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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19

Possibilities
IDAHO IS DESTINED TO BE
TIE PTTURE WATER
POWER STATE OF A5fER-
IC4.

An enterprise Is now being in
suguraied to subbIy the nliaes IN
the Cear d'AIenes with electric
power from Spokane Fills TIE
distance of the transmission viii
be about 100 miles. PocatelIo will
soon be supplied with electricity
from the American Falls. on Snake
river. twenty-five miles distant A
company has been Organized 10
bring power from Horseshoe Bend
on the Payette, to the Pearl Min
ing district and Boise. Capitalists
have planned scheme to carry
water from Shoshone Fails to the
Wood River country, seveniy-five
m lies esst. and to Contact. Nevada,
eighty miles south. Post Falls. in
Kootenai county. has another eltc-
trio plant Of considerable proper
lions under construction. Did the
very successful plant at Swan
Falls p.ompt the Inauguration Of
ali these schemes? 1t is probable
But think of it, This is the mer-
est beginning. The amount of
water power which will still run to
waste in Idaho after all of these
enterprises have been realized up
on will lee to them az a bucket of
water is to a drop. If distance
should prove 10 be not too great an
obstacle. Shoshone aud Twin Falls
, aud the three hundred miles of the
Salmon river could supply the
western half of America with pow
er, light and heat. 1t suggests the
: wonderful possibilities Of the fu-
: ture for Idaho. the water power
state Of America. DeLamar Mug
T. orat
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19

quantities Of stream tin found for
years III the water Of this district
Iii Sfinert. NJ jor Patterson and a
number Of Boston people are in
teres.ed in the find and gold has
bt-eu forgotten temporarily in the
scramble for tin claims.
Agitation has been started in
North Biaho in favor of opening
the Ceur d Alene Indian reserva-
tinn TO Whit settlers. The reserv-
alton. which partly surrounds Lake
Ceur d Alene. ntains more than
JO'i,OsO acres, including much fer
tile land and valuable florists Of
white a d yellow pine. 1t is also
said to contain rich mineral de-
posits, but the value cannot be de-
termined while the land is held as
( a reservation.
The Gould Manufacturing com
pany Of Oshkosh. Wis. has jusi
cousummated one Of the Iarges1
/ lumber deals ever made On th,
Pacific coast. They have pur
chased the entire output of tn,
AshnelIic mill at Newport, Idah'
! J. NJ. Gum Il Sons mill at Sane
Point, Idaho, and several sinai
mills. 1t is rumored that Ia,
price paid was sl2 per loo feet
which is one Of the highest price
ever paid in the state. The dea
am"unts to nearly half a milliol
dollars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
BUILDING THE CANAL.
Senator Morgan Introduces Meas
ure for Constructing the
Isthruian Waterway.

Senator Morgan has introduced
bill providing for the construc-
iion of the Nicaraguan canal. The
bill provides an aggregate of SloO.-
100000, of which S5.00O.GO0 is
made Immediately available and of
which aggregate sum such amounts
as are necessary are to be appro-
priated by congress from time to
time. The control of the canal
and of the canal belt is vested in a
board of eight citizens of the
United States in addition to the
secretary of war. who is to be pres
ident. These members of the
board are to be paid salary OF
$4,000 year each, and they are to
be chosen regardless of political
affiliations. The chief engineer IL
to receive a salary of $4,000 and
his assistants $4,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
Immigrant Rates.

J The Oregon Railway & Naviga-
ldtion Company announced that a
!, rate Of S25 for second-class passage
would be made between Omaha
''and Kansas City in the east, and
Portland and Puget sound points.
r next March and April. This Is in
accordance with an understanding
:, arrived at by the Oregon Railway
I and Navigation Company and its
{ connection in the Union Pacific
system. The new rate will take
the place of the settlers rates that
we're withdrawn several months
! ago, though there is no connection
between it and the old condition
ofaiFairs, this standing by itself ai
a new move.
The Great Northern took the in
itiatire in putting in settlers rate
= three years ago, AID the othe
lipes between ihe NJ souri riv
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
Short Line Plans.

A party of Oregon Short Line
engineers has started upon the
work of surveying an extension of
the new branch running from
Blackfoot to Macksy. The ulti-
mate objective point of the Short
Line in this extension is neither
Challis, Salmon City nor Thunder
Mountain. If feasible route can
be found the road will be built
clear through to Lewiston, Idaho
on the western border of the state
and there it will connect with 6
proposed branch of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company
The Hartman system has II
contemplation a plan involving the
expenditure of millions of dollar;
and the construction of a line
with feeders, traversing the ennr'
central part of Idaho and openinl
up probably the richest mineral
agricultural and timber section II
the west that is at present withou
a railroad.-Salt Lake Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
GENERAL NE US.

Carnegie has given slO.O00,000
for the erection Of a higher educa-
tional institution at Washington,
D. c.
This country is now in tPle-
graphic communication with Daw-
son City. The wire is 2,2GO miles
long and has two automatic re-
peaters. Fhe rate is s. for ten
words.
The state department has re-
ceived a draft of $4,000 from the
government Of Great Britain in
payment in full of claims of Amer
lean citizens who were expelled
from South Africa during the
Boer war.
The attorney general of Mime
sofa has ruled that the reading ol
repeating of the Lords prayer i
not compulsory in the public
schools. He cites the constitution
Nor shall any man be compelled
to attend, erect or support an,
place of worship
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
Adyertising
natter
|, ,MMRTT SHOULD MAKE AR
|LLL R4NGEMENTS TO MORE
bo Fully ADVERTISE HER
~" REsOURCEs.

n The past three months has
rtainly witnessed remark
Sic growth III our town. We
nture 10 say that Emmett
$ become better known to
people of other states in
lis period than ever before in
Il lie Existence of the place.
ir old citizens state that
ors inquiries concerning the
wn and surrounding country
ssss.s e come in WITHIN the last
Lresx weeks than they ever knew
before. 1t is to be hoped
at there is some one busy
,olSN elang these inquiries.
ney have just begun to come
and from now on will con-
nuaIly increase. as is the
se with all rapidly growing
WINS with our advantages.
-fher towns, among them
''s sldwell, have adopted the
an Of having II lot nf pamph-
Ii IFS printed, descriptive rf
q Mpeir section, to be distribute d.
EAM rider to do this money was
|8Sntrbuted by the business
en- and interested citizens.
Z mis- is by far the best plan,
-. I'd some rus'ler should take
bid of this work and arrange
SO That Emmett can be ad'
" srtised ia this manner. The
~ adex. in order to show its in
rest aud from a desire tC
aild up the town, will prin
lese Pamphlets for the mere
ohost.
| billy Now that the railroad is st
lear here it behooves us to d.
omething to attract new an
"N' desirable settlers here. w
lave the resources, let u
VphaSten ourselves to make ther
knOwn.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
News of
the State
INTERESTING STATE ITEMS
WE'D FROM OUR EX-
CHIMES. OTHER NE vs.
or INTEREST.

a young man named jas France
WAS almost instantly killed from
TIE kick of horse last Sunday
near Snelley.
The ceded strip Of the Fort Hall
reservation now sbuut ready TO b.
thrown open. contains about no.
uOl acres, of which 10000 is
agricultural land.
Blaine county has the honor IF
being the first county in the his
tory of the state to furnish a re-
mittance Of their quota of the state
taxes in one amount and that be
fore the end Of the year in which
The tax levy was made, says the
Capital News.
Sales of school land advertised
at Nj. .,unt Idaho aud Moscow have
been postponed until January,
owing to the fact that the laud
board can sell only 1900 acres a
year, and this number was reached
at Lewiston last week, where l,00O
acres were seld.
The news comes from St. An
thony OF the collapse of one corner
Of the new school house, the stone
work of which was recently COM
pleted at a cost Of 5000. 1t seems
that the foundation was imperfect
and when the late wet weather set
in it gave way, and as a conse-
quence one corner of the building
toppled over.
David P. Thompson, minister
to Turkey and ex-governor Of Ida
no. died in Portland last Saturday
surrounded by his family. He wai
born in Ohio in 1884 and came tC
Oregon in 1853. walking every steI
of the way across the continent
de leaves a large estate. He haC
been l. ing at death door for sew
eral weeks.
The Lewiston Tribune says th'
case against ex-Congressman vii
lis Sweet, of Spokane. charge,
with emoezzlement. was terminate,
yesterday in the probate court o
= motion of dismissal by Count
2 Attorney Johnson The case IL
volved mining transactions in til
4 Pierce City country, in whie
: funds paid to Mr. Sweet for th
t purchase of stock were alleged
+ have been applied 10 his own us
The state land board has lease
" to H. S Hollister so acres of Ian
adjacent to Shoshone Falls. for II
= purpose of erecting power plan
. Mr.. Hollister represents a con
pany that proposes to harness 1t
" mighty cataract and erect an ele
= trio plant of 10000 horse power
p" cost $325,000 The power will
transmitted to the mines in Il
HALEY district, and eventually
. the Contract, New copper mine
lg Tin has been struck in quau
Il, ties that have created exciteme
in in Idaho, according to n. l. A
ut drews. one Of the early settlers a
prominent citizens of Salmon Cit
The strike was encountered
.. OF Panther creek. says the Salt La
Herald, not far from Salmon CT
&c. and accounts for the mystery
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
Warrant caIL.

Crrna presentation al my ottc' VIII
ia, all Warrants up to aud incii'ii"g n.
297. aeainst the Emn-ttsviil- lnd-prnd-
ent school district NO
E. K HA,Es. Treasurer.
Emmett. Idaho bee. 10 1901
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19

smoks supreme Jn.s' cisals.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19
TO Ok sUDscRIsERs.

The first of the year will
Soon be here and the Index
has yet quite a large number
Of unpaid subscriptions. The
prpprietors are desirous Of
enlargiug their paper and an
early settlement of accounts
Que viii materially aid us in
giving Emmett toe best week
Is paper ~ Idaho. 4 hint to-
the wise j. sufficient
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19

Every home should have pisno or
organ have a good secondhand piano
for sl75. Mrs. NJ. A. Swift,
Columbia Theater, Boise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-12-19

Pianos aud organs al reduced prices
for 10 days Mrs VI. 4 swift.
Columbia rnsat,I lieiss-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
CONSOLIDATION OF RAILROADS.

New Savannah, Florida and Western
Company to increase Capital Stock.
A great consolidation OF railroads
with a capital stock of $25, ,0U0,0 900 has
been perfected Of the roads In south
ern Georgia, northern Florida and
eastern Alabama.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Company is the designation
of the new company, and the principal
stockholder In the new corporation Is
said to be the old Savannah. Florida
and Western Railway Company.
Application was filed in the secretary
of states Office at Atlanta Monday
morning to increase the capital stock
of the company from it's present capi-
tai to $25,O00,000. The cause assigned
in the application for this increase OF
capital stock is said to be the absorb
ton Of the following roads: The
Charleston and Savannah, the Bruins
wick and Western, the Alabama Mid
land. the Silver Springs, Ocala and
Gulf and the Tampa and Thonotasosa.
1t is said that this combination OF
roads makes a complete link from
Charleston, S. c., along the coast cities
and across the southern part OF Geor-
gia to Tampa, extending also over into
Alabama.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
To Test Validity Of Vote.


A petition has been submitted to the
state suprem ecourt by the city eeun-
Gil Of Charleston, requesting a special
sitting of the court to determine the
validity Of the recent vote on the con.
stitutional amendment, by which the
city was allowed to increase its bond.
ed debt to build a water works system.
There was clerical error in printing
the ballots and the point is raised that
this vitiated the vote. Since the decis-
ion of the supreme court In the case
Of Pieper against the city council,
which neld that council could not
make a water contract extending into
another administration, the plan for
securing a water supply from Goose
creek has been killed. Council has al
ready prepared contract with the
American Pipe Company, of Philadel-
phia, by which the latter had agreed
to build the water system, the city TO
pay $4,000 annually for public pur-
poses. This contract Is now off. 1t Is
stated by council that no other plan Is
before that body at present looking to
another water contract and there is no
hope OF securing the much needed
system. This condition Is demoraliz-
ing and has had depressing effect on
business generally. According to the
statement of those in authority, the Pc
tition referred to was submitted to the
supreme court at the request Of the
city of Florence, which is working on
water supply contract.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
BAMBERG, s. c.. THURSDAY, JULY 4. 1901.
Judge Gary very promptly refused
the motion

Judge Gary very promptly refused
the motion.
One of the grounds for the motion
for a new trial was that Judge Garys
rulings during the trial were pre]udic-
ial to the constitutional rights of the
defendant and were not fair and impair
tial in the exposition of the law. The
court then sentenced Colonel Neal tc
pay a fine of $1,000 and serve four
monthss in Richland county jail, and
notice of appeal was promptly given
by the colonels counsel.
In passing sentence Judge Gary told
the defendant that he would regard
the jury's recommendation to mercy
and would not inflict upon him the in
dignity of going to the prison over
which he had presided. and the wear
ing of stripes. The court then fixed
bond for Colonel Neal pending the ap-
peal in the sum of $4,000.
It is understood that Colonel Neal
will be able to give 1t. The other case
against Colonel Neal for breach OF
trust has been withdrawn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
TWO REPORTS SUBMITTED.
Suffrage Question Brought Up In Ala.
barna Constitutional Convention.

Suffrage Question Brought Up In Ala.
bama Constitutional Convention.
Chairman Coleman, Of the commit.
tee on suffrage, made a report of the
committee to the Alabama constitu'
tional convention Saturday morning.
The reading Of the article met with
considerable applause. A minority re-
port was submitted as to single Sec
tion-the grandfather clause-which is
signed by Frank S. White, Of Jeffer.
son; Captain 8. H. Dent, Of Barbour;
Ex-Governor William c. Oates, Of Mont
gomery, and General George P. Harri.
son, of Lee.
The principal features Of the major.
ity report as as follows:
A registration board for each county
to consist of three persons, to be ap-
pointed by the governor.
Any person denied right Of registra'
tion may appeal to city or circuit
court.
All qualified voters must be able to
read and write any article of consti'
tuition of United States.
If unable to read, must own by self
or wife 40 acres of land in state, or
other real estate to value Of $500.
Any person offering to sell his vote
or buy vote Of another shall be dis.
franchised.
Poll tax upon each male between q
and As years of age to be $3.50.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
BIG BANK SUSPENDS
Seventh National at New York
Forced to Close Its Doors.
COMPTROLLER NOW IN CHARGE
Owes New York Clearing House Over
Half Miliion-Statement Is
sued BY President
Thomas.

The Seventh National bank at New
York was closed at 1O:45 Thursday
when the following notice was posted
on It's doors:
This bank is in the hands Of the
comptroller OF the currency.
FOREST RAYNOR,
National Bank Examiner"
At the same time William N. Crom-
we'll, the banks attorney, gave out the
following statement:
I'm justice to the depositors and
stockholders OF the Seventh National
bank, William Nelson Cromwell, the
banks attorney, has advised the bank
to suspend payment"
This action was taken after a pro-
tracted conference in the directors
room Of the bank, which was partici-
pated in by the new president, Edward
l.. Thomas, ex-President William H,
Kimball, Edwin Gould, Lorenzo Sem.
pie, who is one of the directors, and
several other members OF the board.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
Can State Be Made to Pay?

A Washington dispatch says: The
state of South Carolina, acting through
the governor and attorney general, has
initiated proceedings before the COM
missioner of internal revenue to test
the question whether the state can be
legally required to take out special tax
stamps as wholesale and retail liquor
dealers under their state dispensary
laws, and has made demand upon the
commissioner for a refund of all such
taxes hitherto paid. amounting to s4,-
GIG. While this sum is not large, it is
realized that the principle at issue is
of great and far reaching Importance.
The one question involved is whether
the internal revenue laws of the Uni
ted States apply to the dispensary sys-
tenn of South Carolina SO as to entitle
the collector to demand the payment Of
these taxes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
SINGLE BOLT KILL ELEVEN.
Chicago Youngsters Sought Refuge
From Heat and Fell Victims to
Deadly Lightning Stroke.

Crowded together in little zinc
fined stanty under a north shore pier
of Lake Michigan ten boys and young
men and one old man met instant
death by lightning at Chicago Monday.
They had left their fish lines ano
sought shelter from the fierce thunder
storm that deluged the northern part
of the city about 1 o'clock. Ten min
utes later their bodies lay with twisted
and tangled limbs. like nest o.
snakes" as the men who found them
said. Twelve-year-old Willie Anderson
vas uninjured, but he lay many long
minutes before he could be drawn ou1
from the heap of bodies.
The dead are all from the families
Of comparatively poor people. ana
comprised two men who were fishing
and seeking relief from the heat OF
the day, joined by number OF boys
who had come to wade and swim on
the beach.
There were thirteen men and boys
on the pier. They rushed for the Only
available shelter and crowded them
selves in through the little trap door
in the top of the cabin until they were
packed almost to a point OF suffoca-
ton. Then came the tnunderbolt.
Percy Keane, small boy watching
from the water station, thought he
heard a scream as the bolt struck
Mindless Of the storm, he rushed
across the beach. At the pier ne
heard a cry: Help! Get me out!
He looked into the cabin. and in dis
may saw the twisted bodies. Young
Percy, crying, pulled at the dead mems
arms and legs to get them away. lie
saw Willie Anderson's head and part
of his body, but he could not pull him
out, nor could he pull the heavy bodies
from on top of him. Then young keane
telephoned to the police, who succeed
ed, after a great deal OF difficulty, in
reviving young Anderson and recover
Ing the dead bodies Of the others.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-04
History Of the Bank.

The Seventh National bank was
originally the old Seventh Ward bank,
and was established in 1898. For q
long time control of the institution was
held by John MeAnerney, southerner,
who was president of the bank. In
May, 1899, First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry S. Heath practically ac-
quired controlling interest IN the
stock of the Seventh, and on July 4th
William H. Kimball resigned as nation
al bank examiner to become vice presi-
dent Of the Seventh, several changes
in the directorate being made at the
same time. Josiah Quincy, OF Boston,
was one of the directors elected then.
On August 2, 1899, Mr.. McAnerney
resigned the presidency and Vice Pres
ident Kimball was chosen in his stead.
Fletcher s, Heath was elected vice
president. The officers and directors
are as follows;
E. r. Thomas, president; Fletcher
S. Heath, vice president; George w.
Adams, cashier. Directors: George
w. Adams, Eugene Bissell, Thomas NJ.
Boyd, Fletcher 8. heath, Perry S.
Heath, E. Hewitt, William H. Kimball,
Alexander Mcdonald, Guy G. Major,
William P. Orr, Josiah Quincy, Frank
H. Ray, John A. Sullivan, W. H. fay-
lor, Samuel Thomas.
William Nelson Cromwell, special
counsel for the bank, gave out state
ment from President Thomas, and add
ed that he was engaged in preparing a
plan for reorganization of affairs OF
the bank, and that it was believed a
satisfactory plan would be presented
at an early date. The statement given
out by Mr.. Cromwell follows:
Edward R. Thomas, president OF
the Seventh National bank, stated that
the difficulties of the bank were due
solely to the making by the previous
executive officers Of large advances to
Messrs. Marquand & Co., and that the
security thereon was OF an unmarketa-
able character, although OF consider
able intrinsic value. That upon the
urgent application OF the board ne
and his associate, Edwin H. Gould, had
furnished financial assistance upon ad'
eouate securities and upon the assur
ance that the obligations OF Marquand
& Co. would be made good by this
morning. That the first named had,
however, failed to fulfill expectations
and while he and Mr.. Gould and some
OF the directors were willing to furnish
further financial aid, it was not deem
ed by them as just either to the depos'
itors stockholders or the public to
invite deposits and credit until the al
fairs of the bank were again placeo
upon an absolutely safe basis.
THAT for this purpose reasonable
time was necessary and to prevent un'
fair preference or ADVANTAGES the
board determined, with the advice OF
counsel, to suspend operations Tor the
present"