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The Washington bee., 1896-07-18
N WASHINGTON NEWS.

rri..1 rril.O1lanuors illness of the Rev.
\ I'm, 81 Cause much apprehension
f.. e members of his household
i gl'lie u Syduor, niece of Mr. and
r. o!dnor is on a visit to her
\ "om New York City.
sbia sb'e Simms, on Monday night
H. passing from one car to
and y-l at Silver Springs, made a
rS; seriously sprained her left
I'd S'On compelled her to keep
The Washington bee., 1896-07-18

Pensioners who want their papers
properly made out are requested TO
call and see w. Calvin Chase, Attor-
new at Law and Notary Public
The Washington bee., 1896-07-18
& H.K, EuLT TOMS LOAN OFFICE,

1918 P-uua. Avenue, \. W.
Money loaned on Watches, Dia-
II nonds, Jewelry, Sifverware, &c.
Watches, Rolled Plate vest chains
and fine and rare gold Jewelry OF
every description constantly on
hand at very low prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
JONES SILVER MINE

The present interest in anything relot-
ing TO silver recalls James Russell Low.
ellis witty rhymes of twenty years ago:
A DIALOGUE.
is Jones? "o
Don't vex my ears with horrors like Jones
ownsw '"eS
"Why. Jones is Senator. and so he strive.
To make us buy his ingots all our lives
At stin premium on the market price
silver currency would be so nicei,,
What Is Jones' plan?"-"A coinage. TO he
sure. w
To rise and fall with Wall streets fem.
perature.
You wish to treat the crowd; your doIla,
shrinks 'a'
Undreamed perccntums while they mix the
Jones mines quicksilver. then ?'-"Yopr
wit won't pass
His coins mercuriai. but his mine Ia hross ,,
Jones owns"-"Again! your iteration,s
worse on
Than the slow torture of an echo-verse
III tel you one thing Jones won't own
that is, ""n
That the cat hid beneath the meal Is his +"
Cleveland World
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
Free Wool and Free Silver. !

During the many weary months after
the Wilson G orman tariff had given the
death blow to the wool industry free
trade Journals assured their readers that
the blow would not be fatal. In time the
industry would revive. Considerable pru-
dencc was manifested as to dates, but the
prediction was confident that In the
course of time the industry would re-
cover from its paralysis. The philadel-
phia Record was one of the most san
guine of these free traders. That journal
simply knew that its theories could not
be wrong. Free wool must and would
enable our manufacturers to recover the
home market for wooden goods and grad
ually get good hold on the markets
of the world. In recent issue the REQ
ord threw up the sponge. 1T admits that
free wool is not strong enough TO carry
free silver. The confidence with which
II attributes the failure of its free wool
theory to some other persons free silver
theory would, 1t transferred to the money
market, revive business even i'm these free
trade times. Says the Record:
1.-The distrust engendered by the sill
yer craze has checked sales of manu-.
featured goods, increased the percent.
age of idle mills and so narrowed the
outlet and crippled the financial re-
sources of Eastern distributors of wool
that the latter have practically ceased
purchases of the staple in the country
markets, and in many cases have re.
fused to make even reduced cash ad.
vances on consignments."
The silver craze did not materialize
until free wool had had nearly three
years in which TO show what il could
do. During all that time the wool in
dustry went from bad to worse. Now
the people are asked to believe that
free silver did all the mischief st. 10
seph (Mo) Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

upon the farmer mind, the truth,
the great truth, still remains that
the mind of the business man must origin
ate all the plans for the employment of
idle labor, and whether these industries
are little by little enlarged each year, en-
ploying more and more men, or whether
they are little by little narrowed each
year, employing less and less men, de-
ponds, not upon the Judgment or the po-
litical views of the men employed, but
upon the judgment of the men who en-
ploy. When the farmers in the country
and the laborers in the city suffer them
selves to be led into some great national
movement which the business mind be-
lieves is dangerous, then this business
mind, in order to protect the interests over
which it presides. begins the process of
narrowing its operations to suit the new
conditions.
A farmer may believe in free coinage
and Iaboring MAN may believe in free
coinage, but if the business mind Of the
country on which both the farmer and
the laboring man is dependent is afraid of
free coinage. then tho threat Of free
coinage. instead of breathing new life in
to industry, strikes it with the paralysis
of death
Every earnest thinking man in This
country Mt this time. whether he he a
farmer or labOre.t. above all things.
above all party or personal preferences,
desires TO see the industries of the nation
revived, because LABOR can find employ
ment and farm produce find market in
no other way:
When all the arguments have been ex-
haustcd on both sides, the whole cues
ton narrows into this proposition, that
activity in Industry is dependent upon
the confidence the business men have i'm
the financial and tariff policy of the ma
tional government. Farmers may have
confidence in some untrnd and catchy
proposition. and tho lalS,rng man NAV
have condolences and cysrn lac enthusiasts
tic, but if the mind of the business man
hesitates then industry languishcs. A
thousand labOrinG mer may stand ready
TO go TO work in Il factory. And the
farmers may stand ready to nroyide
these laboring men with food, but if the
managers OF the factory are afraid 70
start il, then it will not start. It NAV
appear TO these thousand Iaborers on,l
to these farmers that tho managers Of
the factory are unreasonable, and ,hot
they have more power in the nation than
they ought to have, but the truth will
remain forever, that mind. and not ma
Jorlties. is the controlling force rpon
which the industry of the nation deppnds
and that the judgment of one trained
business mind is worth more 10 n .,om-
munity than the judgment of many mon
who work with their muscles on Tho
farm ana in the factory
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
Give it to the Indians.

"Let us restore the conditions that OK.
listed prior TO 1873" says Mr.. Teller.
Very well; let us tear up all the rail.
roads that have been built since then:
let us reduce the acreage of wheat and
corn and cotton to what il was then: let
us send back to barbarism those parts of
the world that have since been reclaimed
to civilization; let us plug up the Rus.
sian oil wells and destroy the wheat
fields of India and the Argentine; let us
smooth over the hills of Leadville and
Cripple Greek, and fill up the mines, and
reduce the production of silver from
S1T00 100000 a year to $50, 900, 600; lei
us kill off about 30,000,O 200 of our people.
so as to make the population what II was
in 1873; let us have paper basis for orr
money. as We had then. and gold nj n
premium of Is cents or more on the dol.
iar--in short, let us try to turn back the
hand on times dial and make everybody
as happy and wealthy as all the people
are now alleged to have been before
1873. COLORADO Springs Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
He is Mistaken

In his speech at Springfield, O.. on
wednesday. Candidate Bryan spoke of
the nations. peasantry." There are
man who attempts to make such n class.
ihcation is unworthy the support Of
the free American sovereigns. EVERY
man is prince and no man is n peas-
ant. With the ballot in his hand. the
voter ranks with Vanderbilt. The rich
man of today may be the poor man to-.
morrow, and he who is not endowed
with wealth at this moment NAV he n
millionaire before the close of n dec.
ade. This Grraying of the people of
the United States into classes il the
most pernicious thing that has ever been
attempted in this country, and the
demagogues who are engaged in the un-
righteous attempt deserve the contempt
into which they are sure to fall
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
Silver Dollars Are Legal Tender.

Many of the plain people" of the
United States have wondered what is
meant, when it is said that Congress In
1873 struck down one-half the money
in the country. The figure is forcible
but somewhat obscure. The Denver
News comes to the rescue. 1t says: "By
the legislation of 1873 the minis were
not only closed to silver but the silver
money of the country was demonetized
1t was deprived of its legal tender quail.
ty. Thus the silver money of the coun-
try was struck down."
The News is in error Section 81 of
the act of 1873 contained proyiso that
''this act shall not be construed to affect
any act done, right accrued, or penalty
incurred, under former acts. but every
such right is saved" This Language
preserved the legal tender quality of the
silver dollar, since the right to pay ones
debts in silver dollars was one of the
rights accrued under former acts, which
nothing contained in the act was permit
ted to destroy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
Remember This.

When Bourke Cochran, in his recent
great speech in New York. uttered the
following sentence, he uttered n sentence
which should be posted over the door Of
every honest laboring man, whether Re-
publican or Democrat, in this country
II can take SO gold piece and defy ali
the power of all the governments of this
earth 10 take cents value from il.
can go to the uttermost ends of the
value will be unquestioned, unchallenced.
That gold dollar the honest masses of
this country, without distinction of party
divisions, demand shall be paid the la
borer when he earns II, and no power
on earth shall cheat him out Of the
sweat of his brow."-Galesburg Evening
Mail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

In all parts of the country women have
organized campaign committees, working
under the direction Of the Woman's bu-
reau of the national Republican commit
tee. They distribute literature and use
their personal influence with husbands,
brothers and other relatives to secure
their votes for the good cause, paying
especial attention to first voters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

speech in front of the Hotel Lincoln,
someone asked. "Whnt about Mr.. Sew
all? Donnelly replied. 81 know moth
ing of Mr.. Sewall and don't want any
thing 70 do with him. If | had my way
he would come off of that ticket in
twenty-four hours" Mr.. Donnelly then
went into n bitter TRADE against all
bankers and business men in general,
an the laborng men who heard him
app!auded his utterances. Now il must
have occurred to the more thoughtful of
these laboring men that every days work
and every dollar paid TO labor must first
be thought out and planned by some
business mind Before labor can begin
in any industry there must be some
thought force and some business jHdg-
ment which passes upon the plans of
that industry and believes that it will
succeed. There must be fnanciers.
bank~rs and capitalists to consent and
their consent must be based upon the
faith that the industry will succeed. If
Mr. Donnelly and Mr.. Bryan were CAPT
talists and business men, then they
themselves might promise employment
TO labor. Or. if the plans proposed by
Mr.. D0nnelly and Mr.. Bryan were re-
ceiving the endorsement of the business
Judgment of others who have capital.
then it might seem reasonable that free
COINAGE might revive industry and bring
better times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

Never was there before a presidential
campaign In which the women of the
country have taken such an active part
as in the present struggle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

brokers are beginning to pay
more respect to silver. Their
correspondents in Europe are
advising them of a fresh demand
for this monetary metal. In
brief, there is boom in the sill
yer market at London and on
the Continental bourses. Within
a fortnight France has ordered a
million ounces, Spain half that
amount and Germany is buying
both gold and silver freely.
In the Orient q great demand
for silver is reported, and if this
is maintained, tons of the white
metal will soon be moving toward
India, China and Japan. The
last named countries are already
heavy buyers of United States
and Mexican silver dollars, which
pass readily for their face value
in all commercial transactions.
A revival of trade in various
parts of the world is the accom-
paniment of this appreciation OF
silver and demand for it in the
form of a medium of exchange
money.
How silly, in view of all this,
is the campaign against silver in
this country How absurd fol-
alleged patriotic conventions Of
American citizens to pass resolu
tions condemning or disparag
ing United States moneo Is il
not high treason, albeit the mis-
prision is of the lowest, meanes-
order ?
Fortunately the tide is turning
and sound, common sense is as
Stunning the supremacy over the
"sound money slush" mercen
aries, who would bankrupt the
government, or weaken it's credi
at the dictates of their cupidity
and to the fearful cost of thu
people, who labor and pay tn,
taxes, creating wealth AM
power, and maintaining the pres
tige of the nation. 1t will no
be long before we shall have thu
money of the Constitution recog
nized and respected as of yore
| for it will stand all the tests o
soundness, usefulness, elasticit,
and popularity that can be de
, vised for it to undergo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
The Boom In silver.

Despite the logged warfare
against silver as money metal,
it holds it's own proudly the
world over against all antagon-
lists. 1t is even gradually gain
ing on its depreciators, the gold
bugs and bloated bond holders,
people who flaunt their patriot
ism while they are doing their
level best to despoil the govern
ment and break down it's credit.
Yes, in spite of all opposition,
silver is still o moeity of the
money of the United States. In
it's way and ratio it marches
proudly in parity with gold,
greenbaclks, treasury notes and
bank bills. The determined eff
forts of the gold worshippers to
depreciate silver have beee fail
ing ever since the year began,
and, indeed, all the while silver
has been forging its way to its
proper position and potentiality
in the currency of the country.
For the past fortnight there has
been boom in silver; not a great
one, it is true, but it has been
palpable and perfectly legiti-
mate. Spectators have been
forced to recognize the white
metals strenath in the market,
and they have. pretended to be
puzzled at the cause. The bet
terment is readily explained. In
the first place, the treasury raid
ers have been forced to call a
halt in their scheme to force the
government to hand over its
coin-sell it at a sacrifice. The
talk about putting a hundred
grains more silver in the dollar
piece has quoted down, and the
feeling of the people. in favor OF
letting United States money
alone, is making itself felt.
This is a healthy condition Of
affairs, and that the "soune
money slushers" are getting the
J worst of the contest is manifest
: AT the same time the specie
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
County Commissioners at their regular meet
ing in July for furnishing 20 cords of dry fir OF
pine wood. Wood to be feet In length; of Q
good merchantable character and corded at the
Court House in Challis. Bids will be received
at any time prior to and including the 18th day
of July 1896. Bids must be addressed to thu
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
and marked Proposals to furnish wood"
The Board reserves the right to reject an,
and all bids.
BY order of the Board of County Commission
ers of Custer county, Idaho, April 10, 1895.
GEO. L. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

backs were first issued by the
government there were those
who said it was both dishonest
and unconstitutional, and yet a
patriotic people accepted them
as money. After third of a
century the greenback is still ac-
cepted and no one wants them
more than the banking fratern-
ity, who were the original objec-
tors to their issuance. Ii a bill
passes the next congress restor-
ing silver to its place in our cur
rency, i. e., free coinage of gold
and silver at a ratio of 16 to l, a
patriotic people will accept both
for all the demands and our idle
members can then find employ
ment and be able to pay dues.
Every Odd Fellow in America
should work and vote for free
coinage of both gold and silver"
When Mr.. M. r. Dowd, the
able editor of the Soavenir, was
interviewed concerning the edit
orial he said it was the result of
much deliberation by many of
the most conservative members;
and the question had been under
consideration for more than a
year, and the official data proves
conclusively that the present
monetary conditions are working
great injury to the order. In
part, Mr.. Dowd said +:
1.-THE present monetary condi-
ton has been great injury to
our order. The official data re-
ceived at this Office shows that
we lost in 1893 SO, 1856 members
by suspension for non-payment
of dues, and in 1894 the number
dropped was AZ, 800, q total Of
IS, 225 for the two years, and il
is believed that the official re
ports for 1895, when completed,
will show nearly as many sus
pensions as in the years 1899
combined. In 1893 we initiated
72,807, while in 1894 we initiated
So, 845, a decrease of nearly 5000
We have about 100000 members
in the United States and Terri
tories. Yes, they are all voters
Before a man can become an Ode
Fellow he is required to sign {;
contract which is binding alik'
upon himself and the order
hence it is necessary that h.
should be 81 years of age. Whel
the situation is properly under
stood | believe the American
people will demand free coinag
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

In the Probate Court of the County of Custer,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
Oh. Mcconnell ! how the great

Oh, Mcconnell how the great
have fallen; how unhappy the
''hunch" which induced you to
howl protection and forsake the
shrine of the "silver idol" how
opportune the engagement which
prevented you from being "let
off at Pocatello," and forbidding
your presence at your own polit-
ical funeral; how heartrending
the spectacle of your political
ruin, to note in the wink of an
eye" your tumble from the
heights of being logical candi-
date to the United States Senate
to the depths of impossibility of
securing the nomination as dog
pelter in the humblest precinct
of your home county. Vale,
Mcconnell Silver City AUa-
lGnche.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
Notice of Forfeiture.
To FRED. BRoUGH and
HI A \ IL

To FRED BRoUGH and
NICHOLAS MIILICH, their heirs and assigns.
You are hereby notified that have expended
One Hundred Dollars (SlO0.0Ol In labor and i'm
provements upon'the Mountain Chief quartz
claim situated ON Keystone Hill, in Bayhorse
that being the amount required to hold said
premises under the provisions of Section 1924
Revised Statutes of the United States for the
year 1895, and IL within 80 days from the service
of this notice, you fail or refuse to contribute
your portion of such expenditure as co-owners
in said quartz lode which amounts to 1888 81
each. together with the cost of this notice, your
interest in the Mountain Chief claim will be.
come the property of the subscriber under said
Section 1924 Revised Statutes.
MARY SMITH.
Challis, Idaho, March 81, 1896
First publication March 81, 1895.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

Phillip Branca & Co. have just
re-opened the Fashion Saloon in
Clayton, and will constantly keep
on hand select stock of fine
wines, liquors and cigars, keg
and bottled beer, etc. Rememb-
er the place and give them a
call when in Clayton. Every
thing strictly first-class.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
Notice of Forfeiture.
To f. e. TRoTTER

TO r. II. THOTTEH
You are hereby notified that we have expend-
ed Twelve Hundred Dollars (Sl2O0.00) in labor
and improvements upon the Monitor Mining
claim, situate in the Bayhorse Mining District,
Custer county, Idaho, that being the amount
required to hold said premises under the pro-
visions of Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the
United States, for the years 1882 1888 1884, 1885
1885, 1887 1885, 1889, 1890, 1891 1892 and 1896 and
If within 90 days from the service of this notice
you fail or refuse to contribute your portion OF
said expenditure as co-owner in said quartz
claim, which amounts to Four Hundred Dollars
($400.00), together with the cost of this notice
your interest in the Monitor Mining claim will
become the property of the subscriber under
said Section 1924.
CLAYTON MINING & SMELLING CO.,
BY l.. GREENE Agent
Dated Clayton, Idaho, Feb. 15, 1896.
First publication Feb 1S, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
Treasurer's Notice.

The following warrants against
Custer county, will be paid on
presentation with interest to
date, if presented within sixty
days from date of this notice
ROAD FUND.
October Issue 1898.
No. 49,.
Interest at z per cent. Inter
est commences from date of reg
istry to 10 days after date of ad-
vertisement.
J. p. SPALDING,
County Treasurer.
Dated at Challis, June 2, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
TO TERRANcn MoGovERN

You are hereby notified that have expended
two hundred dollars 5000 in labor and i'm
provement upon the Maggie lode mining
claim, situate in Yankee Fork Mining District,
Custer county State OF Idaho, that being the
amount required to hold said premises under
the provisions of Section 1924, Revised Statutes
OF the United States for the year 1893 and 1895.
And If within 90 days from the service of this
notice you fail or refuse to contribute your por.
ton OF said expenditure as co-owuer in said
quartz claim, which amounts to one hundred
dollars (Sl00), together with the cost of this
notice, your interest in the Maggie" will be-
come the property of the subscriber under said
Section 1924.
THOMAS McGovERN.
Custer Idaho, Jan. %, 1895.
First publication Feb. 4, 1895.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02

In the Probate Court of the County of Custer,
State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate
of Notice to Creditors.
Horace Dodge deceased.
Estate of Horace Dodge, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Mrs. Sarah j. Dodge, Administrative of the es-
tate of Horace Dodge, deceased, to the credit
ors of and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them with the neceS-
sary vouchers within months after the first
publication of this notice to said administra-
trix, at her office at the residence of A g.
Bomar, in Challis, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said estate,
in the county Of Custer, State of Idaho.
SARAH j. DODGE,
Administrative of the Estate of
Horace Dodge, Deceased.
Dated May %, 1896.
First publication May g. 1895.
M. A. Brown, Atty. for Administrative.