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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
A FoREGoNE CONCLUSION.

1t Is practically foregone c0ncln-
sion that every candidate ON the fusiu,,
county ticket will be triumphantly
elected next Tuesday. Kootenai
county Is conceded by many conserv-
alive republicans this year as being
fusion by q majority of from two to
three hundred. Careful polls from
every precinct Of the county, however,
from fusion standpoint, increases
that majority TO four hundred. In
many respects the fight being waged
In this county by fusion workers is
radically different from that con.
Quoted by the republicans. In this
fact, too, is found proof that Koot-
email county will 80 overwhelmingly
for fusion. In one respect the policy
adopted by the fnsionists is the very
reverse to that pursued by the repub-
licans. The fusionists are making a
fight for every man on the county
ticket. Every candidate on the fusion
ticket is receiving the solid and un-
yielding support Of the party workers
in every precinct in the county.
On the other hand the republicans
are making no fight whatever save for
their candidates for. sheriff, probate
judge and bounty commissioners. The
other candidates are helng left to
shift for themselves, while even the
legislative contest, for which a strong
fight was supposed to have been made.
has been almost entirely abandoned.
Many republicans openly charge the
manager Of their campaign with
working more in his own interest than
in the interests OF the party at large.
They realize the fact that il tn.
Offices above mentioned were Tiled by
republicans the chairman OF the re-
publican county central committee
would dictate the selection of names
III July uutJ anu WOutu udNe d lllOU-
opoly on the court practice OF this
county, as he had a few years ago.
The republican managers early in
the campaign set on foot a movement
to shatter the support of G. w. Dyer,
the fusion nominee for sheriff. They
declared on the street corners that
Edwin Do9st, the republican nomi-
nee, would receive mary tasion votes
in Bonner's Ferry and Rathdrum.
Mr.. Doust will poll merely his party
vote in the places above mentioned,
while Mr.. Dyer will run ahead of his
ticket 10 Occur d'Alene, Harrison,
Hope, Clark's Fork and
many other precincts OF the county.
The republicans are continually on
the defense IN the contest for the
office Of county commissioners.
w. w. Bush. j. W. Ryan and r. d.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

some place down in the state OF
Indiana and now located in Spo-
kane. He proceeded to advertise
himself as 4 lawyer looking for
business, This made the chair
man Of tie meeting squirlii in his
chair, for he is hot at all fond OF
outside lawyers. Townsend told
his hearers that he had formerly
bean a democrat and was quite
we'll known in political circles in
his native state, Indiana. Some
Of His hearers thought it strange
that they had never heard OF him
before. His address was we'll
suited to the occasion, and had he
been dressed in proper garb he
might have been taken for the
clown of the circus.
The strangest part of the whole
performance was that sixteen old
soldiers, who had participated in
the civil war, sat upon the plat
form and not one Of the speakers
ever referred to the distinguished
valor of the union soldiers.
Bartlett Sinclair, who had told
his friends before leaving Boise
that he was coming to Rathdrum
to speak with Borah, was not al
lowed to even exhibit himself on
the speakers platform. This
made Bartlett angry andi il is said
thar he is contemplating another
lop in the near future.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.

The republicans of this county
are doing what they promised to
do early in the campaign, carrying
on a campaign of education. Their
first act was to import pop flop
by the name of Sherwood to stump
the county in order to convert the
populists to republicanism. He
received respectful hearing in
many places but it is doubtful if
he changed a single vote in the
county.
As a fitting climax to their cam
paign OF education, they imported
two other hoppers on last Monday
evening, one formerly a democrat
the other a silver republican. In
order that they might more fully
exhibit their acrobatic feats at
Hopping, a large tent was secured
Tor the occasion. The hrSt speak
er placed on exhibition was Mr..
John Quincy Abbott, Of Ohio,
personal friend Of Mr.. Mckinley
and pensioner Of Mark Hanna.
His address was made up largely
Of extracts from speeches made in
1892 and his funny stories were
mildewed with age.
The big event Of the evening,
however, was the exhibition of
Mr.. Botah, of Boise, who might
be advertised as the latest topper
of the season. He did not per-
form as his managers expected
him to and he caused chill to run
down the backs OF several of his
hearers who we're displaying large
bunebes Of yellow ribbon in conspic
uous places upon their persons, by
STATING that be was in favor of the
free and uaflssifed eoinage of sill
yer at the ratioof rs TO j.
The next Hopper exhibited was
one w. F.. Tosenscndy captured
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
wHzxE Will II END.

HE report OF ]. Il. Wilson,
chief Of engineers, contains much
food for sober thought, now that
the republican party has embarked
upon its career of militarisn and
empire. The report says that the
approximate cost Of existing pro-
jects for coast defense is $50, COOS
900. The Work which has already
been done in coast defense, in the
language Of the report, ''invites
attention to the urgent need for an
increase OF the artillery arm of the
service, which is now too small to
take care Of the costly and COM
pick defense work" For the i'm
provement Of rivers and harbors
$40, 900, 600 are called for. Thus
the martial ardor which fills the
throbbing breast of our republi-
can friends has led them to spend
fifty millions OF dollars in military
preparation and only twenty mil
lion for the advancement of peace
full pursuits. Not but that it is
quite proper to erect and main
tain such Notifications and de-
/ ~
lenses as shall safely guard our
| country. No one objects to any,
thing in reason for our self pro
tectionI but the report further
says: q
"Attention has been given to
the subject of coast defenses for
| Porto Rico and the Hawaiian is
lands, and in view of the charac-
ter of these island possessions i'm
pfoveittents Tor theft defense
should be deferred no longer"
For the defense Of Porto Rico
harbor alone an expenditure of
nearly 81, 900, 900 is asked for.
Preliminary projects for Pearl
harbor and Honolulu call for So
$50, ooo more. Now, if all the
numerous islands comprising the
| Philippines are to be put in a state
/ 81 g. ~ 1fo IL Al
going to end? This is the ques-
ton which every voter must ask
himself before he casts his vote:
"Shall levy a war tax upon N.Y.
self, upon my children and my
childreh's children for the sake of
these beggarly island possessions9
"Island possessions!" God save
the mark. Are we Englishmen7
Is the President of the United
States also Emperor Of Porto
Rico and the Philippines?
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

z The county campaign Of the re-
publicans' has reached that last
stage OF Generalization which in
variably precedes final dissolution.
Principle was abandoned some
time ago along with truth. Per
ronalities, falsehood and ground
less accusations against fusion
candidates now constitutes the
whole material for the last week
Of the republican campaign before
IT goes plunging to defeat. Fusion
lists everywhere are warned to be
on their guard on election day,
against what is purported to be
an anonomous circular which has
been prepared by the republican
county committee for general dis
tribution on the day Of election.
Some Of the republican managers
of this campaign have been rem
dered desperate by having been
shut off from the public crib where
they fed unmolested during the
past eight years and nothing is too
gigantic for them to undertake in
order to be restored to power and
prestige. The republican mana
gers have little faith in the intelli-
gence of the people Of this county
if they think they can stampede
them into voting their ticket on
election day by old campaign
lodges ofthis.sort.,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

McKinnis, the fusion nominees. are
strong men, and will carry their home
precinct by overwhelming majorities,
as well as nine-tenths Of the other
precincts OF the county.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
THE INCREASE OF VALUATION.

the increased assessment on land Of
kootenai county, and charges have
been made that the county govern.
ment is responsible therefor. An ex.
animation Of the facts and Of the law
will perhaps be Interesting at this
time. The Idaho state constitution
provides for state board of eQualiza.
ton, consisting of the governor, Sec
rotary OF state, encouragement, state
auditor and state treasurer, whose
duty it is to equalize assessments from
the various counties. The state au.
dftor is one Bartlett Sinclair, for.
mer resident, but not a taxpayer of
Kootenaf county, who was elected as
a silver republican in 1898. He as
pred to be a delegate to the national
silver republican convention at Kan
sas City and also to secure the noml'
nation either for governor or congress
man Oh the fusion ticket.
HaVing failed in both of these aspl'
ratiohs to receive any encouragement
at the hands OF his party, he prompty
,renounced hts party allegiance Janu
fejoined the republican party. lmme'
idiately after the conventions were
held the state Board Of eQuallzatlon
met, according to law, and nj. olu'
clair, thirsting for revenge especlall'
against his party n Kootenaf codn't
which had been instrumental ~ csas'
ing his defeat, represented W nv
state board that the assessment ~
lands in this county was entlrely Wv
low, and that our lands were as sal'-
able as those 10 the counties OF Nc
Perez and Latah. The state Do'.u
relying on his representation
creased the assessed valuation y
Kootenai county lands so per cen"
These are the nncontradicted iav Ds
and this increase on the tax gu '" Mi
is therefore chargeable to the repu equity
can party, and the present. co o.;hle
officials are in no way respou9Iv
therefor. This instance IS tle ~. nj II
exception to the general condlo on,ies
low taxes In this county, ana ap ..;th
only to the farmer who has lanu ,.ho,,t
little improvements and ", m,. acres
other property. II, for every 10y |. few few
Of land the taxpayer owns ,nroye-
hundred dollars worth OF inp pe,ty
ments and other piopsarty
the tax on this other pTopu oce
will more than make the oint The
and he will find his taxes =
whole lower tasau' before.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

Mr.. BoRAH said that he was in
favor of the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of rs
to I, but he did not tell his hearers
how he expected it to be brought
about by the republican platform
declaring for the gold standard.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

The local campaign managers
have made poll of Kootenai
county and claim that they will
carry it by fifty majority. The re-
suit will demonstrate that the man
ayers are bold buffers or bad
prophets.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

Mark Hanna has settled the
coal strike-until after election
Then, SO far as he is concerned.
the anthracite trust may treat the
miners as it pleases. And it. will.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

ne republican party OF NOOte-
mai county knows neither how to
live honorably nor die gracefully.
Its last hours are signalized by
such a rain Of campaign lies as
the county never before saw. In
the final days When it is hoped
that truth cannot overtake false
hood, nothing is too gross, too
monstrous to find place in its am
unition chest. There is one lie,
however, that truth has overtaken
and the authors OF it are now seek
ing a way to rid themselves of the
stigma which it has brought upon
the party.
In the past ten days republican
spellbinders have been making the
statement that the assessor of this
county was Withholding the tax
cards, fearing a comparison with
the tax cards of former years.
Some of those who are making it
are fully aware that the assessment
rolls OF the county are never coin
pleted until the middle of October
or the first OF November. Up to
the present time about three
fourths Of the notification cards
have been sent to the taxpayers
and before election day occurs they
will be in the hands Of every tax
payer Of the county.
One republican campaign speak
er has stated in several places that
every assessment card was repub.
lican campaign document, but now
since they have been issued he will
find that every card is nail in the
republican coffin of the G. o. p. of
this county. How could it be
otherwise? By what mathematic-
al calculation can they demonstrate
that a rate Of So. 40, the rate for this
year, is higher rate than 50. 60,
which was the rate Of the last wear
of republican rule in this county?
Nor is it true that there is a great
increase in valuation. 1t is true
that some individuals pay more
taxes than in 1898, but in every
case the records show the increased
taxation was not brought about by
an increased valuation but by an
increase in Individual holdings.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
COUNTY TICK EFT.

8 = COuNKK T1CAEX.
For state Senator
a.. S.P. DONNELLY.
For Members OF the Legislature.
Fl $3.50 Ut. SCOTT
- i. e. WHITE.
r. j. DwYER,
=. For Sheriff.
CIV. DYER.
For Treasurer. ea
aai w. }. MCCLURE.
For Assessor
HJ. BoRrHwIoK
For Probate Judge.
J c.,BRADY.
say, For County Attorney.
JAMES GRAHAM
For County superintendent of Public In.
struction.
'se@ DANIEL VAN DUZER
For County Surveyor.
b. II. WILLIAMS.
For Coroner, el4
DIR. G. E. BARKER.
E For County Commissioner, First District.
II. D. McKINNIS,
4. For County Commissioner, Second District
=. ~. ~ J. w. RYAN.
For County Commissioner, Third District.
- W. w. bush.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

had been taken from the earth ~
gold than the Klondike lad nroa ~
and this before Mr.. Anders6n s Sss
ever seen Idaho, or Deoi,ls S 60
dreamed that Mckinley Hnss,d s uaa
be president. -, $780, ~
j wapt to say to MI ina...
that the best prospect he has 4 rs.'
no is in Owyhee county" He th ss,
went on to tell how rich M vi
Eagle mountain had proven I,.sS
to BE, and told about one 81 no,. Nh
present bankers who, In former Az;
bad paid, in Silver City, SIN IL
ounce for the silver produced lEESS@
this same War Eagle mine. 5f6st i
a speech in the United States aen.,.
in 1898, Senator shoup had told a.
senate that II they-,passed the naod
ing. bill, which was to repeal Il.
Sherman purchasing clause, that N.
mines Of Idaho would fill With rata,
towns be deserted and the buildlnv.
be inhabited by wild animals. Tnl.
prophecy has been fulfilled.
The Illustration has been found i
the War Eagle property that NJ,
Anderson is now controlling. The
mines on War Eagle mountain are
filed with water, the buildings a,e
Inhabited by wild animals, and M
Anderson knows II.
This silver produced from the War
Eagle, which formerly, when we were
hundreds OF miles from a railroad
sold at q premium, sold at s1.30 Al
ounce, is now quoted at "a cents, and
the miner who produces it does not
even get the quotation price, as, ow.
ing to the formation OF the shelter
trust, known as the American Smell
ing aud Refining Company, after
paying freight on it to Omaha, the
trust would only give you 81 cents
per ounce FOR it.
Thus the whole republican policy
favors trusts. They control what the
miner must consume and have but
the prices up. TheS t8dtral What Is
must sell. and pitt the prices dosd
below quotations for their own bfuft.
Everyone who knows anything
about mining at all, knows that all
that country around Hayden lake,
around Lakeview, and in many other
parts Of KooteDai county, is full d
silver, and were it not for the war Of
the money trusts against silver,
thousands Of miners would be at work
in K0otenai county. where all is now
dead and silent, and the farmers Of
Rathdrum prairie would not be com.
PEELED to sell their wheat for 81 cents
a buShel.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
Democratic National Ticket.

Democratic National Ticket.
FOR President f't
s ". J. BRYAN.
For vice-Prcsident.
s.sssssls ADLAI E. STEVENSON. VI.
Scr Presidential Electors.
',ss a4'.s J. W. REID OF Nex Perce.
Ell. DoCKERY Of Ada.
b. RICH Of Bingham.
ss STATE TICKET.
For United States Senator.
i IS s,aa: FRED T. DUBOIS. i,
For Supreme Judge.
Ai@ @. O. sToCKsLAGER.
For Congressman.
THOMAS L. GLENN.
For Governor. a93.a6
FRANK ". HUNT.
!. For Lieutenant Governor. a
iaagsgttsf THOMAS +. TERRELL.
~ FOR Attorney General.
~ FRANK MARTIN.
4 sas
For SECRETARY OF State.
s.te3 q. sBAS6ETT.
q, For State TREASURER
t"sr ,. J. PI4UMER
Fur State Auditor.
'a.s,. =. W. JONES.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction
\ MISS PERMEtAL FRENCH.
For'M Mine Inspector
MARTIN JACOBS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-01

with horror. There
is no necessity for
the ordeal Of child
birth to be either
painful or danger
Gus. The use Of
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AN ACCIDENT.
A Boy Receives a Severe Wound
in Bathing.
MIR. S. L. burroughs Explains his Position
Many Ilinspcoplc to Mourn Death-A
Lawn Party--Itcms Gathered Here and
There.

While Roland Sykes and sevenS Their
white boys were in bathing near Arm
strong nao oyster house Yesterday after
shell on the bottom oC the river and cut
i cash To the bone about three inches
long in his forehead just above his right
eye. lie was taken to his home on Lee
street extended. where the cash was sew
ed up by Dr. L. r. Trui,t. Ten stitches
cheerful late yesterday afternoon.
EXPLANATORY.
MI =. J.. burroughs. postmaster at
Portsmouth. says that ii he was en-
dorsed for chairman by the Wise faction
OF OF county Kepubiicans in II convention
without his knowledge or consent.
MANY K!NSPEOJLE.
Aunt Lucindy Basket. colorod who
died a few days ago at her home in
her 18th year, was the mother of seven
children. All are living but one. There
are 100 grand children and great grand
children. II number OF whom are resi-
49, ' LHWN PARTY.
Tho lawn party given at the residence
Of Mrs. Roethkc. ut Berkeley avenue and
First street. last evening. Tor the benefit
Of Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian
financially. y programme of special in
tercSt was rendered and Il good time was
BR2VITIES.
Master Albert Wicnn, while engaged Mt
The Aetna Iron Works. in Norfolk. Mon
DAY. mad the misfortune to get tho first
finger Of hiss rich, hand cut off by one
OF the emory wheels.
An enjoyable sailing party was given
Monday evening by a large number of
Young ladies and gentlemen. Mr. II. A.
Graves cathoat was used for tho occa-
sion.
The South Norfolk Baptist Sunday
school and tho Liberty Street Methodist
sunday school have consolidated their eX-
cursion and picnic TO virginia Beach
Thursday. An enjoyable occasion is
promised every one who may attend
Miss Mamie Robertson. after spending
several days "ith Miss Eddie Phillips
has returned to her homo in Dendron
One of the Sandford.Brooks Companys
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HAMPTON.
PAVING KING; STREET-A SHOOT
ING SCHAPE..
Especial TO Virgininn-Pilotl

Hampton. Va. July 3i.--Work was
begun Yesterday in earnest on paving
King street. and unless something
occurs 10 check it. it is likely tina, by
tomorrow night the street will be COW
cred with asphalt blocks.
The case OF VIM. II. Pulley, charged
with shooting John DcHart. resulted in
hung jury In the County Court. Both
men are prominent farmers. negro
named spencer was an important wit
ness. lie produced an anonymous let
ter which warned him if he testified
against Pulley. he tSpencer) would be
lynched. Spencer testified and said
Pulley had offered him IS to leave the
state. Tho lctte" was not allowed as
evidence. At last accounts Spencer
had not been lynched. The case Will
now como TO trial at the next term
CAUSEY-JACKSON MARRIAGE.
Miss Jackson has issued cards an
nouncing the marriage OF her sister.
Miss Whilst Jackson 10 Mr.. Francis
Frederick Causey. on Wednesday,
August Hat st. Martins-in in the Fields.
London. ENGLAND. They Will he at
home after September /, al Hampton
WILL SEND COLE TEAM
The Hampton Roads Golf cub
which is made ny largely OF the lovers
OF The popular game in this city, viii
soon send crack team of eight play
crs to Richmond 10 meet the golf cub
OF that city. The team will be selected
shortly
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BERKELEY NEWS and ADVERTISEMENTS

mud bumpers. that was run down i'm tho
iiiizabeth river last week and n terrible
FOR repairs.
Master Hardy Livcrman, who got his
hand terribly lacerated In ono OF the
knitting MACHINES at the Elizabeth mills
Morgan. who Is attending him. thinks he
can save his hand from being amputatcd
DR.. y. T.. Owen has been making clab-
crate preparations for the re-opening of
his school in September. His catalogue
Is perhaps the most elaborate in the his
tory of the school and Will make Its APP
pearance IN few days.
Mcssrs. w: l.. Roach & Co. have OPEN
cd n first class rental and real estate
business in the Todd block. Mr. Roach
operated u successful livery business for
will no doubt have fine success in his
new field.
There will be an important meeting Of
the Marriascablc Club on Thursday even
quests that every member he present. us
plans for permanent organization Will
be discussed aud acted upon.
Mrs. a. A. NJ. Johnston and daughter.
Mrs. Wilmer Morsvillc. OF Plymouth. y.
g. are visiting their cousin, Mrs. J. NJ.
Hampton, on North street.
Mir. C. II. Sawyer Is very i'll at his
Miss Anna Elliott. of J,redericksburG.
Del, is visiting her cousin, Mir. j. L
Morgan. on Main street.
of tho South Norfolk i.ond Company on
which he expects 10 erect I, handsome res
idcncc in the near future. MIR. 5. I. Dc
Muth has also bought and Is having Il
handsome residence erected.
MIR. q. IL. Frey is unloading Il barge Of
coal N hts pier and Is arranging to open
q largo coal and Wood business on this
sido of the rciVer.
Mrs. r. r Gilmer and daughter. Miss
Marguerite. are the guests of the family
Of Mir. &. o. Ives. on Main street.
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Thc British SnI,licr.

II Is said that the British soldiers wear
such tight clothing that his internal or
gans are often serious!N injured Then
when on the march his chest is compress
ed by the weight of his knapseck. cam
teen. greatcoat and heavy cartridge belt
Usually the stomach Is the nrst organ
to suffer from overtaxing OF any nature.
Overwork, abuse. neglect or improper food
is bound to produce dyspepsia and its at
tendant evils. For any disorder of the
digestive organs Hostetters Stomach
Bitters should be taken. This famous
medicine will cure all ailments of the
stomach Try it for constipation. indi-
gcst!on fatulency. dyspepsia, nervous
ness or insomnia. II makes the weak
strong, aud nm occasional dose will keep
the bowels regular This truly scicntinc
stomach strenGthencr cures where others
fail ana Its equal has never been known.
There is nothing 20 cGi~uCiOus for any
form, OF stomach disorder