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The record-union., 1893-08-01
Superior Court Notes.

Mrs. Hettie A. Campwell was yesterday
appointed by Judge Johnson guardian of
Freda Freeman, aged years.
Judge johnson has made an order set
Ting the final account of the executor of
the John Carroll estate.
The case Of Eta +. Ingham and Edna
f. Ingham, infants, by their guardian ad
htem, Eta L. InghaIn, VS.. Della r. Ing
ham and Helena SCHNEIDER, an action to
quiet title TO homestead, is on trial in
Judge Catlin's court.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
Another EXEMPT Gone.

The fire-bell tolled last evening about s
O'Clock. A telegram had been received
at headquarters announcing the death.
at Woodland, late in the afternoon of
John McLaren, an old exempt fireman of
this city. He was a member of the old
Confidence No. l" company, and was a
good one i'll his time. The deceased had
been living in Woodland during several
years past, and was sick some time pre-
vious to his death.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
Locomotive Firemep,s Election.

At meeting held last evening Califor-
mia Lodge, No. 26O, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, elected the following
officers for the ensuing term; Past Mas
ter, t. L. Thompson; Master, George
Vice; Vice Master, w. F. Sheehan; Sec
retary, II. e. Nobel; Financier, 2. j. Nc
Enerney; Collector, James Mullin; dele
gate to Grand Lodge, r. L. Nobel; alter
nate delegate, p. j. McEnerney; Board
of Trustees-C. f. Maloney, John Hur-
ley and George Schimelpfenig; Protect
i've Board-T. Clarke, George Vice and
a. Turner; Medical Examiner, George
Ogden.
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Abandoned His Family.

The wife of E. G. Scott, a pressman,
and recently one of the proprietors of the
Valley Press Printing Office, would like
very much to know where he is, as he
abandoned their home during her alb
sence aud removed nearly everything
from the house.
Mrs. Scott says she and her husband
always got along nicely, that they never
had cross word, and she is at loss to ac-
count for his strange action.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
Military Commissions.

The Governor has issued commissions
to the following officers of the National
Guard, Fourth Brigade: G. G. Simmons.
Major and Ordnance Officer, Brigade
Staff; F. Atkinson, Captain and Assistant
Surgeon, RegimentaI Staff Captain
OGrady and Lieutenants Lazelle and Me-
CauIey. Company b, Second Infantry,
Vallejo.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
Last Evenings Fire.

About o'clock last evening a fire in
the Mechanics Planning Mill, at Front
and o streets, called out the fire depart
ment and about 5000 men, women and
children to that locality.
No damage was done, and the fire was
out when the department arrived.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
QUEER AFFAIR.

Philip May Claims to Have Been
Robbed by Man and Wife.
Late last night, as Philip May, ianitor
at Pythian Castle, was passing Ninth and
streets, he encountered Walter 2. Ell
kins and wife. He says they were quar-
reling, and that he stopped to offer some
suggestion, when both set upon and
knocked him down and then robbed him
of S. and bunch of keys.
Ex-Oflicer Gibson turned Elkins over
to Othcer Talbot. Elkins declared that
May insulted his wife, tor which they
punished him. He denies having stolen
ANYTHING from May.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
Nice on Il Hot Dav,

A young man named Newton, watch
man at the Yolo bridge, is said to have
accidentally taken tumble into the
river yesterday, but that he got out again
all right.
The record-union., 1893-08-01
SACRAMENTO RANK

THE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
city, corner Fifth and J streets. Sacra.
mento. Guaranteed capital, $500, 900; paid
up capital, gold coin, 100000 Reserve
fund, $5O,67s. Term and ordinary deposits,
$3.432, ,094. Loans real estate July l,
1898, SO, 3,56S, ,7SS. Term and ordinary de-
posits received. Dividends paid in January
and July. Money loaned upon real estate
only. Information furnished upon applica-
ton to w. p. COLEMAN, President.
ED. r. HAMILTON. Cashier.
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MI lSu pTeidc6u DlS acceptance with
a humorous story about an experience he
had once in selling a dog. His instruc-
tions from his father were: "If you can't
get dollar take six shillings." He took
the shillings. Gentlemen" said Mr..
Fish in conclusion, Il accept your
terms" and he sat down.
Every body looked happy. The Mayor
thanked Mr.. Fish, and there was general
congratulation.
Not being disposed to waste any fur
ther time, both the Trustees and Mr..
Fish suggested that they go right ahead
with the arrangements. Mr.. Holl pre-
sented an ordinance, which he asked the
board TO adopt 1t appeared to be salts
factory, and was read the first time. The
ordinance was then ordered published.
The ordinance EN- mbraces the details of the
contract, n call for an election and all
necessary requirements. The date for the
election was not fixed.
There was some discussion as to the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17

w. II. Gibson, of Rock Island. H.,
hacker of Farmer" Burns. writes
that Burns is ready and willing to
wrestle Evan Lewis for $1,000 a side.
He thinks that as long as he is will
ing to bet $1,000 to bring on a match
that Lewis should concede him %
per cent of the gate. If the match
falls through it will be because Lewis
refuses a division of the gate receipts
on the basis of IS per cent to the
winner and % per cent to the loser.
Ii Lewis declines the terms and the
match be declared off Gibson will al
low his deposit of of $500 now posted
as a forfeit in the sporting depart
ment of the Herald to remain for 80
days. open to any wrestler in the
world, Lewis or Connors preferred.
the match to be for $1,000 a side and
rs and % per cent of the gate. the
style to be catch-as-catch-can, two
points down, best three falls in five
and Police Gazette rules to govern
Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17
BRIEF MENTION

Pay your taxes this week.
Try dish of ice creom or ice at
Krell & Mathis.
w. H. Hammerly, of Adrian, Mich,
is in the city on a short visit to
friends.
Every cup Of coffee, chocolate or
tea made to order and in a moments
time and served with cream-no
milk at Krell and Mathis.
For sale cheap-The Union house
furniture and office fixtures and bar
furnishings and fixtures. Also 100
tons of good ice. A bargain for a
spot cash buyer.
Willie Luchman and Carl Beck, the
uptown lads who started west to
hunt redskins, returned home last
evening, and say they were enticed
away by tramps.
5, w. McMaster has let the con-
tract to Contractor Kanosky for two
houses to be erected on Mr.. Me
Masters property on Moline avenue
at cost of IS, 800.
Cream puffs, chocolate cellars,
pattie shells, cream pie and French
VI pam -CAlS w i'ii q 9Cp' ~ VI ~
fee. tea or chocolate makes a fine
lunch and Keel & Math have the
above.
Capt. George Lamont and daugh-
ter, Miss Emma. left this morning
for LeaVenworth, Kan, in answer to
telegram announcing the death Of
Mr.. Lamont's sister. Mrs. Catharine
Cu.FaH. Of that city.
The Chicago Herald contains the
following: Governor Altgeld today
received the resignation of General
Charles Fitz Simmons. commander
of the First brigade. l. \. g., in re-
Spouse to demand for the same.
Colonel Fred Bennett is the ranking
colonel in the command and will
probably be appointed by his success
sor. The resignation OF General VIII
liam Clendenin. of the Third brigade,
has been called for and Will doubtless
be forthcoming soon. The resigna-
ton of General James II. Barkley, of
the Second brigade, has not been
called for
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17

Fields famous MINISTRIES are to be
at the Burtis at Davenport Sunday
afternoon and evening,
sVesper Bells had its first pre-
sentation in this city last night at
Harper's theatre by the Gray Il
stephens company. The play. which
has some very pretty situations. is
admirably adapted for the introduce
tod of some unusually intelligent St.
Bernard dogs. The scenic effects
are all very good, and the play on the
whole has some very striking Incl
dents Minnie Oscar Gray is given
an opportunity to display her YER
satilitv, Maud Genovesa. as Lellie,
appearing in some very picturesque
groupings with the dogs and ponies.
The entertainment is to be repeated
tonight.
One of the most successful light
entertainments of recent seasons
operate comedy-..M Helvett, "
Will he sung and acted at the Burtis
this evening. 1t has had remarkable
success everywhere. 1t ran for 15C
nights in New York, over two years
in Paris and II months in London.
and has been well received in Ger
many, Belgium and Russia. The
music, comprising 30 numbers-solC
and concerted-by Edmund Audran
is described as simply delightful
The decentralization Is by the well.
known playwright, David Belasco
co-author of MEN and Women,
The Charity Ball" and the --latest
New York success, The Girl l Left
Behind Me"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17
Collectors Returns &.

Coe-James II. Mcconnell, collec-
tor: amount charged, $7,792.S0; de-
linauent, $473. 20; collected, 81, 319. 60;
collectors commission. S146.40; dog
tax, $SS.
Bowling-S A. Coyne, collector;
amount charged. S6,199.67; delin-
ouent. 1901. 10; collected, So, 5s9.5 81 !;
collectors commission, S111.S1; dog
tax, 500.
Milton Buffum, col
lector: amount charged, $2,611.94;
delinquent, S56S.13; collected. So
O43. 81. collectors commission, $40. Sc;
doc tax $40.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17
The Modern Way

Commends itself to the well-formed,
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest
manner and disagreeably as well. To
cleanse the system and break up
colds. headaches and fevers without
unpleasant after effects, use the de-
lightful liquid laxative remedy, Syr-
up cs Eiss.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-17

Many a house has been rendered
sad and desolate by the loss of some
dear. petted child This is a dan
gerous season for children, and par
ents should keep DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup handy.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28
After the Assessors.

A perusal Of the following resolutions
may have the effect Of opening the eyes
Of taxpayers in other localities outside
of Elk county where they have learned
to protest against humbug:
WHEREAS, The laws OF Kansas require
the township trustees throughout the
state to meet annually, and agree upon a
basis Of valuation Of such property as
they may be called upon to assess, that
would be equitable under the law, and
WHEREAS, 1t has been the custom Of
the trustees at such meetings to agree
upon q per cent. less than 100 cents on
the dollar at which TO assess the prop
erty in their county, thereby perverting
and nullifyipg the law, making them
selves a Legislative body instead Of being
servants of the law and the people; and
WHEREAS, Another violation of law
has been attempted by proposing TO re-
duce the 500 exemption in proportion
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28
The Administration.

EDITOR ADvocATE:-It would be
amusing, were it not approaching tragedy,
to see the way Cleveland and his minions
are toying with the people.
Hear him: at is w5ll for the people to
take up the subject for themselves and
arrive at their own conclusions as TO the
merits Of financial policy which obliges
US to purchase idle silver bullion with
gold taken from the reserve" Then Sec
rets5 Carlisle reviews laws and dis
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28

to the reduction Of the assessment as
above mentioned, thereby perpetFRting
two wrongs, and two violations Of the
law, both OF which we believe work an
injustice to the people; and
WHEREAS, The assessors have re-
fused or neglected to assess the iudg-
ments on the dOcksts Of the district
courts and Justices Of the peace, unless
such judgments are held by residents OF
their respective Townships; and
WHEREAS, The commissioners Of Elk
county refuse to order the assessors to
assess said judgments; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the practice of many
persons to draw their money from the
banks on the last dRys of February and
otherwise ConCeRling their personal
property and avoid taxation by evRding
and violating the law; therefore be it
ResOlVed, By Bed Rock Alliance No.
583 F. A. & /. u:
First-That we denounce such viola
tions Of law as o form Of treason, and the
perpetrators Of such violations are per-
jurors.
Second-That we especially condemn
the commissioners Of Elk county for
their refusal to order the trustees of the
county to assess the judgments held by
on-residents, the same as those held by
residents of the county.
Third-ThRt we call upon the attorney
general Of the state to sec that all prop
erty in the state, including judgments,
and all corporate property, Of whatsO-
ever kind, be assessed at its "vRlue in
money" as the law directs.
Fourth-Thst we demand Of the rail
road assessors Of the state Of Kansas
that they assess all railroad property in
the state at it's 'value in money" Rs the
law directs, and that the state board OF
equalization reRdjust the assessment of
property in the state, 30 that all property
will be forced TO bear an equal and Just
burden Of the taxation. We demand
that all state officers, Rs well as our
county and township officers, learn and
obey the law, as it is written.
Fifth-That the secretary be instructed
TO forward q copy Of these resolutions
TO the Elk County Citizen and the To-
peka ADVOCATE for publication when the
same has been properly signed by the
president and secretary. That we deem
it the duty Of every good citizen to re-
port to the county attorney and demand
the prosecution Of all persons who are
known to them of having violated the
law pertaining to the assessment of their
property in any manner whatsoever, and
il any trustee has knowingly allowed
such evasion or violation without report
ing the same to the proper officers, shall
be prosecuted according to law.
E. II. NICHOLS,
A. L. FORD, President.
Secretary.
Elk Falls, Kss., June II, 1893.
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WANTED An sll-sround newspaper
man of clean habits, and competent TO
take the editorial and business msnsg-
ment Of q weekly newspaper and job
Office doing a business OF $4,000 year.
State compensation required and give
references. Address AN. @. p. c." car Q
ADVOCATE, Topeka, Kas.
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bursements Of silver from the foundR-
tion Of the government till May 81, 1893,
and inferentially shows that he has sue
Cumbed to the dictator's wishes, and
echoes the refrain "repeal the Sherman
law"
The Kansas City Times Of June IA,
opens up with the startling headlines;
''This tells the story" Secretary Car
lisle tells how the Sherman law is eating
up gold; ten million lost by depreciation;
the remedy is apparant; United States
Senator John Martin says the Sherman
law was trick and must be repealed"
Editors and prominent men every
where are telegrsphed for an expression
Of opinion about the same law-thus the
administration is forcing it's construc-
tion Of this subject and eliciting an sp-
proval of their opinion.
Further CleVelsnd says: "One does
not need the eye of finRncier to see that
this gold thus RbstrRcted from the gov
ernment's stock Is eagerly seized by
other nations for the purpose Of
Strengthening their own credit at our
expense"
Neither does it take the eye Of a
finsnoier to see that if the certificates
issued to the depOsitors Of bullion were
redeemed in silver coin in accordance
with provision of the Sherman law, an
equivalent amount Of gold would not "be
seized by other nations for the purpose
Of strengthening their credit at our ex-
pense."
Why this miserable sophistryP The
policy of the government is neither de.
ceiving itself nor the people. Every
school boy knows that those certificates
are payable in coin, which includes both
gold and silver, and if silver is not paid
out, the policy Of the government will be
to issue more bonds for which the labor
ing people Of the country will be taxed
Please read and understand, oh truck
ling chief, and weakening secretary
that at your discretion silver may bt
paid out and gold reserved.
Since the foundation Of the govern
vnant fharo nLvnP hna honn n kipna nj
such an opportunity for the president
Everything is within his grasp, and
ability to re- establish true democracy,
The life current Of the nation is at a low
ebb, and yet he says wait, the country
must have an object lesson" Let the
depletion go on and the Immaculate
Grover will force the repeal Of a law
which at the discretion Of the secretary
could furnish relief and tide over the
present stringency.
You, oh Grover, might make yourself
immortal, as did the lamented Lincoln.
The opportunity is yours, and is greater
than was his. Can you not arise to the
occasionP Or will you destroy the last
hope Of democracy, and drspe the
ancient temple Of Jefferson and Jackson
with the funeral robes Of your egotisti-
cal and selfish weavingP
S. LIGHTFooT.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28

TO mind at liberty to compare them. In
this sense the proviso is perfectly in har-
mony with the manifest general purpose of
the election law, and in this sense has effect
been given to il by che persons in power.
The italics in the above quotation are
my own. The passages are thus empha-
sized to direct attention to the salient
points OF Judge CoOley's objection to the
Louisiana law and the returning board
proceedings Hereunder, ard to impress
with its full force the analogy between
the Louisiana and Kansas cases.
It is not that the canvsssing or return
ing board were vested with power to de-
termine preliminarily, the election OF
members which constitutes the vice Of
this statute, but it is because, requotlng
Judge Cooley's language, "this power OF
the board to Judge of the returns with
conclusive effect, 30 far as the organizR-
tion OF the house is concerned, cannot
stand with the constitutional power Of
the house to pass judgment for itself"
No doubt the secret motive Of the Kel-
logg legislature in the enactment OF this
stRtMte was the manufacture of legal
machinery for partisan control Of cleo
tions, and in this view the querulous
criticism Of Judge Cooley in the last few
sentences above quoted is just; but look
ing to the language Of the act alone, and
it comprehends only the creation of a
tribunal, With such power of revision Of
the returns Of the local csnvRssing
boards as would enable it to determine
who we're in justice-prtmG facie-en-
titled to seats in the two houses.
Thus interpreted, it embodies the doc
trine of the Douglass faction Of last WIN
ter, which the supreme court has
fashioned and joined into our political
fabric as fundamental, though unwrit-
ten, constitutional provision.
The identity Of doctrine Of Kellogg
and Durell and Douglass and Horton il
complete; only one seeming circumstance
Of diesimilarity exists; Kellogg and
Durell lent to their conspiracy the out
ward respectability of formal statutory
sanction, Douglass and Horton evoke
justification for theirs out of the nebu-
lcus deeps of the unwritten law.
The fact that the Louisiana statute in
broad terms empowered the returning
board to determine the election Of mem-
bers Of the legislature was not the vital
objection TO be urged, or which Judge
Cooley, rightly understood did urge; it
was rather it's corollsry or sequence, to-
wit: that such determination carried
with 1t, prima facie, the right of mem
bership, and the exclusive right until
after the house organization, and in the
event of o contest until after the decision
OF the same by an unfriendly tribunal.
1t was, again quoting the judges Ian
guage, "because the house thus organ
ICED and thus adJudicating contests
might not be the house chosen by the
people, but the house composed of per-
sons certified to by the returning board,
who alone, under the act, would be per-
mitted to participate in the organize
tion, and who might easily be relied upon
to 80 fix things that the real house
would never be permitted to exercise it's
constitutional right"
That q method should be devised for
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28

fundamental restrictions upon their
power Of organization; and no court, ex-
cept that of Durell and the supreme
bench Of Kansas-in the face Of a oonsti-
tutionRl provision that: "Each house
shall establish it's own rules, and shall
be Judge of the election, returns and
qualifications OF its own members" ever
declared such method judlcislly enforce
able.
It can make no difference that the
frauds in the Louisiana case were per
petrated by the state returning board,
while the Kansas state cRnvassing board
were not proven guilty Of any mslcon-
duct, as Judge Horton triumphantly as
serts in his opinion, ignoring, however,
in so doing, the circumstance that dur
ing the trial of the case, in response to
request by counsel for information, as to
the scope within which evidence would
be confined, he had ruled that none
touching the fact Of election would be
received.
Fraud, however, was charged against
the state canvassers in at least one
instance Of Coffey county, and a
half a dozen or more contests had been
instituted upon the ground Of frauds
perpetrated by the local canvRssers. The
fact, If it were such, that the state can
vRssers had committed no wrong, but
had correctly tabulated the returns by
the local cRnvassers can make no differ
ence.
The exertion of constitutional powers
in such cases cannot be made to depend
upon the question as to who has perpe-
trRted the outrage. The objection is not
that the frauds were committed by the
state board Of canvassers, but that they
were committed, and that results were
thereby wrongly certified.
When the right to office is challenged
on the ground of fraud, it is insufficient
answer to say that such fraud was COM
mitted by the county canvassers and not
by the state board, or by the judges Of
election and not by the county board, or
by the voters themselves and not by the
judges.
Neither is it sufficient answer to say
that such fraud was committed by q
tribunal organized, as in the case Of
Louisiana, for the ostensible purpose Of
adjudicsting cases OF fraud afterits COM
mission, and not by tribunal whose
powers are confined to the prevention Of
fraud, as in the case of the ordinary elec-
ton judges or cRnvassing boards.
No such refnements Of distinction can
change the essential nature Of the ques-
ton, which relates not only to the power,
but the duty Of the legislature at the
outset, in the process OF it's organization,
before entertaining upon it's duties, to
examine the credentials Of its members
and purge itself OF disqualified and in
trusive claimants.
The point to Judge Cooley's argument
is that no tribunal can be organized, or
statutory method Of determining results
can be provided which will deprive the
house Of its constitutional right, or re-
lieve it of its constitutional duty to judge
upon its assembly, as at all times there
after, the election, returns and quallfca-
tion Of it's members. FRANK DosTER
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-28
WITHOUT THE
BOW lRlNdl

it is easy to steal or ring watches from the
pocket. The thief gets the watch in one
hand, the chain in the other and gives a
short, quick jerk-the ring slips off the
watch stem, and away goes the watch, leav.
ing the victim only the chain.