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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

Most people would consider the Office
of probate Judge In Kootenai county Il
snecure at 5000 per year, because the
duties OF the Office are so light that
the incumbent usually experiences no
difficulty In persuing his regular avo-
cation, whatever IL may. At their
April! meeting last year the present
reform" board, finding the incum.
bent OF this Office In possession Of a
WORKOUT print shop, saw an oppor.
smn!ty 20 establish !, f,isi,sn organ at
the taxpayers expense and promptly
fixed the probate judges salary at
1890 per year. 1t being no doubt
agreed that the $1,000 bonus should be
applied In conducting the organ for
the good OF the cause. Everything
went smoothly for a while and the
board was being congratulated upon
their judicious Investment of the peo-
pies uuDcy FOR the good " the cause,
but recently sore ominous breakers
have made their appearance and the
policy Of the ~e1l-paid organ has been
the subject Of severe criticism at f,lsa
ion scanccs. The E,lnel-mouthed
politician ut the helm is becoming too
oiilcious and the combine Is fearful
lest nm over-zealous spell might result
In planting the foot SO firmly In the
braying aperture that 1t could not be
exuicated. Then all the bonus money
would he lost to ti~ cause. Every.
body has their troubles, and even a
fusion olflcial's path is not always
strcwn with roses.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

The Idaho permit system Is to be
studied by congress this week, says the
Lewiston Tribune. The governor Jus.
Tiles his system as an experiment In
penology. The statesmen and the re.
formers will surely be surprised to find
state penalty attached and perpetu-
ated To criminals even that can not be
reached by the courts. As the punish
ment Is surely heroic the crime will
become a special study. The members
OF the miners union in the Coeur d.
Alcne district We're accused as a class.
Some OF the members were tried and
convicted rs individuals, and those
found guilty are now serving sentences
us penalty. 4 large portion OF the
accused members were discharged Inv
The counts, but they are still held to
be guilty. and perhaps Justly. but not
legally. No, the governor says, those
whom the law could not reach are Ia
he punished: they shall not have the
right to labor. \ permit, system is in
Stituted and that will starye them ont
or the country. This is a striking
pcnolagical reform that is now being
studied In Washington. 1t will be II.
terestlng 70 learn how Steuneuherv
VIII submit this starvation policy
without assigning the Just cause. II
he would get up in the committee
room and tell the true cause he wopl3
nave some sympathizers. IL he wonla
state that he was trying To starve ON,
pnlitieai enemies he would he applaud-
ell 10y political partisans: but If he per.
siSts IN establishing precedent IN
penolagieai reform he will not succeed,
>teunen~rg has established a prece.
dent, and the history of it will be y
lasting disgrace To Idaho. There ca,
he no instance to justify the re>,ric-
tion ~ mans right To work for u ljy.
inv. S'cunenhcrg's TYRANNY viii h.
given polite na,nes by the committee
ot congres>, but the history will create
q sensation throughout the civilized
world.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
Steunenberg and Sinclair have

Ste'inenberg and Sinclair have gone
to Washington In response To 4 call tt
testify before the senate investigating
committee which proposes to investi
gate the Occur d'Alene labor troubles
In this connection the kootenai Her.
nd remarks that Bartlett intends tt
acc the president and tender him will
IN invitation to visit Boomers Ferr,
This fall, and In case the president re.
fuses BARTLETT will no doubt ask hin
to resign.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
An effort is being made to orponiz,

An effort is being made to organize
republican club in Rathdrnm and
the project Is meeting with remark :
bic success. An idea of the phenomi-
nal growth of republican sentiment in
Rathdrum precinct may be gained by
an inspection of the roll which is being
signed by prospective members. No
date has been fixed for organizing, but
membership ola number represented
by three figures is already assured.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

~ nsss'rssic >ascss ass tsna.,ts,as 10 naA.
pAhfsl capital oss of N. furv,f rrar,,,
@s~sson. They ought Ia 81 slo~. A ,l..,..,-
cratic ssfrsss'i Al rstissa ar~i establishes. ,,,,.
s"ss>t rss'sfs- ts-rrrC and nan i.aman.
iss'ans. asllis"nsis,~ sus,sssnls and suspA.l.s.
y, han i-%nssat - t-lnx rvsarsici by ia.
N"sslsru fa''is'' thu c.l-f s.ness,lary OF ,e.,.
rc-ssr-. t~srsy Ie,,isi.n, !. krp, out os the
ii.aitsr ~ sht ss'usr ST rtd VI the rv.sr,,.
Nc arr all anttsss against tbs r,~rryca-..,ls
b'-ihss>Ast.~ arr srsiag la sstvid. III. r..,pl,
~ Eteetsns party I-sii,ss Into ths AFFAIR
kanaraai Hcruid
The Herald Is cmlncn,ly correc, In
STATING that "only blatherskites are
Trying to divide the people by inject.
parry politics into the" reserve
aAestion- The PEOPLE Of this count,
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

When the county board at their last
regular meeting had finished select ing
names for the 1000 jury list the local
fusion organ felt called upon to state
that 1t was a very fair list, that all
parties and all precincts were equally
represented. Why the organ should
have volunteered such a statement il
not known, unless II considered the
action OF the board In this matter last
year too arbitrary even for fusion
combine and was glad To tell It's read.
ers what great strides the corrupt
board was making in the direction Of
Justice. hut while the action az the
board In this matter for the present
year might compare very favorably
with last years work when a strictly
partisan Jury was selc ted and several
precincts were left entirely unreprc.
sented, II develops that the partisan
spirit was not nearly SO well elimin-
atcd In the work of the board this
year rs the fusion organ stated. State
Line precinct, an acknowledged rcpub-
lican stronghold, Is not repres mt I'd on
the 1900 jury list. As To the bal ,nce
OF the list being entirely non. partisan
we could not say, but since State Line
precinct has been os,raeised on nc.
count III Its very pronounced repahli-
canism there Is a growing suspicion
that the fair jury list contains the
names Of few republicans.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

In this issue we publish a call by
Chairman Hoffman for meeting OF
fine republican county committee at
knthdrum on the o.h tly Of March.
In view OF the fact that the republI.
can party has not been thoroughly Or
ganlzcd for effective campaign work
since 1904, and Is consequently In a
dssorganiLcd condition. II can not be
ton strongly urged that a full attend
ice Of the committee IL most import
ant.
Yhe people ~ kootenai county are
looking to the republican party for re-
llef fffF-:- the corrupt and incompetent
management Of their affairs which has
resulted from fusion control. and the
party should lose no time IN piacil.
itself In position To respond. While
victory my bc, and no doubt IL with
tH our grasp, II should not be over
looked that the fusion demon III quite
firmly entrenchcd and with the reck-
iesS use Of the peoples money and
prsrticing the usual methods of de-
ccptfun, might place Itself In posit-
ION where II can give quite Il formid-
aE& battle. And To rescue the people
Of this county from being again placed
NJ The mercy Of pack Of political
charlatans is not the only iInportan,
task for the republican party IN
kootenai county In the approaching
campaign We uvist do our share To.
ward reclalming the state and wash
away the stain which has sullicd the
fair name OF Idaho the past four years,
10 the end that We may be entitled to
share In the credit for saving the M.
ton from the dire misfortune nf being
again placed In the hands OF party
whose administrations have ALWAYS re-
suited In disaster to the country and
misery and want % the telling masses
Every democratic sheet In the country
Is giving evidence that the old tactics
~ that party will he employed with
renewed sigor. An attempt will bc
nNsde To deceive the people by predict
Ing haneful results from republican
legislation. This deception must he
met With facts, and every true rcpnb-
ncan aud patriotic citizen should be
IN possession Of these facts. Willy
democratic orators and subsidized
newspapers Will cndcavor IL misrcpre.
SEEK existing conditions resulting from
The application of republican prlncl.
pies, and picture lar-ate future to
follow the adoption Of impractical
democratic theories They will never
refer 10 the results follow ing the ap-
plicati ~ ~ their theories In the past.
Therefore, every republican should
pc~scss himself Of facts which will en-.
able him 10 draw vivid picture of
tho progressive spirit always manifest
Throughout the history OF his party In
strong contrast With the gloomy his.
tory OF the party of negations.
The necessity for thorough organ.
ssati"n must In apparent Ia every true
republican. Without such orrapjxa.
uon IL Is impossible Ia SUCCESSFULLY
"ahdaet eampai1n IL education, and
republican, success nj the polls viii de.
pend ON the efficiency ot the system
employed for the diffusion Of knowl.
e'tge among the voters.
Not only should every precinct I've
represented at this meeting In person.
bn, every leading republican In the
ceaaistt Niso rcesgaiscs the importanc.
oi The woss 80 have Ia do should Ii.
pr~Neni Ia paftlcirosc In In. council.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
xxrunL.caN COMMITTEE MEETING

To membcrs ~ the Republican County Cen
trail Committee for koot~nai County;
Notice Is hereby given that the Republican
County Central Commits of k-,-nni .oan-
" 10 called to meet AT Eaihdrum on the 9th
day VI ~r~rth iao ~ o'clock y m u said
day, fi.e PURPOSES at the meeting arr to ar
range time and place far holding the rrpnhii-
can county convention for ks,s-n,J county
for ;s1G aud to transact such s.hor business
az may he within tho province of the COM
mificc
All members ~ the committee are earnest
~ requested to attend In person or by proxy.
and u cordial invitation 10 hcssby extended 10
all loyal republicans To attend said commit
Uc nrtr Ing.
cHAs. L. HEirMAS. Chairman.
Rnfhitrun. Idaho. February u. isS.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

Any person DESTROYS of purchasing an
improved decided stock ranch. natural
meadow water and every facility that
goes 10 make first class stock farm
VIII learn OF an excellent investment
by applying at this c.fiee
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
Church IDtrrrtorx

t"fssNrsnIAN turRtm rnaeb,,y s,-.,..
every alternate sunday a, len a n, ma
sSn y ~. Sabbath s..h,s,l ,,.-, S,,,.,..
l. m. Gidwrcs ser,icr W,.in.,,,,x .,,..,.,.
at 40 am.
r \. WaINEs. Pastor.
'N'"''i' '"'s eh SERVERS every sr,l SUN
a's IN the month n; ip:Na.m.
REV THOMAS rrRcr,I
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

y .'rge assortment Of plain and
fancy crepe Paper at the Posto,,iee
store.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

state. Committee Called to Assemble 1t
Boise on March 4.

Boise on March 4.
Notice is hereby given that the re-
publican state central committee is
called to meet at Boise City, Idaho, on
the 18th day Of March, 1900, at 10
O'Clock Il. III. Of said day.
The purposes of the meeting are to
arrange times and places for holding
the republican state convention for
1900, and to transact and adjust such
other party matters as may properly
be within the province Of the COM
mittee.
All members are earnestly solicited
to attend. In case any member can
not attend in person, proxy should
be given to the other member of the
committee for the county represented,
or to republican electof Of said
county.
JOHN T. MORRISON.
Chairman.
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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

The Kootenai County Republican is
strictly an all-home print metropolitan
weekly newspaper. If you don't take
the Republican you don't get the news
subscribe for it, $l.D per year.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

Caldwell. Idaho, February 5, 1900.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
IANNtY TO lAKE 4 HAND
WILL FREAK INTO THE Senate
RIAL FIGHT NEXT WE'D
NESDAY
TAKES HIMSELF SERIOUSLY
His Stand. on. the 0Ieomargarine
Bill Is What He Relies ON TO
Capture Necessary
Support.

The mere fact that Mr. James Taw-
ney ran about 6.0a0 behind his ticket in
the First district does not iisconcert that
gentleman in the least, and he is now
preparing to plunge into the senatorial
contest for all there Is in it.
He Is refyifig nb0n the solid support of
his own district,9 and upon the success
of g little trick which he Thought out
Z in Washington. He made, as it will be
remembered graf1d, stand pay on the
oleomargarine biff and came out strong
cries -
This done. he Wrote 500 letters or so
to the dairy and creamery men In this
state, asking their influence in support
of his candidacy:He figured that in coun-
try districts the owner of a dairy or
creamery is often a power in fTe land
as be handles most of the dairy prod
ucts of the surrounding district.
Ihe replies received from these letters
were SO encouraging that James A. be-
came imbued with the idea that he was
the real thisg as a senatorial possibility.
He will arrive in Winona today and
remain over Christmas, working the local
FORCES in line, and Wednesday he. will
announce himself as being in the, field
Whether his candidacy will assume the
Importance which Mr. Tawney himself
attaches. to ttrrenladns to be seen.. The
otheFs, IN as ain lrparticuIar. are said
. to regard Tawneyss splurge,in the light
OF "a joke, espectaliEpwhem his poor run
IN November is considered. z.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
SIZE CAN GET The coin
WOMAN OF GFNTEEL APPEARANCE
IS A SUCCESSFUL BEGGAR.

A middle-aged lady, aattired IN widow s
weeds and of a speech indicating edu-
cation and good breeding, has been in
dustriously frequenting the residence por-
tons Of ST. Paul the past week begging
from door to door, and OCCASIONALLY de-
parting from her routine long enough
to stop some lady @passepby.
Her advances are most genteel and SO
unaffected, that the trifle she pleads
for, generally dime. is as a rule forth
coming. Surprised at g woman so well
dressed and apparently of excellent con-
nections begging. information is asked
as to her family residence; but reply
to the latter is cunningly avoided. AS to
her family, they are all daughters she
says and needy, two of them, and te-
cause of a lack of work their destitution
is great. Her plea is adroitly worded
and is always successful.
The lady looks becoming in her weeds
of widowhood and efforts. have, been
made TO ascertain her residence but with
out success. One lady whose curiosity
was aroused to the extent that she FOL-
lowed her, says the woman, was joined
by another lady, and later a man whose
seedy appearance was little in keep ng
with his genteel-looking companion. She
is believed to be an impostor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
NAY co ON STRIKE.
Pressfeetier ersg Likely to Follow Ex-
ample of ST.. Paul Union.


Minneapolis pressfeeders are dissatis-
fled with their present scale of wages.
AS a result at~strike may be declared
within a day of two.
At a meeting of the Minneapolis Press
feeders Union No. 6, which was held yes
terday afternoon, 1T was decided to de-
mand higher wage scale. This action
was undoubtedly brought about in SYM
pathy with the st. Paul union which de-
clared q strike in that city Thursday
The unions in both cities signed q five
year contract with the job printers Nov
1, 1895. A stipulation of that contract
provided that the feeders should receive
$S.75 for fifty-four hours of work. Now
they demand $12 for the same number of
hours.
The ST.. Paul job printers refused the
demand of the st. Paul union, and the
strike followed and, the men are still
out. Hiram Brown. of the firm of 2 own,
Treacy & GeorofeSt.. Paul, yesterday re-
cedved a telegram from an official of the
National 4Pressfeeders' association stat
ing that the charter of the St. Paul
union had been revoked because the
union had violated its contract with the
printers. This means that the Minnean-
Oils union will be treated in the same
manner unless their demands are with
drawn.
The grievances presented by the union
in this city yesterday were that the wage
scale was too small and that ST. Paul
printers were having their work done
by Minneapolis firms. --'t
The senior member of one of the big
geSt printing, houses in Minneapolis stat
ed last night that his company had done
no printing foraSt Paul firms, and that
he was unaware of any ST. Paul work
being done in this city.r9lnfH
In View of the fact that the ST Paul
union has been turned down by the Ma
tional association, it is quite probable
that the local uniona Will withdraw its
demands. Some definite action will un-
doubtedly be taken by the union today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
.HE WILL NOT GD 70 CUBA
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SAYS THE
REPORT RECENTLY PUB
LISHED Is FALSE
INDEED Is AN IMPUDENT LIE
His Grace Does Not Say That He VIII.
Not Go In His EccIcsiasti-
cal, Capacity as
PreIatc.

His Grace Archbishop Ireland may yIs-
it Cuba in the near future, but if so
ne Will not so as an appointee of Pres.
dent Mckinley
Mgr. Ireland returned from Washing
ton early yesterday morning, and lest
no time in contradicting what he charac-
terized as an impudent invention.
When seen in the afternoon by the
b e his grace, with his customary
polished urbanity, intimated that he was
very busy man, but could spare time
to contradict the report that he was
about to proceed. to Cuba, aon the ap-
pointment of the president to investi-
gate prevailing conditions among the ma
tiVeS.
Said he: ''It is most barefaeed fab
rication and an impudent invention. You
cannot be too strong in contradicting it.
Il most emphatically deny that the
president has appointed, or even offered
to appoint me, on any such mission"
Then you are not going?"
II can go, of course, If 1 like, but I
must claim little liberty I do not
think it necessary to outline my posst-
BILE movements. do your '-'4't
They would be of great interest to the
public" answered the reporter
Well. must decline to enlighten any
curiosity on that score" rejoined his
grace, with a twinkle Of his eye.
You have heard, doubtless. that the
Methodist clergy in this city are strong
ly opposed to your position on the army
canteen question:" was the next qaes-
ton.
"Oh, I suppose so,, suppose so,'' he
answered, that is the way You find
things in this life."' Ny opinion on this
point is known to the public, and I am
glad the amendment did not pass. 1t
would have been. ,aamistake. -
An inquiry as to whether watch night
services would be held generally through
out the archdiocese was not answered.
the archbishop remarking that if any
thing were decided in the matter the in
formation could best be obtained from
other sources. ~'-'- > . ''''3
When questioned as to the religious as
pect of the close OF the century, and the
outlook for the next, his grace SAID he
was altogether too busy to enter into
such broad question, and suayelyE bow
ed the interyieY,eer .!outt,-!ofs out Of the. room.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
TO VISIT TWIN CITIES.
PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO CALI,
RETURNING FROM THE COAST.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The an.
nouncement of the presidents intenti5n
to go to the coast has brought a large
number of invitations from cities on the
coast and in the intermediate states, all
of which are laid away for future con-
sideration. When the itinerary is ar
ranged such cities 20 the president feels
that he can visit Will be notified Of the
acceptance Of their invitations In amp.e
time for them to prepare for his rscep-
ton. 1t is probable that the trip will
embrace such cities as Los Angeles, San
Francisco, where the launching of the
battleship Ohio will be witnessed Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma along the coast.
Invitations have already been received
from nearly every city along the lines Of
the Great Northern and Northern Pac fc
between the coast and the Twin Cities,
but which of them will be accepted he
has not yet determined
That President Mckinley will again
visit the Twin Cities is almost a Ger
tainty, although no definite announcement
OF his purpose to do so has been made.
One thing can be said now, however,
and that is that the president will not
stop at any city without a formal invi-
tation. Therefore if ST. Paul wants
to see him about the first of June the in
vltation must be forthcoming some me
before that
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-24
BE TIER TOWARD The END
REV. DIR. SMITH ON RELIGIOUS.
PROGREs OF CENTURY.

Ihose who braved the elements and
attended the Services at the PEOPLES
church last evening were well repaid for
their trouble and zealousness in an in
terestfng address delivered by DR.. S g
Smith on "The Religious Progress of the
Century, t5}
Though the century, said Dr.. Smith.
was marked in the rapid progress of the
arts and sciences,9 no .Te of these were as
important to the present generation as
the progress of religion and the decline
of dogmatism and ecelestastic authority.
The change in all Things so prominent
in this century, he said, found its in
ceptfon at the hands of the historians,
who, in their search for the truth had
set at naught the teachings and tradi-
tions early man had accepted as gospel.
5 The truths of7oneSrertury are built into
the institutions Of today and from their
broadening character we have that re-
iigious freedom Which is gradually re-
moving all creeds7 and bringing man un-
der the banner kof Spne God and one
chur ch s4tr
The beginning of iElis religious free
dom, which came with the opening of
the century, was. found in the spread
of Unitarianism, which during the time
it thrived threatensdA to disrupt the
Church of England With it was Trini-
tarism. but the power, of each was brief,
Though both have followers in the re-
ligious world today, they are not power.
The tractarian movement next exer-
cised great power, it finding inception
in the distribution of tracts attacking the
then existing forms Of religion 1t also
threatened disruption of the Church OF
England, but when several hundreds of
its prominent followers drew away from
the church and embraced the Catholic
religion, its sway was doomed, and 1t
passed into history asa failure, though
not devoid of. great things if rightfully
handled by its leaders. Following on
its heels came the evolution or reign of
law in which the study of human nature
from a scientific point of view threatened
to rend the religious world. Pulpit and
press rallied at its teaching and fol-
lowers, and its life was short-lived e.
NOW we have the reformation" said
DIR. Smith, "that steady trend towards the
striking down of ecclesiastical authority.
the removal of the dogmatic and the
acceptance by man of teachings that he
thinks are good for him. There is no
scholar. now who does not believe In bib
lical eriticisn1. Degmatism still pre-
walls, but people of cbrcadened intellect
are daily drawing away from its fullness.
We find this in the extraordinary IN
crease of contributions for missionary
and charitable purposes in addition to
the magnificent sifihs contributed for the
support of institutionseof learning. Peo
pleaare beginning t0Ssave the living, in
stead of the souls of The dead,
Of those who cohtfttbdted to this grand
nregress. DIR, Smith cited the names and
teachings of naang3 noted ministers Of
the present Gay, and how their work was
leading to that gSand reformation which
would be reached ae~no distant date.