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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
Marcus DAILY on Silver.

Silver at 594 is starvation rate
for Montana--on that proposition
there is no dispute. The most inn
portant silver-producing properties
in Montana cannot run at that fig
ure or at an approach to it. The
great properties at Granite, rich in
ore as they are admitted to be, can
not keep even at the current quota
lions or anything like it. They are
lifting some silver ore in Butte; not
much, however, and there is loss in
the mining Of every ounce of it at
the going price. There is almost
no silver property in Montana that
can keep even on silver ut seventy
cents, and most Of the properties
that can keep their chins above wa
ter at that figure are mines that
turn out by-product which saves
the day.
This mornings press dispatches
show how large a factor speculation
has been in the recent quotations
for silver. But the dispatches in
clude sentence which says that
the future " rest now less on Indian
and Chinese demand than on the
bottom figure at which large Amer
lean producers are content to sell
for the future" Practically all the
silver properties in Nevada and the
adjoining territory were silenced
months ago. On the average, Colo
RADIO dose not turn out silver bullion
at lower cost than has been the case
in Montana during the past five
years; and it is as certain as the
world that the Montana product
must be reduced by nearly seventy
per cent, with the market quotation
at sixty cents or thereabouts. That
appears to be the opinion Of the best
judges this newspaper is able to
reach.
The situation, therefore, is any
thing but cheering to those who
have been counting on the silver in
dustry. At the same time, decline
in price below 60 cents astonishes
no man in these parts. Indeed, the
conclusion reached after the rally
from last summers shock was that
sharp decline, however much pre-
sent hardship it might entail, would
be the shortcut route to the early
restoration of the metal to normal
prices. Montana is not convulsed
by the prevailing movement; our
people are prepared for forty-cent
silver. Those who are crowding
metal now will surely have to let
up by and by-all the financial ten
denotes in Europe, as well as in this
country, warrant that prediction
Anaconda Standard.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

We hear reports from SLOGAN to
the effect that number Of the mines
are shutting down, or rather that
they are cutting down their forces.
AS near as we are able to find out,
the principal reason Of this is that
the snow road from Kaslo to the
mines is expected to play out soon,
and even though the mines con-
tinued to produce, it would be
several months before they could
ship the product Their ore can be
still shipped at fair profit, but
with silver going down, it would
not be good judgement for them to
go on producing and take chances
SO far ahead While there is every
reason to believe that considerable
business will be done in the SLOGAN
this season, yet the mines are not
likely to pile much ore on the
dumps for the next few months.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

DONNER'S FERRY POST OF
DFICE.-Mail opens at 8 a. m, and
closes at 8 p. M, on week days.
Office open from II a. m. to Il IN.
ON Sundays.
S. b. WRIGHT, Postmaster
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

Mr.. w. Hawkins came down from
Leonia ON Thursday. Mr.. Hawk
ms and partner had lease on the
Ebba mine, but owing to the fall of
silver, have gut work.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
EATON TOWN OFFICERS.

VNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-Acme
Il Lodge No Is, Knights of Pyth-
las meets in their hall every Thurs
day Evening at 1880 P. M. Visit
ing brothers are cordially invited to
attend. III. w. HARRIS, G. G..
A. G. Fry, K. of r. & S.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A o. U. W.-Kootenai Lodge, No.
IL. 2, Ancient Order of United
Workmen meets every Tuesday
evening at 500 at the K. of p Hall.
All sojourning brothers cordially
welcomed. w. L. KINNEAR, M. w.
]. HI. SHAvELEAR, r.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
OUR MINING INDUSTRY
Late Mining News Cleaned
from Various Quarters.
THE PRECIOUS METAL MARKET

Will Search for a Lost Placer Mine on
the Yahk. 1t is said to be Very
Rich. All the Prospectors going TO
the Yahk as soon as the Snow goes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
TELEPHONE RATES.

The city council should so slow in the
matter Of telephone rates. The public
have certain rights in this connection
that the council wiu 10 expected TO pro-
teot. While there Is no disposition 20 DO
an iniastice 70 the telephone company.
tasre is VERY general feeling that the
company should Re granted no eonees-
slans 10 which Is Is not fairly entitled.
Whether the reduction In rates made BY
thr council a short time ago was excessive
We are nog prepared 70 say. one thing,
however, IS certain that no scheme OF
minimum charge with sn additional
charge Tor cash message would meet wlsh
popular favor.
The proper course for the council to par-
sne Is 70 make thorough aud indepsna-
eat investigation sad do thu fair thlag
both ~ tho telephone company and the
pahllc. From certain private Information
that has been received. Is woala seem tha.
a. least one comparison made by the tele-
phoue company is misleading. The rate.
charged Ia Wilmington. Del, were given
by the company - s. % per month. and ss
inst city - about the same sire as Seattle
the con pariscn Is pertinent !, isstasri.
however, that as q matter of fact the
charge in Wilmington is oaly SIS psr
year. This Is a material discrepancy and
should 10 explained
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

Dayton Chronicle.
We have visited a number OF schcol
houses during the past two weeks. and
wherever We find PopuIist school
teacher there We find a black board full OF
such sayings as these: 1.-The kind of
meal TO give a tramp is leaden onem
at IS the corn and wheat and beef,
against the bonds and goldi' These are
the things that the Populists harp upon
at their meetings and leave on the black
boards TO poison the minds of the school
children, and should the Populists receive
any encouragement at the coming cleo
ton there is no telling where this kind
OF business will end. The first thing the
people of this eoanty know there will be
a populist teacher in every school house
In the country, and instead of being
taught 20 respect our laws and love our
country, they vill be imblhlng the false
ideas of their teachers, who believe in
socialism. They believe in rising up as
one man aud taking what they want,
whether 10 belongs 10 them on not. This,
We say. viii be the result il the Populis,s
meet with any encouragement a. the
coming election. We therefore warn the
fathers throughout this county TO be care
fal how they vote. The Popuiist party
should be downca IN every precinct, and
We believe that If the good citizens in this
county will investigate this matter they
will be Of the same opinion. The Popu-
lists have so FAR proven = curse 20 every
state ia which they have gained s iootnold
ana IL Is not likely that the result vii be
different here II they are successful.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

tacoma NeNes lem.
The Democratic state central committee
has received al inlmation that the CON-
mittes Of Jefferson county Is very much
disappointed because no funds has been
sent IL from here with which 20 make its
local campaign. Such . complaint has
never before under similar circumstances
been heard Of IN the politics of this OF Anv
other state. At Port Townsend is located
= custom house With over thirty Federal
employees whose salaries, secured through
their party's previous success. wiI easily
average st least 500 n month each. There
ouEbs - be from this source enough money
f0E the legitimate Use OF the campaign az
Pogt Townsend without assistance from
aav other source. The state committee
has 20 REV fer funds upon the generously
inclined Democrats throughout tie STATE
aud individual contributions this vear
all scarcely foot the bills for kilograms
Aad posgAse-
he truth -, the custom houss il in
Jefferson coaaty nEhung the regular
tfcAe&, AID the custom house money u BE-
ing expended IA other counties 20 elect
reliable spotted eggs 10 The legislature
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
Democrats After the Legislature.


Information has been received here
which leads prominent Republicans 10
believe that the Democrats are making
strenuous efforts 20 secure control Of the
next legislature for the purpose OF electing
a Democratic United States senator. The
matter has been reported TO the ReDub-
iiean state central COMMITTEES. The story
runs that the Democrats have Endorsed
the Popuiist nominees for the legisia-
ture in kiisap. Okanogan and Mason
counties, and the Populist candidate for
senator in the Observation-Disclosures district,
with the understanding that the Demo
cratic members VIII vote for the Populist
caucus nominee for senator on the first
two or three ballots IL the legislature, the
Populist members on subsequent ballots to
vote for the Democratic caucus nominee.
The Pop candidate tor senator in the
Yakima district il George Taylor, an old
residen. OF North Yakima In Clarke and
some other counties, il is said, the Demo
Gratis are trading votes for the Populist
county tickets for votes for the Democratic
legisi alive nominees.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

In the first two weeks in October the Inn
ports az New York, excluding sugar, in
creased ~ per cent. over last year, while
the exports decreased 10 per cent That IS
precisely what vas predicted Of The new
law. That means gold exports, and already
they are IN sight That va. the condition
Of thing. under the Walker tariff. during
the existence Of which this country
exported s456. 10000 Of specie TO pay the
balance Of trade against rs. That wes
what compelled the government 10 borrow
money at the rUinous rate of y per cent
interest
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

tia. she aloas has the right 20 issue ex-
eazaturs 70 foreign eonsgIs. While the
Hovss vii net recogn,xs exsquatzrs L.
seed through the French resident. on the
ground thas they have given ths French
no authority 20 iatsrsere Ia the business
OF the eoGatry; nor do theY eoneeae
Frances right to intervene In the matter
Of mining and other concessions 70 for
esgners
Our coasul ae Tamatave applied not 20
the Freneh resident, bus 20 the native
government, for his ersqzs;ur. and he
applied 10 ih. HOy4s. and not 20 tue
French. for the large concession Of rubber
bearing and agricultural lands that has
been granted him.
Tie Hoyas are = million strong, and
form abog. one-thIrd Of the Islands pop1-
lation: they heartily dislike the French;
they have a fairly sell drilled army Of
1900 men. The French expedition IS
10 90 strong. but the coast fsvers are most
deadly 10 whites, ana the forests Of Mada-
gascar are most difseait for an invading
army to penetrate IN face OF a war.ike
eneEay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
The OLD sETTLER's LAMENT.

The "old Settler" by the late Judg,
Francis Henry. has become famous. L
has been sung on many occasions snC
printed far and wide. To il the judg,
added another version. depicting the Old
Settler after lapse OF ten years, which il
here given:
Some say this eountry's improving.
And boast OF its commerce and trade,
But measured By social enjoyment
End IL has sadly decayed.
In the pioneer DAYS on the Sound
When the people had little to wear,
And suhsistsd on clans ,he year round,
We'd hearty good fellowship here.
The thoughtful, industrious old settler,
Was so fond OF obllgfng friend,
That II any one wanted his tools.
He'd always quit working 10 lend
AT our gatherings for pastoral pleasure,
Dance. picnic or socsal knock down,
One man was as good as another.
No kind of distinction was shown.
But now " hen go 10 a party
The people around me seem frezs:
They dare not be social aud hearty,
For fear they may spoil their store clothes
Not only cur friendly relations
Are dropped for the worship OF gold,
But Ia solid back bone of the country
Is recklessIy bsrtered and sold.
They're siashipg and selling our tim Der,
Not taking the slightest concern,
For what we shall DO In the future
Without any fuel 10 burn.
And wasting the nat'rsl resources
Our bouutitui waters contain.
They're canning our clans and our oys tiers.
And shipping them of for mere gain.
And even the climate is changing,
FOR only some ten years ago
stFzwbe berries got ripe in December,
hilst now il brings four feet of snow,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

A Portland reader of the PosT-ISTELLI-
GExcER, one who knew the late Frank
Dekum. the Portland pioneer and banker,
more than a score of years, takes eIcep-
tions TO the statement that Mr.. Dekum
was not progressive and did not improve
his property as promptly as his neighbors
did theirs: The Portland man writes:
THE exact reverse of this statement Is
the truth. Mr.. Dekum was one OF our
most progressive citizens, especially in
the matter OF building. The Dekum block,
one of the finest in the Northwest. is only
one of his efforts in that line. Long ago
he put up one of the best buildings on
First street, and another on Washington
street. The only other citizen who equaled
him in tins respect is Hon. H. W. Coroett:
Mr.. Dekum has taken al interest IN all
public Improvements, especially the water
works, public parks. introduction OF soag
birds, contributing his time ana money
with liberality exceeded by none. lie
has been very unjustly blamed on account
of the suspension of the Portland savings
bank, for which he was not responsible,
and has been obliged 10 bear ali the abuse
aud worrlment caused by that affair, which
Others should have shared with him, and
which would ell have been avoided IL these
men would have done what ne was Wiling
and anxious TO do"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
NOTICE To THE rcnLIo.

The public 10 hereby warned not to pay
arr money 10 parties representing to De
rssnts Of the Seattle Posr-IsrELIIsxscxN
except the following who are ths only
sufhor.ssd travelling agents OF the fosr-
irrzlrferscza Wis. J. A McClsilan. J. L.
uawlsy and Robert 4. Lee Hiil. IAs
aos 40. ss,l, 10 resident agents o. shis
paper who sre located in various cities
sad towns Of tie Northwest nor TO post
M asssrs. who are Ia all esses authorised
70 take subscrip ,icns for the Daily Bun
dsy and Weekly posr-ixrr1Lraxscxz
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

The French expedition against Msds-
gsscar needs explanation Under tie
treaty OF IsSs the French acknowledged
the Hova governments control ever tie
tribes 81 ghs Island and the undergraduates
% the H0vss In domestic legislation. The
Aoyss seasa 20 France = small district
sronaa zee Fay * nieEeSaAreE. and
srresSs tAas French resident Should i've
al she Ssplsa, saa regulate she foreign
selaslans e tie country"
Ths pTessEt difficulty has sr.sea ont 81
the diverse deaailiSns 81 this treaty hy
frsnss and Madagascar. France hoiis
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

Mr.. Carlisle. the secretary Of the treas
ury. lsas himself - = very anal trek
whea be set on foot the Increment against
NJ. Mostoa's eosehman in order 10 amor
3 political eppoaent Ia ths middle Of a
canvass ~ raids On his household.
The action 81 Secretary Csrslsls was
rs.gv sna .pltsfni. OF course Mr.. cAr,isls
IS too hglxhs lawyer bet 20 SaoS that =
coschsaan cane within the exceptions ot
shs law s. a domestic servant"
The contrast laooK las vas made 20 F~-
sss2la the practice q bringing over large
eodiss % laa0rers 80 work IA mines and
factories. 10 abuse tAis lss n order -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

state Representatives.
DISTRICT No 81
ELLIS MORRISON. of West Seattle.
~. y. uATCu. of yashen.
pisrKIcr No -.
OSCAR sTFssTRoM. First ward.
JOHN w. MepoSsELL. second Ward.
DISTRICT No 20.
GRO. n. kIrTI>GER. Fourth w.rd.
MAI. = n. SErrLEro>. Third ward.
pfsTagcr No a.
vRANK uASFoRp. RIM ward.
r. A. WING. seventh ward.
Dtsrsicr Ma a.
soLoS r. WILLIAMS, Eighth Ward.
n. n. ALnERTsoN. sixth Ward.
DtsTaicr Ne. a.
ALBERT ,. GODDARD. Of Fremont
ALBERT BURROWS. of HeiIovae.
>. =. LOGGER. ef Ktrkisaa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
Populistic Crookedness-

Snohonish Eye fop
The Snohomish correspondent OF the
PosT-ISTELLIeEScER says: THE consid-
Grafton of Sinciair's Endorsement by the
Gillespie Frame machine was his promise
to vote for Hugh Wallace for United
States senator" Wallace being Cleye-
lands distributor OF Federal pap for this
state. and Gillespie and Frame being Wal
lace's heeIers in this county. that endorse
ment places the Populist nominee under q
cloud of suspicion. Explanations are
now in order from Mr.. Sinclair. Mr..
Currie and his friends who are Democrats
from principle rather than Democrats for
profit. should demand a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION from bosses Gillespie and Frame.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
sou. Re- blic.n papsr, raders...e II

Some Repu hIiean papsrs E1cessfsse the
political victories ;h1s far OF the party.
The plurality il Vermont is pn. down az
Z7.oeo. when /. vas = 6G3, the plaislify IN
Maine i. given as 81 .ooo. waeu il wss =. SIS;
and the plurality in Oregon . placed At
700 xhen it was 1901 BESIDES. IN most
Of these calculations Rhode Island and
Pe1nsvlrsnia are omitted. The former
state gave = smsM Democratic plurality
year ago, bat this year il poIiei Repuoli-
can majority OF g. 255. while Pennsylvania
rolled up Iss GO plurality. Il IS iast as
well 10 Eeep these figures straight
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
Popuiism aud Coxeyism.

Had Lincoln county possessed Popu-
list board of county commissioners at the
time the Coxeyites passed through this
county that board would have been called
together and our county's money appro-
pria,ed 10 feed those Coxeyites as long as
they desired TO stay in this county. Now
our voters can see what our county has
escaped by being free from Populist rule
and il hardly seems reasonable that our
voters will run such risks in the future.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

IL Is not necessary nor is II desirable to
resort 10 personalities in political cam
paign except so far as the personality Of
. candidate affects his fitness for the po-
sition to which he aspires. The average
voter may generally be relied upon TO dis
criminate very closely between mere per-
sonal abuse and legitimate criticism.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

our readers pardon for 80 doing and shall
not knowingly do il again IL man Is q
politician and q candidate for office he -
deserving OF proper treatment oy the sTas-i
FRY couuEry press The press OF metropo-s-
tan proportions should strive 70 wFaEe
only such ARTICLES IS are worthy Of copying;
bat q hen they descend TO vsturerstIo1 and
abuse .hey SET hz1 example for the less
abe. bat respectable. journals. which the
telegraph Genominates the country press
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

The new Democratic tariff is q "black
eye" TO the American cattle men, for
Mexican cattle are now being shipped TO
Chicago. The reduction in the tariff
makes this possible SIS under the Mckinley
Law the SO head duty was in effect pro-
hibitory. The new duty of % per cent. ad
vaIoreIp makes the duty about sL50to 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

The Posr-YsTEILTsyscrs hereby gusrsn-
tees It's advertisers bona fds paid circu-
latlou, Daily, Sunday and Weekly. double
that Of any other Newspaper published in
the state Of Washington. Advertising con-
tracts all be made subjec. to this guarsn-
feN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
POOR OLD ME-. CATION.
He wants to Lecture, bat Hugh wal
lace w on's Give Him Dates

waIlA wsllA Statesman
We regret that the state central commit
tee did not appoin. date io- Hon. ~ I.
Cation 10 address the citizsns'of this city.
Mr.. Caton's numerous friends IN Nslla
Walls would have given him warm and
enthusiastic greeting Tom Cation de-
serves election. for no man has done more
for the advancement Of this state than be.
Let an Old pioneer represent Us he knows
our wants and will nc. hide and do little.
Cation viii not be compelled 70 outline
what he has done, for his work IS solid
and appears not in outline solely.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

December wheat is selling in the Eastern
markets at 81 cents per bushei and May
wheat at 5e1z cents per bushel. Where are
the Cleveland touters who. in the campaign
OF 1882, promised the farmers sl.25 wheat7
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
Lumber on the Free List.

British Columbia is to cut Puget sound
out of the lumber trade in San Francisco.
1t seems that our people have been max
ing too much money and paving too high
wages; so il has been thought best 10 put
lum Der on the free list and turn the trade
over to the British. whose work is done
largely with Chinese labor. The policy of
the Democratic party is doing its work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
wss., 81 c~at. st Cels..


whest quotes ~ 2 csa.s bushsl in the
warehouse In sAekS These are Democratic
prices. There Is charge Of 5 cents for
the sack PEI bashsl, : csnts for hauling.
6 esnts Tor tAFeshtaw, S cents for heAalnw
cents tor seed. 8 csats Ter psowtnx and
hArrostag an Eas farmer IS ) GEMS a
h.l.nrl Oh hes.ans - LaEa.-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
Populi.t. Don't Buy Papers.

The Populists were loud in praise of the
Chicago Times when 1t became a Populist
paper, but they didn't patronizs it, 50 it
has gone back to the Democracy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24
IA. ceaasr, rre.. I. al Klxh.


&.~+''fA-a
The Seattle lslegFsFA DEL sers phillips
against the eoaatry press It. tae country
press, has a. siaaes been foo.e4 in copying
Is TRADES % aaase 4a3 SANDER anon
prominent nsa~ We have been nss.eG IA
eosx lnx sens Of ia slazae.y. hat ne hss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

Fremont Review (Kid Committee organl
Harry T. Bostain, Popuiist candidate
for surveyor. was last night arrested for
stealing Some fellows cant wait till they
get into Office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

seize Mr.. Mo-ton's coachmsn VINO Is
clearly "a dornesti= servant, = worthy o.
the Democratic administration