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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10
0, JOSEPH!

The senate investigating committee
held another session in the senate
chamber on Friday, the 5th inst. Rep
resentative Lupfer testified:
81 was approached by Mr.. Burgsrd dur
ing the fight for the state printership. He
wanted to know if I would be willing to
vote for Hudson for state printer. He said
there was $500 in it. I told him that / was
not for sale"
Senator Thacher asked if there were
offers of bribery any other time during the
session. Mr.. Lupfer replied: "During the
time the miners screen bill was pending,
vas again approached by Burgard: he
said that there was chance to make $lOO
by voting against the bill. / don't know
who was 60 pay il, but understand it came
from parties interested in coal mines. Mr..
MoAleney told me that q similar offer had
been made to him."
The GROSS. questioning brought out the
fact that the offer was made In representa-
tive hall, and that Burgard said that four or
five votes were wanted for state printer.
Mr.. Lupfer expressed as his opinion that
Burgsrd was feeling his way TO see II the
members were approachable on the suoJect
before making any pronounced offers.
Mr.. McKinnie was next placed on the
stand. He said: "Burgard told me there
was 81 900 apiece for all who were willing
TO vote with the republicans for state
printer. This was after the caucus bad
nominated Major Hudson. He didn't offer
TO bribe, but just laid the chances Of specu-
lation around loose. He told me he had
talked TO Clark, of Bourbon, and others on
the subject. / asked him who he was max
ing the deal with, and he said Cubbison, OF
Wyandotte. He said he wanted from three
tolve votes. l declined TO go into the
scheme"
o, Joseph, Joseph, this is Uery un-
pretty.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

THE only way 10 settle the silver question
is to put 100 cents worth of silver in the
dOllar.-Kansas City Gazette.
A better way would be TO put sufficient
gold with the silver to make 100 cents worth
of the combined metals in a dollar. The
coin would then be much more portable
than if composed exclusively Of silver, and
would be an bonsst dollar.-Lawrence
Record.
A better way still would be to stop
this senseless gold. bug twaddle about
the "dishonest dollar" the msinte-
nance of the parity of the metals by
continued gold payments, and simply
! atone, so far as as it is now possible,
for the crime of 1873 by placing the
two metals on an equality before the
law. This done, the dollars viii take
care Of themselves.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

LAST year the farmers Of Kansas
produced an immense crop Of fceresls.
The price was low and the crop in
consequence an Improbable one.
The prosperity howlers say it is be-
cause of an overproduction. This
year the prospect is that the crop will
be small. If perchsnce the price
should advance to a fair figure, the
fact that the farmer is hard up and
unable to pay his mortgage or his in
terest will be because he has very
little to sell. Thus whether he pro-
duces much or little, the result ID the
same. Great heads have the pros
perity howlers.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

The people are getting great deal
Of information these days from re-
publican papers that they never got
before. Every time a Populist Off
cial draws a months salary, the fact
is published, and the exact amount Of
it given in dollars and cents. If the
people will keep record Of these
matters, they will know just how ex-
pensive republican Legislatures have
made the state government. Although
it has not heretofore been customary
TO publish these facts while republi-
cans we're drawing the salaries, it may
be good thing after all. Keep 1t
up, gentlemen, the people want in
formation.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

whereby the interests of the public
are injuriously affected; and it is the
Legitimate function Of legislation to
guard against any such infringement
of the public welfare.
That the JeferSomia1a makes the
mistake to which we here refer is
evident from the following paragraph:
The ADVOCATE is against plutoOrary, yet it
is always plutoOraCy that wishes to super
wise the morals Of the common people
(never their own) just as the notoriOusly
corrupt United States senate gave away ten
millions of che peoples hard earned dol
lars to the Chicago millionsires who are
running a big show, only on condition that
the show was not opened on the only day on
which the poor of Chicago can hope to see
it, although 5000 saloons and dives are open
on that day.
The question of the propriety of
opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday
is purely a question Of Individual
opinion. The holding of that opinion,
or of the reverse, does not make man
either moral or immoral; and whether
the fair is opened on Sunday or not
is not a question involving the exer-
else of individual liberty. It is a
question that is likely to be arbi-
trarily determined, and in no sense
can it have any bearing upon the
question at issue.
To illustrate precisely our mean
ing: Every human beng has an ab'
solute and an inaliena able right to en-
tertsin any opinion upon any subject
that may accord with his individual
Judgment. He has an absolute right
to act in accordance with that opinion
so long as his acts in no way injuri-
ously affect the public. The precise
point at which individual action may
begin to affect the public injuriously,
may be a subject of legitimate con-
troversy; but when facts can be ad-
duced that establish a point along
the line of such action where there
is no ground for doubt Of such public
injury, it IS the Legitimate function
of legislation to say to the individual,
" thus far, and no farther" We re-
fer now to action, understand, not to
opinion. Here is the dividing line
between right and wrong-the line
that separates morality from i'm
morality; and this is the point where
the right of the individual must yield
to the right of the public in all cases,
and the point where legislatures have
a right to interpose between the in
dividual and the public.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

torney general write his own opin-
ions? It matters not that his time
has been occupied in the examination
of railroad property preparatory to
making the annual assessment, in the
meetings of the executive council,
which have necessarily occupied con-
siderable time, and in the other rou-
tine work of his Office. This is no
excuse for failure to also write all the
opinions and thereby leave his assist
ant nothing to do. The appointment
of an assistant who is competent to
perform the duties of the Office is so
rare an act of an attorney general that
Mr.. Aliens appointment is regarded
as an anomaly. Sensible people will
accord Mr.. Little credit for the good
Judgment exercised in the selection
of a competant man for this place;
and after his selection, in giving him
something to do by which to earn his
salary.
Republicans need have no fears
about Mr.. Little's opinions. They
will probably get all they want of
them before his term of Office ex-
pires. They have "stood in" with
the corporations SO long that between
the two, they have come to the con-
clusion that the state belongs to
them. This has become particularly
apparent since the November cleo
tions. They will get some inferma-
tion upon this subject during the
next two years that will disabuse
their minds; and after the railroad
assessment IS completed so that Mr..
Little has some time to give to such
matters, they are liable to hear from
headquarters.
There are two motives for these
constant lnvidious reflections. The
first is cheap political capital, and the
second the hope Of incitlng spirit OF
jealousy IN the mind of Mr.. Little,
thus creating i'll feeling between him
and his assistant. The first is purely
buncombe, and if the second sue
ceeds, Mr.. Little will show himself
a littler man than he now has the
credit of being. A Populist who will
be influenced by these republican
schemes is, indeed, very little man.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

WE suggest that the late railroad
commissioners and the "boodle" edi-
tor of the Capital now get together
and see if they can offer each other
any consolation. This is merely q
suggestion.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10
" LET PURELY MORAL QUESTIONS
STAND ALOOF FROM POLITICS."

criticise the above declaration which
appeared in an editorial!in the Atch-
ison Champion. The JeferSoniaH
of May 4 quotes a paragraph of our
criticism and makes it the text of an
editorial in which the editor states
some inferences which appear to him
to be the true meaning we intended
to convey. We are not entirely satis-
fed with his Interpretation of our
views. He is in part correct and in
part in error. The JeferS0niGD says:
It is clear that the editor of the ADVOCATE
means moral methods, or purity and hon.
esty in political and legislative action,
while the Champion alludes only to ques-
tions affecting personal morals and private
views and conduct Of life From this stand
point both are right.
Il Is true that we mean ''moral
methods, or purity and honesty IN
political and legislative action" but
we also mean something more than
this: We mean that moral principles
shall be party principles, and shall
constitute the basis of Legislative ac-
tion. No party that is not the expo
nent of moral principles can long
endure, nor does it deserve to.
The JefersoDidn continues:
While we believe the editor Of the ADvo-
GATE, like most persons who have received
their political educatiOn-or lack Of tin
the republican party, has too much faith in
law and not enough In liberty, yet We know
him too we'll to believe that he would favor
bringing purely moral questions into the
domain Of legislation, when to do 80 i'm
plies the wiping out Of all progress made
since the birth Of Martin Luther, and the
return Of the dark ages, with revival Of
the Inquisition, and of the dungeon, the
rack, the thumbsCrews, the faggot and
stake, and other instruments of torture,
and the suppression of all liberal literature
and publications, such ss the ADVOCATE
itself is.
You do not know him quite well
enough yet, Brother Wakefield. So
far from the inference in the above
paragraph being correct, we wish to
be understood beyond the possibility
of any mistake, as meaning that
''purely moral questions" should be
brought into the domain of legisla-
tion. If questions affecting the pub
lie morals are to be excluded from
Legislation, then Legislatures them-
selves should be abolished, and we
should rely solely upon the educated
public judgment for the maintenance
Of justice and morality among men.
The JeferSonian, IN its reference
to the Inqulsition, the dungeon, etc.,
fails to discriminate between estab-
lished principles of morality (which
are nothing more or less than the
principles of right and justiceD and
the exercise of the right of free
thought. The prosecutions that have
been inflicted. upon men and women
through all the ages were persecu-
tlons for opinions sake; they were
not penalties for crimes committed
against the public. We see examples
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

Entered at the pOstOfice at Topeka, Kansas, al
second class matter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
WATER FRONT NOTES

The Walla Walla is due to arrive this
evening.
The May Queen came in yesterday
from Lynden with a cargo of produce
The steamer Angeles towed scow of
lumber yesterday TO the Point Roberts
cannery from the Falrhaven Lumber
company.
The Fairhaven Lumber company
shipped three cars of shingles yester-
day, one to Nebraska, one to Iowa and
one to Minnesota.
One car of dressed and four cars of
rough lumber were shipped from the
Bellingham Bay improvement COM
pany's mill, over the Great Northern,
to Kansas City for the 500 road.
The City of Seattle arrived two hours
late, owing TO the frequent stops to
land freight and passengers between
here and Seattle. She took out thirty
tons of freight and a good passenger
list.
The Dispatch towed a raft of lumber
from the Fairhaven Lumber com
pany's mill to Friday Harbor. The
lumber was consigned to the San Juan
Trading company, and the raft con-
tained l0O,O0U superficial feet.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Coming to FaIrhayen

One or more surgeons of the National
Surgical Institute, which is established
at 3l9 Bush street, San Francisco, will
be at the hotel Fairhaven, Fairhaven,
Wednesday, May IL, one day only.
This institute Is specially devoted to
the treatment of curvature Of the spine,
diseases of the hip and knee Joint,
crooked limbs, club feet and all bodily
deformities. Their success in treating
these troubles, as well as nasal catarrh
and all chronic diseases, has made for
the institute national reputation.
All persons who are suffering from
any manner of disease or deformity, or
who have children or friends 50 suffer-
ing, should not fail to take advantage
of this opportunity for relief. Ask your
postmaster for circulars. This institute
received the gold medal at the Worlds
fair, Philadelphia, for the best appar-
atus and methods of treatment in the
world. Thousands of references will
be given on application.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Child Burned to Death

SANTA Rosa, Cal, May 13-The
4-year-old daughter of John b. De-
carty, of Duncan's Mill, met with a
strange death on Thursday. The little
girl was playing with matches and in
some manner set fire to her clothing.
When her father found her she was
enveloped in flames, and in trying to
save her he burned one of his hands to
a crisp. Mr.. Decarty was also badly
burned in trying to put out the fire.
The little girl fingered four hours in
great agony before death relieved her
of her sufierings.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14

LINAREs, Mexico, May 13-William
G. Hargrove, a wealthy young English
man, came to this section of Mexico
about eighteen months ago and pur-
chased a ranch of about 10000 acres,
about four miles northeast from here.
He built himself comfortable house
on his ranch and began living the life
of a recluse. He never left his home
and all of his time was spent in looking
after his cattle. Yesterday neighbor-
ing rancher called to see Mr.. Hargrove
on business and discovered the latter
dead in front of his house with a bullet
hole in his head. The interior of the
house was i'm state of confusion and
all the money and valuables were miss
ing. All of the house servants have
disappeared and it is supposed they
committed the murder and flea with
the plunder.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
NO RETRACFI0N, EXPELLED
A Student Expelled From College for
Furnishing Reports
RUN ON MILWAUKEE, BANK
Attendance at the Worlds Fair Is In
creasing-Young Man Killed
BY Electricity
RUN ON MILWAUKEE, BANK

New YORK, May 13-The Press
special from Toledo, Ohio, says: Frank
Gorhart, a senior in the Wesleyan uni
versity, in Delaware, Ohio, furnished
reports of the recent brutal hazings in
the college to a Cincinnati paper. The
faculty wants to whitewash the affair,
and pressure has been brought to bear
on Gorhart to retract his statements.
He refused to stultify himself, and now
has been expelled.
He was one Of the brightest and most
honorable students of the institution,
and had been there for six years.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

p. w. Strader has returned from Sc
attic.
Thos. Cain, of Edison, was in town
yesterday.
Money to loan ON real estate; no de-
lay. II. +. Bevans, Mason block.
No meeting of the city council was
held yesterday, a quorum not being
present.
The Bellingham Bay Fish company's
new schooner arrived from Tacoma
last evening.
Allerton, the stationer, is always in
the lead In novelties of all kinds, as
well as the latest periodicals.
G.. n. Culver came over from the
ranch at Point Lawrence last week, his
first visit TO the city since January.
II. 5. Downar came in from Edison
yesterday afternoon, where he has a
contract for plastering the new school
house being erected at that place.
Mrs. l.. q. Farrell and L. II. Farrell
leave over the Canadian Pacific today
for Boston. As soon as some business
affairs are settled In that city they will
return TO Fairhaven TO reside perman-
emily.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Church Burners Confession

New YORK, May 13-A special to
the Sun from Wilkesbarre, Pa, says:
Within a year the Methodist taber-
nacle in Scranton has twice been de-
stroyed by fire. Each time the build
ing was nearly completed. The double
burning of the building caused loss
of nearly $250,000. Peter Hunter, the
watchman of the church, made con-
fession to Detective O'Brien, of this
city, last night that he set fire to the
church the first, time and the second
time he got another man to apply the
fire. Hunter has a delusion that the
church is being built on ground which
belongs to him.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
OKANOGAN Will DECLINE
Its Board of County Commissioners
Don't Want the Trail
VICTORIA REGAT,
THE
Extensive Preparations Are Being Made
for the Races by Local
Yachtsmen

OkanOgan county does not seem to
view the Ruby Creek trail with friendly
eyes. This apparent Indifference TO a
proposition that must be of vast benefit
to that county is hard to account for,
except on the hypothesis that some
enemy to the road has been malignly
active in stirring up opposition to the
project in that county. Everything
was going on swimmingly, the board
of county commissioners had notified
the commissioners of Stevens and Okla
hogan counties that they had sent out
an exploring party, the result of whose
Investigations would be promptly for
warded to their brethren of the two
other counties supposed to be directly
interested in the success of the trail.
Banning Austin's report has been
duly forwarded, but before it could
possibly have reached Okanogan, the
following selfexplanatory letter was
received:
CONCONCULLY, May u, 1898.
Chairman Board Of County Commits
sioners-At meeting Of the board Of
county commissioners of this county on
May ., IL was decided not to make the ap-
propriation required of this county for
the state road. Respectfully,
+. NJ. BAUM,
Clerk Of Board.
Chairman Gillette Immediately sent
the following letter to the chairman of
the Okanogan board:
New WHATCoM, May 10, 1893.
Chairman Okanogan County Board Of
County Commissioners Your letter of
May came TO hand with information
that you had decided not to make the ap-
preparation for the state road across the
Cascade mountains from Whatcom
county to Stevens county, We are sorry
you acted before we made a report after
the return Of our exploring party. Our
report has been forwarded To both Ste
vens and OkanOgan counties, and when
you receive IT we hope that you will re-
consider your action and JON I'm this
laudable enterprise that cannot but be a
benefit not only TO these counties, but TO
the whole state. Yours truly,
Chairman Board of County Commis-
sioners.
law providing for the construction of
the Ruby Creek trail stipulates that
Whatcom county shall appropriate S5,-
900, and Stevens and Okanogan coun-
ties 81 900 each in order to secure the
$4,000 appropriation from the state
treasury. There is also a provision that
work shall be done on each end of the
road. The county commissioners have
not as yet decided what action they
will take in the premises.
An active worker in behalf Of the
trail said yesterday: "The proper thing
to do is for the county commissioners,
or part Of them at least, to visit the
Okanogan commissioners and discuss
the proposition with them. If there is
any Misunderstanding 1t should be
speedily removed, aud believe that
this can only be done by conference
between the three counties directly in
terested."
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Another Treasurer Absconds

New YORK, May l3-John Veins,
grand treasurer of the Germania Sick
and Benefit Association, it is said, has
departed from his home and place OF
business in this city. Officers of the
association, which has branches in
various states and a membership of
10000, charge Veins with having
taken with him between $4,000 and
100000 of their funds. The loss is
fully covered by his bondsmen. 1t is
thought possibly he might have been a
victim of foul play.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Killed by Eleotricftv

POMONA, Cal, May 1S-Ernest L.
Pratt, a young man employed as book
keeper in the Office of the San Antonian
Electric Light and Water company,
was instantly killed last night. He
was In the power house and picked up
a screw driver, with which he attempt
ed to adjust loose screw. The screw
held copper wire in place which was
charged with 10000 volts. The young
man fell back and was dead when
found
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
To Tunnel Contractors

Sealed bids for the construction of a
tunnel at the Blue Canyon mine will be
received at the company's office, in New
WhatcOm. or at the mine, until D. m.
Monday, May 18th. No bid will be con-
sidered unless accompanied by certified
check for 500, payable TO the order of the
company, as guarantee for the execu-
tion of contract, and bond in the sum of
81 500. Tunnel Is about 400 feet long.
For further Information apply TO Blue
Canyon Coal Mining Company.
May 10, 1893.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
A Woman's Story

NEW YORK, May 13-Mary Sexton
was shot this morning in the apart
ments of William Flannery, a waiter
with whom she lived. She says she
did the shooting herself, and that in
trying to prevent it he received slight
wound in his arm. The police believe
he shot the woman To get rid of her
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14

SAN DIEGO, May 13-Directors of
the San Diego d Phenix railroad were
i'm weekly session this afternoon. The
directors will authorize the issue of
100000, worcestershire or preferred
stock, at 81 per share, and il will be
put on the market Monday to raise
funds for prosecuting the survey. The
men are to be paid half each in cash
and stock. If enough is realized a
grading force will next be put on.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14

At the citizens meeting held last
night in X. Of p. hall, New Whatcom,
to hear the final reports of the COM
mittee appointed to solicit subscriptions
to the wooden mill subsidy, the crafty
ing announcement was made that the
entire amount had been subscribed,
either in cash or I'm land. The total
amount subscribed is $l5,59O, and the
establishment of the mill may now be
looked upon as an assured fact.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
A Railroad Accident

SMITHToN, Mo-, May l3-The Cot
ton Belt passenger train was wrecked
by springing rails near here. Engineer
King and Fireman Smith were Killed.
The passengers escaped injury.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14
Run on Milwaukee Bank

MILWAUKEE,, May 13-There was a
sharp run on the Plankington bank to-
doy. There was crowd of 300 around
the bank before the doors opened, and
from the commencement Of business
until the closing hour the tellers were
kept busy paying out money. Savings
depositors were refused money under
the rule requiring thirty days notice
before withdrawal of funds.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-14

CHICAGO, May l3-In spite of lower
ing skies and chilly winds there were
thousands of school children at the fair
today, and there was large attend
ance Of adults, considering the weather.
At 10 O'Clock the men at the gates said
the attendance was fully one-third
greater than at the same time yester-
day.