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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
NORTHWEST NEWS.

A very importan final decision, ad-
verse to Idaho settlers, has just been
rendered by Assistant Secretary
Woodruff of the Interior department,
Washington, d. c. This is the long
drawn-out case of the state of Idaho
VS.. Steve Thorp ct al, and affects
over $50 settlers in township "A,
ranges and east. and who settled
on these lands after July 5, 1901. A
man in touch with this case says that
the loss to each one of these settlers
will reach on an average $1,000. or a
grand total of $780, besides the
lands. This is the case in which the
state of Idaho relinquished valuable
school sections in the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation in order to use
them as a base with which to attack
settlers. That there is intense feel
ing throughout this section of Idaho
against the state officials implicated
in this deal is drawing it mildly. This
case was part Of the strenuous contest
in which the Northern Pacific railroad
was a third party, and which, as a re-
suit of this decision and others of the
same nature, has gained a good part
of these lands.
Uncle Sam will have some more
land to give away this fall" a govern
ment official who went with the Gar
field party on it's trip through the
state of Montana is quoted as saying,
" and it will probably be disposed of
in the same manner as the Huntley
project was, and the drawing will
probably take place in October. 1t is
the lands under the Fort Shaw irri.
cation and reclamation project in Cas-
cade county"
President Louis w. Hill of the
Great Northern railway declares the
| lumbermen of the coast must choose
| between a continuation of the cai
shortage that has crippled the lum
Der industry during the past year anC
the advance of 10 cents per 100 pounds
on lumber and single shipments tha
will be applied October /. Presiden
Hill said his road had sent 1000 empty
cars to the coast to haul lumber
products this summer, hauling the
empties from the Dakotas and Mon
tana. At the existing rates of lumbe
and shingles, he said, this car haul
age could not continue.
In consequence of a cloudburs
near the head of Elk Park canyon
east of Butte, at o'clock Sunda,
evening a flood of water swep
through Columbia gardens, the city
big recreation park, and flooded
portion of the street car tracks to tn
gardens. Heavy damage was done
especially to the copper precipitatin
plants along Silver Bow creek. Bot
Great Northern and Northern Pacifi
trains were DELAYED several hours.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Dies as Did Tschaikowsky.

Pittsburg, July 22.-Mrs. Margaret
X. King, 35 years of age, a well known
local musician, committed suicide by
cutting her throat at her home Sun
day after playing Tschaikowsky's
Sixth Symphony" on the piano. Mrs.
King has been respondent for a long
time, necessitating her being closely
watched by her husband and nurse.
It is believed she was impressed by
the act of the Russian composer, who
killed himself after writing the Sixth
Symphony" and so killed herself fol
lowing the rendition of the piece
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Col. Ayres Retired.

A lifetime experience as a fighter of
Indians and Filipinos, of guerilla war
fare, did not prevent Lieutenant Colo
mel Charles G. Ayres from falling into
an ambuscade.
Although the military boards rec
ommendation for his retirment will
not be made public officially until it is
passed ON by the secretary of war,
high officials of the department are
unanimous in the opinion that the
colonel will be placed upon the retired
list with little loss of time
The penalty is to be a relegation to
a pension at the prime of his official
life, and with no prospects of increas
ing honor before him.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
FIVE BLOCKS BURN
At VICTORIA, B. c.

Victoria, b. @. July "a The great
est fire in Victoria's history occurred
Tuesday afternoon, destroying five
blocks and many detached buildings,
involving loss of quarter of million
dollars. Starting in the usused boiler
shop of the defunct Albion works, the
fire wiped out the shacks of the of ten
rloin. From Store street to Quadra,
four blocks eastward, and between
Herald and Chatham and Pioneer
streets, scarcely any thing escaped.
The poor pressure of water greatly
handicapped the firemen, who, aided
by the soldiers of the garrison and a
host of volunteers. fought desperately,
pulling down many buildings in the
path of the fire, which was brought
under control at p. m.
In many instances the furniture
brought to the street was burned before
cOnveyances could be secured to carry
it away.
Several narrow escapes took place.
The women who wanted to get back
into burning buildings to save their
valuables were dragged out by firemen
as the roof fell in.
One woman on Green street became
crazed and tried to rush back into a
burning building, being prevented by
policeman, who grabbed her and hur'
ried her struggling from the scene.
The number of houses destroyed il
placed at rs, and the insurance a
about $135, 900. The total loss is esti
mated at $3.50, 900. No casualties arr
reported.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Dakota Cyclone Kills Three.

Mitchell, S. D.. July 22.-Reports
have been received here of a very Sc
we're and destructive wind and rain
storm which occurred at Woonsocket
The house belonging to man named
Atkinson, a carpenter, was caught by
the heavy wind and blown over. Three
persons who were in the house at the
time were killed by the flying boards
and being crushed benath the build
ing. Several other houses in Woon
socket were partially destroyed, but
no other injuries are reported.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Colonel Will S. Hays, the veteran
river editor of the Courier-J ournal,
song writer and poet. died at his home
in Louisville, KY, last Tuesday of YER
tigo, caused by stroke of paralysis,
suffered in the Iroquois theater in
Chicago. He was 20 years of age.
Harry S. Eggleston, son of City
Treasurer M. H. Eggleston Of Spokane,
was drowned Tuesday afternoon in the
Spokane river.
Governor Folk of Missouri has grant
ed a respite of 30 days to Lord" Fred
erick Seymour Barrintgon, under sent
ence to be hanged at Clayton, Mo.
July 20 for the murder of James p.
Mccain two years ago.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Tornado Hits Wisconsin.

La Crosse, Wis, July PA tornado
Sunday visited the section north OF
here in the vicinity of Viroqua. Tel
ephonic communication in all direc
lions is cut off and wires are down
Serious washouts occurred on all five
railroads entering La Crosse and traf
fic is at a standstill.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Heat KlIIs Nan in ST. louis.

st. Louis, Mo, July 21.-One death
and five prostrations were reported
Sunday as caused by the heat. Two
of those Frustrated are not expected
to live.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Eastern oregon Mines.

The new electrical compressor plant
for the Red Boy mine has arrived at
Sumpter, and will soon be installed
and in working order.
George r. Wiegand will at once re
open the Royal White property near
Greenhorn. A quantity Of high grade
ore has been shipped from the mine
and much milling ore IS still in the
Slopes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
Toxic Gets After the Korean.
May Be japanese Trick.

The Hague, July The Korean
delegation left today for London. Many
rumors are in circulation and accord
ing to one of them the Koreans have
only been the Japanese instruments
for creating such situation as would
justify the addiction of the emperor
and the practical annexation OF
Korea by Japan.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
OTIS HOWARD
Major General United States Army Retired
Drawing by Thure de Thulstrup

and said All right, the first stage is ganed!'
Sherman joined me at Pocataligo for few days
Often at night l would give him my camp bed
which, though without mattress, afforded reason
able comfort and he seemed to enjoy sleeping there
One night, with his boots and trousers off, in red
knit drawers he lay down to sleep, we all thought
but, hearing of the officers and myself talking
round the camp fire about General Forces expedi-
ton and reconnaissance toward Charleston, he
reused himself and came out in stockings and draw
ers, and began warming himself by turning to the
fire first one side and then the other and treadlng
in the ashes. So he participated in the conversa-
ton.
l had just received a message from Forces
division. This General Manning F. Force of
Ohio, who lost eye and fearful1y djsfgured
in the face at the battle of Atlanta) He had dis
covered that Hardee had mustered on the bank
of the Sakehatchie all the force he could gather
to stop shermans expected passage. This was
what Sherman wanted.
After hearing the news, Sherman laughed, and
as he jumped into my bed without busting
his socks, he cried out, That S good news! M
All right now, Howard'' MM
The next day, February I, 1865, taking 49,
a general direction little west of north, 80
put my command into ndescribabe %xksz
Evening star., 1907-11-17


and good order, and so the officers in general feel
ing grateful for that modicum of rest which every
where prevailed, brought their greetings to Geary
IN the old fashion of New Year calls
After paying my respects to this proud Governor,
l began to visit my corps and division commanders.
When | reached the temporary abode of General
Frank P. Blair, was shown to the door of his din
ing room The orderly said They in there,
General
Without thought of intruding, l opened the door
and stepped in unasked. A large table loaded with
refreshments surrounded by officers, in full uni
form, standing erect with glasses in their hands.
They had suddenly risen when | opened the door.
Somebody proposing toast | excused my
SELF though General Blair begged me to join the
party.
Then l retired to an adjoining room, and in
moment Sherman came to me from the dining room.
He explained that he had arrived there just few
moments before me. Il am pleased to find you
here, Howard. l am too busy now for this jollity,
though, being New Year, it is all right was going
to your house for talk Then he said sub
stantially, Il have decided to march through the
Carolinas possible. You will cross your
army by water over to Beaufort, South Carolina.
Saxton is there Beaufort Island with garrison.
Slocum and Fitzpatrick will go up the Savannah
Evening star., 1907-11-17

1 said Il cannot give guards, madam, till 1 get
possession of the town
That night l went to Shennans headquarters.
Several officers were present. Sherman was blaming
Wade Hampton for fighting at Orangeburg and SO
endangering the town and the people
Just then were ushered in. 1t was
growing dark, and the dimly lighted.
Sherman polite to them, always. One took
the lead as l stepped aside and began to speak.
General Sherman, l knew you in Charleston. am
the same who was Nellie NJ
The General seemed to remember her, ard they
talked about the good times before the
Suddenly she said, want you to give good
guard. When asked General Howard for one to-
day, he treated with insult
She did not know that ] was there, till Sherman,
laughing heartily, said, How is this. Howard?"
Of course, l explained as we'll as l could, and
stammered that when | refused the guard the Con-
federates had half the town; but l am sure
never quite forgiven by that woman for my SEEM
ing harshness.
r On February 16 reached Columbia (which
surrendered to by the Mayor. l gave Logan
charge of the city. Sherman and l rode together
into the city and entered it We found large
portion of Colonel Stones brigade in the main street
with arms stacked. Besides the soldiers, hundreds
of white people and Negroes met and greeted
Sherman with loud cheers We a long of
cotton piled up high and on fire Some men were
work trying to extingush, the fire, using an
Evening star., 1907-11-17

wilderness of swamp, trees small rivers and their
branches, considerably worse, 1 believe, than those
penetrated by the children of Israel at any time
between Egypt and the Promised Land: 1t was
the place where everybody had predicted that
should be annihilated But with Lee in Virginia,
Dick Taylor beyond the Mississippi, and Hood de-
feated in Tennessee, Hardee could not get men to-
gether fast enough numerous enough to stop
and furthermore enemies had never interpreted
Sherman's purposes soon enough Sherman kept
giving out the truth but foes did not believe
him.
Skirnshng, however, occurred daily, and some
of it was bloody. The firing was particularly hot
the first day, and many of our bravest men on the
firing line badly hurt and few were slain.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

That north fork, hav-
ing several channels
and bordered by wide
swamps, was the hard
est of any of the streams
in South Carolina to
cross. The trees, being
close together, afforded
our soldiers some pro-
tSction and some COM
pensation for the mud
and water they had to
wade through. By cut
ting roads, by using
canvas boats and
building new bridges,
Blair at last got pos
session of the town
against the fercest and
bloodiest fighting we
had had since entering
South Carolina. When
finally beaten the Con-
federates drew off to-
ward Columbia.
While l was clearing
out the last of the hos
tile forces a woman ran
out to me and begged
in a shrill voice, "Oh,
sir, give me a guard!
Give me a guard and
immediate protectlon!".
Evening star., 1907-11-17

SaXtOn is there on Beaufort Isl
Slocum and fitzpatrick will g
on the west side as far as Sis
tiers Ferry, and cross the river
there. Slocum will then march
east to Robertsville. Just as
soon as you can do it, | want
you to push across to the north
end of Beaufort Island and lay
a bridge there; pass your wing
on northward by Gardens Cor
ners to Pocataligo. You should
be there by the fifteenth. Can
you do it?"
IF it can be done, General,
you will find me there on the
fifteenth of January"
l had tough work to get my
pontoon bridge train to Beau
fort on time. While the bridge
was being laid during the night
we all bivouacked near
strange Negro settlement. /
think those Negroes were the
last from Africa. They danced
all night, holding their hands
with palms up as if to catch
drops of blessings from above,
and shouted Glory, glory!"
mixed up with words which
none of us could translate. Our
soldiers left their camps to be-
hold this strange scene, and
often gave back shout forshout
Everything was lighted by our
camp fires, and the picture was
one to delight a dervish's soul.
General Logan, back from
Illinois, rejolned his command
on January 8. Our advance
was without incident till we
reached Gardens Corners. Here
we were suddenly brought to
standstill by a field fort; but
during the delay General Leg
gets division had passed be-
yond the fort to the east of it,
so that the Confederates, con-
sisting only of a rear guard and
a battery, fled in haste toward
Pocataligo:
Spreading out our troops like
a fan, we succeeded in marching
the Confederates were sure, tho
that we were aiming for Char
the neighborhood of Pocatali
sundown. 1t was guarded b,
tiication built in a thinly woo
was fiat and swampy.
The enemy. had many piece
made it vexatious for the skirmi
shooters soon stopped the c
We heard our men call out, 9.
Stop your nonsense! This is I
Well hive you all in the morr
we found that they had heed
aban doned their strong fort an
That day, January IS, 1865
upon the cross ties at the |
Evening star., 1907-11-17

l was standing near Lieuten-
ant William n. Taylor, the as
sistant and son of Shernan's S
chief of artillery, a fine young
officer. A bullet struck his
neck, severing some veins; l
saw the blood squirt as from a
blood vessel pierced by a lance
Evening star., 1907-11-17

l seized the sides of the wound with a thumb and
finger and held them firmly together. 1t only
few minutes before surgeon He said,
General, your quick action saved this young mans
life" 1t is comfort in war to feel that once in
awhile you have saved life.
On the third day of ugly encounter, Colonel
Wager Swayne of the 43d Ohio, struck by
He almost unconscious when they bore him on
improvised stretcher past where was trying
observe operations. The bearers halted near ne
to rest.
l saw that he was in great pain and taking
some pine burs of large size used them chocks to
fix his shattered leg natural position posi-
BILE This gave him temporary relief. Just then,
opening his eyes, he looked into my face and said
gently, General. the Lord sustains mel" We all
remember his grand subsequent life His
Christian character and helpfulness to others
could not have been excelled
Evening star., 1907-11-17
A Bloody March

nN that toilsome march, every branch
~ of the Salkehatchie River. the Sake
hatchie itself, and every branch of the
Edisto up to and including its north fork,
had distinctive history of its own. What
a time we had near night at Orangeburgl
Evening star., 1907-11-17
From the Sea Through the Carolinas to Washington

~ New Years Day, 1868,
I General Geary, who had
~ been Mayor of San Fran
cisco and later one of Buchan-
ans Governors of Kansas, had
ended his first week in direct
command of Savannah
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
PROBATE COURT.

Nathan w. Clark estate, Craftsbury.
Administrators inventory returned.
IraJ.. Honsinger estate, Jay. Admins
traitors inventory returned.
Charlotte D. Waterman estate, minor,
Derby. Guardians account settled.
Sarah j. Preason's estate, Charleston.
administrators inventory returned.
Emma I. Spaulding estate, Derby.
Appraisers inventory returned. Commits
sioners' report returned
Daniel A. Mcdonald estate, Elk City.
Idaho, to wit, Barton. Commissioners
report returned.
Charles sisco estate, Barton. Last will
presented for probate. Referred to Bar
ton, Dec. 18th, 1907.
Allison M. Bowen estate, Charleston.
Administrators inventory returned.
Sylvester Cass estate, Derby. viii
proved. Eliza A. Cass and Frederick W
Stevens appointed executors.
Margaret Sabin, non co mpos, Troy
License granted to sell real estate.
Stephen N. Wiley estate, Barton. Com
missioners report returned.
Elmira J. Cole estate, Coventry Luke
D. Loverin appointed administrator
Charles F.iPutney and Luther Guild ap.
praisers and commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
BEWaKE Of STRIPES.
Animals That Wear Them Are Said tc
Be Treacherous.

Animals That Wear Them Are Said to
BE Treacherous.
"Show me striped wild animal, and
[ will show you one you want to keep
your eye on said the circus man. 81
have had to do with wild animals now
for a good many years-I won't tell
you how many because 1 am getting
old enough to feel the weight of these
tEae posts-and have never yet come
up with a striped beast that did not
show mean traits.
sometimes I wonder if this is not
the way nature has of marking up the
bad fellows SO that they may be
known, just as we put striped suits on
the impossibly bad Of the human kind.
Take hyenas, for instance. They come
under the head of a dog species. How
seldom you ever hear Of dog shipping
the hand that feeds it! These ugly
things are liable to do it any time
"Zebras are pudgy little horses with
stripes that give away their tempera-
ment. Every now and then you hear
of zebras broken to harness. Well, I
have seen a few of these, but they
didn't go far before something else
was broken besides the zebra's mean
nature. They are strong and good
looking, but so Internally cussed that
there is no doing anything with them.
Sometimes lions name is marked
with uneven black circles. When this
is the case, it is wise not to get too
familiar. 1t is the sign of a bad streak
somewhere In Leo's makeup, and there
is no telling when this strain might
turn his strength into savage danger.
''The elephant is good natured and
obedient. The camel takes life easily
and doesn't seem to worry about any
thing SO long as he is left to MUNICH
by himself. A bear with a fur of sew
eral shadings is a bad one to take
risks with.
'The tapir is harmless beast and
rather afectionate. He can even cry.
Big rolling teardrops show this when
his keeper cuts him out Of a meal or
goes away for a day or two. The
llama is an animal sort that may be
properly classed with the spotted ami
mails. Brown and white and black and
white in huge splashes lend to the
good looks Of its curling coat It has
big lamblike eyes and would run from
q baby."-Boston Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
BARTON LANDING TELEPHONE
CASE.

The case of the State of Vermont
VS.. the Boston & Maine Railway COM
pany, which is the most important
case on the docket of the special term
of the supreme court now sitting, was
taken up last week. John Young, of
Newport, opened the argument for
the company and Attorney Gen. Q. @.
Fits, of Brattleboro, made the agu-
ment for the State. w. B. @. Stick
ney, of Bethel, closed for the rail-
road company.
This case was heard at the special
session of the Orleans county court
last May, an information having been
filed by States Attorney E. A. Cook,
alleging the violation at Barton Land
ing, March 26, 1907, of Act No. 124 of
the session laws of 1906. This act
provides that every railroad COM
pany doing business in this state shall
grant to every person, firm, joint
stock company, or corporation opera
ting a public place telephone line in
the state and having at least 500 tele-
phone connections equal and reason
able terms and facilities for the in
stallation of telephone instruments in
all depots, station houses, or offices
of such railroad corporation in the
state. March 26 of this year the Yer
mont Peoples Telephone company
of Orleans county demanded the
right to install one of it's instruments
in the Boston & Maine station at
Barton Landing and was refused, the
railroad having an exclusive 15 years.
contract with the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. The
court adjudged the company guilty,
but respited sentence and the cause
passed 70 supreme court with the
agreement that the cause be remand
ed for trial by jury in case the su-
preme court did not discharge the
respondent.
The railroad company claims that
the act provides no compensation to
the railroad company for the extra
burden imposed upon it, no method
for determining the necessity of such
burden, no method for assessing dam
ages caused to the company for in
stalling such instrument or for the
use of its Office or depot or station
house and is therefore unconstitu-
tional because it deprives the respon-
dent of the equal protection of law;
that it impairs the obligation of its
contract with the New England COM
pany; that it is in violation of arti-
Gle 2, chapter l, of the constitution
of Vermont; that it is unconstitu-
tioual because it violates article of
the same chapter in that it appropri-
ates the property of the respondent
for the particular emolument or ad-
vantage of the Vermont Peoples
Telephone comps any and not for the