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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
PrprcTfOy ~ CUSTOMS EXPENSES.

Washington. Sept. IA reduction Of si@65oo In
tho expenditures on account OF the collection OF Gus
toms revenue for the current year has been or
dered bv the Secretary Of tn" Treasury. the reduc-
ion belng divided among the following ports IN the
e,nns named: Albany 81. go; Baltimore. 5000; Bos-
~ co. 90. Buffalo go; Plattsburg. $1,000, Cincin-
r,,i s3o0o; cleveland. $1,000. fembina. 1900 De-
,,o,, 600: Duluth. $500; Port Huron. $500;
Kansas CITY 5000 Mobile. 5000; Newport News.
a. 40. Neu- York 5000 New Orleans. 500; Pensa-
ScoIa 81 90: Philadelphia. $500: Cedar Keys 800
,ro manner in which this reduction IL 10 be made
js lcff 70 the collector. lie can either reduce his
force firlough his men without pay, or Guy hown
The annual salaries. The appropriat9n Tor INC ser
vicc made by Congress j. &,gh''- Last year the
amount expended was yI,oN""
corector Kllbreth said yesterday OF the retrench-
~, 4, the customs service: THE order 10 cut
down EXPENSES applies not alone to the New-fork
custom, House but TO the customs servlcc OF the
entire country am engaged in finding out where
rednction has been specified The drecti9ns from
Washing,on are 10 cut down all car. How the
rs;renchment will be accomplished, whether py as
,isseis nv reductions in salaries. or by both can
W.; ,ei saw Neither able to say when the re-
,renchment will he put into effect we are ihvest-
lin n ascertain when. how and now nuah
Final action will ne 's@"n h'ef CONTEMPLATION VIZ"
WaahiIxton
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-09

overseer communication zee OIL pow
The board at this proceeded TO cnecN
the paid warrants in the hands OF cne
auditor. with the auditors Journal
and finding them correctly ana prop
erly entered, they were duly checKeu
as by law required.
On motion board adjourned uhCii
Monday, April p.
Monday. April -.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. Present,
same as before.
On motion it is hereby ordered that
lot block "B," town Of Occur a.
Alene. be decided to Matt Miller, said
lot having been sold to kootenal
county through error for taxes or
1891.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and the auditor authorized to
draw warrants in payment of the
same in the amounts and to the par
ties below named:
Frank O. Hill, county treasurer 1886 e3
G. w. Bechtel, constable. ............ =. 20 10
Thos Norris, Justice, S14 so, allowed -. 90
The Irwin Hodson Co., supplies for as
SCISSOR. ..................E. -. ou
John Fernan, overseer road Dist. No. L.. 10 so
Rufus billiard. viewer on road ...... 90
| Simon Beck, burying county charge. -. IL 90
VIM. Ryan, services as sheriff ....... 1854 50
J. P. Quarles, fees as assessor and tax
collector. O45 II
Henry Melder, school Supt., etc.. 1872 II
Now at this time g. II. Burns. of
the firm of Burns & Chapman Of Spo-
kane, WASH, proposed to pay $500.00
to the Kootenai county for and in sat-
sfaction of certain judgments where
in Kootenai county is plaintiff and
Kelley & Hurley, Kerwn & McKen-
zie, M. D. Griffin, Allen Bros. e. J.
Hurley & Co., John Russell and A.
L. Bradbury are defendants; and aft
er due consideration the board dee m
it advisable to accept such PROPOSE
ton in order to avoid further uncer-
tain litigation and expense, and the
same is hereby accepted and paid to
the treasurer of Kootenai county, and
| receipt duly sinned by the board de-
livered to said G. r. Burns, and the
clerk of the district court is hereby
authorized to enter full satisfaction
OF record of said judgments in said re-
| spective actions.
Report Of j. P. Quarles, ass essor
and tax collector of Kootena county.
for the first quarter Of 1896, showing
the amount OF taxes collected, was on
motion approved.
Joint quarterly report of the audit
or and treasurer of Koote mai county
was on motion approved.
On motion board adjourned until
Tues day, April %.
| Tuesday, April 28.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 o'clock a. m. Present. same az
before.
In the matter of the publication Of
the delinquent tax-lisr:
WHEREAS, The district ATTORNEY as
adviser of the board of county ON
mlssloners has rendered the following
decision in regard to when the delin-
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-09

Monday"
And whereas the said district Al.
torney has rendered his decision as ~
whether the personal property should
be advertised in the delinquent LIST.
where the delinquent taxpayer owns
no real estate, in words and figures as
follows:
"Section 1880 as amended on page
119 of the session laws of 1895. re-.
ouires that the taxes due on personal
property should be added to the taxes
due on real estate where the real es.
tate is liable therefor, or the several
taxes are due from the same person.
but where the party delinquent is as
sessed only for personal property and
there is no real estate to be sold on
account of other delinquencies, do
not think 1t necessary to publish such
delinquent personal property tax. The
law provides remedy for the collec-
| ton of personal tax at any time aft
er it is assessed, by seizure and sale Of
personal property by the tax collect
or, except when the taxpayer has real
estate which is liable also for his per-
sonal taxes. Section 1860 Revised
Statutes. The object, in my judy
ment, of the publication of the deln-
Quent personal tax is TO bind the
real estate of the delinquent, but
where there is only delinquency as
to personality the collector should
pursue the remedy provided by Sec
ton 1861"
And whereas the tax collector has
seen fit to have the delinquent taxes
published prior to the time required
by law, and included therein the per-
sonal property tax. it is therefore the
order of the board that the delinquent
tax list as published in the Occur d.
Alene Press, or supplement thereto,
is illegal and:void, and the tax collect
or is hereby ordered to proceed to COL
lect the taxes due on personal proper
ty where the taxpayer has no real prop
erty which is liable therefor, as re-
Quired under section 1860 Revised
Statutes of Idaho.
And it is further ordered that the
tax collector cause the delinquent
tax list required by section 1880 of the
Revised Statutes of Idaho, as amend
&c by the 1895 Session Laws page ll9,
to be published in confor nifty with
the foregoing decislon-Of the said dis
trict attorney, and in conformity with
the law relative thereto.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and the auditor is hereby
authorized TO draw warrants for the
same in the amounts and to the parties
below named:
OF. Warren county Commissioners. $ sss % %
| j. A. Ball. s. ..1OS W
n. r. Palmeter 49, 100 20
Bill of Henry Melder for first quar-
ter's salary as probate judge was on
motion rejected, as he should render
his bill for fees as provided by statute.
On motion board adjourned sine
die. O. f. WARREN,
Attest: Chairman.
RoBT. s. BRAGAw, Clerk,
By JOHN w. PETERS,
Deputy.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-09

and the additional sum of $50 to be
raised by the said Wharton and ex-
pended fer this purpose; and it is the
order of the board that no part Of the
said sum of $50 which the county pro-
poses to pay shall be paid until the
sum of $50 as donated, has been ex.
pened for the purpose above mention
en-.
A communication and plat of road
being on file, in regard to certain par.
ties claiming to have permission from
the county to remain on the right-of.
way of the county road, or on the
right-of-way of the N. z. r. r. Co.,
at Hope, Idaho: now therefore, after
due consideration and Investigation the
board finds that no such permission
has been given by the board Of com
missioners other than to use the same
as public highway.
On motion board adjourned until
Saturday, April 25.
Saturday. April 25.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 10 o'clock a.. m. Present
same as before.
After reading the petition Of the
board Of trustees of the village Of
Occur d'Alene, Kootenai county, Ida
no. praying that certain order. made
by majority Of the board of commits
sioners of said county in the month
August, 1887, be spread upon the
minutes Of the board and made part
of the records thereof, and it appear
| ing to this board that said order was
so made and that a duly authentica
ted copy of said order is now on file
in the office of the recorder of this
county, and that the original has
been lost, and it appearing that such
order appears nowhere upon the re.
cords Of this board, and for that rea.
son the prayer of the petitioners
should be granted; therefore it is or.
dered that the said order be spread
upon the minutes of this board and
made part of its records. The said
order reads as follows:
"WHEREAs, 1t has been shown tC
the undersigned, majority of the
board of county commissioners oil
Kootenai county, Idaho Territory,
by Isaac S. DAILY Of Occur d'Alene. ir
said county and territory, that the
business of the county aforesaid re-
Quires meeting of the board of com
missioners for the purpose of acting
upon the petition of the citizens anc
taxable male inhabitants of sale
Occur d'Alene, for the purpose Of in
cooperating said town under the law.
Of the Territory of Idaho, we, the un
dersigned. commissioners, hereby or
der that a special meeting of sale
board be held on the 22nd day of Au
gust, 1887, for the purpose of acting
upon said petition, and order tn,
clerk of this board to make and pos1
the necessary notices Of the same as
provided by the political code of Ida
no Territory.
"Dated August -, 1887.
! JOHN RUSSELL.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-09


IF athdrum Mercantile Co.. supplies for
county poor 81 50
w. @. Rogers, meals for jurors. ......... SO
Pioneer Bindery and Printing Co., sup
plies for assessor. ...................... TO 70
Frank Cooper, conveying pauper. ...... 90
Mrs. Simons, washing for county sick. IL 90
John w. Graham & Co., supplies for sur
veyOr ........................ 90
Rathdrum Mercantile Co., supplies for
surveyor 6O
John w. Graham & Co., supplies for sur
veyor... 8 5O
Report of DR.. f. Wenz, pertaining
to county INDECENT sick was ON mo-
tion approved.
On motion the following road over
seers were appointed for the road dis
tricts named for the ensuing year,
with bond fixed IN the sum of $500,
each: John Fernan, district No. /;
Lorenzo Satchwell, No.,2; j. G. Fergu-
son, No. 3; G. w. Glover No. Is; G.
S. Smith, No. IA; w. Torrelle, No.
Is; Richard Sbarpley, No. Fl; G. v.
Caldwell, No. Is; G.. e. Laherty, No.
26; t. w. Norton, No. %; r. w. Os-
bourne, No. 20; Jacob Goodrich, No.
p. On motion board adjourned un-
til Friday, April "a.
Friday, April "a
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. Present,
same as before.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and the auditor authorized to
draw warrants in payment of the
same:
David G. Hope, Overseer road dist No. "a,
$3.50, allowed. ........................S12 so
A. A. Howe, viewer on road ..... .... 3 90
Edward Davis, axeman on road. . 100
VIM. Ashley. Jr., surveyor. ...... ;. "a 10
n L. Arnold, viewer on road. ..... 90
A. G. Libby. court stenographer. ...... 75O
r. L. Hudson, work in road dist. No. 49,. rs
Wv. Washburn overseer road district
No. ID, SIS 90, allowed. ...... II 90
H. A. Verfurth, overseer road district
NO. d.. ............-.......... w
j. A. Fisher, viewer on road. ........... 3 90
X. Wanemaker, supplies for road dis
trict No. 7......................... II 90
In the matter Of the application of
Joseph Porter to remit taxes on lots
sold for taxes: After due considera-
ton the application is rejected for
the reason that claim should have
been made not less than six days from
the time at which the property was
o6vorfico6 RI 1.o cold
Report Of viewers and plat of sur
vey of Burton road being on file, de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at
the initial point of the survey of the
Harrison road above high-water mark
on the shore Of Lake Occur d'Alene,
thence in westerly direction to the
Occur d'Alene Indian reservation
line, was on motion approved, and
the same is hereby declared a county
road and public highway.
Saloon license bond of B. J. Flint
of Medimont, was on motion approx
ed.
Now at this time G.. G.. Wharton
appeared before the board and pro-
posed to raise $4,000 to cut the.tim-
Der out of the county road from Fish
lake to Spirit Valley, provided the
county would donate like amount
for the same purpose. and after due
= L.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
BedingtOn n Otes.
Summer weather.
Exceedingly warm.

Summer weather.
Exceedingly warm.
Mrs. Virginia Lloyd; who has beer
spending the winter with her sister
in Pittsburg, Pa, has returned home,
much to the delight of her many
friends.
Earnest Mayhem, of Roanoke, Va,
is on a week. visit to relatives in
this vicinity.
Taylor Powell and family spent
Sunday with his father, Samuel Pow.
ell, near here.
Misses Daisy Burns, OF Davis City,
Lydia Kyner and Ella Rhinaman,
of Martinsburg, were the guests o
Miss Vernie Leblanc several days this
week.
Miss Georgia Mcintyre leaves today
for Long Branch, N. J., to spend the
summer. We extend our best wishes
for pleasant season.
Mrs. John Knipe and little son,
Norman, paid flying visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Ardinger, at Spring
Mills, last week.
Miss Cordelia Powell, of Shepherds.
town, visited her cousin, Miss Hester
Lemaster, the past week.
Miss Amanda Jack, OF Broad Lane
is spending some time with her sister
Mrs. Daniel Nicely.
Mrs. R. D. Pearrell and son spen
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Charlie.
Eversole, in Hedgesville. LEE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
THE REAL CAIIsE

A friend informs us that it is fact
that Mexico has passed through the
financial crisis of the past three years
without any of her railroads going in
to the hands of receivers, while Amer
lean United States) railroads have
defaulted on bonds to the amount of
$3.50, 900, 900, and 60 per cent of our
railroads are now operated by receiv-
ers. He attributes the prosperity in
Mexico to free silver.
1t would be just as pertinent to
credit the prosperity of Canada to
the gold standard in vogue there.
While we have been ban krupt as a
nation, our neighbors, north and
south, with financial policies as diff
ferent as day and night, have been
prospecting. The cause of this anon
alous condition of affairs is not diff
cult to discover. Mexico and Canada
have legislated in their own interests
The United States has also lent them
a helping hand. Mexican ores.
mined by peon labor, have been ad-
mitted practically free, and have
wrecked the mining regions of the
West, and Mexican railroads have
hauled those ores while ours have
been idle.
Canadian wheat, barley, hay, hops,
and potatoes have been dumped upon
the markets of the northern border
and Canadian railroads, heavily sub
sidized by the British government
have been allowed to violate our in
terstate commerce law with iinpunity
and make rates which have wrecked
both our great Northern Pacific rail
roads.
With revenue laws favorable to
foreign nations, and with an admin.
istration actively fostering foreign
corporations, the only wonder is that
this nation has been able to survive
the strain. But for the inherent
strength of the people and their de.
termination to stem the tide until
the great "blunder of go" could be
righted, there would have been loss
of life as well as Of property.
We believe, with this very briet
epitome of the causes of prosperity
on the one hand and adversitv on
the other, our friend can now under'
stand that it is not free silver or tba
gold standard that is to bring pros
perlty, but the protection of Amer.
can industries and American labor bv
the broad shield Of American law.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
Little Georgetown Notes

Hot! Hotter! Hottest!
Frank McBee met with quite pain
full accident one day last week. Whilst
splitting posts the ak glanced off and
cut him badly across the foot. We
hope he will soon be able to be about
again.
Joseph Bowers is slowly recovering
from severe illness.
Miss Bessie Roof, of Hagerstown,
Nd, visited her sister, Miss Anna
the first part of the week.
Mrs. S. L. Dodd and children are
visiting friends near Shepherdstown.
Joseph Wiland returned to his home
in Washington the last of the week.
Mrs. Baker Pearrell is visiting her
friends in this neighborhood.
Oar carpet factory is running full
force now.
Mrs. Sue Wiland is visiting friends
in Maryland. ANNA MAY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE
Consisting of Newsy Notes From
Every Quarter.
school Closing.


The teacher. scholars, and friends
of the Cambridge school, near town.
spent the closing day, last Thursday,
aweek in very beautiful and pleas
ant way. The day was very spring
like, and nature seemed to be smiling
in all of her beauty. The morning
hours were chiefly spent in class re-
views, which proved quite interesting
and instructive. The intention of
the school was to go to the woods
near by and partake of the midday
repast; but it was feared to take the
little ones there, as several of them
were just recovering from an attack
of lagrippe. So it was decided to re-
main at the school room, and spread
the dinner While the older pupils
were preparing it, the small children
spent the time in roaming around.
gathering wild flowers to decorate
the table. The dinner, consisting
of meats, vegetables, etc., was served
at IL O'Clock. and at 2. 80 O'Clock, ice
cream, iced lemonade, and cake was
partaken of, which was greatly en-
joyed by ALL The children and all
expressed themselves as having an
enjoyable time, and say they will ev-
er remember the farewell day of the
school term OF 1895 and 1896, at dear
old Cambridge. After conversing
awhile with the friends who were
present, all began to gather up their
books, and after giving one another
goodbye, turned their heads home
ward, with saddened thoughts and
believed eyes, feeling perhaps that
they might never again meet within
the walls of this school-room, one
unbroken band, but with the fond
hopes that they may, and with the
sweet memory of the pleasant hours
spent here, they gave final adieu
to all, and wishing a merry vacation
to everyone. they departed for their
homes. The teacher, Miss Vernie
Leblanc, wishes to express her thanks
to the patrons for their kindness, in
preparing such bountiful baskets,
and for their assistance in making
the day pleasant affair. She also
extends her obligations to the older
girls, Misses Katie Sencindiver, AL
lie and Eliza Burns, for their willing
ness to help make all have an enjoy
able time. X.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
Why They Argue.

Shouldn't there be foot milliners?'
What name can better suggest we'll
fitting, stylish shoes for ladies than
foot Inilliners?"
Foot milliners" is, however, abso-
lutely a new phrase which John Lyons,
the up-to-date shoemaker, is first to
adopt. He has the New Woman, .
Twentieth Century" Coming
Woman" and similar titles applied
to ladies' shoes.
Miss Maggie Hunter, who has ar
rived from Baltimore to take charge
of the "head milliners," will be very
glad to meet and serve her old Gus
toners it Martinsburg, with the very
latest up-to-date, stylish trimmed
hats.
Good quality at reasonable prices.
at the old reliable shoe and millinery
store. JOHN LYONS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
Jones Spring Jottings.

The farmers are about through
planting corn in this section.
Mr.. ]. H. Alvey has given his house
a new coat of paint, which adds great
ly to its appearance.
Mr.. E. James, of Brunswick, Md,
has been visiting his father, Mr.. Wal
ter James, for several days.
Several Back Creek teams have
been busy hauling lumber for the
cannery in Martinsburg.
Miss Sallie Shickle, who has been
clerking for Mr.. d. B. Shickle. has
returned to her home, in Broadway,
Rockingham Co., Va.
Mr.. John Snyder. who has been
very i'll, is no better.
Mr.. Vim. KEGS, of Davis, w. Va,
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bishop, of
Shanghai, were in onr village on last
Saturday evening
Quite a number of cattle were
taken to the Meadows Branch last
week.
Mr.. Dorsey Turner, of Hedges
vile, was here on business Wednes-
day last.
Mr.. S. B. Stuckey. of Shanghai,
was in our village buying wool last
week.
Miss Lucy Siler, formerly of this
village. but now of Martinsburg,
spent Sunday with her mother.
H. c. Kitchen and sister, Laura,
were the guests of Miss Matte Thorn
as, last Sunday evening.
I Mr.. VIM. Clary, who has been
korking in Martinsburg, spent Sunday
home.
Rev. Stoves preached very inter-
ling sermon on last Sunday even
to large and attentive congre-
on.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16

Food, undigested, is poison. Di-
gested, it is life and strength. Mil
lions of us suffer from indigestion
but we often don't know it. We
think it is something else. Even
doctors often mistake the symptoms
Pale, thin people, who are over
worked, who need strength, who
seem in want of proper food. should
take Shaker Digestive Cordial. 1t is
astonishing what food will do, when
properly digested.
1t will make you strong, revive
you, refresh you, sustain you, make
you fat, restore your color, make
muscle, brain fibre, courage, endur-
ance, energy; increase your power to
throw off disease and keep you healthy
and happy.
Indigestion does just the opposite,
but indigestion can be cured and pre-
vented with Shaker Digestive Cor
dial
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle
10 cents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16
WITHIN FOUR YEARS
Boats VIII be Running to Fairmont
on the MonongaI1eIa.

III the opinion OF Senator Eikins
the rivers and harbors bin as reported
to the Senate is reasonably certain to
go through without change and it is
his confident belief that the amend
meuts will be accepted by the con.
ference committee.
Senator Elkins predicts that the
SIX Monongahela dams will be COM
pleted and boats running to Fair
mont regularly within four years.
lie naturally regards the outcome as
great triumph and the result of the
work of the present session as of in
calcuable benefit to the State. He
said he would not be surprised if
within FIVE years there are 5000 adj
ditional coke ovens at Fairmont and
a corresponding increase throughout
the coal territory, with a proportion
ately large addition to the number OF
mine workers.
1t is with great pleasure that the
Senator recalls the prediction he
made six years ago, at public meet
ing in Fairmont, with Governor Pier
point as presiding afficer, when he
said that in the not distant future
that town would be the largest city
in central West Virginia. That pre-
diction he believes is now in a fair
way to be realized. and he said he
had more pride in the certainty of fu-
ture general development of the
State than he would experience over
the tender of the highest personal
honor.
The improvements as proposed in
the bill so far as the Ohio is con-
cerned, especially, he regards as but
an entering wedge. His ambition is
to carry the work forward to the
highest stage of development. 1t is
IN sense the same with the Monon-
gahela, and with the improvements
assured as now contemplated he pro-
poses to investigate the feasibility of
continuing the work on the Valley
and West Fork rivers above Fair
mont and Cheat river.
The Senator referred to the service
performed in the preparation of the
House bill by Representative Dow
ener, as invaluable, and paid a high
tribute to the indetatigable industry
in its behalf by the other three men,
bers from West Virginia. Mr.. Day
tons district is directly concerned in
the Monongahela and he naturally
gave it his individual attention. No
other State has had more useful rep
resentatives.
The bill will be taken up for final
disposition by the Senate as soon as
the pending measure, the naval ap-
preparation bill, is out of the way.