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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-18
ARBoR DAY.

DtAI.
ISSUES a Proclamation Fixing IT
on May 9Th.
governor Mcconnell Saturday iS-
sued his Arbor Day proclamation II
is as follows:
EAEcUTIvE OFFICE, BOISE. April
ll.-Wlth the advance of civilization
the attention OF thoughtful men and
women IS being directed more and
more TO the effects Of surrounding in
fluences. The reinf1nement and 80.
clai status Of community, town. or
city may be judged With correctness
oy the roads, streets, homes, churches
and school houses which the people
nave constructed. Nothing adds more
: to their adornment than the planting
OF trees, and, with the view of en-
couraging such efforts to make the
country more attractive, the legisla-
lures OF most, if not all, of the states
have wisely named a day to be devoted
to that purpose.
In line With the legislation enacted
by the state of Idaho relating to that
subject, hereby proclaim Friday, the
9Th day OF May, a legal holiday, and
recommend that the provisions en-
acted by the first session Of the Idaho
legislature, known as San act to en-
courage arbor culture" be strictly
complied with, and suggest that the
children of our public schools and COL
leges be assembled on that occasion
and allowed to assist in the planting
of trees for the decoration of their
school grounds.
Perhaps in after years, weighted, it
may be. with the cares of manhood or
womanhood, when many Of those who
will participate in the exercises of the
coming occasion will have scattered
out upon the world and lost them
selves in its busy turmoil some may
return, and with their former school
mates who remain will enjoy seat
under the umbrageous branches OF
the tree their childish hands assisted
in planting. Let us, therefore, with
view of incalculating in the minds
of our children a love for home and its
surroundings, and for the purpose OF
adding to the comfort of those who
will come after us, devote the day
named to the occupation OF tree plant
ing, and such other exercises as those
in charge of our public schools may
deem proper.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of Idaho this 'llth day OF April,
in the year of our Lord, one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six
WILLIAM J. MCCONNELL,
Governor
BY the governor:
I W. GARRETT,
Cpcrntary of State.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-18

DANHANDLE LODGE NO. 13, KNIGHTS
] OF PYTH HIAS-Meets IN their Castle hall.
Russell Block Tuesday evening of each week.
Visiting Brothers are always welcome.
I. +. ANDERSON, G. G; Il. S. MCCREA. X of r.
and S.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-18
F, WENZ, M. d.
Physician and Surgeon,
RATHDRUM, IDAHO.
M. S. LINDSAY.
Attorney at Law and
U. S. Court Conn.,,
PRIEST RIVER, IDAHO.
PRIEST RIVER, IDAHO.

Complete set Of Government plats in the Of
fee. Land filings received Final proofs
taken. Settlers located on Government
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Maurice Ryan of Greenfield, Mass.
and William Ryan of New Haven
Conn, returned this week to their re
spective homes after spending Christ
mas with n. T. Ryan. Miss Mar,
Ayers returned Wednesday to Spring,
field, Mass. 90 Harry Kimball. Sanford
Grant and Herbert Crowell return
Tuesday to Mt Hcrmon. NJ j.
Stoddard returned yesterday 10 the
Baltimore Medical college after spend
ing the holidays here with his parents.
-Perloy Holmes and Mvron Davis re-
turn Monday to their school duties in
Saxtons River. Miss Craig Of Bellows
Falls is visiting friends in town.
C. Fred Childs returns Monday TO
Yale. Miss Carrie Bliss, now the head
of young ladies' school on West l24th
street, New York, returns to her duties
there today after her holiday vacation
with her mother, Mrs. L. G. Bliss.
Miss Florence A lien and Ernest and
Ethel Waterman returned Wednesday
TO their school duties 1T Middlebury
college. Miss Josephine Foster re-
turned Wednesday to her school duties
in Springfield. Mass. ". X. Fisher
and wife spent Christmas in Athens
and Towshend. Miss Mary Averill re-
turned to Springfield Wednesday -
Miss Ella Waite returned to Holyoke
college and Miss Edith Estcrbrook TO
Smith s yesterday after their holiday
vacation here
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Chairman Morrison of the Inter
State commerce decision has informed
the attorney general that the commits.
sion is convinced that the Joint traffic
association of the 30 principal railroad
companies of the country is in conflict
with the act to regulate commerce,
and cannot be carried into effect with
out violating the provisions of that
act. The attorney general has there
fore taken the usual steps for an in
junction against the association and
the case will go to the supreme court
unless the railroads give up the plan.
This agreement, which was to go into
effect Jan. lst. was designed to put
an end to 'cut rates''--or in other
words, competitiOn-in passenger an
freight transportation IT had been
submittcd--so Mr.. Depew is reported
to have saidto more than forty able
lawyers. ard all agreed that it's pro-
visions were in conformity with exist
ing statutes.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

The Westminster Gazette voices wei
the change of feeling that has taker
place in England over the Venezuela
question when it says; There is a
surprising depth and strength of feel.
ing behind President Cleveland Lord
Salisbury cannot retreat from his po-
sition of refusing to submit the Ven
ezuelan dispute to arbitration, and
The Americans will not retreat from
the stand they have taken The
Gazette advises that both agree TO
leave the whole matter to .aI board L OF
Cancellation. The countries would not
DO bound to accept the decision .of
such aboard, it says, but the chance
of reaching an acceptable compromise
would be very great. Such method
Of settlement would of course satisfy
this country which only asks some i'm
partial way of determining what is
right instead of letting England take
what she pleases regardless Of right
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
sick Ones.

Mrs. Harrington is serlousl. i'll al
the home of her soa. Geo Harrington.
Lula, infant child OF MIR. and Mrs.
Henry Prouty. is ILL., Mrs. Robert
Wheeler is yer, i'll Mrs. G.. ".
ieaw. who has been seriously i'll a;
the home of her sister in Newfane fol
the past month. came Thursday to the
home of her son, Henry ieaw. in Cen
tervillc. Miss Mary Ahcr, who has
been quite i'll or the past week is I'M
proving. Miss Alice McGec of New
York, who is visiting Mrs. Julia
Brosnahan. has been quite sick but is
reported better. Mrs. =. Rate il
quite sick suffering from AN absccss -
Miss Barbara Murphy has been housed
a few days the past week with a severe
cold. Harry White, who has been i'll
in Boston, is now able to be out =
Rufus Houghton is caring for Chaun-
cey Dickinson who is slowly improving
from his attack Of typhoid fever, -
Mrs. A. J. Hough is slowly improving
from her illness. Mrs. Geo. p. Kim
ball is also slowly improving. Charlie
Dunlevy spraincd his arm Tuesday
while playing on the island. DR.. D.
p. Webster is again out after his re-
cent attack of rheumatism. Angelo
Gorborino was housed several days this
week with illness. Sherman, son of G..
L. r. Jennc has been quite seriously
i'll the past week with plcurisy hut is
now somewhat better.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
The Commission.

President Cleveland announced the
appointment of the commission to in
vestigatc the Venezuelan boundar!
| Wednesday, 1t is made up of tive
members. Judge David Brewer of the
supreme court, Judge Richard II.
Alvey, chief justice of the District ut
Columbia Court of Appeals, Andre"
ID. White, ex-prcsident Of Cornell I'm
ivcrsity, and ex.ministcr to Russia,
Frederick Il. Coudert, the distin'
guished New York lawyer, and one of
the counsel in the Bering Sea Univtr.
sity, and President ID. G. Gilman OF
Johns Hopkins university at Balti-
moro.
Tie commission is strong one
though not one of the international
weight which the president tried to
secure. 1t is known that he asked
both Edward j. Phelps and Robert T.
Lincoln, cx-minsters to England and
both Of great popularity there, to serve,
and they would have been the two
best names in the country because of
the confidence their conclusions would
have commanded with the English
people. But they both declined. 1t
has also been both reported and denied
that he invited OK President Harrison,
who also refused. Elk Senator Ed
munds and James c. Carter, who
were both considered, the president
felt to be prccluded because they had
given public expressions of their
opinion on the subject, So under the
circumstances it is probably the best
that could have been done and in some
respects it could not be bcttered.
Judge Alvey, and Messrs White and
Gilman are masters of modern Ian
guages and go especially well equipped
for the investigation Of ancient Span
ish and Dutch documents. Mr.. White.
who is also Il student OF history, has
fame in Europe as both diplomat and
scholar second to no man in the
country, while Brewer and Alvey wall
give judicial tone to the inquiry
that will be valuable.
Al The commission is certainly not |
open to the reproach of being part
isan one, for Messrs. Alney and Coudert |
are the only Democrats on it.
Til president has certainly done his
BEST 10 bring a right result out Of the
inquiry.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Over 100 hotel keepers in the stat,
have joined in call for convention n
Montpelier Jan. $ to try and devise
some means whereby We may fine
relief from the injustice and persecu
ton that We arc now subject tc
through the present administration oI
Normont's prohibitory laws This
looks like resistance to the enforcement
of the law. but the NEXT sentence
says:
"Our claim is that il is an unjust
law and should be modified AS it is
now, We are subject to open blackmail
at any time, and are powerless to pre-
vent it. If we combine we certainly
can get hearing from the people,
which we cannot get now.
1t is not stated how the other 100
and more of hotel keepers stand, but
it is to be feared that large proper
ton of them are not in favor of the
law, because il has not been enforced
against them and simply means for
them free rum.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

, 1t will be Il great pity if ii turns
out, AS it did in Blaincs Chill Peru
Wan policy. that there is any smircl
of speculation attaching to our govern
ments stand upon the Venezuelan
boundary dispute. But it is charged
that there is Il syndicate of Americans,
rcviving the so-called Moroa company.
holding land concession from Nenez
ucla in the disputed territory. The
Minneapolis Times even asserts that
the president of the company who is
a resident of that city, has received a
communication from Washington, from
high official sources, asking him TO
sioners what the boundary should be.
However, if there is any foundation
for these stories, it affords additional
reason for an arbitration. At least.
this country should be more than care
full not to permit itself to become an
upholder of any land grabbing scheme
Vermont 100 years ago. The territory
in dispute has been very largely settled
and improved by British subjects, and
if it is finally determined to belong to
Venezuela, the change of jurisdiction
should not be permitted to interfere
with settlers rights, as very likely it
would if Venezuela, aided by the
United States. should get forcihle pos
session. OF course. if there is land
syndicate involved it would be Il big
speculation to get all this improved
property for nothing except what is
paid the Venezuelan government. and
the latter standing on strict con
struction Of the law might, if il pro-
walls. have the right to dispossess the
settlers: but it would be grossly IN
just to grab property that has in this
way been occupied and improved in
good faith, and it would be procedure
that in the present progress of civil
cation ought not to be tolerated. The
least that should be done is the adop-
ton of something like Gov. Chitten-
den's statesmanlike plan about the
disputed land titles in Vermont, that |
secured to bona fide settlers tho value
of the Improvements they had made,
system of equity for
one of simple robbery under the forms
Of law. 1t grows more and more
evident that the nice adjustment of
rights required in this
case, is one that only be made by a
careful arbitration, which is all this
country wants and which enlightened
sentiment in England will compel
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

There are some good souls in this
country that really believe that the
only danger of silver legislation is
from the Democratic party. They adj
hered to this belief even after they saw
the monetary safety of the country
sacrificed by the Republican dicker that
resulted in the passage of the Sherman
silver purchase act. This week they
have seen Speaker Reed "conceding"
right and left to the silver men. and
though the concessions are compare
lively harmless as yet, they are helping
to create precisely the situation that
had SO disastrous results in 1880. In
the senate these good souls have seen
a bargain consumated by which the
Republicans, Tor the sake Of the petty
patronage represented by committee
coptrci. turn over tc the Populists
aud free silver men absolute
control Of the Finance committee and
in all probability of all financial legis
lation at this session. and the conse
quencc is the threat already that no
measure of treasury relief shall piss
except with a free silver amendment.
In fact everything on which the
"ountry's prosperity depends is in
'sir way 10 nc tlicllercd away. ar
would be but for the presidential veto
md yet the good souls will retain their
nth. II IS quite true that the Dem
''arats IN congress and perhaps through
out the country have included a larger
proportion of silver men than the RE- |
i'ubiicans. Bat tho Democratic weak.
ess ~ in the nature of fsna;iran. |
chile the Republican is M itl
lack Of any principle whstcyrI.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
Flitting..

William Pickett of Greenfield. Mass.
spent Sunday in town. Merchant j.
j. Fenton of Bellows Falls was in
town Tuesday. Charles Cleveland
spent Sunday in Greenfield, Mass. -
Mrs. Fred Veet spent Christmas in
Springfield, Mass. She was accom-
panied home Saturday by her husband
who returned to his duties there Mon
day. -Merchant Geo. Durham return
ed Tuesday from business trip to
Lynn and Boston. r. l.. Houghton
was in Holyoke. Mass, a few DAYS this
week. Mrs. ID. L. Griggs has been
up from Northiield part OF the week.
Geo. Hopkins was up from Green
field over Sunday. w. y. Dannigan Of
of the Emergency Fire Extingnisher
Co.. has been in town this week. To
look after the placing 81 the chemical
engine in Esteyvillc Potter Cham
paign of Niddlebury. was q New
Years guest OF Rev Fr. Cunningham.
Conductor Severance was. married
at Londonderry Wednesday evening.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Forbes sees for the Boston ]ourna
several able Democrats in the state
likely to be nominated for governor
next year, among them DIR. j. Henr!
Jackson of Barre, DR.. \. ?. Grinnel
of Burlington, James Fl. Williams OF
Bellows Falls, II. ". Moloney of Rut
land. or DIR. JAS Conland of Brattle
bore. As DR.. Conland refused the
nomination last year. he is probably
to be counted out this time also. But
all southern Vermont will agree that
the nomination of Mr. Williams
would be an excellent one. Forbes
expects the delegates for the national
convention to he selected from this list
"Dr. J. Henry Jackson of Barre, H..
f. Folsom of Lyndonville, George W..
Smith of Hartford. Alex Cochran of
Groom, NJ. c. Huling OF bennington,
=. VI. Mcldun 0f Rutland. &. +. O.
kimball of Ncrgennes. George Il
Guernsey of Windsor. james \.
Brown of Burlington. c. II. Davcn-
port Of Brattlcboro, John W. Gordon
of Barre. and S G.. Shurtlefr of Mont
pelier. Forbes adds that "Of
course the delegation viii bc solid for
Clcveland" which is Simply ridicu-
lous. 1t may we'll be doubted If a
single one of these gentlemen would
favor third term for anybody.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Walker OF Newport, FlHiteu ri I mas
Brieham's this week.
Employment Notes.
Walter Sturgess is taking John Bis
settc's place in Geo Danycau's barber
shop. Thomas Martin. formerly a
Waterman at the Estey organ works
now has the same position at the Car
pen ter works Ned Stoddard returned
Tuesday to his work at Scott & Jones
after a weeks vacation. Miss Geor-
gianna Cook at f X Barrows q Co.. is
taking vacation. F. NJ. Parmenter
is the successor to J. ". Brooks as
postal clerk on the day line. between
Brattleboro and this city Miss Kate
McGoyern has resumed Der work after
several weeks of illness. Will Eames
has left the employ of Pullen & Whit
ney ana is visiting in Springfield,
Mass. TREBLE La Flache has severed
his connection as tailor with i. II.
Davis, and returned Tuesday TO his
home in Joliet, Can. Sherman ~
JENNIE have employed Jesse Haynes Of
Hoosic, n. y, as clerk in their III
surance office in place of A. l.. May
nard. who has been with them for five
years Mr.. Maynard has taken Il posi-
ton with A. ". Childs & Go. Postal
Clerk i. ". Brooks, shortstop' be
tween Brattleboro and Springfield,
will soon exchange runs with New
Hampshire clerk.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Il was one of the most shameful
things about the last Democratic con-
gress that, yielding to the threats OF
the millionaire brewers that their
campaign contributions should go to
the other side, it dared not increase
the tax on beer 81 d barrel. as every
sensible man knew ought to be done.
Now the Republican congress takes
exactly the same position. The
reason undoubtedly is the same fear Of
campaign contributions. coupled with
the desire to get other contributions
from tariff fed interests.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Tho Prince of Wales who used TO be
regarded as little but a sybarite has
done Il number Of things in recent
years to command the worlds respect
for him as a man Of breadth of view
and manliness of feeling. And the
best of all was his message to the New
York World last week, expressing Il
belief that friendly and satisfactory
settlement of the Venezuela difficulty
might be reached. for it has had an
influence beyond anything else that
could be said or done in allaying bad
feeling and preparing the way for hon
orable adjustment The action of the
Prince is all the more creditablo as it
is the rule in England for the royal
family to keep absolute silence about
all unsettled public questions, and ne
therefore went out Of his way to do the
right thing.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Though still officially denied. tits the
general belief that another syndicate
contract has been made for a bond
issue of 500, 600, 600 ar 300, 600, 600.
and the price is to be the same as last
February, about lO5 for bonds that
sell in the market for Id To 100. The
explanation is that the syndicate has
cornered all the available gold and
there is nothing COR Uncle Sam to do
but to stand and be pluckcd If the
story proves 10 bc true. it can only be
characterized RS outrageous. At least
it is true that savings banks have
been receiving circulars this week in
ivting subscriptions for the bonds and
the required amount has been sub
scribed nearly twice over.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

| Prof. Won Hoist, the historian and
Chicago professor, makes an elaborate
argument to support his assertion that
the Monroe doctrine has no application
to the Venezuela case. His chief
point is the quotation of President
John Quincy Adams so-called con-
structlon of the doctrine in his message
outlining the purposes of the Panama
or Pan American congress, with Ben
toms comments on ii, all of which
the Reformcr discussed last week,
quoting Adams own words of two
years before to show what he under
stood the doctrine to be when it was pro-
mulgatcd and that in his Panama mes
sage he was simply mutiating it and in
fact reducing it to nothineness for tho
sake of carrying point for the time
being Won Holst's whole argument on
this subject is the sheerest pettifogging
and so is that of the whole scrowd
who undertake to deny the applica-
bility of the doctrine. If they would
taKe candid ground and argue that the
doctrine ought not to apply, that it
ought 10 be modified so as not to reach
such case as this or that il ought to
be discarded altogether, their posi-
ton would be worthy of some respect
and susceptible of serious argument in
support of it. But as it is. their atti-
tudc. pretending to sustain principle
that is supposed to be popular and yet
trying 10 dodge the plain meaning of
ii, can only be characterized as con
nnpf ;bln
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
All Free.

Those who have used DIR. Kings New
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who have not. have nov Tia, uirurtuni
~ 10 try il Free. Call on III" adver.
tised Druggist and get Trial Bottle.
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III. L. Bucklen a Co.. Chicago. and
get sample bottle of DIR. Kings New
Pills Free, as well as copy of Guide
to Health and Household Instructor.
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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

The war spirit in Venezuela is leap
ing to still more dangerous heights.
Negotiations are in progress for a UNI
ion of all the Latin. American repub-
lies in case OF war with England.
Columbia promises to contribute so. DOC
troops, it is said, and to dismiss the
British ministers Brazil is to send
100, 600 soldiers, Mexico is expected TO
aid with a fleet and Venezuela can put
30. 600 men in tho field.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Spanish reports claim that the
Cuban rebels have been defeated in a
big battle at Unutoozu and are in full
retreat. This is possible but such has
been the Spanish report of every battle
while the rebels have been overrun-
ming nine-t enths the island At any
rate Gomez's march TO the doors of
HAVANA, one cavalry party did raid
the suburbs will rank as one of the
most brilliant feats in military history.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

The Montpelier Argus is anxious to
know whether Gov. Woodbury. of the
Van Ness house ia going TO attend the
hotel keepers convention. Tho Rut-
land Herald quotes the governor as re-
marking that If anybody should be
allowed to sell liquor it should be the
hotel keepers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

The inquiry into Lord Dunraven $
charges about the international yacht
race was held at New York, Friday
and Saturday and Monday behind
closed doors. The result is not known
yet, but as Dunraven sailed for Eng
land Saturday afternoon il is surmIsed
that his charges were exploded.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Now the London Chronicle says it is
convinced after careful research that
there is some doubt OF the justice of
England's claimes in Ncnezular and il
would be crime 10 refuse arbitra-
fipp
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
Removals,

Miss Esther Knight of West Dunn
merston will board with Miss SAWYER
during the school term. Mr.. ST Cvr
IRON South Main to los Elliot. -.James
h. Moore from q Laurel to the Hiq.
gins house on Forest street. w. II
house. Hanie
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

A convention of the 'tIoung Rcpub-
licans of the state. to shout for a
larger share of the offices. is to be held
at Rutland, Feb. -, Lincoln's birth
1ay
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
TINE REFORMER.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1896.

England, thou shalt not STEAL is
the way President Capen of Tufts
sums up the whole matter.