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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
County Commissioners Have Decided to Post
POns Election on Court House and Jail
BOnds-Mrs Paddock Was Declared Insane.

The county commissioners have been
engaged this week in hearing complaints
on their work as board of equalization.
The question of submitting the court
house and Jail improvements bonds to
the people has been practically deferred
until the next general election as it is
the opinion of the board that the real
condition of the court house and Jail
should be better understood by the peo-
pie and full vote of the residents of the
county obtained on the question. One
of the board made a suggestion this
afternoon that the chairman of central
committee of the parties should make it
their business to have speakers explain
to the people outside of Lewiston the
the need Of larger court house and
stronger Jail.
Monday the d. d. VanWinkle road in
district No. 10 was ordered to be opened
as public highway. The opening of
this road has been a matter that has been
before the county board for two years
past.
hearing has been ordered on the
petition OF John Dow Tor new road In
district No. as.
Mrs. Mary Haddock was taken into
custody Friday evening and tried and
adIudged insane by Judge Reese Satur-
day morning. The unfortunate woman
went about the streets Friday claiming to
have received large income from an
estate in the east and the purchase of
K. {. Beach's store and raise In the
clerks salary to $25o per month had
been declared since the establishment
had come under her supervision.
The regular county teachers examine.
ton for life, state, first second and third
grade certificates will be held August 40.
III and "a
The county institute will probably not
be held until the last week in September.
The state superintendent has issued a
call Tor convention Of county superin-
tendents to be held in Boise the last
week in August. A meeting of the CITY
superintendent and principals is called
for the same date and a general con.
fererce will be held 10 select the course
OF study for the schools of the state.
State Superintendent Scott has Just re.
turned to Boise from the convention of
the National Educators association, held
in Boston.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28
PLEASED WITH THE PROSPECT
Chicago Party Makes Tour Of Inspection
in the Waha Country-Are Favorably I'm.
pressed With Conditions.

|
The lewiston Waha irrigation prCjec
meets with the hearty approval OF tn,
| Chicago capitalists who are here TO in
vestigate before the final deal is made
Such is the expression of the party a:
voiced by the members who have been
interviewed since their return from the
lake last evening.
Senator Dubois speaking for the party
said: "Our friends are we'll pleased with
the proposition and are free to confess
that the conditions in Lewiston valley
are far beyond their expectations They
visited Viueland Saturday and were
wonderfully impressed by the results
produced by irrigation. Our trip to
Waha was one of personal investigation
The whole detail of the plan was gone
over. We had our observation at the
lake and went carefully over the lines of
divert the waters into the reservoir. Our
engineers have been engaged since the
early spring in making daily record of
the water supply and from examination
of these records there can be no doubt
that we will have abundant water to
irrigate rs, 900 acres. In our calculations
we hay ye allowed a miners inch to the
acre. This is the basis in southern Idaho
where the rainfall is less than in this
valley and it has been found ample for
all practical purposes.
The conditions for irrigation here are
ideal and the results are marvellous.
Results in Vineland and at Porter's
Schleicher's and other points here fully
demonstrate the possibilities of the soil
when water is applied. The people in
our party are the capitalists who will
back the project. The made this trip
especially to make personal investiga-
ton of this country and they are we'll
pleased with the trip. think there will
be no time lost now in getting to the
actual work of construction"
The party of capitalists that Senator
Dubois brought out from Chicago to
interest in this scheme is composed of
Judge Edward F. Dunn, judge of the
circuit court of Cook county; c. A.
Londelius, contractor; Dr. Chas. f..
Whalen, of the Rush Medical college;
w. H. Moss. capitalist; Chas. F. Thomp-
son, president Of the Thompson Music
company; Jacob Franks. capitalist; Sgd
ney Adler, of the law firm of Loeb &
Adler; J. Milton Trainer, builder and
T. P. Sullivan, president OF
the Chicago Retail Produce Dealers
and j. +. Trainer, real estate
operator.
They arrived in the city Saturday after
noon and in the evening were driven
through Vineland and shown the results
of practical irrigation. Sunday morning
the party drove to Lake Waha and an
of the reservoir site and of
the proposed canals. They returned last
evening and today will visit Porter's and
Schlt icher's ranches on the Clearwater.
They will leave for the east tomorrow,
well pleased with the prospects.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28
THE CITY SCHOOL AFFAIRS
Directors OF Lewiston Public Schools are Pre-
pairing Buildings and Csmpas for Schools
This Winter-School Win Begin Sept 7th.

Another month and the children will
be preparing to gather at the call of the
school bell. The painting. plastering
and other improvements going on around
the school grounds show that the direc-
I tors of Lewiston school district mean to
be ready when the bell rings on the 9TH
OF September, the Gay set for opening
our schools. Superintendent Wright will
return Saturday from his vacation spent
in the mountains of northern Washing
ton and Idaho and take charge of affairs.
There will be two or three teachers to
choose upon the superntendent's return
AT present the board will employ IL
teachers for the district. Nine will occupy
the new building. Six will teach in the
old building, four in outside rooms in
town and two in the country. The old
Guild and small room adjacent will be
used again and the board has made an
effort to secure the G. A. R. hall for two
grades but nothing definite has been
settled yet. Bids for contracts on the
new high school building have been
called to be opened on the thirtieth of
this month and it is expected that this
building will be ready for occupation by
the Ist January when the second term
will begin.
A large number of people leave the
higher attitudes during the winter and
move to Lewiston to enjoy the climate
and school facilities. This increases our
school population and at least one thou,
sand are expected on the roll this winter
in The Lewiston public schools.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28

The Boise Statesman tells the follow
ing story of the death of Nez Perce
county pioneer who died in that city
July 21th:
The hand of death has fallen upon an
other Boise pioneer aud Henry Seller,
the veteran merchant, has passed away.
He breathed his last at 2:Io this morn
ing in the family residence on Eleventh
ard Grove.
The immediate cause of his death was
a stroke of paralysis. with which he was
seized on July ID and from the effects OF
which he never rallied.
Mr.. Seller was bro,her-in. law Of Ma.
than Falk, and The iatter's sudden death
was great blow to him.
Henry Seller was born in Altenmuhr
Bavaria. u years ago. He came tc
America when youth. In 1889 hs
lived in Orofino and in 1860 and 1861 hs
owned store in Lewiston In 1881 h.
came to Boise aud had since continuousl,
engaged in business here.
He was married 80 years ags TO Mis-
Helena Falk. who, with their two child
rem, Leo and Clementine, survives him
He is also survived by three brothers.
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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28

Campers will soon return TO town, as
the temperature is falling
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28

The Grand Old Nez Perce is growing
greater every day.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28
Pleasant Party FRIDAY Evening.

A company OF young friends assembled
at the home of Miss Halle Wadsworth
Friday night and enjoyed an evening of
games. A lunch Of ice cream and cake
was served. Those present were the
Misses Bernice Morey, Alta and Reta
Giles, Geraldine Paulsen, Keef and Carr
sen and Messrs. Elbert Chapman. Anstin
Morey. George Frost. Albert Bartlett.
DR.. VIM. F. Galbraith and Dr.. S. A. Roe.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28
Heavy frost at Cayrodi,h

Prof. G. o. Zinn arrived in the city
yesterday morning from visit with rel
atives at Southwick. On his road he
passed through cavendish about O'Clock
in the morning and he reports that one
could write his name in the frost on the
fences. Diversity of climate IN Nez
Perce county should attract people from
every CLINE.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-28

lanes Mccall of the Tom Beal country
was in the city Saturday preparing to
start his header yesterday on 600 acres
of grain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
THE ROW in THE BALKANS.
The Turkish View Of the Program
Set Forth in an Article Pub
lished in London.

London, Feb. s.The Turkish view Of
the Balkan situation Is set forth in the
Pail Mall Gazette by a staff officer who
served in the last Russa-T Turkish war. He
says: @
''There have been many false alarms,
but this spring trouble will come. The
only convincing sign to be found in the
circumstances Of Count Ignatieff's TOUR
Of the Balkans in commemuration of Rus.
sian victories was not sufficient motive
for his speeches. These were Of a sort
calculated to make mischief He did not
improvise those speeches or make them
on his own responsibility. That Is not
the Russian way 1t follows that in
fo1nenting trouble he was carrying out
the settled policy OF the Russian foreign
office 1t is reasonable to infer that the
trouble he made publicly was not all the
trouble he made.
What one has to remember is that
Macedonia is always ready to rise when
ever she sees a chance of foreign as
sistance,i but the leaders know perfectly
well that without foreign assistance their
case is hopeless.
| bulgarian assistance is not enough
The Turks are quite capable Of stopping
the Bulgarians without bringing a single
man from Asia Minor. This fact is vel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

He said in his ruling that it had been
repeatedly held that Sunday could be made
legislative day. There had, rs fact,
been no legislation at yesterdays session
BY unanimous consent the house simply
permitted the filing Of the conference re-
port under the rule. The house, when
in session at any time, he stated, was ON
nipotent. except for the limitations Of the
constitution.
Mr.. Richardson protested against the
ruling as a dangerous precedent, and
moved to correct the journal so as tt
strike out the action Of yesterday.
Eleven republicans voted with the dem
ocrats for his motion, but it was defeated
on rising vote of 80 to SO.
Mr.. Richardson demanded the ayes anl
noes and the roll was called.
The motion to strike out was carried
116 to 101.
Twenty eight republicans voted with thu
democrats.
The net result Of this action Is to post
pone the consideration Of the conference
report on the department of commerce
bill until tomorrow.
Mr.. Hepbprn insisted that, although thu
house had just stricken from the journa
the record of the action of yesterday, tn,
fact, nevertheless, remained that the con
ference report had been presented.
What proof has the gentleman" in
quired the speaker. The house has jus
stricken all reference to the action from
the journal Gaughter.)
The conference report on the bill t
increase the salaries of federal judge
was agreed to.
The house then proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON of District of Columbia business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

accept the reference to The Hague of
the question of allowing preferential
claims, yet their protocol is so drawn as
practically to require such preferential
treatment in advance of the submission
of the case to that tribunal.
More Time Eaten Up.
Mr.. Bowen feels that the German pro-
tocol would not be acceptable to the
Venezuelan government, and he has
therefore declined to sign 1t in it's present
form, which necessitates a reference back
to Berlin and an extension Of the nego-
hoped by the authorities here that this
phase of the subject could be closed and
the blockade lifted.
The reports from Caracas are that great
suffering is being inflicted upon many in
nocent persons and the foreign residents
are bearing more than their share of
the rigors Of the blockade, because their
more complex wants are not to be sat
isfied with the native food which suf-
fees the Venezuelans.
From this element, therefore, pressure
is being brought upon London. Berlin
and Rome which may have some effect
in fastening the negotiations. Italy is
not likely to prove an obstacle to the
| winding up Of these negotiations.
Baron Won Sternberg, the German min
lister, was active this morning in his eff
| forts to hasten the negotiations and spent
some time with the British ambassador
and with Mr.. Bowen at the latter's
| hotel.
The German protocol will provide FOL
] the payment Of $500 Immediately, a:
Is the case with the British protocol.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
IN THE SENATE
Mr.. carmack Mortified Over Philippine
Atrocities.

I Washington, Feb. 9.-The Littlefield
antitrust bill was received by the senate
to-day from the house and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The army appropriation bill was sent
to conference, Messrs. Proctor (Vermont),
Quarles (Wisconsin) and Cockrell (Mis-
souri) being named as conferees.
The senate bill establishing a life saw
ing station at Cape Nome, Alaska also
extending the thirteenth life saving dis
trict to Alaska, was passed.
The Philippines Again.
Mr.. Carmack (Tennessee) then ad-
dressed the senate on the Rawlins reso-
luton calling for the records of courts
martial Of officers serving in the Philip
pines.
The best army that ever trod the earth,
Mr. Carmack declared could be sent to a,
distant tropical land, but when 1t became
known that crimes will go unpublished,
awful consequences will ensue. Just these
consequences have followed, he said, and
the charges have been met with stoical
and cynical Indifference.
Murders by American soldiers in the
Philippines had become too common, he
said, to bear investigation, which answer
seems entirely satisfactory ''to our noble
and generous and humane secretary of
war; Court martial in the Philippines
had been a travesty on justice, he said,
and he cited the case Of Lieutenant Pres
ton Brown, whom he charged with MUIR
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

Attempts to Show the Latter As .
Moral Monster With No Con-
ception of Ethics.

Indianapolis, Feb. 9.-The defense in
the trial of DR.. J. C. Alexander, charged
with being implicated in the grave rob-
bling cases, outlined it's evidence as soon
as the court opened to-day.
The defense, according to Mr.. Spaan,
proposed to show that DR.. Alexander was
Of good moral character, while the negroes
who testified against him were disrepu-
table and unworthy of belief. The defense
is that when Cantre11 and Martin went to
DR.. A1exanders office they went there
for the purpose of securing employment
to. clean up the college: ashley had done
that kind of work at Chicago and other
places. DR.. Alexander told them that
such employment was out of his depart
ment, but to call again and he would give
them an answer.
~ In the meantime he consulted with sew
eral members of the faculty and was told
that he might employ Cantrell and DR..
Alexander agreed to pay him $50 for the
work. On the second trip Cantrell told
him that he was furnishing dissecting SUBJ
jects for sother colleges and would like
to furnish some for Dr.. Alexander. DR..
Alexander replied that il he could get the
bodice legitimately he would pay him
for them. IS,
The defense offered to prove that at
the time this conversation occurred DR..
Alexander was writing to the directors in
different parts Of the state asking for ma
terial that could be furnished under the
law. The defense also proposed to show
that the money expended by DR.. Alex
ander for Cantrell in the way of fines and
with the pawnbrol1ers was deducted from
:! the amount that DR.. Alexander agreed tC
| pay Cantrell. The defense said that II
would show that while Cantrell was before
| the grand jury he went to a telephone and
called up DR.. Anderson, whose office was
across the hall from DR.. Alexander's Of
flee in the Claypool building. Cantrell
! the defense asserted, made himself known
and asked DR.. Anderson to inform DR.
Alexander that he need not fear, that he
| (Cantrell) was being paid for what he was
doing and that no harm should come te
DR.. Alexander. The defense said it woult
show that Cantrell had received $55; tina
| this money came to him at different times
| in a white envelop with no signature anc
the address printed in a disguised hand.
! The theory of the defense as, set fortf
to the jury was that some one had SEN
this money to Cantrell to pay him for thu
Testimony he was giving before the grand
jury. Mr.. Span said that the defens'
Ewould introduce expert testimony to SHOW
| that a man afflicted as Cantrell was-a'
shown by his discharge from the regula
army-was a moral monster and has M
conception Of right and wrong.
/ Mr.. Span urged the jury not to 81
swayed by the outrageous stories in yellow
newspapers, by spectacular display o
shrouds in the court rooms or account
of the finding of dead bodies in tn
4 streets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
A BRAVE WOMAN
She Shoots an Assailant, but Is Near
ly Killed.

MonongoheIa, Pa, Feb s.-During the
night an unknown man forced his way
into the telegraph tower at Walston sta
tion on the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charles
ton railroad, and assaulted Mrs. Wilson,
the operator Mrs. Wilson shot and
wounded the man, and this so enraged
him that he beat her almost insensible
and then tried to burn her to death by
forcing her head into the stove. Before
he succeeded, however, an arriving freight
train frightened him off and he fed, leav
ing his victim unconscious. Mrs. Wilson
is the wife Of ex- Mayor Wilson. She is
handsome woman, aged 80. and is re-
garded as fearless. Her condition is criti-
cal.
Early in the evening four men made an
attempt to break in the tower, but they
were frustrated by the timely arrival of
several reailroaders. 1t is thought Mrs.
Wilson'S assailant belonged to this party
and the police expect to have him before
night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

dering an unar1ned and unresisting native
Filipino and whose sentence Of five years
had been mitigated by the president to a
nominal fine and slight reduction in
rank
To every wicked, vicious and depraNed
ruffian in the army, he said, the order of
General Jacob Smith to kill and burn in
Samar meant that there was no law, no
restraint and no punishment and yet
the president calmly surveys the ruin he
has wrought "and, like another great i'm
perialist, he is astonished at his own
moderation" He inquired how it happened
that the president who had declared his
Intention to probe crimes in the Philip
pines never heard of the Captain BrowneI
case in which Father Augustin was tor
tured until he died.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
GERMANY AND ITALY
A Secret Alliance Between Them Is Al
Ieued,

Washington, Feb. 9.-Disclosure of a
secret alliance between Germany and Italy
constituted the most important develop
ment in the Venezuelan situation Sunday.
This fact has been made known to the
British ambassador, and it will put all of
the negotiators more closely on their
guard in the drafting of the protocols
which they hope to submit to Minister
Bowen during the next few days. The
German-Italian alliance was old news to
Mr.. Bowen, the fact having leaked out
in Caracas before he left there. General
ly speaking, the alliance is intended to
secure to Italy the same treatment in the
allies settlement with Venezuela as that
received by Germany and Great Britain.
Regarding reference to The Hague, Mr.
Bowen has informed the allies that he will
not consent that one man be selected
from the personnel of The Hague tribunal
to sit as arbiter in the question Of prefer
entail treatment. He wishes that this
court shall consist of three and preferably
/ of five members.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

which event their speeches would be am
munition for the opposition, and cumula-
tive evidence of the party's shortcomings.
Finally, If they advocated anything short
of the immediate dissolution Of every trust
corporation, they would be misunderstood
by their constituents at home, who would
suspect and charge them with defending
trusts. Which accounts for the deep, wide
silence which, from Dec. 5 to Feb. 5. has
oyerspread the face of congress on q topic
which, by universal consent, Is the livest
and most burning issue OF the day and
hour.
Lack Of moral courage? Yes; but no
lack of political discretion.
But wait until after March 4; then the
country constituent will begin to hear
what = and Teddy have did" to the
trusts!
w w Jer1nane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
GERMANY AGAIN
WASTES TIME
Her Protocol So Drawn That Mr..
Bowen Refused to
Sign It.
It Is Returned to Berlin for Correc-
ton, AL Of Which Takes
Time.
Meantime Foreigners and Others in
Venezuela Are Suffering From
the Blockade.

Washington, Feb. 9.-As the Venezuela
issue stands to-day the British protocol is
so drawn that Mr.. Bowen may accept it
in principle. But the German draft is
unacceptable and the differences between
the negotiators as to this protocol are
more marked than in the case of any
other.
One statement made, and this state
ment is not by Mr.. Bowen, was that
while the Germans, with the other allies,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
CRITICAL IN DELAWARE
Democrats Propose to Help Elect a
Regular Non.Addicks Re-
publican.

Dover, Del, Feb. "a great crowd Of
politicians and other interested persons Is
here in anticipation Of sensational devel-
opments in the senatorial situation. It
was understood that an ultimatum had
been prepared by the democrats under the
leadership Of former United States Sena-
tor Kenny for presentation to the eau
Gus Of the regular republicans which pro-
vides that the democrats join with the
regular republicans in the election Of
Congressman Ball for the four-year term
and H. A. Dupont for the two-year term.
Both are regulars.
A rumor prevailed that three regular re-
publicans will desert their associates and
vote with the Union-Addicks republicans.
This would give Addicks "a votes, three
less than the number necessary to elect.
The seventeenth ballot for United
States senator resulted In no election.
The democrats held a caucus shortly
before noon when the proposition was
made to support Congressman Ball for
the long term. After some discussion it
was finally decided to vote for L. Irving
Mandy for the long term and e. B. w.
Tunnel for the short term.
The decision Of the democrats was not
presented to the regular republicans be-
fore the ballot was taken. 1t is charged
by the democrats that the regulars did
not want the action Of the former to &c
into effect to-day.
The regular republicans held q caucus
this afternoon in an endeavor to reacl
some agreement. Mr.. Flynn said tina
nothing had been done except decision
to continue voting for two men now bein,
supported.
The democrats are apparently not
unit The situation was summed up by
prominent democrat as follows:
1--WE were sent here to vote for the cleo
ton of two democratic United States sen
ators If this is found impossible and i
becomes necessary to select a republican
doesn't it follow that we can choose who
ever we please?''
| AS there are rumors that Addicks ennis
saries are in the democratic ranks thi
statement is significant.