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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19

kentucLy's Capitol Hears the Boy
Orator.

Frankfort, Ky. Sept 15.-Bryans first
speech today was made from the plat
form of "A car at La Grange. The cam
paign ne said, was of the greatest i'm
portance. The money question deserved
the ueep su11s' Of every one He SAID he
found his visit TO Kentucky unnecessary.
as the silver sentiment predominated be
fore his coming. He was applauded wild
~ by 100 people present.
After leaving La Grange, Engineer Zen
Schultz, of the Louisville a. Nashville
train to which the car was Attached
gave Bryan the fastest ride he has had
in the entire campaign, sending the train
along at trihe over 50 miles an hour
At Eminence it wGs raining, but the
citizens of Henry county fiocked about
the speakers stand, to which Bryan was
taken. He gave q 10 minutes speech, de-
voted for the greater part to answering a
statement made by his opponents, that
in consequence of the greater production
of silver than of gold the white metal
had deprecated, and would depreciate in
value. He admitted that the product OF
silver had been three times as great in
the last 20 years, but he said that in the
last five years the production of gold had
Increased more rapidly than silver and
the price of silver bullion had fallen
more than at any other time. He said
that the price of silver was affected by
the law of supply and demand. The re
peal of the Sherman law stopped the
purchase of 54,OOO,O 900 ounces of silver Il
year. and decreased the price. because il
lessened the demand for silver.
In his speech at Frankfort Mr.. Bryan
emphasized his statement of last night
that those who did not believe in the free
coinage of silver, democrats or republic
ans, should vote the straight republican
ticket.
The rain was falling in torrents when
the train pulled into Frankfort and Mr.
Bryan was conducted to the platform in
the court house square under umbrellas,
which were knocked aside every minute
b. the efforts of his southern admirers
to grasp him by the hand.
During his speech of 10 minutes the rain
continued to pour down. but his audience
of 1900 people stood in the wet and yelled
for him to go on
Mr.. Bryan said that he wished circum-
stances were such that he could address
the people assembled on the issues of the
campaign but that under the circumstan-
ces he could not do any more than pre-
sent himself and give his pledge, which he
had already given through his accept
ance. that he was in hearty accord with
the declarations contained in the Chicago
platform.
He eulogized Senator Blackburn as one
always in the front of every fight for the
people, and in consideration for the audi
ence that was enduring the storm said
goodbye.
He was loudly cheered throughout.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
THE ELECTION IN MANI
REPUBLICANS WE'RE SUCCESSFUL
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
weather Was Favorable and the
Gold Men Rolled Up Mniori-
ty of $4,000.

Augusta, Me-, Sept. 14.-Maine has
followed the example of Vermont and
declared for the republican ticket by
the largest majority in Its history. Ac-
cording to the latest returns tonight
the plurality for Powers. republican,
for governor, Will be over $4,000. and
probably in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed is reelected to
the house by over 10000 plurality The
returns show a majority of about 1000
for Mr.. Dingley for congressman from
the Second district; over 10000 for Mr..
HillilSen in the Third district and prac-
tically the same for Mr.. Boutelle in
the Fourth district.
In the state legislature the democrats
will apparently have less than half a
dozen of the representatives in the
house and not one in the senate. AS
anticipated, the republicans polled a
tremendous vote, and secured many
democratic ballots; on the other hand
many disaffected democrats remained
at home and only a few voted for the
nominee of the gold standard wing.
The populist and the prohibition votes
have been received from only a few
towns, but it is evident that neither
party polled as large a vote as two
years ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19

your soil gives forth in rich profusion, but
according to the experience of the farm
er, with all that he can do with his in
dustry, with his economy. with all his
patient toll, he finds that the load OF
American farmers grows harder every
year. In old times under the rule OF
those who waved and swept the sabre.
as they said, by right divine, complaint
was answered with the lash, but now the
just complaint of the toiling millions OF
the United States is answered by charges
that they are anarchists and socialists.
My friends, there is one fortunate thing
in connection with the word anarchist as
applied to those who are banded together
to restore the money of the constitution,
anarchy is a thing to be considered in
light like this: Anarchy have no
home among the people who have the bal
lot to right their wrongs, and the unfort
innate thing about this campaign is that
when the name anarchist is applied to
the bone and muscle of this country by
men who are doing more to overthrow
our government than any anarchist who
ever carried red flag. l say that when
this word anarchist is applied to the toll
Ing millions by men who seek without
toll to usurp the fruits and reap the re-
wards of those who toll, the danger is
that 1t will make the name respectable
because of it's association. Uproarious
applause and loud cheering)
L protest against the use OF tnat name
for the purpose which deprives it of all
it's terror. Those who are opposed to us
can not afford to place the farmers of
this country and the laborers of this
country in the position of enemies of the
government, because they are the only
friends that any government ever had.
There was one motto that impressed me
more deeply than any other motto, and 1
want you to carry that motto home with
you when you leave this place, and bear
1t upon your memories every day, so that
you can read 1t when you rise up and
when you go to bed. so that 1t will be a
part of your political life. 1t is a short
motto and contains but few letters. 1t
was, We mean business. 1 want you
to show that you know what that motto
means. There is no one thing that have
said with greater earnestness than that
the humble business men, scattered all
oN er our land, have as much right to use
the name business man as those who
have large business interest in the great
centers and assume the right to be con-
sidered the only business men of this
country. 1 want you to prove my state
ment true by saying you are not only bus
mess men, but that you understand that
election day is the most important bust
ness day in all the year"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
GEN. GOMEZ WILL RAID AGAIN
New Organizing Strong Cavalry
Force or That Purpose.

Havana, Sept. 14.--Maximo Gomez is I'M
dcrstood to be camped at Guasimas de
Aeramonte, about Sc miles from Puerto
Principe. He is organizing a strong cav
airy force, and is credited with the inten-
ton of making a second raid westward.
The insurgents have burned the Lopez
tobacco plantation, situated near Arte-
slsa, province of Pinar del Rio. The prop
cry destroyed was valued at $3.50 900.
The government has authorized Joseph
a. Springer, the United States vice con-
sui general here, to act as consul in the
absence of General Fitzhugh Lee
The insurgents have dynamited a mill
tary train at Ramblazo. The engineer,
fireman and brakeman were wounded and
severely burned. One of the men will die.
One officer and several soldiers on board
the train were wounded. and the escort
killed four of the attacking party.
Insurgents plundered the village of Sa-
banilla, in the military province of Ma
tanzas and burned the tobacco planta-
ton of Dos Hermonos. Another force
killed Justo Martinez. merchant at
Cifentoes. and were pillaging the town
when put to flight.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
BRYAN WAS THE LOGICAL MAN
POpuIists Could Not Have Made "a
Better Selection.

Washington. Sept. Ex-senator Butler
chairman of the populist committee says
he is in accord with the sentiment ex-
pressed in the letter of Senator Allen
notifying Mr.. Bryan of his nomination
by the populist convention.
We nominated Mr. Bryan at St Lou
is, said he because of his record on the
cvershadOwing issue of this campaign"
Referring TO IA report from Greensboro
n. c., quoting him as saying it was a
mistake for the poulists to have nomi-
mated Bryan. Senator Butler said:
Il have never made any such state
ment. The party could not have selected
Il better man than Mr.. Bryan even from
its own ranks. Furthermore. after he
had been nominated by the democrats
ana already had several million votes
pledged he was the only man the Dopu-
lists had any chance of electing to tho
presidency this year. The only way we
could make our votes effective against
Mckinley and the gold standard was by
nominating and supporting Bryan, and
the duty of every American patriot who
believes in American independence and
who opposes the British gold standard is
to vote for him
The senator declined to discuss the
statement in the same report that thers
would probably be no fusion between the
populists and democrats in North Caro-
Ina on the electoral ticket further than
to say that the state would poll its cleo
toral vote against Mckinley.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
RETURNS FROM MAINE ELECTION
Powers Elected Governor by PIu-
raIity of 10000.

Portland. Me-, Sept. 15.-Returns from
small towns and plantations in distant
parts of the state are as usual coming in
slowly. 1t is not probable that all of
them will be heard from before tomorrow
The vote from cities and towns which
poll more than two-thirds of the entire
vote indicates, however, that the repub-
lican plurality is between $4,000 and 10000
the largest in the history of the state In
every county the republican ticket was
successful. Almost every town showed
republican gain. The democratic vote
is about 40 per cent less than in 1892
About 20 per cent of this has gone to the
republican ticket, and the other half are
stay-at-homes. The vote of the populists
and prohibitionists throughout the state
shows loss from 1892 of about 20 per
cent.
The vote from 300 of $40 cities, towns
and plantations is 6S,921 for Powers, q, 14S
for Frank. In 1894, when Cleaves was
elected by the then unprecedented major
ity of 100000 these towns gave the repub-
ltcan ticket 56.409 democratic "a, 1872 The
republican gain in plurality is 291S this
year If this proportionate gain is kept
up the total vote is estimated at 200 in
round numbers, republican $780, demo-
cratic S4,S4O scattering $780,, making
republican plurality of 4S,S20
In the First congressional district
Reeds plurality is 1856. Dingley has
about 1000 plurality in the Second. and
Miliken nearer 1900 in the Third. From
figures at hand 1t is estimated that Bou-
telle's plurality in the Fourth will be al
NEST $1,000. In the representative districts
heard from the election of but five demo-
Gratis in the house is shown, and in one
of these there is doubt. All 81 senators
are republicans.
Hayward's corrected returns from the
country districts are apparently reducing
the republican plurality lightly. The lat
est figures based on d careful estimate
of the votes by counties give Powers 49,
l3S plurality over Frank.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
AT SENATOR BLAcKBURN's HOME
MIR. Bryan Entertained i'm Southern
style at Versailles,

Lexington. Ky. Sent. l5.-At Midway.
where Mr.. Bryan arrived from Frankfort
at 1880 a. m. the party left their special
car for another on the Cincinnati South
ern railroad and made the short trip to
Versailles in the latter. 1t was raining
hard when Midway was reached but
quite "a crowd there was gathered un-
mindful of a wetting. The people wanted
a speech and made frequent importuni-
ties, but Mr.. Bryan decided that the at
mosphere was too damp for talking. and
went away without gratifying his eN-
pectant admirers.
Versailles was reached at 1890 Mr.
Bryan was met at the station by a band
and a number of horsemon. who escorted
him to the residence of Senator Black
burn. on the way he made a short
speech from a stand erected in the center
of the principal street 1t was raining ali
the time he spoke, but he held his audi
tors. A large party We're entertained at
Senator Blackburn's residence Omen
house was kept and everybody was asked
inside. At 1870 Senator Blackburn and
the others of the Versailles party re-
turned to the special train and proceeded
to Lexington, where they arrived 1t ?
p. m.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
NEW wHATcoM BANK HAS FAILED
Bennett National Closes Its Doors
For the Second Time.

New Whatcom. Wash. Sept. 1.-THE
Bennett National bank posted notice Ct
suspension today The reason given fcr
the failure was the withdrawal of depos~
its beyond the power of the bank TO re
spOnd. The bank promises to pay all de
pcsitors in full. The liabilities aggregate
$4,000: assets, Sl25.OOO of which $4,000 is
in bills receivable. Today marks the sec
end suspension Of the Bennett National
bank within a year. a heavy run on No
Nember and 8. last year. forced the in
stituuon into the hands of receiver tor
six weeks. On July IA last its statement
showed deposits of 100000 and cash re
sources of $4,000 Since that date more
than half the deposits have been with
lrawn.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
WOUND GIVE BUTLER PLEASURE
But the Natter of Withdrawal Rests
with SewalI.

Washington. Sept 15.-When the atten-
ton Of Senator Butler was called today
to the report that he had written Con-
gresham Howard of Alabama that sew
all would be withdrawn he replied
Howard is mistaken. If he is correctly
reported I'm the dispatch. If any such
statement was sent out from here, II was
would give me more pleasure than to
have Sewall withdrawn, as his withdraw
al would remove an element of friction
from the campaign ana make the cleo
ton of Bryan certain; but the matter
rests with Sewall."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
GOING TO FREE SILVER MEXICO
Denver Assembly Sends IA DeIega-
ton TO Ascertain Facts.

Denver Sept 1S-The Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly today decided to
send a committee to Mexico to investi-
gate the conditions Of labor in a free
silver country.
This is done because IL is alleged by
them that the committee recently sent to
Mexico by the Chicago assembly is under
the influence of the gold standard advo-
Gates.
The committee consists of 4. W. Tay-
Tor. president of the assembly. and Chas.
n Monaghan. representing the Knights
of Labor. They leave here next Thurs
day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Spokane County VIII BE Heard ON
September 20.

Olympia, Sept. 15.-The state board OF
equalization decided that inasmuch as
nc cost would result to the state the
board would remain in session for the fun
time allowed by the law, 20 days. and
dates for hearing were made as follows.
Street railways, nth inst. 18th and 18th
railroads; goth, Columbia, Kittitas. Kick
itat, Spokane; 26th Stevens, Walla Walla
Whitman and Yakima; 2Sth, Adams, Aso-
tin, Douglas, Franklin. Garfield, Okla
hogan, Lincoln.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
WILL SUPPLY SWEDISH CHURCH
Bishop CranStOn So Announces ne
Vancouver Conference.

Vancouver. Wash, Sept. 14-At the Pu-
got Sound conference today Bishop Gran
ston announced that the Swedish Metho-
dist church at Spokane would be supplied
The conference, by a vote OF GA to IL de
clared that women should be eligible as
lay delegates to conferences. On the
question of equal representation the vote
WAS a ties to 30.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19

as in past years. In none OF the con-
gressional districts was there a Close
contest. All the democratic candidates
Tor congress evidently believed that il
was impossible to defeat the republic
an nominees and their canvass was not
very marked. In Mr.. Reeds district.
it was conceded his majority would be
larger than ever. and 1t was also ex-
pected that Messrs. Dingley. Milliken
and Boutelle would be successful by
incrna sad M a inr.ifinc
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19
Democrats Concede 10000.

Augusta. Me. Sept. l4.-Secretary
Beane of the democratic state commit
lee comedies the election of the repub-
lican ticket by over 10000 majority. 10
the Associated Press, he said: II am
satisfied that Powers majority will be
over 10000. 1t is much greater than
expected. l have nothing to say of the
result"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19

Conservatism governs financial opera
ations at Cleveland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04
Eskimo Throwing Sticks.

A Throwing stick" throwing
board" or spear thrower. as it is
sometimes called, is q contrivnnco
for casting n javeHn or harpoon,
which is employed by various say.
age races, such as the Australians,
somo South American tribes and
especially by the Eskimos, among
whom its use is almost universal
Roughly speaking, it is narrow
gr0oved board foot or so long, with
one end cut iLto handle and the
other provided with u stud or spur
for tho butt Of the spear to rest
against. 1t is used thus: Grasping
tho handle as he would u sword, the
man fits the shaft of the spear into
tho groove, with the butt resting
against the stud, steadying the spear
with tho finger. Then, extending
his arm and bending back his hand
till the spear lies horizontal, he aims
at the mark and propels the weapon
bya quick forward jerk of the stick.
In this way l have seen the Eskimo
boys casting their forked javelins
at wounded waterfowl. - Popular
Science Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04

p:ctuc,, Il 4. 81: Z"
Ai"t;. '" -"
"G'.p.,s, .s"N,. .;',"
crowd, Mir. .AG., >,tftp'. i
Jacques, i '" T." lru42 .,...
mole, 50 he ! rr' ,'!DuL!H
property ~ sI,,., !4.:A::,l !.
Firl no l:r.:ol {. Ii -. /. ! -
bride anu er3u:n w2nt dn'H 10 Ear.
biZor ans .>..tc,, Il tr.,i,. i chin
in the UG..is, and eve: i..;!l I.li.c
jacques wolli 20 up - P.1is ana
sell some pictures for few francs
apiece. O.,e I. y ho pa;nt d II friend
of his rs u priest, and tls re i1i WAS
so good that N no. Jacques grew
bid. DIRT ynI ilko tl.t to any
of the c:::>,to d>.lers, she sid to
her hus1aAl. GA straight to q. s
and charge him 100 francs for it
not q sou less. And, sure enough,
jacques screwed up his courage. saw
tho magnatc ai,! got his price from
him AMI an order FIR two more pic
lures, Tor which the painter dared
demand l3J francs apiecu.
"Then there vas grand feast in
the little .i,l-wine and truffles
and pate &c tote gas, tcasts and
speeches and soiiC raj hilarity. And
jacques painted the two pictures
and then r;istd his price another so,
and for The next order another so,
until the greet dealer spake unto
him thus: You keep raising your
price, quoth he. Now, III tell
you what I will do. l will give YOU
500 frame, for each picture you paint
for the net five years. but you must
sign a C,-.uuot to PAINT for no orc
in France l.ut ME until five years
arc Over.
"Jacuuc:, could Lave danced fer
glce as he si,ncd the contract, and
there was moro Teasing at BarbiZon
Ard all went well for year or two
until one day, wandering in a private
room ut q. s galleries, he saw :. man
studying AID mumbling before one
of Lis OWE pictures Tie nan was
glad of Gn auditor. Look at that
little picture, he said, pounding
each word y it'll his fist. I've offered
them 1900 for it, but they want
10000 haa9inc poor jacques feel
ings! lie did not bottle them up,
but took iiIcm rcdhot to the dealer.
You arc selling my pictures for a
great price he said. Yes, you
don't know it, but have made you
famous, blanlly replied tho mag
nate. well, what will you do about
it, inquired the painter I will
1.-Two up to my contract, said the
man of business. But l will paint
no more for such q price. said the
indignant Jacques. Then you paint
for no one in France. the great G.
remarked, with bow.
$50 jacques went to England.
But tho thing seemed to turn his
head, and besides the taste for his
kind of genre was waning. Gradu-
ally he sank out of sight. ''-Chicago
Times Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04
Turkeys Way Of Raising Revenue.

The land in all Turkey and her
dependencies belongs to the reigning
sultan and is only occupied at his
will. 1t is divided among those who
wish to cultivate it at a nominal
rental of one-flfth Of the produce,
which goes directly to the crown.
Three-fifths more are taken from
the lessee on other pretexts, all for
the maintenance of the government,
the pasha in each district having the
authority to lease the ground and
collect the taxes, which may be in
kind or morey.
If crops arc short, they take four
f1fths of all tho man has in animals
and even household utensils, some
times all his possessions, to make up
the deficiency which Providence has
withheld.
Everything that can produce, be
it tree, beast, fowl, worm or tho
labor of a man and his family, is
subject to tho four .f1fths tax.
Those who toll ut any labor or
trade other than agriculture arc
taxed also pro rata according to
their wages and must pay or go to
prison.-Pcarson's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04
NEWS OF THE STATE.

An old goose which has been liv-
ing on A. A. Miles farm at St.
Johnsbury for "a years turned up her
toes and died a few days ago. No
one knows the exact age OF this faith
full old bird, but she was undoubted-
ly one of the oldest birds in the state.
The bird had been exhibited at poul-
try shows and was always an object
of interest.
George Sanford of Randolph, who
was indicted for bigamy last winter,
his brother being his surety in the
sum of $500, has gone TO parts I'M
known and left his brother in the
lurch. Efforts are being made to
discover his whereabouts. He stole
a gold watch and other articles be-
fore he left.
Mrs. Albert Porter, of Middletown
Springs, committed suicide last
Wednesday morning by shooting
herself through the heart. Insanity
is hereditary in her family and she
had shown symptoms of it for sew
eral years. but as she was harmless
she was allowed to remain at home.
She has been worse of late and her
afflictlon developed into melancholia.
Some time ago she secured small
revolver, and although the other
members of her family knew that
she had it they were unable to get it
away from her. That was the
weapon she used Wednesday morn
ing, The family heard her scream
and rushing to the yard found her i'll
a dying condition. A physician was
summoned but she died before he
arrived.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04
Plausible.

1t sometimes happens that statu.
airy claims respect more for the sen-
timent which prompted its produc-
ton than for it's artistic qualities.
Very few cities lack in tributes to
heroism which are touching though
not convincing evidences of the
Eculptor's skill. 1t was at such a
specimen that couple paused to
gaze.
ut looks kind O. queer, was her
comment.
Idunno much about such things,
but the proportions seem kinder on
usual, said he.
"Hushl" she exclaimed. We're
shown our ignorance. It's the lat
est thing in art If we have poster
pictures, it stands to reason that
there should BIO poster statuary too. y
Washington Star.