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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
ITO PROJECT BONA FlOE PuRcu..-
Committee on Pubic Land. !.
Amended Its Former MI, nas

Washington. Feb. 4.-The house co,.
mittee on public lands today recon o,a-
cred it's action of last week in adoa nslo-
a bill to carry out the recommending
of President Cleveland's messap % :.
the limitation of five years -, 'uat
bringing of suits to annul to- ne
patents established by the act Of NJ. %
1891, be repealed. Another bill anohas'
ing the views of different merhaS
the committee, and intended to fnrn,s "
full protection to purchasers II aa sa
faith, drawn by Mr. Allen of Utah eooa
substituted for the first bill. Chair, "as
Lacey will report it to the house 'an
The new bill provides that -.
brought by the United States to ANN,
patents to lands enormously ISSUED ~
der a special grant shall onlv -
brought within five years from the ~ ~
sage of the act, and suits to annul ~.
ents hereafter issued must be hronos.
within 10 years after their date T
bill expressly confirms the titles of how
fide purchasers, and provides tha+ -
any party claiming to be a bone "a.
purchaser presents his claim to thu 81
rotary Of the interior before tho ,ns.,
tuition of a suit to cancel a patent ana
his claim is found to be valid. tha sao
rotary shall request that suit \.
brought against the original patents.
for sum not less than a minimum pov.
eminent price for the lands and not
more than the amount paid by the MIR.
chasers.
Another section makes the court.
having jurisdiction over suits under The
act the final authority on the bona ada
purchasers, and provides that claim.
ants who have not submitted their
claims to the secretary of the interior
may intervene in suits begun and have
their claims adjudicated by becoming
parties in that way to litigation. The
bill also provides that no suit shall be
brought to annul patents when parties
have presented claims to bona fide Dur.
chasers until the secretary has passed
on their claims.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
VALIDITY OF TELEPHONE PATENTS
Solicitor General Wanrs the Case Ad
Vanced in the Sunrema Cot

Washington, Feb. 3-Tn the United
States supreme court today the solicit
tor general moved to advance the hear
ing OF the telephone case, involving the
Vandlty OF the Berliner patent, to an
early day next term. It was important.
ne said, to secure an early disposition
OF the case, the Bell telephone receiver
having become public property. The
Berllner and Edison patents are the OH
stacles in the way in the use of the mi
crophone transmitter in a practical
FORM, and with these patents out of it's
way the telephone would become much
cheaper and it's use be widely extended
Inc chief justice announced the as.
slgnment of Justice Peckham to tho
Second circuit; Justice Brown who 70
Gently presided in the Second district
70 the seventh, and Justice Harlan 70
the Sixth. 'e'' ~
Inc court advanced the hearing on
the sugar bounty cases to the first Mon
day in March.
LII the case Of the Chemical Nation.,
oanh OF chicago VS.. the Hartford De-
post Company, appealed from the s,1-
preme court Of Illinois, the decision ~
the Illinois court, holding that the az
polntment of receiver does not +o,sAl:
nate the existence Of national ha,,,-
was affirmed. i'A'
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08

Put Off Train, Nobbed Of Her Wealth
anu sent to Jail.


AMI sent to Jail.
Chicago, Feb. AIRS. Lydia Spaldng
began suit in the superior court today
against the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany and the denver & Rio Grande
Railway Company for 500. 900 damages
for alleged false arrest and imprisOn-
ment. Mrs. Spalding, who, according
to the bill, is hotel keeper Of San Fran
cisco, claims that last June she bought
ticket over the Denver & Rio Grande
from San Francisco to Denver and Q
ticket from the latter place to New
York, whence she expected to sail for
Europe.
She also purchased at San Francisco
sleeping car ticket to Denver. Plain
tiff alleges that when the train stopped
at Leadville she was taken from the
Pullman car and conveyed to the Lead
vile Jail, not even being given time 10
put on all of her clothing. She was put
into room 20 feet square, in winch
there were ten male prisoners. Inc
room, plaintiff says, was filthy, nliea
with vermine, and the walls covered
With obscene pictures. She remalneu
In Jail 48 hours. Mrs. Spalding says ~
charge was preferred against her anu
at no time was she taken into coul.
She had several thousand dollars III
money and valuable jewelry on her per
son, all of which was taken from hel
and never recovered. It is charged tllas
her arrest was brought about by eln-
ployes of the sleeping car COMPANY,
with the object of robbery and the'
were successful
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08

tive session and other tactics to carry
over the question were made, but with
out effect.
Senator Allison expressed surprise at
the departure made by the senate from
long established custom. Senator Al
lison defended the appropriation COM
mittee from the charges Of carelessness
and indifference made some time ago
by Senator Dubois.
Senator Aldrich made point of order
against the resolution on the ground
that the notice of it's consideration re-
CURED by the rules had not been given.
This involved the senate in a two hours
discussion Of it's rules, during which the
resolution was lost sight of.
The presiding officer finally ruled
against the points of order that had
been raised, holding that Senator Du-
bois' resolution was properly before the
senate under the rules.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
SUICIDE OF STEPHEN B. FRENCH
Former New YORK Police Commissioner
Put an End to His Life

Former New York Police Commissions
Put an End to His Life
New York, Feb. 3.-The former police
commissioner, Stephen B. French, COM
mitted suicide today by shooting him.
self through the heart.
For some time French has been
moody and respondent. Recently he
told his wife that he worried over bust
ness affairs. Another time he said to
Mrs. French:
You would be better off if I were
not here"
His friends have observed both in his
appearance and in his conversation that
French was not quite himself. AS far
as known there was no adequate cause
for the suicide.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
WAGON ROAD MEN COMMENCE SUIT

Repaired the State Highway in South
Idaho, the Bill Being Regulated.
Boise, Feb. 4.-Action has been COM
menced in the supreme court against
the state by the Butte firm of contract
ors, Winters, Parsons & Boomer. The
firm built a large portion Of the state
wagon road in the southern part of the
state.
A portion Of the road in Lemhi county
was washed out. The wagon road COM
missioners then authorized Winters,
Parsons & Boomer to build that part of
the road They did so, bringing in
bill for $6,744.25, which was allowed by
the commissioners, a certificate of in
debtedness being given to the contract
Ors.
The certificate came up before the
state board of examin ers, which refused
to allow the claim on the ground that
the wagon road commissioners had no
authority to enter into any contract in
excess of the legislative appropriation.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
IT MAY BE MRS. EMERY MARYLAND
Beheaded Body OF a " oman Claim ed by
Bereft HuS hand.

Beheaded Body OF a Woman Claimed by
a Bereft Husband.
Cincinnati, Feb. SIT is believed the
woman killed and beheaded near Fort
Thorne, KY, opposite the eastern SUBJ
urb of this city, last Friday was Mrs
Emery MARYLAND of Storrs street, this
city, who has been missing a week. She
put her four children in the children's
home and left her husband. Today her
husband and her mother, Mrs William
Hart, examined the body. There are no
distinguishing marks, but they will
likely claim the body as the remains of
Mrs. MARYLAND. They can not give any
reason for her being at that place late
at night or for leaving her home.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
iNSURGeN > KILLED THE SPANISH

Attacked a Detachment OF Troops Re-
pairing tie railroad.
Havana, Feb. 4.-Insurgents under the
leadership of Nunez attacked a detach-
ment of Spanish troops repairing the
railroad between Esperanza and Jico-
tea, province Of Santa Clara. They made
a gallant defense and lost Lieutenant
Eduardo Borgea, one sergeant and IA
soldiers killed and had five wounded.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
MEETING OF THE FARMERS ALl'ANo-
1t viii Be Allied On the Side OF r
Silver.

silver.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The Nato 10
Farmers Alliance and Industrial "
ion met here today. Each state was :.
titled to one or two delegates, and neo,
ly every state is fully represented =
F. Willette of Kansas is president -
P. Duncan of South Carolina secre.aiy -.
While the leaders of the alliance na.o
long held that the organization IS noa
political, it is understood that greas
pressure is being brought to pear III,
have resolutions adopted which w." w.
bring the alliance as body into - =
financial fight on the silver SIDE. ...r
claimed the alliance is stronger 'A"
ever before in it's history.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
A Palace party Scheme.

London, Feb. "A Constantinople
dispatch to the Times says:
Careful inquiry convinces me that
the palace party set afloat the rumors
of the Russo-Turkish alliance in order
to increase the distrust among the
powers"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
TIE EX-MAYOR WAS NOT uo.-
ueorge Barnard, Who Committees G..
eide. Is Short SIS 600 our

eide. Is Short $4,000 our
Rome, N. Y, Feb. 4.-There was ora.
excitement among the citizens when "a; ~
was learned that the shortage in th -
fort StanWix National bank an,a,, ene
TO the present time to 1915, 900. and 49, -
the Hon. George Barnard. who ho Ia
MS suicide last Saturday was q +n''a .oie
cashier, an ex-mayor and a ves+n, us'eo
OF the Zion Episcopal church wo,;, tia an
IN debt to the bank persona1, 1919 De
$4,000. ndly nearly
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
Rhodes Refuses to Talk

KhOdeS REFUSES 10 id1N ~
London, Feb. 4.-Cecil Rhodes nas 10
rived in London from Cape Colony.. ;no
refused to be interviewed regaru'''
South African affairs.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
PLEADED TY 10 THE CRIME
Dishonest Express Company Official
DriO
PLEADED
Dishonest

Colorado Springs, Col, Feb. 5.-Krout
the ex-agent of the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press Company, this evening pleaded
guilty to robbing the company Of SIC. 900
and was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment. All but $125 of the money
was recovered.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
Plcayune Prnnrie4o.

new orleans. Feb. 5.-Geore. N,oho,
son, one Of the proprietors 10 -, Slcnol-
yune, died suddenly this afta ~ ne Plca-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
The Canvass.

Since the first wild talk OF grand
sweeep', and ground swell"has grad
uslly passed away, politicians are be-
ginning to calculate the prospects Oh
the two parties.
I'm this county, we find that the people
are rapidly falling into their places the
most of them are in line with their ola
parties. A very few republicans VIII
vote for Bryan. II sound money demo-
cratic ticket should be put mp Few
democrats will vote it, otherwise le"
will vote for Mckinley and a number
will remain away from the polls. In
Eastern Virginia, it is claimed that
large number of republicans will vote
for Bryan. The populist vote OF the
State will be for the Bryan ticket. There
are few populists in this section.
Maryland. West Virginia and Ken
lucky are claimed by both parties. New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut
generally democratic states are almost
sure to 90 for Mckinley.
In Ohio, the free silver men seem TO
be making greater Roadway than IN any
other State and we would not be sur
prised if Mckinley should lose his own
state. Indiana aud Illinois are con-
fidently claimed by the republicans IN
Iowa the silver cause is said to be rapid
" waning and considerable demo-
cratic vote will be cast for the SOUND
money candidates. NebTaska, the home
OF Bryan, is claimed by the republicans
and even Colorado with all its mines Is
not conceded to Bryan.
The people generally seem anxious 10
be informed upon the currency question
and the demand for campaign literature
has never been larger. The iissemlna-
rion of this literature will have great
influence. 1t. OF course, will have none
mon the hurrah boys, but there are
millions Of patriotic people who desire
TO vote the ticket which will be promo
tive of the greatest good to the country
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
Communicated
Republican Soliloouv.

NNORN AON@N A~OAAAOA0Js
To bolt, OF not to bolt, that is the question
Whether It's nobler 10 the mind t. suffer
The loss of principle, and the role Of
base men
Or to take arms against sea of corrup.
tiOns
And, by opposing, end themi To bolt, to
vote
For principle, and by that vote to say we
endorsements and a thousand other
ills.
That ring rWle brings us-'tis a consum-
nation
Deyontly to he wish'd To bolt, to vote
To yOtef preehance to why, there's
the rub;
For in that term OF ring what schemes
may come,
When We have shaken off the coils OF
ring,
Must give rs pause-There's much cor
Gupt,
That makes calamity of Walker reign
For who would bear the wrongs of merce
nary rule
The fang of vampires, the rings mis-
take,l
Walker contumely, and official sy indicates
When be himself might ObYiare al thl
with loyalty to principle,
Thus politics does not make towards 0
us all:
And thus the Republican voter npw,
! Is not sickled DER with doubt Of W ha
to do,
He needs must swallow that which taste
him III;
And JOIN With those who have his party
plans ueurped,
And lose tue name Of honor;
| Or bolt, and vote, and by that vote en'
our party's Ills. HAMLET.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
MT. JACKSON NEWS.

Rev. J. w. Tongue, CharestOwn. w
Va, who mas been visiting Rev. 1. Brlley
tor the past week, preached for him IN
the Methodist church last Sunday
Rev. p. II WhIsner, presiding elder Of
the Rockingham District was here on La
Sunday aud held quarterly meeting at
Mt. Clifton that night and Monday morn
log
Mr. and Mrs JOS. Allen and grand
daughter Mrs. Flora Snyder, who bad
been spending month visiting friends
ia Oil returned last Friday evening,
they were also accompaul ID by their
graz. dson, Mr. Boy Grandstaff. who bad
he, IN IuGianI tor the past ten mon hs
Mr.. William Kal ffnlu, formerly Of
this place, but now Of Phlla irlpha, ar
rived here, on his wheel last Thursday
evening He was accompanied by a
FRIEND, Mr ID. McClell4ud, OF the same
city. Tuey spent uutil Monday at the
Willard House, hen they started Tor their
homes Mr.. X bad a very pleasant time
calling on his old friends.
Mrs. lDitrich and three children, ef
Ohio. arrived here last Friday on visit
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. II. CotfDan
Mis- Nellie Hotel returned Monday
from very pleasant visit OF two weeks,
with friends, at the "Chlaybease Spring
Hotel" Strasburg
The camp meeting st Bethany heights
camp ground near here, has been in prog
ress since last Friday. There was a
very good crowd in attendance on last
Sunday, expect large crowd next Sun
dsy. See Jay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
When Mckinley Was a Cook.

When Mckinley Was a Cook.
Cnlcago Record: Speaking If
Mckinley remarked a yoy ager
from Kansas, did any OF you fel'
lows ever hear that he used 10 be
q cOokP
no. responded the chorus.
well, he was,' retOtted Kansas.
That's straight. He was cook,
and he got $l3 mouth wages"
What ale you giving uep asked
a quiet Dung student from COlum'
bla College, who had been out in
the copper mines at Butte.
Whereupon there was a hearty
laugh aud several Irrelevant sng'
.sstlOns were off red, when the
Kansan resumed:
There's a fellow by the name OF
Wagner out in our town who
claims that William Me Kinley,
who is now a candidate for the
Presidency. used to cook Tor bi II
him, aud that he was the worst
cook be ever ate af,er. His bis
cults were as heavy as lead, and
his coffee was like the water OF the
Missouri Iiver-sll color and no
taste. He could Try b,con pretty
we'll, Wagner saws, but any body
eau fry bacon. All you've got to
do is to put it III tue skillet and
turn it over now aud then
where was this cOOkins' asked
the Pawtucket man. 'They we've
camping out, W. rent theSP
yes; down in West Virgins
during the war. Wagner was a
mem Der of the Twenty Third . 10
Infantry, which was McKinleS''
regiment and belonged 10 Com
pAny h. Mckinley was detailed as
company cook. and the men K licked
so hard that hey got him pro not
ed to commits ,ary sergeant, so thai
he had to hustle for the grub, While
some ole else cooked it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY. AUG. -. 1896.
Why is itp

number Of our democratic irlenus,
men who, we know, are true PERSONA
,r;onds of the Editor Of the HERALD
have asked us the question, why do you
onnose the free coinage of silver, Wheh
the democratic party in convention as
semblel endorsed the doetfihe' roi
these reasons:
First When the Chicago conven''O"
endorsed It. they departed from the true
doctrines OF their party and wen owe,
into the camp of their enemies al"
,ri.d IN clothe the democratic party III
the habiliments OF the pOpulist party
second We are not willing to try 10
fool the people by adyOcatinga doctrine
,,h;ch We do not believe to be true. we
holisve that the free and unlimited cSlh-
age Of sill, err will bring disaster to our
country and will be ruinous 10 our
,eople. and il under such circumstances
we should advocate it, we woulu oe d
traitor and would Observe the contempt
o,all right thinking and honest people,
We freely expressed our opinions upon
this subject before the great parue' u
the land had even formed their platiorniS
unon which the present campaign Is
cont ucted. The man that honestly all
vocates what he believes to be true III
ono month. and then at the dictatiOn oil
party platform, eats his own words anu
en- leavors to teach the people to oelieVe
doctrines which he himself does not be-
li.ye. deserves the scOrn and contempt
otthe honest and the Just.
We cannot and we will not place our
selves in any such cOmprO missing posi-
ton.
Others have told us, I'VE thought
that Won we're going to publish neutral
naner. We never said so. we never
promised to publish neutral paper we
nromised YOU an Independent paper.
We have given it to you. Ne PROMISED
YOU that the paper should not be unaer
the control of any party or any party
bosses. There is 10 living party OF
marty boss that can force the HERALD
TO advocate the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver one week or one mOh'n
after we have assured our readers tha'
we believe in sound money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
ION. The democratic party,

in common. The democratic party,
during its whole history, has been pledg-
ed to promote the liberty of the individ-
Ill. the security of private rights and
prosperity and the supremacy OF inc
law. 1t has always insisted upon
safe and stable money for the peoples
use. 1t has insisted upon the mainteh-
ance of the financial honor of the matte n
as we'll as upon the preservation lnvio-
late Of the institutions established by
the constitution. These its principles,
were abandoned by the supposed re-
presentatives Of the party at a nauonal
convention recently assembled at Chi"
cago.
The democratic party will therefore
cause to exist unless 1t be preserved by
the voluntary action Of such OF its mem
hers as still adhere TO the fundamental
principles. No majority of the mem
bers of that convention, however large
h I'd any right or power to surrender
those principles. When they undertook
to do so, that assemblage ceased 10 be
democratic convention.
1.-The action taken, the irregular
proceeding and the platform enunciai-
ed by that body were, and are so utterly
and indefensibly revolutionary and con-
3 itute such radical departures from
the principles of true democracy, which
shonld characterize sound and patriotic
administration of our cOuntrY's afialrs
that its results IRE not entitled to the
confidence or support OF true democrats
For the first time since national parties
We're formed there is not before the
American people platform declaring
tho principles of the democratic party
as recognized and most courageous'y
and consistently administered by Jeffer-
son. Jackson and Cleveland. nor are
there nominees for the offices Of Presi-
dent and Vice-Prosident Of the United
States pledged to carry those principles
into practical effect. The faithful and
true democrats of the United States are
determined that their principles shall
not be ruthlessly sundered nor the PEG
pie be deprived of an opportunity to vote
for candidates in accord Herewith
"Therefore the national democratic
party ofthe Urited States, through its
regularly constituted committee hereby
calls national convention Of that party
for the announcement of its platform
and nomina ton of candidates for the
Offices of President and Vice-President
of the United States and the transaction
of such business as Is incidental thereto,
to be held at Indianapolis Wednesday,
the second day of September, 1896, at
II O'Clock noon, and hereby requests
that the members Of the party in the
several States who believe in sound
money and the promotion OF law and
order and who are unalterably opposed
to the platform adopted and candidates
nominated at Chicago, will select, in
such manner as to them shall seem
best number Of delegates to the same
equal to tSice the number OF electoral
votes to which such Ststes are respec-
lively eutitled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
The Free Silver Fear

TodaN's Philadelphia Ledger: II
the mere possibility of free coin
age yictory is sufficient to depre 8
trade and embarrAss credit, how
much graver will be the situation
should this evil come to passf
Before Mr.. Bryan could take bis
q at business would be almost at a
standstill. Gold Withdrawals would
begin Immediately. Enterprise
W IuId be halted, and labor would
bud q stagnsnt market. Doubtless
The first thing Mr.. Bryan would do
would be 10 suspend the redemp-
tIon of Treasury notes 10 gold aud
thus cast The county On.a silver
basis without waiting for any
legislation. Even should prices rise
for the farmer, would this be likely
to continue With factories idle Al d
hundreds OF thousands of work.
men without the means OF buying
the n, cessaries of lief The great
army of wage. workers have at best
nothing to hope for from a silver
basis. except the cheapenlng of the
purchasing power of their ear
nings and until the country be.
came settled on a silver basis there
must be a great dearrh Of employ
ment because of the unwllliDgness
OF capital to take risks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
EDINBURu ITEMS.

Mrs. Kiester and family. of Penn, are
visiting Mrs Lsntz on Church street.
Miss Etha Rau who hes been visiting
relatives here, has gons to visit Mrs
Funkhouser at Rinkerton.
Prof J. Monroe Hotels summer nor
NAL closed last Friday.
A party of ladies aud gentlemen went
to Luray several days ago to attend
campmeeting.
Mr.. Z. A. Snspp has purchased the
grocery department Of r ". Wndle's
beef shop.
A number Of fresh air" children ar
rived from Baltimore last Friday.
Mss G. nnie Cooper who has been in
Baltimore for some time has returned to
her home in this place. She was accom-
panied by her friend Miss Stewart.
Miss Mary Grablll who has been visit
ing Hrs. s. P. Holling,worth on Churc b
street has returned to her home in Wood
stock.
Ga last Friday a game OF ball Was
played between the baseball clubs Of
this place aud Front Royal. The game
was very interesting, some fine plays be-
lug made on both sides.
During the seventh inning heavy rain
came up aud the game WAS discontinued
The score Ut rod Ii to 6 in favor OF Edln-
burg II was one of The quietest games
we ever witnessed, there being no guyInR
nor dispnting.
Mrs Peggy Marston aud Mrs. Melvins
Bowman are very III.
Me,srs 5. P. a1d Z |. Hjllowingsworth
we're summoned to Woodstock on ac-
count of he serions lines of their fatl or
Mr. |. ~ HollingswOrth. Sioux.