once.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
New Temperance Law In Kansas.

Gov, Stanley of Kansas has signed the
HurreI temperance bill, which makes
places where liquor is sold common nui-
sanccs and allows the county officers to
confscatr the Illegal stock.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
browns His Six Children.

Mrs. Rose Wurzer, a widow, in iii Of
insanity drowned her six children, aged
1 10 II years, at UniOntown. Wash. She
threw them into a we'll thirty feet deep.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Mitchell Chosen In Orccor,

The long senatorial deadlock in Oregon
was broken by the election of John II.
Mitchell, who already has represented
the State for three terms In the upper
branch of Congress.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Cuba TO Be Held.

Tue national Senate has passed the
Cuban amendment to the army appropri'
alton bill, which in effect establishes Il
pro,ectOrate over the island Of Cuba.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
United States checss Partition of Empire

At the instance of the United States
government the powers have accepted the
principle that no further individual con
cessions of territory IN China shall be
sought or obtained by any one power
without international assent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Ellsi,t OF Gen, Dcwct,

Gen. Dcwct has been driven from Cape
Colony. His guns have been captured,
his forces have been broken and disor.
ganzcd. ana he himself compelled TO fly
across the Orange river.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Narrow ESCAPE from Fire.

Frank Morris and family barely escap.
ed with their lives from the fire which
destroyed the cold storage building at
Pennyan, y. Y. The loss is 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Fred Kern. Of indiana. Kills Himself.

Fred Kern, a son Of John W. Kern u
Indiana, committed suicide at a hotel in
Washington, u. G., by shooting himself
through the heart. He was - years Ut
age and unmarried.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
,nccndiaries Killed In Cuba.

-Four murders and two disappearance
are reported from Santa Clara, Cuba. IL
is said that the men were killed while
attempting to burn sugar fields.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Five Men Killed by Train.

At Sharon, Pa. IN Erie and Pittsburp
freight train ran into crowd of men Oh
their way to work, Five men were killed
outright, being cut to pieces.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02
Bellevue. Ohio. Stores Burned.

At Bellevue. Ohio, fire burned out
dozen business houses. Involving u loss oil
$4,000 on which there Is little insur'
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
Dense Fog in London.

London. Oct 2s.-West and central
London were enveloped in a black fog
which plunged the entire fashionable
part of the city into inpenetrabe dark
ness. The fog found its way into the
aters and music halls until in many cases
the stage was scarcely sisible. Scores Of
bu,ses were abandoned around important
landmarks. their drivers not daring TO
proceed The scenes about the empting
theaters were choatic. the cries of the
helpless people adding to the confusion.
Link boys ran about trying to lead fash
ionable equipares ont of danger, giving
London a medieval appearance. Many
accident have already been reported from
Charing Cross and other hospitals.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
IDAHO GLE NNINGS.

Indian children can attend the pub
lie schools of the state. This is The
finding of Judge Steele
W. Is. Goodheart. of Weiser. will
make tour Of Northern Idaho. leetur-
ing before Masonic lodges.
The enrolment at the Lewiston Nor.
NAL school is now 157, and the regular
attendance was never so large
John Pfost of Meridian has succeed.
ed in getter water in his we'll at depth
of 60 feet. but failed 10 find any indi-
cations Of oil whatever
The Pioneer irrigating district at
Caldwell has voted to issue bonds in
the sum of 100000 for irrlgating pur-
poses. The vote was unanimous.
Judge Mayhem mas dismissed the ap.
peal Of John F. Mahoney from the ac-
ton Of the county commissioners. who
allowed Sheriff Sutherland eight add
tional deputies.
J. r. Immersion has seven acres
in apples near Payette, OF the Ben Da-
Wis variety. from seven to eight years
old. From this orchard this season he
reports picking 2.100 boxes.
Word has been received from Harp.
ster, Idaho county. that Edward
Brooks had died at that place. Mr..
Brooks was one of the best known and
most influential citizens of that county.
There is now in store in Genesee 75o..
900 bushels OF wheat. and there has al
ready been considerable grain shipped
from that point. Farmers are prosper.
Gus In the Genesee neighborhood.
Much winter wheat is being sown.
The Wardner public school convened
last week with 246 pupils enrolled the
first day and six teachers. Prepare
tions for an extra teacher will proba bly
be made in the near future The new
school building has two extra com
pleted school rooms. seating excepted.
with one of which can soon be made
ready for school use.
Mes Perez County Treasurer ]. r.
Lydon and Auditor Stookey have filed
their financial statements for the quar-.
ter ending October IL. 1901. In which
the following showing is made: Total
receipts for quarter, $50, 664 .05. this in
Guiding 22.365.s0 cash on hand at be
ginning Of quarter and 1851 AZ delin-
Quent taxes paid. Disbursements dur
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

Phoenix, Ariz,, Oct 2s.-Arizon Z,
campaign for statehood was launched in
the mot enthusiastic convention ever held
III the territory. Every county. mnnici.
patty and commercial organization in the
territory sent delegates. and the body OF
accredited delegates that met in the local
opera house taxed the capacity Il that
building. A. J. Doran Of Prescott was
permanent chairman Resolutions we're
adopted with great enthusiasm, declar ny
that Arizona i justly entitled to be freed
from the present territorial form of gov.
eminent as it has been the unvarying Gus
tom Of the federal government 10 ADM,
territories to statehood when their poptlla
tion, wealth and the intelligence Of the
population are sufficient to warrant such
action.
The resolutions were strong In tone and
their reading aroused the CONVENTION TO
a high pitch Of enthusiasm. When the
closing sentence was read declaring that
Arizona relies upon the sense Of Jus.
tiee OF both branches Of congress. the
delegates rose to their feet. The Indian
band screeched out Sousa's "Sisrs and
Stripes Forever" and the convention be.
came pandemonium Of enthusiasm.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
OREGON NOTES.

November II will be Pendleton's sec.
Swallowed for several days.
Peer Bilyeu. prominent pioneer OF
So!o, is dead. aged abcu; 40 years.
Jim Washington, OF Pendle.on, was
taken 70 the state asylum for the in.
sane at Salem recently.
The Wasco Opera House company.
with the expressed object OF erecting
and owning an opera house In Wasco,
Sherman county. has been organ ized.
John Harson, 3S years old, of Baker
City, who was crippled by stroke of
lightning received four years ago. died
recently from the effecss OF the electric
shock.
Four cars and caboose were ,ele.
scoped by helper" on the @. 4 n.
construction work AT Bingham Springs
recently. All the cars were burned and
the engine was badly damaged. No one
was injured. The helper" vas return.
Ing from Pendleton when ii ran into
the rear fthe construction train.