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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
SOME MFSGTVINGS,

In a recent interview Fred Du-
bois said: "There has never
been any serious detection from
the ranks Of the Silver Republi-
can party. A few committeeman
have attempted to dissolve the
party, but | hardly think they
can do that" Poor Dubois! His
infatuation has at last reached a
point that renders him an object
of soTCitude to his best friends
and, compassion to his worst enc
mics. To think Of man talking
that way on the very day that
two Of the foremost Silver Re-
publicans in the State were pre-
pairing to make public announce
mcnt that they had Withdrawn
from the party, and Il few days
after the disorganization of the
party in two counties, Think of
d man cherishing that kind of a
deIusion when to save his life he
could mot name a dozen Silver
| RepubliCans id the whole State
Is it the shock of recurring dis
appointments that has caused
his reason to tottcr, or has gnaw
ing remorse peopled his brair
with Authorizations? Or, per
haps, after all, the man we nov
see is the real Dubois, stripped O
the glamour with which a Streal
of good fortune temporarily sur
rounded him. Willie the wind
were fair and the sun shon
bright, he rode gallaatly on tn
crest of the undulating wave, BIT
at the first breath of adversely
he collapsed Ike a pasteboar
junk and ever since has bee
laundering about in an aimles
: fashion-a very derelict on tn
. political high seas. 1t is reall
painful to think of Dubois in TIL
, sense, because in old time whe
: we measured greatness entirel
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
TOO MUCH JAWBONE.

Ex-Governor Pennoyer, who,
in his day, cut figure 8 in the
Popullst party, recently made a
statement touching the financial
bill passed in the United States
Senate. From it, we judge, that
lying fallow few years has very
much improved the quality of Mr..
Pennoyer's mind, and, irrespec-
tive of party, the following obser-
walton will be largely endorsed:
hold Colonel Bryan really RESPONSE
BILE for the law. Ii be had not artfully
captured the nomination four years
ago. with his carefully prepared speech,
either Bland, Teller or Stevenson would
| probably have been nominated and
elected. Bryan defeated himself and
! his party's defeat then permits gold
standard law now. In all time, only
one man has been endowed with suffi-
cient power to defta at the enemy with a
jawbone.
When we recall Pennoyer's
message to President Cleveland,
we can not help but admire his
moderation in refraining from
completing the scripturai figure
1t was very delicate in him tc
stop short at "jawbone." If Mr.
+. Pennoyer had been as intemper
ate as the Democratic Mayor o
fort Worth, Texas, he woult
have told us something NOR,
about the jawbone, and tina
would have been embarrassing
Ask Finley McKenzie to tell yo,
= the mayors story.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
REXBURG MEETING.

Our bereaved friends, the Dem
are hunting consolation
with the energy of dispair. They
now find comfort in furiously eX-
that that the disbandment
of the Fremont Silver Republicans
was a sham; that it was all the
work of a few sChemers who had
inveigled unsuspecting men to
entrust them with proxies, and
that, in short, there was no dis
bandment about it. 1t is a re-
markab1e fact, however, that none
but Steunenberg Democrats have
made this discovery. The Rex
burg Journal, which is a non
partisan paper on the spot, -evl
IDENTITY saw different condition o
affairs, for it says:
"rhe meeting of the Silver Republi
cans of Fremont county called to con
Vene in Flamm & Company's hall yes
tsrday was the best represented meet
mo the party has held for some time
nearly every precinct in the county be
inc represented. The meeting resulte'
| ie in the total dissolution OF the part
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
and silver republican of Fremont Co.
is now thing of the past"

and silver republican of Fremont Co.
is now thing of the past"
But let US inquire more minute
ly into the facts surrounding that
meeting. If there had not been
a genuine disbandment at Rex
burg, don't you think some of the
Silver Republican committeeman
would have been heard from be-
fore now? 1t has been nearly
three weeks since the meeting at
Rexburg, and practically the same
length of time since the papers OF
Idaho and Utah reported what
had there happened. Have you
heard of single Silver Republi-
can committeeman who says it
did not happen? Now, let us
look at the meeting just as it was.
In the first place, it occurred in the
| dead of winter in one of the larg-
est counties in the State. In the
second place, it was purely a cer-
emonial function-the official
winding up of the affairs Of a
busted corporation. Under such
circumstances, enthusiasm was not
to be expected. People do not
enthuse at the funeral of their own
mistakes, at least, we don't.
When we have mistake to bury,
we are impelled to remain away
from the obsequies. At any rate,
we never would go out in the
dead of winter to take the job OF
grave digger away from a man
who was willing to do the busi-
ness. Yet, we find at the Rex
burg disbandment meeting be-
tween 200 and 300 Silver Repub-
licans. There were nine COM
mitteemen present representing
in person their precincts; there
were three accredited represen-
tatives coming each from bis pre-.
cinct, and there were seven pr0x.
les, making a total of 10 pre-
cincts represented out of a pos
sible 27. Then bear this III mind
every committeeman and proxy
present was instructed what to do
SO that their votes at the meeting
were strictly representative. Tht
committeeman and representative
present came from the larges
Silver Republican precincts and
after careful inquiry, we asser
without fear of exaggeration tha
fully SO per cent Of the part,
strength was represented by tn
votes cast. There are the colo
facts, and if Democracy can eH
tract any comfort out of them,
is quite welcome.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24

800 Or 1000 arrests were made
and the alleged culprits placed in
a temporary don jon, officially
styled, ''the bull pen." Then the
courts of justice were put in mo-
ton, and after six months of great
endeavor, two or three county
officers were ousted for technical
ofenses in connection with coun-
ty seat fight, ten or eleven men
were convicted of disturbing the
regular movements of the United
States mails, and one man was
convicted of completely in the riot.
Seven or eight were permitted to
escape, who, had they chosen to
remain, were, it is believed by
State officers, in fair way to be
identified with some crime or
other. All the rest went free.
The presumption of law is that
the men against whom no Crimi-
nal charge could be sustained
were innocent, and it appears
from the 'Statesn1an'S discourse
that the mine owners so regarded
them, which proves that the men
were not only considered innocent,
but by the mine owners them
selves regarded as desirable en-
ployes. At this juncture, Para
mount Sinclair came forward with
the permit system, and very much
against the will of the mine own
ers persuaded them to accept it;
and the Statesman says that hav-
ing become used to it, they have
come to enjoy it. Seeing, how :
ever, that by usage men acquire
a passion for tobacco and whiskey
and cards and Democracy, we
need not marvel if the Statesman
happens to be right on this point.
But where is the necessity, the
reasonable justification, for. the
permit system? A little light is
thrown on this inquiry by sub
seQuent event. Since the inaug-
uration of the permit system an
other kind of miners union has
been organized and membership
in it, so it is reported, is conditioned
on two things; first, the would be
member must have obtained 6
Steunenberg permit and, second
he must take solemn obligation
to support Steunenberg; and we
may now look forward with grea
assurance to the appearance of 6
Sinclair proclamation making i
unlawful for any man to work ir
} Shoshone county unless he is pos
sessed of certificate of member
ship in the Steunenberg miner
union. Now a light begins tt
dawn, and we begin to understand
why the Statesman describes thu
permit system as the keystone tc
the arch. Everything depends Of
the permit system. 1t is not onl..
the keystone but also the keynote
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
THE KEYSTONE.

The Boise Statesman is moved
to grief because Willis Sweet, in
his speech, spoke disparagingly of
the Steunenberg- Sinclair permit
system, but it is not alone in its
sorrow. All of the friends of
Governor Steunenberg are SINH
larly touched. They would
doubtless prefer to not have the
matter alluded to in public way.
The Statesman says that the per-
NIT system was necessary; that it
is the keystone to the arch, and,
therefore, we judge that to touch
it with irreverent hand is liable to
demoralize the entire Steunenberg
administration. The Statesman
is careful to tell us that none but
the friends of the dynamiters-
the enemies of the State-and the
ignorant oppose the permit sys-
tenn. That, heretofore, was a
view we were disposed to cherish,
but somehow the StatcSman'S ar
gument in behalf of the system is
working a change of mind in u.s.
We are beginning to be troubled
with a suspicion that none but the
friends of Steunenberg--the enc
mics Of the State-and the foes
of upright men favor the system
The situation as described by tho
Statesman was substantially a
follows. There were in the CGu
dAlenes two classes of men, tn
mine owners and the mine work
ers The mine owners, as W
understand it, are represented D
what is known as the Mine Own
ers' Association; the workers, b
the Miners Union. Now, agal
as we understand it, a d1sput
arose between the Mine Owner
+ Association and the Miner
Union, and the end OF
was that a gang of men, un
a Identified except as to a few ind
: viduals who are now in the pen
d tentiary, went to Wardner an
s blew up the Bunker Hill and >. 81
livan mills. Immediately the NH
! Owners Association called
= Governor Steunenberg tor pr
e lection, but being himself 1ndl
v posed, the governor dispatch
= Paramount Sinclair to the seer
n called for Federal troops, and tn
ie succeeded in restoring order a
ID security, all of which. was higt
al commendable. Promptly, sol
-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-24
REVIEW OF CRITICISM.

pqrsons announced that they
I,,o,,1d hereafter affiliate with the
Btraight Republican party 1t is
Natural that their action should
h. criticised. Democrats will be
.boenly and violently severe. They
can't help but feel bad and mean
when they see the crumbllng
away of their hopes Human ma
bure is so constituted that men
revile most against those who
have supported them most when
| hat support is Withdrawn. Ev-
crv Democrat who has in past
aime received aid and comfort
from Silver Republicans has a
personal grievance, and bitterly
lresents such action as Sweet and
Parsons have taken. 1t is said
| that all the gratitude in a debtors
heart turns to gall and wormwood
when his creditor refuses further
Rfavors. That is pre-eminently
true in politics. Therefore, we
lcan measure the debt which
Democrats owe Silver Republi-
cans by the virulence of Demo
cratic criticism. But there will
/. be other criticisms. A few Re-
publlcans are liable to feel that
the joy over the return of the
Silver Republicans is a little too
pronounced and sincere. That is
natural, too. We remember one
time that a boy, a chum of ours,
fell into a pond and nearly drown
] ed. Before realizing what we
we're at, we reached in, caught
him by the hair and yanked him
out. He was nearly a goner.
In answer to our screams, a lot
Of people came hurriedly to the
place, and they pumped the water
out of our Chum and carried him
home. When he arrived, all the
1 neighborhood made a great fuss
over him, but they did not notice
Z the real hero of the occasion, and
we felt so cut up about it that we
began to cry because we didn't
let the little cuss drown. And to
cap it all, when he got well he
licked the stuffin' out of us be-
cause we pulled his hair. That's
human nature; and we especially
direct Republican attention to the
sequel to our adventure. Some
body is liable to get. licked i
there is too much hair pulling
Another class Of Republicans, O
delicate sensibilities, will criticisC
the manner in which Sweet ant
Parsons conducted the return
voyage. They will protes
against the eclat, and insist tina
amore becoming way would b
to Come in quietly and say moth
ing about it. We do not look a
1t in that way. They did nc
sneak out of the party, and w
would not have them sneak bac
H. We wanted them to stan
up in the forum and tell every
body why they went out, VIII;
'hey suffered while they were OH
why they came back and ho
eIad they were to do it. That
me way we like 10 see men a
IN politics and religion. There
'sll another point of criticisr
come will complain because the
was no remuneration of bimeta
Asm' Well, we are rather 81;
@ere was not. Bimetallism
sull in the Republican platforl
" it net? Moreover, the Repub
Can party does not require of e
cry individual member absolu
'a'th in the infallibility of eve
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
QUALIFICATIONS OF F1REMEN.
Men With Defective EyesiRht Not
Wanted in the Department.


The examining beard of surgeons for the
Fire Department recently rejected ]. A.
Dorney as an applicant for appointment In
the service on the ground OF an alleged de-
feet Of sight in one eye.
E. w. Ashford, Of 1410 S Street north
west, has written to the Commissioners in
Mr.. Dorney's behalf, stating his view that
visual defect properly corrected by the
proper eyeglasses ought not to bar the ac-
ceptance OF men for service in the Fire
Department Mr.. Ashford urged the Com
missioners to override the action OF the
board of surgeons and permit his friend to
undergo another physical examination, in
which the visual defect should not be con-
sidered.
The Commissioners referred Mr. Ash
ford's letter to the board of police and fire
surgeons for consideration and report. DR..
Clifton MayfieId, the Secretary Of the
board, yesterday informed the Com
missioners that the surgeons consider
visual defects as insuperable objections TO
service il the Fire Department. DR.. May
field expresses the opinion that the wear
ing of glasses would only mask, and not
cure. the disability, rs the glasses would
almost certainly be lost or dimmed BY
smoke and water in time of fire.
DIR. Mayfield suggests that in case Of a
defect in only one eye, there would al
ways exist the risk of injury to the normal
one, and would lead to permanent disabiI-
ity for duty as fireman.
The Commissioners have approved the
report of the board of surgeons, and have
directed Mr.. Ashford to be informed in ac-
cordance Herewith.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
1sAACs CASE CONTINUED.
The Jewelry Agent to BE Tried OF
JCue 20.

The Jewelry Agent to BE Tried on
Jrnc 20.
When John Isaacs. the jewelry sales
man who represents himself as an agent
of the diamond house of Loeb & Co., of
81 and 80 Maiden Lane, New York City
was arraigned before Judge Kimball In
the Police Court yesterday morning for a
pretences, he stated that he was anxious
to get back to New York and wanted a
trial at once. Attorney Edward G. Niles.
who represented Isaacs, argued in sup
port of the demand of his client, and AS
sistant District Attorney Mullowny de-
INJURED.
Mr.. Mullowny informed the court that
two Of his witnesses were out of the city
and could not be got at for several days.
He held that a continuation should be
granted. Judge kimball agreed with Mr..
Mullowny and set June 90 as the date for
the hearing. Bond was fixed at 81 600 for
the future appearance of the defendant.
Isaacs was arrested Tuesday night by
Detectives Browne and Father on the
complaint of Lille Young, of 1863 Ohio
Avenue northwest. She alleged that she
paid 1861 for pawntickets for jewelry
which the defendant and others had rep
resented was worth 1922, or about twice
as much as the amount for which the
jewelry had been pledged. Isaacs denied
the charge and claimed that the transac-
lions with the Young woman were thor
oughly legitimate. He also claimed that
the Young woman paid only $40 for the
pawntickets for the Jewelry. He added
that she had given n check for $40 in part
payment. but later had stopped payment
on the check
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses issued yesterday to George
". Quarles and Elizabeth W. Donehue, both OF
Caroline county, Va; Archie b. Hawkins and
Dolly G. Mcfarland, both OF Culpeper, Va; John
r. Rennett and Helena 0'Donnel1; Joseph Gates
and Agnes ii. ':::. =.-=..-!.I.,'-.: .-i1
Josephine Mowbray; Joseph E. Braitmayer and
Della NJ Price; Reuben Taylor and Agnes Toson;
William 81. Rout and Elizabeth VI. Barry; Thorn
as Weeks Barrett. Poughkeepsie, n. Y. and kath-
crime Emerson Stoutenburgh. District of Column
bia; Joseph h. Simpson. District of Columbia, and
Laura G. Gaines. Fairfax, Va. Charles S. YER
million and Ellen VI. Holmes; Thomas C. Strawn,
Salem. Ohio. and Edna C.. Frazee. District Of CO.
lunbia; Columbus Warren and Cecilia johnson;
James II. Mills and Sarah Ann De Vaughn; Aleek
Dabney and Mamie b. Harris; Orion 7. Pierce
and Mary Lillian Carlisle George W. Lemhaeh
and Theresa Lindnser. both of Baltimore Nd. (;
John W Pummer. ir.. and Elnora Williams:
Giles Cook Lane of Cranberry. y. C.. and Eliza
beth Carter Ball. Of the District OF Columbia :;
John W. Porter and Mabel u. Young, both OF
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR.
The Engineer Commissioner's Views
on House Bill SISS.

The Engineer Commissioncr's Views
on House Bill S4SS.
Capt. Lansing H. Beach, the Engineer
Commissioner, has forwarded to his asso-
ciates the draft Of report on House bill
S4SS, ITO regulate wages for labor in the
District OF Columbia" The bill in brief
requires that all labor for the public ben
eft, whether employed by the District Of
Columbia or by contractors. shall be paid
by the day at rate Of not less than Sl.50,
and that eight hours shall constitute a
days labor.
In the report as framed by Captain Beach
the Commissioners state that the rate re-
quired by the bill is now paid as far as the
appropriations made by Congress will per-
nit. There are some cases. however, nota-
bly, that OF street sweeping a:sf repairs Of
county roads, where the appropriations
would be utterly insufficient 10 accompl sh
the work required, If higher rate than
that now paid. namely, s1.25 per day, is
allowed, and in view Of this phase of the
matter the Commissioners can only submit
the question to Congress for its action"
1t Is understood that the other Commits
sioners will approve the recommendation
of Captain Beach. and that the report or
one OF similar import will be sent to the
House Committee on the District Of CO.
lumbia
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE.
The Assessors Opinion on the RiRhts
of Virginia Truckmen.

The District Commissioners recently re-
cefved communication from E. E. Mere
dith, of Manassas, Va, calling for infor-
nation regarding the necessity for IL
cense on the part of farmers who bring
produce into Washington and sell 1t at
wholesale. The license for produce deal
ers is $25 per annum, and Mr.. Meredith
asks Of the Commissioners whether this
can be legally required of farmers In the
vicinity of Manassas. who raise their own
produce and transport it to Washington
for sale.
The Commissioners referred the COM
munication to the Assessor for investiga-
ton and report. In reply, Mr.. Darneiile
says:
Under the law as defined by acts of
the Legislative Assembly and by the enact
ments of Congress, farmers or dealers
bringing marketing or produce to the city
to be sold ct wholesale, by car, cargo. or
wagonload, are exempt from the payment
OF license tax. 1t will be observed that
Congress re-enacts the law of the Legis-
lative Assembly In the joint resolution for
the relief Of farmers and truckmen, APP
proved February 20, 1897, and emphasizes
1t in the following language: Nor shall
any fine or fee be imposed upon any farmer
VI seiliuB dl tlIut Nltulu
the District during market hours any ar
ticle of provision or vegetables grown or
produced by him and sound and fit for USE
Individual liability for license depends
largely upon questions of fact 1t is con-
tended by the clients of Mr.. Meredith and
others that they sell only at wholesale.
On the other hand, it is claimed by the
District admitted by some, and not denied
by other dealers, that they bring miscel-
laneous loads of marketing to the District.
such as eggs, poultry. butter, ETC., and sell
it to the wholesale dealers and commits
sion merchants. who make each class of
merchandise a speciality. They maintain
that the sale of such portions of a wagon
load by dozens and in quantities is by
wholesale, and, therefore, that they should
be exempt from the tax. If they are pro-
ducers this is undoubtedly true.
Il am of the opinion, however, that a
dealer who purchases. but does not raise,
his produce, and retails it in lots to whole
sale dealers, is as liable for produce
license tax as If the same were sold from,
house to house"
The Commissioners have approved the
report of the Assessor, and 1t has been
determined that Mr.. Meredith shall be in
formed in accordance Herewith.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
Punishment of Solomon Meyers.

Judge Scott dealt severely with Solomon
Meyers, colored. who arraigned before him
yesterday morning changed with destroying pri-
vate property and assault The complainants ap-
peared, resectively, as Jesse Williams and Ella
Jackson both colored. The former alleged that
Meyers destroyed u lamp valued at $50, while
the letter claimed that the defendant cut her in
the neck with razor, INJECTING an ugly wound
Judge Scott disposed of the first case by impos-
ing the nominal fine Of -. with the alternative
of fifteen DAYS in the worl-housc. When he took
up the other ease he imposed a fine OF $50,
which was later changed Il $40. and finally mad
the penalty $50, with til, alternative of eleven
been served.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
AN ALLEGED BICYCLE THIEF.
A Colorcd boy Charged with Steal
ing Two Wheels.

Ollie Williams, an eleven-year-old col
ored boy, has arrested and locked up at
No. 4 station yesterday by Detectives
Bauer and Muller on two charges Of petit
larceny. The complalnants are Everett
Trundle and E. ]. Mulcare, and both al
lege the larceny of bicycles. Williams
will be arraigned in the Police Court this
morning He denies that he stole the
bicycles ani claims one was given him
by white man.
1t is alleged that the Williams boy took
Trundle's wheel from Wizards Hotel and
after riding it to the Geological Park
abandoned 1t upu toon the Tricycle. C: Au,-
care on which &c returned to the city.
Both bicycles have been recovered.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
Distressing stomach Disease

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