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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04
in THE DISTRICT COURT.
= record of the Cases Disposed Of at the
Present Term

= necord OF the Cases Disposed of at the
Present Term.
Ia the cases Of II. L. Bancroft, ad-
mlnlstrator of the estate of M. n
Llddell, deceased, VS.. G.. w. Bechtel.
ct al, action for damages. and VS.
John J. Costello, claim and delivery
OF property, and VS.. Spokane Drug
Co., a corporation, Injunction, were
all dismissed by consent Of counsel.
each party paving his own costs.
Inc case of L. L. Simpson VS..
Peter Sipley was by consent of coun-
sci continued for the term, So also
was the matter of Anna Collier. an
lnsolvent debtor, on motion of her at
torney. r. E. Mcfarland, continued
for the term.
The case of Heckstein & Mayer VS..
Harriet Belle Wannacott, admins
tratrix of Geo. B. Wannacott. was on
motion continued for the term.
The case of Elnora Orena Mcdowell
VS.. John Fl. Mcdowell action for di-
| vorce, was on motion of attorney for
plaintiff, G. L. Heitman, dismissed at
plaintiffs costs.
In the case of Cornish. Curtis &
Green Manufacturing Co., corpora
tion: VS.. Jersey Creamery company of
Occur d'Alene, attachment, Judgment
was awarded and an attorneys fee of
$6165 was allowed, being Is per cent.
Of amounts Of note in the case
The case of Christine Liberty VS..
Stephen Liberty, action for divorce,
was by consent Of counsel continued
/ for the term.
The following named persons were
admitted to citizenship during the
week: Eli Watson, Henry Tank, G.
A. Stauffer, Marie Perrin, John Hoogg,
Andrew Johnson, Dave Clune, John
Muhlfield and Malcolm Bruce.
In the matter of Frank Bristow. an
insolvent debtor, G. D. Warner was
appointed assignee.
The most important case before the
court this week was that Of Wiggett
VS.. Harriet Belle Wannacott, ex-
ecutrix of Geo. B. WannacOtt, de-
ceased, which was commenced on
Tuesday aud given to the jury Friday
evening. The jury were out only
few minutes and brought in verdict
in favor of the defendant, The suit
involved the value of 150,00 feet OF
logs, and was hotly contested. Thos.
Griffiitts of Spokane and Edwin Nc
Bee of Coeur d'Alene appearing fol-
plaintiff and r. E. Mcfarland for de-
fendant.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
Out of q Total of Twenty-FOur Cases Only
One Indictment Is Returned.
In the district court of the first ju-
dicial district of the state of Idaho,
in and for Kootenai county. Report
of the grand jury to the Honorable
Judge of said court.
We, the grand jury Of said county
and state Of the March term, A. D.
1896, of said court, respectfully sub
nit the following report:
We have been in session as grand
jurors for the period Of four days.
During said time there has come be-
fore us for our consideration twenty
| four cases of alleged criminal miscon-
duct, which have each received our
careful and deliberate attention. We
| have found one Indictment, and re-
jected the others on account Of in
sufficient proof. In our deliberations
upon said cases, we have examined in
dill seven UeCu WIUu0SSGS.
We have examined into the numer-
Gus charges Of misconduct made
against the respective county officers
OF KOOtenai county, which appeared
in certain article over the name of
one Thos e. Anderson, published IN
the Spokesman Review of tho issue of
February 9th, 1896, and find that
many Of the alleged facts and figures
therein contained are not supported
by the records of the county, and up
on a careful investigation Of these
charges find that the said county Off
GERS thereby attacked have acted with
in their power and duties under the
law. And further, this grand jury
fully eXOnerates said officers from any
and all charges Of misconduct or IL
legal action contained in said article.
We visited and inspected the offices
and records of the various county Of
tic;als and found the business of the
county entrusted to said officers to
have received their careful and watch
ful attention and that they have been
dilligent in the legal discharge OF
their respective and seperate duties.
Upon visiting the jail we found de-
fects in the windows, and would re-
spectfully recommend that they be
made more secure fer the safety of any
and all prisoners.
We desire to thank the district at
tOrney for the courteous attention he
has given us and for the Jealous man
ner in which he has performed his
duties.
We also desire to thank the Honora-
BILE Court for the lucid and panstak-
ing instructions given to this grand
jury.
There being no further business be-
fore US we would respectfully ask to
be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
Foreman, JOHN FERNAN; j. p. BEEL-
Err, CHAs. GRAHAM, CHAs J.
4 MCMILLAN, FRANK r. CALDWELL,
G.. w. DUNN, JOHN ROsEN, JAMES
r. ECKHART, B. G. HEMMINGER.
d. RODENER, A. l.. DAVIS, w. S.
| LANCASTER, E. BENTLY, NJ. S.
| WARREN, GEO. E. NoGLE, w. A..
HAWTHORNE.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04

PANHANDLE LODGE NO. 13, KNIGHTS
| OF FPYTHIAS-Meets IN their Castle hail.
Russell Block Tuesday evening of each week.
Visiting Brothers are always welcome.
I. E ANDERSON, G. G; r. S. MCCREA. X. of r.
and S.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04
Navigation Open.

The steamer George Oakes mas
heen thoroughly oyerhauled, painted
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04
F, WENZ, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
RATHDRUM. IDAHO.
M. S. LINDSAY.
Attorney at Law and
U. S. Court CON-,
PRIEST RIVER, IDAHO

Complete set Of Government plats in the Of
flee. Land filings received. Final proofs
taken. Settlers located on Government
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04

self-styled republican paper published
at Moscow seems determined to work against
everything savoring of Mcconnell even at
the risk of destroying the entire machine.
Simply because you happen to have candi-
date OF your own is not sufficient grounds
for making the personal fight you have been
making against the governor. Your position
appears to us to be little short of despicable
-Lemhi Republic.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-04
Politics and Politicians.

THE SILVER BLADE, published at Rathdrum,
the home OF Hon. U. L. Heitman. whom the
Mirror recently mentioned as possible can
didate for the Office of governor, last week
stated authoritively that Mr.. Heitman is not
an aspirant for the Office Of governor. but
that were it not for the candidacy Of Chief
Justice Morgan for the Office of chief justice
he would be candidate for that Office. Tho
Mirror believes that II Judge Heitman would
come out as candidate for the Office of chief
justice he would receive the support OF the
people of Latah county, while we do not be-
lieve that Judge Morgan can count on the
support of the republicans OF the county
There are a number of influences which will
be brought to bear against Morgan which
can not be brought against Mr.. Heitman.- :
Moscow Mirror.
A letter has been received at Boise from Il
gentleman in Washington who is we'll posted
as to political matters in the national capital
He makes the positive statement that on Ju-
ly 2nd at St. Louis, the populist party will be
dissolved. He says the popullsts, together
with certain manufacturers association. and
labor unions and the bimetallic leagues, will
unite at that time in the organization OF a
silver party. The men who are behind the
movement. according to this authority, claim
the new party will carry everything west OF
the Mississippi river, except Iowa. also Mich
and North and South Carolina.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
The Preserving Season

is here again, and in order to have your preserves and pickles turn out wellonly the best ingredients should be used.
 White Preserving Brandy,
 Extra Fine Cider Vinegar, Bennett & Simpson's Whole Mixed Spices, Green Ginger Root, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
JOSHUA LEVERING.

Joshua Lowering, prohibition nominee for president, who will address a mass meeting at Warner hall tomorrow eve ming, is probably as widely known, es- pecially through the south, as any man the party ever nominated. A Balti- more citizen of some wealth, he was the donor of a Y. M c. A. hall to Johns Hopkins university and is at the head of several associations within his de- nomination, the Baptist. His business house, engaged in coffee importation is the most extensive in that part o1 the country. He is at the front in all religious and benevolent enterprises ir his vicinity, and is active in work fol young men, being president of the loca association and member of the inter national Y. M. c. A. committee
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
Saturdays Games.

NetllicS-
 The baseball games on Saturday re- suited as follows:
 At ladelphia-Afternoo game postponed; rain.
 At Baltimore-The two games be- tween the Baltimore and Louisville clubs were postponed on account of rain.
 At New York-New York -Pittsburg game called at end of first on account of rain.
 At Washington = Washington St. Louis game postponed on account of rain.
 At Wilkesbarre-Wilkes -Scran- ton game postponed in the afternoon on account of rain,
 At Paterson-The game between the Athletics and Patersons here Saturday was called in the sixth on account of rain, with the score to 0 in Paterson's favor At Hartford-Newarl1, 9; Hartford 4. At ancaster--Lancaster 8; Will mington, 3.
 At Springfield First game-spring field, 1; Providence, 10. Second game Springfield, 6; Providence, '.
 At Brooklyn, 8; Cincinnati, 5. At Boston-First game-Boston, 5; Cleveland, ?. Second game-Boston, 5; | Cleveland. T.
 At savin Rock-south Hills, '; May CT, Strouse X O., 3.
 At Dranford-Branford, 7; Milford, 13. At Winsted-Bridgepor 5; Winsted 4 1 At Derby-Ansonia, 6; Derby, '. At Torrington-New Haven Athletics | 5; Torrington. A.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
KILLED BY A TROLLEY CAR

Berlin, Sept. 6.-Thomas Malumphy, aged sixty, of this town was killed by an electric car on the Central railway and electric line last night. He was walking towards his home at the time. He met death at the foot of the hill just off Berlin street. He stepped from the road on to the track directly in front of the approaching car. The mo- torman and conductor have been ex- onorated. Malumphy leaves a wife and five children. He was employed by the Berlin Iron Bridge company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
E ANTlFERMENTINE &

Preserves Fruit, Cider, Milk, Butter, Eggs, Tomatoes, Catsup, Pickles, etc. A simple, harmless preparation, free from taste. smell and color, that has the properties Of preventing fermentation in all vegetable and animal products. It especially use ful for preserving fruits of all kinds with out cooking, retaining their natural fresh appearance and taste. For cider it is un' surpassed. It stops fermentation at any point desired, and produces c sparkling beverage like champagne.
 SPEClALTlES.
 It seems hardly necessary to mention our Coffee, of which we make decided specially.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
WANTED,
WANTEI.

A SITUATION by middle agea narr,.,, "A, woman us housekeeper or cook in n small Family country or city. Inquire at
 sI up l900 STATE SrRElNr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
SENATOR PLATT TO SPEAK.

OXford to Haven Rally and Seymour
 People Going.
 Ansonia, Sept. 6.-The republicans of Oxford are going to have quite dem- onstration in their town next week Friday and they intend to have the voters know what are the principal is- sues of the campaign. They have se- cured Senator O. H. Platt of Meriden, and several others will also make short addresses.
 A big crowd of Seymourites will go up and "whoop her up for the republi- can party of the town, just to show the Oxford voters the feelings of the peo- pie of that party in Seymour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
COURIER

were pitched over the home plate, ac- cordlng to the rule, and the umpire awarded the game to Newark by the score of 9 to o. Wilmington reached the grounds at 3:15 and the game which ensued was marked by terrific hitting on the part of Newark and weak fleld- ing by the visitors. Attendance 1,500, The score:
 Newark ....,S o O 4 6 0 0--16 Wilmington O o 0 0 8 0 O. 8
 Hits-Newarll, IS; Wilmington, 4. Err rors-Newark, 1; Wilmington, 6. Bat teries-Lipp and Rothfuss; Amole and Kinsella.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07

THOMAS-At Jefferson, N. H., on September and mouths.
 Funeral at his late residence, ,99 sherman avenue, on Monday Sept. 2, at 2;3O p. m. BRADLEY-In North Haven, September c., Rowe Stiles Bradley, aged 66 years. Funeral services to be held from the late res- idence Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, at $50. BROWN-ln this city, September 5, Herbert E. Brown in the 22d year of his age. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Harry c. Trecartln, l02 shelton avenue, on Monday morning Ut 10 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Interment in Fort Jefferson, l.. l.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
 SEPT. [.
DEATHS.

SUN RIsEs. 5;24 MooN RIsEs HIGH WNrER. SUN SETs. 6;i5 523 lOY45
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07

Paterson, Sept. 6-The Lancasters batted McCafferty hard to-day and de- feated the Patersons. The ground was in miserable condition, rain having fallen all the morning, The visitors scored four runs in the fourth inning, and although the home team struggled desperately to overcome the lead, West held them down in great style. At tendance 1000. The score:
 Paterson .....0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0-3 Lancaster ....0 o 4 0 0 2 *-6
 Hits-Paterson, s; Lancaster 14 Err rors-Paterson, 3; Lancaster l. Bat teries-M -McCafferty and smink; West and Roth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
SUNDAY BALL GAMES.
Newark Beats Wilmington and Paterson
 Lancaster.

Newark, Sept. 6.-Two games were scheduled between Newark and Will mington for this afternoon. After waiting until 2:45 Newark took the field with Setley in the box. Three balls
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07

FARM WANTED TN exchange for two-faIniy house with \ modern co nveniences, large barn, ex- tra large lot, fine location, near electric cars. Call on or address
 GEO. A. ISBELL. o29tf TO8 Chapel street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
WANTED
WANTED,

A POSITION as housekeeper by lady of A experience highest references.
 sI ltp Inquire at 074 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-07
0Narts.

One Cent a Word each insertion, five cents Word for full Week, seven times.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16
FAST STEAMERS
FOR THE EAS7 7.
Will Run in Opposition to
the Southern Pa
ciic.
VIA THE HORN ROUTE.
The Washtenaw Is Now Being
Got Ready at the Fulton
Iron Works.
rs FAST AND A BIG CARRIER.
Johnson.Locke Company Will Proba.
bly, Manage the New
Concern.
IS FAST AND A BIG CARRIER.

The Southern Pacific is not going to
have it all its own way with Eastern
freight. new rival is in the field and
the merchants of San Francisco will have
chance to patronize il.
When Coils P. Huntington made his
arrangements with the Panama Railroad
he evidently expected that everything
would be plain sailing and that the oppo-
sition was dead. His steamers between
New Y ork and Aspinwall were withdrawn
and sent around the Horn to augment his
feet running between San Francisco and
Panama, and the Central American Com
pany retired from this end of the business.
Soon after the change rates went up and
the only relief importers had was from the
sailing vessels. According to stories told
on the front yesterday Mr.. Huntington
will have another and determined oppo-
sition to fight. Fast steamers have been
chartered, and they will MAKE the run be-
tween New York and San Francisco via
the straits of Magellan. One of the YES
sells is now in this port, and it is said that
Frank S. Johnson of the JohnsonLocke
Company has secured two more in New
York.
The steamer here and one of the vessels
now in the East will load simultaneously,
and it will be trial of speed between
them from port to port 1t is expected
that the new line will make almost as
good time as the Panama route, and tn
saving in cost will be very great. All the
steamers will be good freight-carriers.
and there is enough business in sight to
keep them going for at least twelve
months.
The vessel that has been secured on this
side of the continent is the Washtenaw
She is a splendid vessel and very fast
She arrived here on the 4th inst with 1900
tons of coal from Tacoma for the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company and made the
round trip in the remarkably smart time
of seven days. Since her arrival and dis
charge she has been lying in Oakland
Creek awaiting a charter.
Her time came yesterday when one of
the red-stack company's boats went across
the bay for her. She was taken to the
Fulton Iron Works, where she will be
given a thorough overhauling, after which
she will be ready for the fray. When
everything is in readiness she will prob
ably dock at Lombard-street wharf and
take aboard cargo of California merchan-
disc.
Mr.. Johnson, who is said to have engi-
neered the new deal, is expected home
from New York tonight. Until his return
no one in the company will either affirm
or deny the story. 1t is known to many
prominent men on the water front that
such a scheme is on foot, and they say
that the Washtenaw will be on her way
before July is very old, and that steamer
from New York may be expected here early
in September.
The old name of 'sThe North American
Navigation Company" may be used, and
the Johnson-LockeCompany will be the
agents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16
Olympic Club Lads Will Attend
the Contest in a
Body.
BETTING NOW ON THE RESULT.
Pools to Be Sold on the Round
Contest and the Dixon.F Flaherty
Fight.

Not until tonight, when pool-selling
will begin, will it be known how the public
regard the two men in the Corbett-Shar-
key four-round go.
There has already been some betting, in
cited either by like or dislike, friendship
or something else, but not much. Strong
Sharkey men have not run against enthusi-
astic Corbett hackers, although one can en-
ter almost any public place in the City
and hear adherents of either one or the
other offer to wager large sums of money
on their respective fayorites.
But this kind of betting does not count.
1t is done through sentiment and not
Judgment. The immutable law of supply
and demand will regulate affairs, the odds
being given where the money is the most
plentiful.
The chief points on which the betting
must be done and on which the pools will
be sold are: Whether Corbett will "stop"
Sharkey within four rounds; whether
Sharkey will "stop'' Corbett within that
time, or which of the two will get favor
able decision at the close of the contest,
both being on their feet ready to continue
the bout.
OF these propositions the one whether
or not Corbett will "stop' Shsrkey is cal
culated to call for the heaviest betting
The others are generally conceded, that
Sharkey will neither get decision in his
favor, nor will he be able to 'stop" the
champion, hence odds of "crazy" magni-
tude would have to be given to bring about
q wager.
Sharkey's friends are sanguine on the
point that he can neither be knocked out
nor stopped in four rounds. They look
back to his prowess ashipboard, when for
amusement he exposed his jaw to the
punches of his mates. They also con-
slider the bulldog fashion he went at Joe
Choynski and came out unharmed after
eight hard rounds. They consider him in
the light of one who may not prove VIC
tor, but who cannot possibly be van
quished.
There is where the sentimental part of
the business comes in, and it is possible
that many thousands of dollars may be
lost in that line by the sailors of the sew
eral war vessels in these waters.
The old-t timers who will look back will
remember poor Clarence Whistler. He
was a wrestler of as fine physique as was
ever seen in this State. Built like SharKey,
only On little larger mold, he knew how
to handle himself at least as well as does
the sailor. He was the man who, in this
City, invited John L. Sullivan to go into
back room, lock the door and throw away
the key SO as to have no interference in
fighting it out their own way. Sullivan
did not accept.
Whistler, like Sharkey, was muscle
bound, and could make terrific battle at
rough-and-tumble, but was hardly able to
stand for a clever fighter.
In those days Jack Brady, big man.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16

lar, Craigie Gordon of Los Angeles and
Pasadena finds himself in trouble with the
United States Government. Gordon was
arrested at Pasadena last week on a charge
of initiating United States pos tage-stamps,
and his plant, stamps and circulars were
seized by Marshal Botello The local Of
flee was formally notified of the capture.
but the true facts in the case did rot come
10 light until Yesterday.
Gordon's scheme was one Of magnificent
possibilities, in that it proposed to recover
for an insignificant sum everything that
mortals are liable to lose except, possibly,
their reputation. The thing was to be
done by a system of ''waif Offices" estab-
lished throughout the United States, the
postmaster being made the waifmaster.
In general circular to the public Gordon,
who signs himself UNITED States Waif-
master General sets forth the manner
of procedure to find all kinds of lost prop
ertv, including children, persons, etc"
The circular reads as follows:
l. When person loses anything he writes
on q United States postal card with paid reply
or in a letter, full particulars of his loss
when, where, name. address, etc, having a
2O-eent waif stamp printed penned, pasted or
Office and the waifmas ter's running number of
the lost waif, and delivers or mails the same
to the appointed local wsifmCster.
2. When a person finds anything he writes
on United States postal card or in letter
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16

second and even third effort to recover
his property at the rate of 20 cents an at
tempt.
1t was great scheme financially for
Gordon, even if it was only half success.
The waifmaster-general was to receive so
per cent of all the coin taken in, the post
master, alias waifmaster, to retain the bal
ance. In the course of time Gordon pro-
posed to extend the system throughout
the civilized world.
Twenty years ago Gordon, with the con-
hdence born in the faith of his own idea,
placed his scheme before the Postmaster
General at Washington. He expected the
Government to grasp the proposition with
the same eagerness with which drown
ing man catches at straw. But the de-
partment did not see it that way. In fact
they said good many unkind things, go
ing so far as to call him crank. Gordon
was much chagrined at his treatment, but
not one whit less determined. Year after
year he returned to the attack, and each
time was given the same answer.
Six months ago Gordon decided to take
the initial step himself. He bought print
ing presses, paper and type and estab-
lished temporary headquarters at Pasa-
dena. Waifmasters were appointed in
many of the smaller towns in Southern
California and neIghboring States. His
first circular to postmasters reads as fol-
lows: .@