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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

should be made to do this because |
of the paltry dollars it may bring
to the great commercial trusts. 1t
does not require oratory or argu-
ment to make this plain to them.
1t is repugnant to our constitution,
our declaration Of independence,
and to the teachings of an hundred
years of freedom; and they feel
that the American people, regard
less Of party, will in no event per-
NIT the administration policy to
prevail. Believing this, they feel
that the question is not vital one
and are interested in its discussion
only as it expresses their condem-
nation of the administrators du-
plicity.
On the other hand, the money
question and the trust question are
questions upon which there are le-
gitimate differences Of opinion.
They feel that the money power
has taken advantage Of this and
are pressing for a monetary system
which shall initiate in their favor
and against the interests and rights
Of the people. They feel that the
money power and the trusts have
combined to secure special priv
leges which a just Interpretation
of our constitution forbids and
which are harmful and hurtful tc
the people. They fear that i'm.
perialism which springs from com
bined wealth and is the outgrowtl
of the apeing Of the manners anc
customs of the English aristocracy
This menace confronts them now
at this moment, and is the fos
which must be first met.
They know that the Philippine
question has been thrust to thu
front to hide the real purpose ant
design Of the money power. Tha
trust, than which there is nom
greedier or greater, the great new
trust, the so-called Associated
Press, has been employed to pusl
this question to the front, by con
stantly asserting and re-iteratinl
that the money question is settles
and has been settled right; tina
silver is dead; that Mr.. Bryan
speaks one word for silver AM
sixteen words for expansion; tina
the democrats have abandone
free silver. They know that tn
part assigned this greedy pig j
the conspiracy now being enacted
; is to keep this question to tn
8 front; to keep these lies incessan'
. ly before the people, that, like tn
! constant dropping Of water whic
, wears away the hardest of stone
, it shall turn the attention of tn
\ people away from the wrong bein
done them.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
TUESDAYS MEETING.

Never before in the history of
Kootenai county have representa-
tives Of three political parties met
in conference when so much good
feeling existed as in the county
central committee meetings held
on Tuesday. There is no reason
why this should not be SO. The
three parties united two years ago,
drove to political oblivion a ring
whose record for honest dealing
in official matters are questions OF
grave doubt. BY the coalition
Of two years ago every man on
the fusion ticket was elected.
What has been the RESULT The
Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany, which for many years has
escaped its just share of taxation,
has been made to contribute its
share of the revenue of the county.
A professional jury system, by
which few tools OF county officials
were given a place on every jury
list is now thing of the past.
More public improvements have
been made in the county during
the past year than in any five pre-
ceding years. The rate of taxation
has been reduced from $3.50 to
$2.44 on the hundred dollars. The
schools of the county have received
Ss,48I7I more money than in
1898, and sII,725.15 more than in
1907; retrenchment has been in
augurated; the legitimate expenses
of the county have been reduced in
many ways; cash books and all
county records are open to inspec-
ton, and all fees, whether fol
making abstracts, certified copies
ofinstruments or Acknowledgements
or other official acts, SO to the
county treasurer. Ten thousand
three hundred and thirty-sever
dollars and eighty-nine cents, II
interest and principal, was paid or
the bonded indebtedness of Koote
mai county during the past year
These are some of the results o
fusion. Why should not gooe
feeling PREVAIL None of the re
forms inaugurated can be at
tributed to one party Of the com
bination more than to another. AL
contributed their share to over
throw the ring who have LIVED
luxuriously for many years at the
county's expense. AS to the com
ing campaign, the three partie:
will again unite, stronger for hav
ing now the confidence Of the
masses, and with more unanimity
of feeling, after having worked sc
tremendously together two years
ago. Should these cordial rela
tons exist throughout the state,
throughout the nation, the party
of special privileges will meet its
Waterloo in the coming campaign.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

Board Of county commissioners met |
at 10 O'Clock, A. M, pursuant to ad-
tournament.
Commissioners present, anne as
before.
Minutes of Mondays meeting read |
and on motion duly approved.
The bill of Geo. Cooper for feeding !
teams of persons under arrest amount
ing to 81. 90 was on motion rejected. |
The following bills were taken up |
and allowed, and the auditor is hereby |
authorized to draw warrants for the
several amounts as follows:
William Oliver, contract for
repairing bridge at Fort
Sherman :. 80. -. $3.50 90
William Olive T, constructing
boom at bridge at Fort Sher-
man. 80. ..... -. 80. .lOUU w
James H Harte, for fees as
justice of tn e peace -. 80. 3 Is
Daniel Van Duzer, expenses
incurred and supplies for
superintendent. ...... $50. 20 SO
j. S. Horning, taking county
charge from Hope to hos
| PsVesA
William Clelland, livery hire
for deputy sheriff. I. ...... 4 90
Shaw Borden Co., supplies for
In the matter Of the bills allowed
on the 18th inst. the board found
that they had cut out certain
amounts which were justly allowable
by law, and therefore have taken up
and reconsidered the following bills,
and have allowed each an additional
amount as hereinafter mentioned.
Louis Boyker, services as con-
| oUOOiC. w
w. M. Farr, services as con-
| Sv0OlC.. w
A. Il. Mann, services as con-
SUoUIC. w
The following bonds were taken up
and on motion were approved:
i VIM. Gill, overseer for road dis
trict No. 2.
T. w. Norton, overseer for road
district No. %.
+. X. Henderson, justice Of the
peace for St. Maries precinct.
Petition OF G. L. Fltzsimmons,
J. L. Beavers and Others as follows;
Commencing at the quarter stake,
between sections 4 and S, township
40, range 4 w. B. M; thence follow
/ ing the quarter line west one hall
mile; thence south one half mile tt
. quarter stake between sections and
8; thence west one half mile to cor
ner stake OF sections 5, 6, and 8
thence to quarter stake between sec
tions and 8, and running east one
half mile to county road, was con
sidered and on motion approved.
I'M. Barnum and Clay Porter were
, appointed viewers OF said proposed
E road, and the county surveyor, ]. G
: White, ard the viewers hereby ap
pointed are instructed to view GU
and survey said road and make thei
. report to this board.
! The bond Of petitioners for abov'
road was ON motion duly approved.
The following saloon license bono
was taken up and on motion dull.
approved:
Charles Luce of Newport.
The report Of James H. Harte, ask
: ing a railroad ticket for Philip Ball
an INDECENT person, to Spangle
: WASH, was on motion approved.
] And at this time the board took
recess until O'Clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following bills were taken VI
g md ol1Dno1 ond ho onaifNr 30 horoh
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

The following bills were taken up
and allowed and the auditor Is hereby
authorized to draw warrants for the
several amounts allowed as follows:
Mrs. O. LAWN, meals for bailifs
and jurors. 80. -. $500. 81 90
A. G. Libby, stenOgraphic work
for county attorney. :. -. IS 20
E. p. Dyer, work at the court
house :. :. ...... go. 6 rs
A. N. Tucker, per diem, and
expenses as county commits
siOner, tlrst quarter. -. .225 90
A. T. Mann, services as con-
stable. Bill $3.50. Allowed. 6 As
J. S. Woolrey, team hire and
work. -. :. ........ AZ 90
L. T. Dittemore, per diep, and
expenses as county commits
siOner, FIRST quarter. 49,. .225 90
A. X. White was at this time APP
pointed road Overseer for district
No. -, and William Ketchum was
appointed road overseer for district
No. 16.
The bond Of J. S. WOolrey for the
burial Of deceased county poor was on
motion approved.
The bond of A. B. Johnson ct al. j.,
for road from Hyde's ranch to Old
Mission was on motion approved.
In the matter Of damages awarded
TO Tim Hireen for ferry landing and
connecting with road, it is hereby
ordered that, on the receipt of deed
to the ferry landing, the auditor is
hereby authorized to draw a warrant
on the general road fund in favor of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-26
LOW RAILS an asq lrom q ' aG Poin TO
IN the United states and Canada.
Passengers Booked to Japan, China,
Honolulu aud Australia.
Atlantic Steamship Office.
Train Leaves 9:40 4. N.

Fer FUN particulars as 20 rates. time
and copies Il {. =. X. publications, apply
L. !. CoYLE. ". a. THOMSON.
Asst. Gen Pass. AgL. Agt 90 Isl Ave.
Vancouver. u l. Seattle wash,
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
ALL FOREIGNERS DEAD.
Chinese Story of the Attack on the
British and Russian Legations.

LONDON, July 13.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
the following story regarding the pc.
sition in Picking emanates from Chi
nese official sources:
The two remaining legations, the
British and Russian, were attacked in
force on the evening of July 6, Prince
Tuan being in command. The attack
ers were divided. Prince Tuan COM
manded the center, the right wing
was led by Prince Tsal Yin, and the left
wing by Prince Yin Ly. The reserves
were under Prince Tsin Yu. The at
tack commenced with artillery fight
ing, which was severe, and lasted un-
til o'clock in the morning, by which
time both legations were destroyed
and all the foreigners were dead,
while the streets around the legations
were full of the dead bodies of both
foreigners and Chinese. Upon hearing
of the attack Prince Ching and Gem
eral Wang Wen Sho went with troops
to the assistance. of the foreigners,
but they were outnumbered and de-
feated Both Prince Ching and GEN
eral Wang Wen Shao were killed.
Prince Tuan, in celebration of the
victory, distributed 100000 tsels and
huge quantities of rice to the Boxers. -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
THE NEWS In IOWA
SENAAOR GEAR IS DEAD.
Succumbed to Heart Trouble at His
Washington Home.

/ WASHINGTON, July l5.-United States
Senator dear, of Iowa, died in his
apartments in the Portland house yes
terday morning, of heart trouble. He
was in usual health up to 2:3o, when
he had an attack. Doctors were inn
mediately summoned, but could do
nothing for him. While Senator Gear
had been in i'll health for a year or
more, his death was entirely unex-
pected.
The senator retired about eleven
o'clock in his usual health. Shortly
before o'clock the senator summoned
his confidential secretary, Col. r..
Root, and informed him that he was
troubled with congestion of the chest.
Mrs. Gear was called and she and Col.
Root applied some simple remedies
which seemed to relieve the senator's
suffering. At 2.3O the senator COM
planned of serious difficulty in breath
ing. His condition became critical
and the family physician, DIR. Davis,
was summoned. An examination con-
WINGED DIR. Davis that shis distin-
guished patient was suffering from
heart trouble, and, calling Col. Root
aside, informed him that Senator Gear
could last scarcely an hour. He died
at 4:2s in the 18th year of his age.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
crrNEsE MUST ANSWER AT ONCE.
Hays Demands Will be Backed Up By
Uncle sam.


Washington, July 14.-Chinese Min
lister WI has undertaken to get
through a cipher cable message from
Secretary Hay to Minister Conger at
Picking, and have the answer brought
back If Conger is alive. The message
was prepared by Hay, and it's con-
tents are unknown to anyone save
him. 1t was sent to Shanghai with
explicit instructions from WI to
spare no effort or expense to get it
Into the hands of Conger. China must
answer the demand made by Secre-
tary Hay. Communication must be
established between Washington and
Picking. IF the Chinese Minister"
says Secretary Hay, "can get five
hundred word dispatch, then cer-
tainly / should be able to get five
words from Minister Conger, if what
Minister WI says is true, that Con-
ger is alive" The authorities are not
pleased with the action of the Chi
nese government in sending to it's
representatives throughout the world
long dispatch in which an effort is
made to shift responsibility for the
occurrences at Picking, but in which
not word is said about the legations
or the ministers. Before the receipt
of this imperial edict there was dis
position to believe that the ministers
had not been heard from for the rea-
son that the Chinese government it.
self was unable to get information
through the lines of rebellious Boxers
surrounding Picking. That excuse
now no longer exists. The world has
learned that whoever is in power at
Peking-be it the empress dowager
or Prince Tuan-is able to commune
cate with the Chinese representatives
abroad and the United States and
other powers will feel that they have
right to expect and to demand that
their representatives, if they are still
alive, be allowed to communicate with
their governments. They will also
expect to be quickly informed if the
ministers and other foreigners in Pc
king have been murdered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
HOLD UP A TOWN.
Running Fight with burglars at State
Center.

State Center, July 14.-Burglars
were caught at o'clock yesterday
morning robbing the general store of
Nelson q WhIthill and the local bank.
The citizens were at once aroused
and came pouring onto the streets
armed in every conceivable manner.
The burglars thoroughly alarmed as
to their safety desisted from their
attempts to blow open the safe and
looked to their escape. Every avenue
was cut off and the robbers opened a
fierce fusilade of shots upon the city
officers and the posse which had gath
cred. Fighting their way out the burg
lars reached the open street and took
refuge behind buildings and retreated,
keeping up fire of shots which made
it dangerous to leave the cover of
fences and walls. Ben Whithill, one
of the proprietors of the general
store, was severely wounded in the leg
at the first stand made by the citi-
Zens around the store. Armed men
pursued the robbers and two were
finally captured after n running fight
which lasted two hours. The other
two men escaped to the woods and
have not yet been captured. The men
caught by the posse gave their names
as McCabe and Murray. They refuse
TO discuss the affair or to reveal the
identity of the other two men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
New Telephone switchboard Invented.

+. A. Clark, manager of the Sioux
City Exchange of the Iowa Telephone
company, is he inventor and paten7
tee of an automatic switchboard,
which will do away with the neces-
sity of central offices, and the an
nouncement was made in Sioux City
that the Clark Automatic Switch
board company has been incorporated
at Providence, r. l., with capital
stock of $1,500,000, for the manufac-
ture of the switchboards. This in
vention is declared to be one of the
most important improvements ever
discovered in Connection with the great
telephone facilities of the country.
Under he workings of the automatic
his own connections and there will
switchboard the telephone user makes
be no more Hello" girls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
HARD rIGHrING IN ITEM TsiN.
Battle In Progress Several Days with
out Decisive Results.

London, July 1.-THE latest news
from Tien Tsin is contained in a news
agency message, dated July 6, re-
porting renewed Chinese attack
that morning with twelve guns. The
allied forces replied with guns landed
from the British cruiser Terrible and
a mixed force of 1000 men, who made
a sortie under cover of the fire of the
naval brigade and attacked the Chi
nese, who retired after seven hours
Of fighting. Earlier dispatches record
severe fighting, notably on the End
and 3rd, when the Chinese developed
unexpected strength and did consid-
cradle damage with artillery. At
the bridge near the French settlement
there was hard fighting at close
quarters, the Russians with a Gattling
gun finally compelling the Chinese
to retire, though they suffered heav-
lily. The operations were in no way
decisive. later messages showing the
Chinese were still full of fight. About
500 men have been wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
COULD NOT CONTROL MODS.
Prince Tuan Declares Legs lions Were
Protected to the Last.

London, July 12.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Press gives the
text of a long edict of Prince Tuan,
dated June 30. The Express consid-
ers that the edict proves that Prince
Tuan's party is making no attempt
to disguise the fact that the worst
that could be anticipated has hap
pened- The edict contains the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
THE anger of our people knew
no bounds. They could not be re-
strained. The task of guarding the
legations, which before was difficult
was made impossible"
Elsewhere, referring to the desire
to protect the legations still I'M
harmed, it says:
1T is impossible for us to con-
tinue this protection, let it be repre-
scented to the powers that we must be
held blameless, for the anger of our
people grows with the rising of each
sun that sees more and yet more for
eigners and soldiers come to overrun
and lay waste our country and Stay
our people,"
The correspondent says the edict is
intended to pave the way for final
lifting of the veil over the recent his
tory of Picking.
Paris, July 13.-The Temps an.
nounces that it is position to affirm
that no European telegram has been
received from Picking since that of
Sir Robert Harris dispatch of June
"a, declaring the situation desperate.
The Temps says if it is proved that
the legations are safe they could
communicate with Europe. If they
cannot it is because the Chinese have
juggled the date of the massacre that
took place as announced on the 30th
or the LIST.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19

Sioux City, July lit will cost
Woodbury. county land owners in the
southern part of the county about
S1O,472 to construct their portion
of the big neutrality-suspicious. county
drainage ditch which was ordered
built some time ago. This entire
amount will be apportioned to the
land lying in one township, some of
the land paying as much as $3.50 per
acre and some as little as 10 cents
per acre. The cost estimated by the
commissioners since the contracts
were let is much lower than that pre-
pared by them when the work was
first contemplated, the work of exca-
walton having been contracted for at
an unusually low price.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
NEWS in GENERAL
BOERS ACHIEVE SUCCESS
Succeed In Capturing Nitrars Mex
From British.

London, July 13.-Under date of
July IL Lord Roberts sends the fol-
lowing dispatch to the war Office:
The enemy having failed in their
attack upon our right rear, as men
toned in my telegram of July o.,
made determined attack upon our
right flank yesterday and, l regret
to say, succeeded in capturing Nj
trails Mex, which was garrisoned by
ia squadron of Scott's Greys, with two
lguns of Battery L, Royal Artillery,
land five companies of the Lincoln
shire regiment. The enemy attacked
Iin superior numbers at dawn and,
Selling the hills commanding the Mex,
brought heavy gun-fire to bear
upon the small garrison. Nitrals
Mex is about eighteen miles from here
near where the road crosses Crocodile
river. 1t was held by us in order to
maintain road and Geographic com
munication with Rustenburg."
Lord Roberts dispatch, reporting
still another unfortunate occurrence,
throws serious light upon the state
of affairs in South Africa. There has
been some comment recently regard
ing the virtual absence of progress
by the immediate army under the
command of Lord Roberts, but few
could have been found to believe that
the scattered Beers were able to in
tiict such defeat so near Pretoria.
Instead of the surrender of all of
the remaining Beers being imminent,
as recent kilograms had limited, it
seems they have been making a con-
certed attempt to surround or recap
ture Pretoria with so much success
that in the region which was sup
posed to be pacified and in which no
attack was expected they succeeded in
infiicting a serious defeat and cap
turing two guns and some 200 men.
IT is evident that General Botha has
n considerable force, seeing that he is
able to press Lord Roberts lines at
a half dozen points around Pretoria,
from the Springs to the southeast of
the city, northward to Middleburg,
and Durdeport, and thence south
ward to Nitral's Mex and hrugers-
dorp.
London, July 14.-Lord Roberts has
sent nothing further concerning the
Nitral's Mex affair. Pretoria dis
patches, however, show that the Lin
colnshires lost half of their officers,
Including Colonel Roberts, who was
wounded and taken prisoner. Strag-
lglers continue to arrive at the camp,
but few details can be gathered. The
Boer report of the engagement places
the British casualties at over 200.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19

Remsen, July 14.-At a gathering at
Mrs. ID. Franks, five miles south of
town, fifteen persons were suddenly
taken i'll. Upon the arrival of ply
sicians it was found their symptoms
resembled those of strychnine poison
ing. Doubts were entertained for
the recovery of number of the vic
tins at first, but at the present writ
ing it is thought there will be no ia
talities. Upon chemical diagnosis of
the water and food partaken of, it
was found that the bread contained
a great quantity of arsenic. Whether
the poison was put into the bread ac-
cidentally or Intentionally, is not
known.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
CATTLE DIE OF THIRST.
Large Rivers Co Dry In California and
Unestimated Losses Result.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 15.-Repor-s
from the drouth stricken sections of
Arizona are to the effect that every
water hole and most of the wells have
gone dry. In consequence cattle a,e
dying by the thousands, and their
shrunken frames dot the desert coun-
try of Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma,
Cochise and parts of Maricopa coun-
ties. The loss to owners of herds
cannot be computed, as in Their pres
ent gaunt condition no market AN
be found. Rarely in the history ct
the territory has the water in the
ella and Salt rivers been so scarce.
Not a drop is reported in the ella and
there is none in the San Pedro from
Benson to its confluence with the Salt
river above Phoenix. At Casa Grande
the immense reservoir is dry, the sup
ply having long since been exhausted.
Crops of alfalfa, barley and wheat be-
tween Florence and Casa Grande. as
well as on the Indian reservation at
Sacton, where the Pimas dwell, are
beyond hope. Added to this, is the
destruction of timber by the forest
fires which continue to rage in the
Santa Catalina mountains.