Show ANOTHER SCHEME SOME 4 idaho the gem of the I 1 mountains is menaced on every band hand A short time ao ago there was edme excitement over the scheme ot of one stewart a nevada politician 0 t annei annex a portion of idaho to the nevada it is well known that the state of nevada is in a bankrupt condition and the proposition raised the righteous iro ire of our idaho friends by the way that grabbing sebe m also included the northern portion of utah butmore but more of that matter at it another time the latest jilot Slot aganina idaho ie is in the firm flim ot of a bill introduced in con gress by delegate toole of montana jt t provides provid qs that 11 all II that jor portion tion of idaho territory north of the forty seventh parallel of north latitude shall allbe eh lobo d detached from idaho territory an and X sn annexed n aed to the territory of montana and all that portion of idaho territory south of said forty seventh parallel of borth latitude and north of the following boundary lioe cowit to wit commencie Com commencing at a point ij ild dleon die of the main ch channel cf of onabe river duo due west of the headwaters of babbit rabbit creek thence down to the middle of obeaid said rabbit creek to 0 o i its ts junction with salmon river thence 14 up the middle of salmon river to the junction of creek thence up the middle of aid said horse creek to the junction of the cast east fork of said creek alp V the middle of laid 1 I eat bast fork ork of boree creek to the I 1 crest of the bit er root araugo of mountains be detached from idaho territory and 5 annexed annei Jd 1 to vaal ington territory further A af urther provision of the bill bil I 1 requires that the annexed portions port ione of idaho hall shall not be released from the payment of their just portion of the bon bonded ded indebtedness of idaho territory I 1 it t i ie s doubtful ul however if tats last sell scheme enle will go th through rough such a thing is as improbable as the sue cess 0 wi wild ild proposition at any rate there is s wre sure to be a sheong at conj opposition from idaho and should it be ne necessary it should be mado made as 8 effective aa as possible |