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ELMORE BULLETIN.
VOL. XIII.
MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1001.
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IDAHO NEWS.
Fred S. Cur tie has been appointed
postmaster at Cuprum, vice John A.
t>enny, resigned.
Arrangements are being made to
tablish a free ferry across the Snake
river at Weiser.
Paul Corcoran, the Shoshone county
dynamite convict, is ill with inflama
tory rheumatism.
Abe Harper, a farmer living neai
Orangeville, committed suicide last
week by shooting himself.
A rich strike is reported in the
Golden Star at Hailey, a second ore
chute having been cut into.
It is stated in some quarters that
ill be ubolished in Sho
shone county within sixty days.
Boise ministers last week united in a
strong protest to the legislature
against the passage of the bill to legal
ize gambling.
Another effort to secure the pardon
of Paul Corcoran, convicted of complies
ity in the W&rdner dynamiting affair,
will soon be made.
James (iraham and Noah Washburn
of Port Hill flipped coins before the
commissioners last week for the posi*
tion of road overseer at Rathdrum.
Graham won.
Boise is making preparation for the
entertainment of the mining
which meets there in July,
posed to raise a fund ranging from
#10,000 to #15,000.
It is understood the Schlitz brewery
of Milwaukee has made arrangements
for all the hops raised in Idaho. With
this prestige given the Idaho iiop, the
industry should flourish.
Governor Hunt ha* received from the
British consul at Portland the thanks
of King Edward VII for the resolu
tion of coudolence passed by the legis
lature on Victoria's death.
Representative Hart has introduced
a bill providing for the payment of a
bounty of one cent a pound on beet
sugar made in the state,
a factory in the state at present.
The secretary of the treasury has
transmitted to congress a letter recom
mending an annual appropriation of
#480 to pay a custodian of Fort Sher
man, the abandoned military reserva
tion near Coeur d'Alene.
C. E. Arney, the new warden of the
state penitentiary, is sojourning at Hot
Hprings, Ark., for an attack of rheu
matism which has recently been giving
him much trouble. He expects to re
main there about a mouth.
Governor Hunt last week sent a mes
sage to the legislature inclosing a com
munication from the Boise chamber of
commerce, which asked the state for
an appropriation of $5,000 toward de
fraying the expenses of the mining
congress. The governor made no
recommendations.
A smooth man at Boise recently dex
trously applied bronze to some quartz
specimens, giving them the appearance
of being very rich. On the strength of
these he borrowed several small sums
money. He failed to leave town
quick enough, and was arrested and
fined $25 and given ninety day« in jail.
Mrs. M. D. Thibodeau of Clark's Fork
enjoys the distinction of being the only
woman to serve Kootenai county in the
capacity of justice of the peace. She
has been postmistress for a number of
years and is also a notary public, thus
holding three offices.
A mysterious pool which gave strong
indications of being seepage from an
oil deposit was discovered near Lewis
ton recently, and there is considerable
excitement in that vicinity over the
find, some being of tlie opinion an oil
field will be opened up.
A couple of young men from Meridian
had a narrow escape from death by
drowning one day last week while at
tempting to cross the Boise river. They
missed the ford, the buggy was upset,
eud the occupants reached the bank in
a thoroughly exhausted condition.
House Bill No. 23, compelling attend
ance of school children at schools when
tuition, lodging, food, etc., is furnished
by the slate, has special reference to
the Nez I'erce Indians. With every
opportunity, many of them refuse to
avail themselves of an education.
The reaolution proposing a refer
endum amendment to the constitution
has been amended so that in case of
adoption it will require a majority of
all the votes cast to adopt a law. In
other words, to not vote at all is equiv
alent to voting against
A bill to regulate railway fares and
freight lates is before the legislature.
It provides for a rate of three cents per
mile for passengers and s graduated
rate of four and three-fourths to two
and a half cents per ton per mile, ac
cording to the distance traveled.
os
martial law
congress
It is pro
There is not
of
a measure.
CHARGED with treason.
Serious Allegation* Mad® Against ths Ha
waiian Delegate to Co
créas,
A petition containing charges was
submitted Friday to the house commit
tee on election* against Kotiert W.
Wilcox, the Hawaiian representative
in the house of
representatives. The
charges are made in writing by George
D. Gear, of Hawaii, who submitted
! lett " rs purporting to be copie» of let
ters written by Wilcox to Filipino of
flci&ls.
Tlie alleged letters are of a
highly sensational ch
nracter. declaring
that Wilcox had at divers times de
clared his
lllingness to join the Fili
pino officials in war against the United
States; that Wilcox secured his electiou
as delegate by fraud and by telling the
natives that if he was elected the queen
would be restored.
The netition also
brings personal charges against Wilcox
as to his marriage, aud also to his ca
reer under the kingdom of Hawaii.
Mr. Wilcox declined to make any ex
tended answer to the charges filed by
Mr. Gear.
He says he has no fears of
the charges made.
PERMANENT COURT OF
ARBITRATION FORMED.
Fifteen Nation* Have Appointed Member*
•o th* International Court.
The permanent court of arbitration
provided for by the convention signed
at The Hague on July 29, 1899, is now
ready to consider any international
dispute that may be presented. Easily
the highest tribunal in the world, with
the most numerous and eminent bench
of any court ever projected, this single
fruition of the Czar's peace conference
has just been completely organized for
business and the state department has
officially issued tlie roster of its mem
bership, including its secretaries. Fif
teen natious, embracing all the mari
time powers,
members, and
comparatively insignificant as inter
national factors .are unrepresented.
These are Bulgaria, Montenegro, Per*
sia, Siam and Switzerland.
have appointed their
only a few countries
CATTLEMEN'S CONVENTION.
One to Meet at Denver March 5 Has Been
Called.
The followingcall for the first annu
al convention of the American Cattle
Growers' association has bean issued:
"The first annual convention of the
American Cattle Growers' association
is hereby called to meet at Denver,
Colo., at the Tabor Grand Opera House,
at 10 o'clock a. m., Tuesday, March 5,
1001. for the purpose of effecting per
manent organization, adopting a con
stitution and by-laws, and for such
general business as may properly come
before the convention.
"The present basis of representation
of this association is individual mem
bership, and any citizen, a cattle grow
er and owner, is eligible for member
ship upon payment of initiation fee of
#5, and will be entitled to one vote in
this convention."
Porto Klco Nolons Adjourn.
Uovernor Allen of Porto Rico has re
ported by cable to the state department
that the first legislative session ended
Friday night. Both branches adjourned
harmoniously and with good feeling
and members retired to tlieir homes.
The session occupied sixty days with
two or three meetings each day the
past three weeks. Some thirty-eight
bills and resolutions were enacted,
among them one providing for trial by
jury, important tax laws on property
and for internal taxation, which it is
thought will supply ample revenue for
the next fiscal v«sr, and of.h»r import
ant measures were enacted. The ses
sion is considered as a great object
lesson in civil government to the peo
ple.
Boer View of Transvaal Wer.
Charles Pierce, consul general of the
Orange Free State at New York, says:
"Th* war has cost Great Britain
#800,000,000 in gold—a sum twice great
er than the entire value of the repub
lics if sold to the highest bidder, and
over 100,000 of her trojps have been
rendered hors du combat. The war it
costing Great Britain #1,000,000 a day."
The failure of the British arms to
open the Kimberley and Johannesburg
mines has deprived the stockholders of
dividends on securities listed at $850,
000,000, has reduced the output of dia
monds and gold #204,000,000, and has
added ( 800 , 000.000 to the taxation ot
Great Britain.
Five Children ^Suffocated.
Five young children of Mr. end Mr».
Andrew E. Luebk, living at 420 Bus
sell avenue. Milwaukee, were suffo
cated to death, and Mrs. Beiwater, who
was with them, was seriously burned
Saturday night, as the result of a lamp
explosion.
McKinley Hlgna tbe Army Bill.
The president signed the bill for tbe
reorganization of th* army at 12:40 p,
m. Saturday. It is now a law.
.Montane htgbt-Hour Law.
Governor Toole of Montana has
signed the eight-hour-day law for mines
«□d smelters. Home smeltermen say
they will have to ahut down because of
Inability to conform to the law. Tbe
law goes into effect in ninety days.
By a practically unanimous vote, the
8L Louis Municipal Assembly has
passed a bill providing for the issuance
of #5,000,000 of bonds, bearing 3X per
cent interest, for the World's fair to be
held in St. Louis in 1903.
VICTORIA'S FUNERAL.
Simple and Imprrnl,. Service* at Winded
Preceded by LM-plur of Koyal Splendor.
The ceremonies preceding the inter
ment of the body of Queen Victoria
occurred Saturday,
kinds throughout Engl&ud ceased, and
this was generally true of all her de
pendencies. Everywhere her memory
was honored.
a
Business of all
The
moat sincere
mourners was the middle class of Eng
lishmen, whose virtues and aspirations
alia always reflected.
A short service was held on the royal
yacht Alberta at Portsmouth, early in
the morning, for the benefit of the im
mediate relatirea of Victoria, and at
8:53 the remains were placed on board
the King's train and conveyed to Lon
don.
The obsequies in London were at
tended with every circumstance of
splendid pomp befitting the obsequies
of so mighty and well-beloved a mon
arch, and all that was mortal of Queen
Victoria was borne through the streets
of the capital and started toward the
ancient fortress palace of the
eigns of England.
Never in English history has a sov
ereign been borne to the grave at
tended by so many distinguished
mourners. The gathering of crowued
heads surpassed those who rode in the
jubilee procession. All the great officers
of tlie state participated.
The display of the naval and military
forces reached the great total of 35,000
men.
sover
The people fought for hours for a
glimpse of the coffin and the kings and
others following it. They saw a long
procession of soldiers, a passing show
of dazzling regalia, with a hundred
royalties crowding after and then dis
persed, while all the church chimes
were ringing and muffled dirges were
played.
Europe has seeo grander royal fu
nerals than the queen's and had a more
gorgeous spectacle in the celebration
of Iter sixty years of reign, but do epi
sode in the Victorian era will live so !
deeply Impressed on the memories of
those who witnessed it or participated
in the ceremonies.
file procession, apart from the gun j
carriage bearing the coffin and the !
royal family and official
about it, was not noteworthy. Parlia
ment, the judiciary and the commercial
:
mourners
bodies were not represented. Royalty,
the army and navy, monopolized the
pageant.
At Windsor, where the religious
ceremonies were conducted, was at
tended by a jam. The ceremonies were
conducted by the archbishop of Can
terbury, assisted by the bishop of
Winchester and dean of Windsor.
As
the cortege entered the chapel the
choir sang "I Ain the Ressurectiou."
The bishop of Winchester read the
lesson from Corinthians
That is Born of Woman"
by the choir to Wesley's music, followed
by "Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets
of Our Hearts.'' Tlie deaD of Windsor
read "I Heard a Voice," and the choir
sang the Lord's Prayer.
The archbishop of Canterbury read
the collect and, with quavering voice,
pronounced the benediction,
was a solemn pause while all heads
bowed. A few sobs were heard, and
the choir then broke tlie oppressive
stillness with the sweet harmony of
the "Dresden Amen."
Then the loud tones of Norrey King
of-Arms, William Henry Weldon, pro
claimed the dead monarch's title.
"Blessed are the Departed," followed
and the service was concluded by the
playing of Beethoven's funeral march.
The remains were deposited in the
mausoleum at Frogmore, Monday
afternoon.
"Man
xv.
as chanted
There
SURPRISED BY FILIPINOS.
Compiuy M. Thirty-fourth Infantry, Has
Hard Fight.
Lieutenant Hicken and a detachment !
of thirty men of company M, Thirty
fourth regiment, while crossing a river
Tuesday night, were surprised by in
surgents gathered at Fiesta San Luoia,
island of Cebu.
Five Americans
ounded and
The insurgent loss
They were attacked
in front and both flanks by 100 rifles
and more bolomcn.
were killed, four were
two are missing,
is believed to have been heavy.
Capt. Malley, with a detachment, re
inforced Lieutenant Hicken. They re
covered some bodies which were muti
lated.
Boers Capture British Garrison.
Under date of Saturday Lord Kitch
ener wired from Pretoria to the British
war office:
"Our post at Meddersfontein on the
Gaterrand, southeast of Krugersdorp
was attacked by 1000 Boers. The relief
column sent out from Krugersdorp
failed to prevent the fell of the post.
No details yet at hand, but officers and
men captured at tbe post are arriving
ai VereeDiging."
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Men, Horses, Nltro-Glyrirlne Magasine
8wept From Earth.
By an explosion of 701) quarts of
nitro-glycerine at the magazine of the
Gas Belt Torpedo company, four miles
northeast of Alexandria. Indiana, Sun
day, Percy Portfl, »carrier for the com
pany, with his team of horses, the
wagon and the magazine, were blown
to atoms, not a vestige of them having
alnce been found. A hole fifteen feet
deep and forty feet wide was left where
tbe magazine formerly stood.
RAILROAD SYSTEM REACHES
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
by
Union Pacific and Allied Hoad» Hocurs Cea
trol of (he Southern l'aettte.
A New York dispatch Saturday states
that the Southern Pacific railway hae
been purchased by the Union Pacific.
The transaction completes the laet
link necessary for tlie establlshmeetof
a transcontinental railroad under a
single control. This control it at pres
ent vested in K. II. Ilarrlman.
The new route includes the following
roads, in all of which, except the
Southern Pacific, Mr. ilarrlman ia offi
cially connected.
Starting at San Francisco, running
over the Central Pacific direct to Og
den, thence, first over tlie Union Pacific
to Kansas City and thence over thn
Chicago & Alton to Chicago, or aecond,
over the Union Pacific to Omaha and,
thence over the Dubuque & Sioux City
branch of the Illinois Central direct to
Chicago, where the Baltimore A Ohioi
connecta direct to the Atlantic sen
board.
Tlie control of the Southern Paeifie,
just transferred, includes the large
holdings controlled by Speyer A Co.,:
and also the Huntington holdings. The
price secured for these holdings is not
known.
James Speyer, when questioned,
would make ouly the following con
cise statement:
"We have received a satisfactory!
offering for our holdings of South
ern Pacific stock, and liars accepted
of
.
it.
HOW FILIPINOS WILL BE GOV
ERNED.
Provisions In the Provincial Measure Passed
I mission.
by Ci
The provincial bill passed by the
commission provides (or a governor, a
Becretary of the treasury, a supervisor
and a fiscal.
Tlie officers may be
Americans or Filipinos,
be elected by the joint ballot of
The governor
the councilors of organized pueblos
(townships), and his election must he
confirmed by the Philippine commit
sion.
The other provincial oflleere,
will be appointed by the committee
under the restriction of the civil ter
vice rules,
The governor may suspend
any municipal officer for misconduct,
reporting the facts to the commission.
The treasurer is required to super
vlse hlg assistants in all the pueblos
and to collect all taxes,
The super
visor will have charge of the roads and
public buildings. The fiscal will be
the legal adviser of the provincial gov
ernment and the public prosecutors.
The law is to be first applied to tbe
provinces or union of l'ampangana.
Cargo of KubmIhii Huger Creates Consterna
tion In New York.
A cargo of beet sugar from Russia is
held up at the port of New York at the
instigation of American beet sugar
manufacturers, who have demanded
that an increased duty be imposed upon!
the product. The directors of the na
tional board of trade and the national
association of manufacturers have held
secret meetings and determined upon
immediate action to try and avert a
commercial breach between this coun
try and Russia.
The imperial government created a
flurry here among those who have tried
to avoid trouble in the premises by in
forming the resident consul of Russia,
W. R. Tucker, that if the extra duty la
imposed on the cargo of Russian sugar,
prohibitive tariff measures would be
instituted throughout European and
Asiatic Russia against American-made
goods. This caused something of a
panic within the circle of those in ths
secret.
!
Crusade
Kansas Drugntora* to D*gla.
Mrs. J. C. McHenry, editor of the
Searchlight, printed at Howard, Kan.,
in the interests of temperance, is in
Topeka ready for a crusade on the drug
stores. Mrs. McHenry started her agi
tation by making a visit to several drug
stores and inspecting the affidavit#
made out by purchasers of liquor. She
informed the druggists that she would
obtain the names from records in the
office of the probate judge, have the
various signatures identified, and the 1
if she found thet druggists had told
liquor to a minor, an idiot or an ha
bitual drunkard, the druggists would
be prosecuted.
BLOWN THROUGH A WINDOW.
Minister Dangerously Injured by Exploeloe
of Gasoline Letnp,
Half a dozen people were injured by
the explosion of a gasoline lamp that
wreck ' ,,i Olling.r s barber «hop at 8a
^' na ' Kansas, $ ridsy night. Rev. Geo.
Caldw « ll > a United Brethren minister,
ma ^ **'*' w "* * down though a
pl*t®-gluss window, temporarily blind
ed by tke explosion, and '^ rned from
head to foot. Several people who were
passing the shop were cut by the flying
glass.
Treasurer of Cuba to bo Cbaugod.
Captain E. F. Ladd will be relieved
from duty as treasurer of Cuba within
a few days, when the secretary of fin
ance for Cuba will become custodian of 1
the funds of the Island. This is in
pursuance of the policy recently begun!
to gradually transfer the government
of Cuba from military to civil bands.
It ia said authoritatively that the'
proposed change is not due te dissat
isfaction with Captain Ladd. On the
contrary, hi* work U mo#t (Hgh/y oom-i
Women Wreck More 8*loo
ii
A band of W.C. T. l\ women, beaded
by Mr». Sheriff of Diuiville. Kan , com
pletely wrecked the fixture* of four
"joints'' at Anthony, Kan., Wednesday,
smashing plate-glass windowsand mir
rors, and turning gallon ufter gallon of
liquor Into the streets. The women,
who ware of the best families In An
thony, were accompanied by their hus
bands. sons and brothers, who assured
protection.
Mrs. Sheriff,
vho led the raid, ia
under bond to appear at Danville in
April to answer a charge of
wrecking placed against lier six weeks
Joon
Mrs Sheriff came to Anthony
ago.
late Tuesday aud worked all night pro
curing hatchets and other iniplemeuts
of destruction.
After the work was Hone the women
prayed within sight of the wreckage.
Oae woman, in an appeal to the Al
mighty, afked that He guide them to
other dens of iniquity and direct their
steps to rum-cursed towns in Kansas.
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" was then
sung with fervor
This prayer was interpreted to mean
that the Anthony women would extend
their crusade, and word was hurriedly
sent over the telephone wires to adja
cent towns by local saloon sympathizers
who wished to warn their fellow joiut
ists. No arrests were made.
id great unction.
British Troop* Meeting at Ifelana.
The West Indian troops stationed at
the Island of St. Helena, where General
Cronje anti a large number of Boers are
held prisoners, mutinied January 2,
raided the town, terrorized the inhabi
tants, injured many of them, defied
their officers and were only finally sub
dued wheu faced by the muzzles of
rifles.
The censor suppressed the news, but
the Associated Press lias received the
story by mail.
The trouble began with a row be
tween some blue jackets and a party of
the West Indians. The West Indians
broke out of the barracks and raided
the town with clubs aud razors tied to
sticks.
They ran amuck, cutting and beat
ing women, children aud men India*
crimiuatelv and attacked the Sailor's
Rest, tearing out the doors and win*
dowi.
When ordered to the camp they re
fused to obey and threatened to dyna
mite the town.
A strong naval force was landed, the
available troops we»*ecollected and the
mutineers were cowod when faced by
armed troops.
FORMATION OF COAL BEDS.
Halt for Montana Land# In Which a New
CJ*o logical Theory Will ha Advanced.
A suit of great importance, not only
on account of the money involved hut
because of some scientific revelations
which will be made when it comes to
trial, has been brought by H. VV. Pear
son of Duluth, Minn., against J. J. Hill
and the Great Northern to recover
$1,500,000. The coal lands in Montana
involved are claimed to be worth #14,
000,000. They are held by Hill inter
ests, and it is alleged were taken after
discovery by Pearson under a contract
by which Pearson was to have a share
in the profits.
Pearson, after twenty years of study,
evolved the fleodwood theory of the
formation of coal beds. He has tested
this theory all over the world, and
while keeping it secret has by its use
discovered new coal areas, notably the
ätocketl mines in Montana anil also on
the Pacific coast. He asserts that the
Hill interests secured thousands of
acres under bis direction and are now
mining 1,(100 tons daily. To geta share
of this profit he now sues.
Deportation of Matilnl.
The war department ia collecting
data in regard to the case of Mabini,
the Filipino insurgent leader, In order
to answer the resolution adopted by
tbe senate at the Instance of Senator
Pettigrew, calling for the facts in the
case.
It appear* from the official record
that Mabini was captured by General
Lawton in one of the famous raids in
southern Luzon and was sent to Manilla
as a prisoner of war. lie was granted
parole and it is said violated his oath
by going back among bis people and
inciting them to sedition.
Chaffee to Succeed McArthur.
It is stated at the war department
that neither Wade nor Ludlow are scut
to Manilla with a purpose of relieving
General MacArthur. But it has been
understood for several months that
MacArthur, havingsorved quite as long
in the tropics as is consistent with
health and sound military practice, is
likely to come home in the late spring.
By the same understanding, General
Chaffee has been assigned us his suc
cessor, and present indications afford
no reason for a change.
Cuban Constitution Provides for Universal
Suffrage.
The Cuban constitutional conven
tion bas voted by a large majority to
insert a clause in tbe constitution pro
viding for universal suffrage and also
adopting the principle of minority
representation.
Business was in an unsettled condi
tion in consequence of a rumor that
the United States would soon turnover
tbe government to the Cubans. Gover
nor General Wood and Collector Blise
are beeeiged by those asking for defi
nite information regarding the Inten
tion of th« United State#.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Dawson is overrun witli idle men.
President Iglesias of Costa Kica, who
has been seriously ill, is improving.
On January 22 quartz running
high as #400 to the ton was found in
the Klondike
The president lias proclaimed the
new extradition treaty between the
United States and Peru.
The Oregon house lias passed a bll
giving tombstone dealers a lien on
tombstones until they are paid for.
The navy department lias received a
cablegram announcing the arrival of
the mosquito licet at Canary islands.
Tlie Oregon senate has adopted a
joint memorial urging congress to take
decisive action to defeat the parcels
post bill.
It is said that Count von Waldcrsee
will demand 50,000,000 taels for the
killing of Baron von Ketteler, the Ger
man minister.
A general strike of the employes of
the underground railroads in Paris has
been declared. The stations are occu
pied by troops.
In an unanimous opinion handed
down, the Michigan supreme court sus
tained the constitutionality of the law
taxing inheritances.
The house committee on pensions
has recommended an increase from #30
to #50 of the pension of the widow of
Rear-Admiral Phillip.
The two weeke snow blockade of the
White pais and Yukon railway was
broken January 10, and traffic, freight
and passenger, resumed the next day.
The Philippine commission »ays that
while tlie American soldiers are unsur
passed iu war, they don't make the
beet policemen in the Philippines.
In Calcutta it ia reported that Lord
Kitchener wishes to mend 10,000 pris
oners to India, lie proposes to locate
them in the state of Nilgira, province
of Orrisna.
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bureaus
ruled
passed
Neah
agency,
and
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,
During the night of January 18th
SUaguay experienced one of the worat
blizzards ever known in the north, the
snow drifting to the height of one-story
house tops.
The Costa Rican government has de
creed the establishment of a banking
and loan institution, which will be
obliged to limit its interest charges to was
! mil
the
the
of
2 per cent a mouth.
It appears that ouly a single mem
ber out of the fifteen comprising tbe
Finance committee of tlie Folkelhing
opposes the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United Stales.
American interests in Venezuela, it
Is officially said are well protected, the
"Lancaster" being at La Guayra and
tbe "Scorpln" at Fort of Spain, which
Is at the mouth of the Orinoco.
The municipality of Berlin has pur
chased from Konati & Co., the electrical
street railroad to Trepto, paying 10,
000,000 marks for the line, which will
be operated by the municipality.
At Truckee, Cal., Wednesday, John
Ishan, known as Young Botus, an In
dian, while intoxicated kicked and beat
hie wife to death. He was captured
with his boots covered with blood.
The North China Daily News assorts
that while a quantity of Chinese gun
der was being destroyed at tihan
Kaikuun there was an explosion, and
forty Japanese soldiers were killed.
The authorities iu the I'olisli province
of Prussia have discovered evidence of
the existence of secret societies aiming
at a revolutionary rising. A number
of arreets have been made in Posen.
The United States consul atUlasgow
reports 385 cases of smallpox, and the
disease is spreading. There have been
two deaths from plague among the
crew of the steamship Friary at Hull.
General Funston reports that practi
cally all the organized insurrectionist«
in his district in the Philippines have
been dispersed with the exception of
disconnected bands in the mountains.
Senor Andrade, the former president
of Venezuela, sailed for Santiago de
Cnba and Havana on the 30th, incog,
nitlo. It is rumored that he intends
meeting a filibustering expedition re
ported to be on Its way to Venezuela by
the way of Cuba.
The funeral of Verdi took place in
Milan on the 30th, all the authorities
following the bier. The ceremony wak
very simple but most impressive, owing
to the silent homage of tbe populace
who were present at the service in im«
unease numbers.
La Cauanea, the mining camp of th«
Green Consolidated Mining company id
Sonora, Mexico, was held for three day«
by a band of Yaqui Indians, and the
people of the camp were at the merey
of the redskins. Americans finally
quelled the troubla.
The action of the United States su
preme court in announcing that It will
take a recess till February 11, when ik
will meet, hand down decisions and
adjourn for another two weeks, ia con
strued to indicate that an extra session
of congress will be held.
Shanghai papers announce that LI
Hung Chang and Prince Chang have
memorialized the throne to send a high
official to England to express condol
ences to King Edward over the death
of the queen, aDd to congratulate hie
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Tuesday.
House—'T be agricultural bill was under
siderulton All that portion of the bill relat
ing to the reorganization of the scientific
bureaus of the agricultural department were
ruled out of order.
Senat«— T he Indian appropriation bill was
passed containing amendments continuing tlie
Neah Hay agency, Washington; the Nevada
agency, Nevada; the Slletz agency, Oregon«
and the Puyallup agency, Washington, which
had been strut k out by ths committee.
Senator Frye gave notice that he Intended ta
keep the ship subsidy bill to the front, even as
against appropriation bills, not yielding to
them without a vote. It revealed a disposition
on the purt of some of the senate leader« to
force an issue on the bill.
Wednesday.
Hours—U tah hail a Held day la the house
over the agricultural appropriation bill. Whea
the section was reached providing tor agricul
tural college* and experiment stations, Mr.
l.smll* of Indiana, who took auoh a prominent
part in the Koben* case, offered an amendment
providing "that no part of the appropriation
■hall be available tor the Agricultural college
of Utah until the secretary of agriculture shall
be satisfied and shall so certify to the secretary
of the treasury that no trustee, ofHoer. teacher
or employee of the state college is now engaged
In the practice of polygamy or polygamous re
lations."
Representative King Immediately raised the
point of order against the amendment, but the
chuir held that the amendment was proper.
Thereupon sn amendment was offered by Mr.
King w extend the provisions of the amend,
ment to Indiana and also to add to the grounds
for Ineligibility adultery and fornication. The
Landl* amendment
adopted in committee
of the whole, but defeated on the floor, many
Republican* refraining from voting.
An amendment to the agricultural bill was
adopted increasing the appropriation for farm
er* bulletins to 160,000 per annum.
Senate—T he senate agreed to a resolution
Introduced by Mr. June* of Arkansas, request
ing the secretary of war to Inform the senate
whether the executive council of Porto Rloo
has agreed to guarantee dividends to corpora
tion* doing business in that island. The re
mainder of the day was occupied by the discus
sion of the shipping subsidy bill
Thursday.
House-T he Houm passed the fortlfloatloas
bill, which carried 17,227.461.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the oom
mitte on rules, reported a substitute for the
Senate re olution for the counting of the elee
toral vote, February 13th.
Senat«— T he army reorganization bill passed
the Senate 33 to 25. The shipping bill was dis
cussed during the latter part of the day, and
will meet with determined opposition.
Friday.
House—T he house passed an omnibus bill«
oarrylng 191 claims for stores and supplies taken
by the Union army during the rebellion. The
claims were pas- od by the court of claims, and
aggregated 1314,480 Practically all the bene
, fleiariea reside In the south.
The bill to »mead tbe Cbinese exclusion act
to was parsed. Mr. Hitt, chairman of the oom
! mil tee on foreign affairs, said the bill had been
prepared by the attorney geueral to prevent
the fraudulent entry of Chinese laborers, by
giving the government, a* well as the Chines«
the right to appeal from the decision of the
United Stute* commissioner.
Bcnatb—A n effort was made to link the
Nlcuraguan canal bill with the shipping sub
sidy bill, but met with the combined opposition
of those favoring either measure and failed.
Little other business was transacted.
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House—The bouse »pent the lia y In the
sidération of the postofftce bill. A struggle
over the questions of restoring the appropria,
tion for pneumatic tube servlocs and of the re
duction ot railway mall pay. was precipitated
by amendments offered, but no action was
taken.
Senate—W ith the exception of an hour and
a half at the beginning of the session, the sen
ate devoted the entire day to tbe discussion ot
the ship subsidy bill. Mr. Turner and Mr.
Mallory were the speakers In behalf of |tbe op*
posttlo n.
BENEFITS OF IRRIGATION.
Government Bulletin shows Profit of III
Per Cent, front Establishment of Irri
gation System.
The Itenefits to be derived from th«
construction of reservoirs for the stor
age of water for irrigation are strik
ingly brought out in a bulletin issued
by ths department of agriculture, en
titled, "The Reservoir System of the
Cache la Poudre Valley." It was pr*
pared by E. S. Nettleton, under tha
supervision of Professor Elwood Meed,
expert in charge of irrigation Investi
gation*.
Caohe la Poudre valley in Colorado;
traces the history of its development;
discusses the wateneupply and meth
ods of irrigation practiced; describee in
detail the various storage reservoir«
which have been constructed in th«
valley, and points.out lessons taught
by experience there.
The cost of the reservoir« Is (344,600.
The figures show for the four yeare an
aunual profit of 322 per cent., whioh te
traceable to the establishment of th«
Irrigation system.
Cash Bond Demanded of Neeley.
The military government of Cube
will demand a cash bond from C. F. W.
Neeley, the alleged defaulter. What
the amount will be bas not yet bean
stated, as Neeley's lawyer absolutely
refueee to deposit cash, fearing that it
will be seized. The charges will ag
gregate an embezzlement of over $100,
000, with a possibility 1 of the amount
being materially increaaed. The jndg«
of the court of first instance la inclined
to hold thffc Neeley is guilty of stealing
surcharged stamps to the amount of
#300,000, and as tbe question of bail at
present rests with him. tbe caeh to be
deposited would exceed that figure.
This bulletin describee th«
More Arrests for Goebel Harder.
The arrest, of Captain Garnett Rtplay
at New Castle, Ky., Saturday night ok
a bench warrant issued upon an indlok
ment entered by the grand jury, will,
It is expected, be followed by tbe arrest
•f other person» against whom Indie#
ments charging complicity In the Goe
bel murder were returned, hut BO#
made public, because the partite were
not in custody. It it claimed her« thn#
the Kipley arrest 1» one of th«
important yet made. He 1« n dUtMkl
relative of th« Brtckenridg##.
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