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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-14

Not wth>tanding this satisfactory
condition Of affairs under Democratic
rules, it is gravcly proposed by some
and insisted upon by others, tha, this
party composed ot 10000 majority OF
the white voters of the State should
turn the whole State government with
all the i'll, that will surely follow in
the wake of such nm act over to II
party composed oi $1,000 whites and
$1,000 culorcd voters, and thi< will
accomplish what: Not an improve
mcnt in the government of the State.
1t ha- been above reproach; not that
there j. amy wrongs to he remcdied
but simply because the senior United
states Senator has a large influence in
the minority party. II is moi even
charged that senator German has used
hi influence 10 the injury Of the State
government, hccausc the State govern.
meul has not hc,n injured, but hccau.,
Senator German has acquired large
influence This and this alunc
The Republican party is in 10 hetter
condition to manage the government
of this State than il was in the other
southern state, during the carpet ba.
period, when corruption was rampant
when the rights Of the property holders
were ruihle.sly di.regarded individual
liberty destroyed. and the Descendants
Of brave and patriotic revolutionary
Iancc,try, were tied 10 the chariot wheel,
Of disgusting aud degrading ncgro
domination l. there n good citizen al
this State is there Democrat wh,
wishes To- see Maryland despoile'l. and
the peace and happiness Of the people
exchanged for tyranny, corruption and
terrorism?
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-14

Parcel, and small package or
tclegrams il lett at our office will I've
forwarded 10 the depot Baggage aud
merchandise conveyed 10 and from
railroad depot, steamboat and private
residences. Snow Hill Transfer Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-14

Reiormers Never was this word
more ,ignally abused that it is ut this
time in Maryland. A reform thnt is
10 undo in day the work Of thirty
years. After suffering years oi iyran-
ny and oppression, the people uf Mary.
land, by one mighty struggle, rcsained
their liheriic. and re. established pop.
ular government in the State. Since
1867 no State ia the Mon has been
better governed than Maryland. There
i no complaint OF misgovernmeni--our
political enemies do not. and dare not
charge any one oi our seven cnmsecu-
tive Democratic administration with
corruption. From Bowie 10 Brown
the record is clean. and we ~ Mary.
Iandcrs may well be proud of ii. See
what our State was thirty years ago
and what il is nuw Then We were
bur,encd with an immense debt Now
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18

Washington City, April 17.-An attempt
was made last year. as disclosed I'm the
diplomatic correspondence OF the state
department, To negotiate treaties Of extra
dition and naturalization between the
United States and Italy. So far. how
ever. the effort has proven futile. mainly
because of the radical difference in the
legal systems Of the two countries An
insUrmountahle obstacle In the case of the
extradition treaty was made hy Italy
In the exemption from extradition Of
Italians who might commit crimes In
America and then return TO Italy, which
Secretary Gresham held would defeat the
main purpose of the treaty. In the case
of the proposed naturalization treaty.
the objections made by our government
were 10 Italy's contention that former
Italian subjects returning TO Italy, al
though naturalized In the United States,
could not claim exemption from military
service. Then the Italian government
proposed that naturalization should be
conferred only on persons who applied
therefor, and this was also rejected by
Secretary Gresham. on the ground that
IL would exclude Italian women married
to Americans and minor children Of nat
uralized Italians. who by our law become
American citizens.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18
THE LINEN TAX ABOLISHED.
\ blessing Conferred ITron Commerce
by the Japanese.

Washington City. April IT-Jfnise3
States Minister Dun. At Tokyc. has been
heard from in an announcement ~ the
conclusion of the treaty or peace between
China and Japan. bur he apparently aid
nos know upon what terms the treaty
has been signed. The Chinese legation
and the Japanese legation here ara also
IN Ignorance as 70 the exact conditions.
II Is believed here that the Japanese have
by which is meant the tax imposed on
goods transported from one point IN
China 70 another.
This has been the object of all accE-
dental diplomats accredited 10 China for
months. and the officials of the state de-
partment feel shat all civilized nations
viii owe a debt Of gratitude 10 Japan for
thus removing this burden on their COM
meFce with China. for IL is not believed
that this concession would have been
made in the interest Of japan alone.
Should japan, however. De the only heRs-
nciaTy as regards this tax IL is fully ex-
pectcd that a strong protest viii be made
oy the powers which would he greatly
handicapped in the competition with ia
pan for Chinese trade unless they could
claim the same privileges OF exemption
under the favored nation clauses of their
treaties, The loss of the LIken tax viii
be very severely felt by China. IT aver
ages about I2.no.on0 taels per annum, and
China will supply the deficit in revenue
with great difficulty. The total revenues
Of the country were estimated by a cont
petent British consular officer in 1853 a.
s5,0G0.oa0 taeis per annum. and as the Gus
tom taxes are limited by treaty TO per
cent, IL Is a matter Of much speculation
as 10 how the country VIII raise the large
indemnity demanded by Japan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18
Illinois sruntcipat Election.

Chicago. April N.-Munlcipal eIoctfons
were held at many points in Illinois yes
terday. At Mount Vernon the saioon
party elected their candidate for mayor
and three of the four aldermen In
Champaign. Evanston. Eigin. Eankakee.
Spring Valley, Alton Decatur. Peoria
and cairo the Republicans elected the
majority OF their candidates In Free
port and Streafor the Democrats we're
successful Independent movements Car-
rled the day at Aurora. Galvra and Mon
mouth In large number OF the smaller
cities politics eat no figure. The temper
anre element carried the day I'm all but
FIVE Of the towns. and several voted ecm-
pieteiy dry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18

Spokane. April IA special TO the
Spokesman-Review frtfn Burke, idaho.
says: This camp was startled today by
the discovery OF the body of John Wells.
The affair is shrouded in mystery. there
being not the slightest clue to taemur-
derers. His head was crushed by an sx,
and by his side the bloody instrument
was found His blankets were upon his
back and his valise near by, showing
that when the murderers overlook him
he was leaving camp The murdered man
had been a fireman in the employ. CT the
Toornan mine for four years. be was
single and about Is years old. Two days
ago he quit work at the Poorman, and
since then has been gambling around sa-
looms. There is no evidence that he had
any trouble with the Miners Union or
any OF its members.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18
Lianor sellers to Attack Retormers.

ST. Louis. April 1.-THE second annual
meeting OF the National Wine and Spir-
its Association, composed of Wholesale
wine and liquor dealers and distlers.
began here yesterday. A paper read by
George c. Brown. OF Louisville KY.
touched on the w c. 7. L. and the Pro-
hibitionists. alleging that their persecu-
tions had placed the liquor men under
the ban. when liquor was not responsible
for nearly as much crime as was charged
to It. Records. he said. showed that Of
$50 murders in the United States IN 1884
only 7ss were attributable 20 liquor. or
the suicides OF 1894 only 2I out of 4.la2
were due TO liquor. He suggested the 3
tablishment of a bureau OF public gpeak-
ers To represent tire liquor dealers. In
competition, as il were. with the sermons
and addresses daily delivered against
them.
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MIR. scHrLzE's ACCOUNTS.
Northern Pacific officials ar Tacoma
Going Over the Books

Tacoma. April i7.-Sgse-tai-Au dav .o-
day General Manager Kend-ick. Land
Commissioner F'afpps ard General Super
infendent Kimberly have been going over
the accounts OF The late lard agent. Paul
Scgulze one or two intimate friends ~
Mr.. Schulza have been In consultation
with the officials ard che business affairs
Of the dead man are being exa mined. The
investigation viii probably last several
days yet. No conclusion has 50 far been
reached. and Scvhing has been done TO
deny the raxr1ors that have been flying
rn.ck and fast 10 the effect that the dad
man was heavily short IN his accounts.
Those who knew Mr.. SchnlZe we'll say
that IL he used any n the companys
aneney wrcngfulIy 4 was 10 aid enter
prises like the Irr4ga atisa Company, in
which ne was interested The Nor5 hern
Pacific officials are very reflcent about
the matter, and have given ouf nothing
whatever which can be taken as definite
Information.
Tomorrow morning the whole party will
go TO Aberdeen and SolIIh Bend. inspect
ing the property on the ocosEa branch.
They will 20 to Portland from South
Bend, and viii spend Friday in that city.
The officials will return TO Tacoma Sat
urday morning.
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Three Girl. and a Burglar.

Port Townsend, Adril E.-Special
Three young ladies, the Misses Goosch
and Miss Hattie Heath, had an unpleas-
ant experience Monday night with a bur
glar. The mother of two of the young
women was absent Ia Seattle and they
invited a friend. Miss Heath. 10 spend
the night with them. The three gsris
were asleep in one room, when, shortly
after midnight. they were aroused hy the
presence of some one fumbling about tie
bureau. one asked VINO was there, and
the reply came, shut your mouth and
lay quiet" That nearly frightened the
young women TO death. Then the mid
night prowler asked If they had any
money or valuabies. and they told him
that all they had was Is cents and he was
welcome TO that. After asking a few
more questions and taking two small
pieces OF jewelry. the unweicome visitor
went down stairs after cautioning the
girls not 10 leave the room. They hur-
riedly dressed in the deepest silence sEd
trefnhlingly waited for daylight TO re-
port the matter TO the authorities. One
OF the ladies said that the voice OF the
intruder sounded strangely familiar.
though she could not identify its owner.
She believes the burglar to have been
a youth of about Is years. The same
premises last Sunday We're entered and
a purse taken from under the pillow on
the same bed where the ladies were sleep
fng
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policy Is void il event 90 salcs5e The
New York Life. however, has no esscn
condition attached 10 It's policies ard
the state agents are here today trying 20
arrange for the immediate payment cf
the whole amount % the three policies
The two policies OF slaaoa are made
payable 10 the Fidelity Trust Company.
and are said 70 have been transferred 70
fh2f Institution 70 secure an Indebted
ness Schulze contracted sa ccnneetson
with the construction Of tNe r1aa Uf The
Taogna Railway Il Motor Company. TIE
other policy of So IS made payable 20
the divorced wtFe OF he dead man. y no
a. present resides with her sister isl Port
land.
Tomorrow George Browne. perhaps the
most intimate friend Ar. Sch8lzs had.
VIII make anpiica ton 70 ths superior
court 10 be appointed administrator OF
the estate. and Il Is said in that case
T. p. Wallace. president OF the Fidelity
Trust Company. VIII be the other one.
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The Costs Equal the sum Involved.

Port Angeles, April T.-Speeial.-In the
case OF Van Lehn and Ballou VS.. s. G..
Morse. sheriff. which has been on trial
in the superior court during the past
week. the jury. after remaining out over
forty hours. was unable TO arrive al a
verdict. ten OF them standing for the de-
fendant and two for the plaintiff The
suit was brought TO recover damages
from The sheriff for having taken possess
sion of a stock of groceries which Van
Iehn ard Ballou had purchased from c.
L. Beu & Co The latter company failed
To settle with the wholesalers before max
ms the sale and the goods We're conse-
auently taken on attachment. This is the
third trial OF the case and the costs now
amount 10 nearly as much as the sum In
xolved.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18

WaNNEWHfWn fIfV. NTFF TT y" FFfFs
Harartynef3t has checked In its inception
an attempt n the Haitian government 10
snaros4 a discriminating tax upon Amer
irau rltlzans ard other foreigners reSid-
Ing III HnHE The proposition vas under
consideration III August. 7se. and bill
framed ~ the government 20 That erect
saa reported 10 the secretary ~ 8r.
re.fvhnr1 then United States minister.
Secretary Gresham Immediately entered
most Vigorous protest pointing out that
fhs. proposed las woai4 lse ia direct con-
alrf with the treaty. which gHaranfend
that Americans w0ui9 not Fe Hafntecs@d 20
any tax NOT imposed upon fta4flane.
I-ue~eupor, according 10 fhr American
rrtag.farsa statement The government
ABANDONED thv contemplated aetiou.
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The Aiiianca Inquiry.

Washington city. April 1T.-senor Mu-
ruaga. the Spanish minister today rcceiv-
ed 4 dispatch from Senior DE- LONE. the
nee minister 10 the United states. dated
Havana. stating that he would arrive ~
waabfngton City at an early day. he
Tome's arrival at Havana marks me
ofsring Of gpaIn's official inquiry into
tf,a Allianea incident Senior de LONE
has already visited Guantanamo and san
tlaee de Cuba hut at Havana ne VIII
aae the commander of the Spanish gum
boat which fired on the Ailianea ana
other parties having Information on the
eut3fsCt.
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New York, April I7.--The bronze statue
case. arising out Of the exhibition Of
living pictures at the Casino. came up
today in the court Of special sessions he
fore Justices Fertner. Hogan and Meade.
Rudolrh Aar0nsou. manager ~ the Ca
siuo. and the models were the defendants.
Detectives Rogers and Titus described
what they saw at the theater on the
might Of March 3 They admitted that
the bronze paint covering was ieHs sug-
pestive and indecent than tights CouI-
sci for the defendants moved their dis
charge on the ground that the charge of
optrsgfnK public decency was not sas-
tanned
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Kansas city April fT.~~Rev. j, J. Dun
ming. a Catholic priest, has begun auit
AGAINST Bishop Louis n Fink. ~ 'he
Kansas CITY. kan. diocese, for 500
claim for divine service 81 tae Cataoiie
hospital az Fort scott. Kan. Ills tih
fftrnixe< tne services tn this way. ITO
Yserfafsnknr divine service from May l.
issf 20 August II. 1ssf, ninety times. 81 81
each. ss3. 20 Offering heneslietion fcTty
rines. ~ = cents each, sia." Bishop
F4ak has been served with "a sanmons TO
arsrear THURSDAY 10 make answer.
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scHrrzr'~ LiFF INSURANCE.
ls.,9te,fs-s ru the ~urn Of @t0.oo0 Carried
-, tlts. I afa. land Anemt.

Tacoma. Arrl i7-S7ee-sl. 50 TAR ae
t~ s...>vrr tes NsW vork 14fe Insurance
f-,n,rssrv Aala az the lifs insurance
wrl-h paul Schta'ze ha8 taken ont Tsas
~.,-,eaav Insured hls life 'n fh~ s37n ot
a. assa ga three a3Te~ea3 policies tar frSf
il s, tb. stsu - si8 1a aaa vas .eS4e.8
~ fsss- +he se-oma pas lssaed tH 1855 ana
Is for S8oa@ The las5 policy teT ss*A
,*Aen ogs in shr naontA ~ June
fpae a-sf 5s ssss ssoueus{y less than two
,-s.sv~ elf Whether oTt not Eaal SraulGe
.,,os.rss}3fed suscs3* y hen se toaS out
thf~ 4ass policy IS uot kaaV p. f.si1 he a.
.-,,. .-sse esoze q company faat aas no
sug~ffs clause 3n issuing Ate Insurance
MANY .onsYsa nles have se@a a eaAsf aa
ene-s gnag unless the FreEntnFn = Esaas ~
- a. taa.-s s--a x--x4 .rtoT - --~-- s-~-
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Tacoma. ApriI l7-Speeial- board
Of tide land arpra alsers have about eeci-
d-4 ia favor Of erecting two 4@i-foot city
warehouses on the water front. one SO
the foo, 81 Pacific avenue and the other
ar r4e4eauf1s street. Besides this the
boart may report gn favor of a strip for
rahlic use 40 feet 'vnE 81 the east end
Of the new Eleventh street bridge. This
would be convenient ana easy OF access
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aasa Cssina. and asks whether Esssrvne
VIII allow Jaran - ra0napoat1e the sene-
ITS Of the eNononr5c eonseq qaefseeS q the
B4r. The Tsmss says ehe sSsenssAa pognS
: thaE Europe saceld uos lose Ssght ok
her supreme interest n zAs matter and
~6fsre should he no AZ o. word 40 te0p-
Agdaze ua&ty among tae clvE15Eea powers,
50 ehaE Sf the decisive naazaesat they rlay
intervene ARID saggeSt and IL necessary,
Impress upan the esiAsgsreass rsspen TOR
European rights
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IurIanlT1- Reed.

Olympia. April I7.-Special-Dr. George
W. Tugham was married today AZ noon
70 Miss Emma Reed. daughter of T. NJ.
Reed. sr.. and the couple left for Cali
fornia on the afternoon train The groom
was the recipient OF sad news on his
wedding dav. as dispatches in the morn
ing r,apers announced the suicide in Chi
eaes of his sister. an invalid. who pre-
ferred death 20 being dependent upon
her wealthy parents
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vacaVnle Cal. April i7.-oaife sharp
earfhassske shock VAS felt here tiafs
snornine about = - o'elpck. Some people
were quite uneasy. ig helnE fwo days from
tAs, tbfs.s Anniversary of the great shock
q Agrll =. Iss2. when 50 tns5ea damage
was dene.
Tstsr9sewson. vi. April "A severe
es,aek OF earthquake was feit here ~
If "a a. N. ieaay. No se~loua damage was
dome
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Portland. April 17.-ArguHaent in The
overlap iaal grant case OF the United
states government against tns southern
Pc, c~,,ranv. involving - 20 acres of
tarT yyma concluded iH the United States
circuit court thls afternoon. and Judge
Gilbert took the ease under advisemeut.
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burton. April Observation-Disclosures
beat her record in the late storm m the
Island Several trees we're struck by
Iieh+ninr. one at the head Of the bay be-
ir- est On Hrg from top to bottom. and
81 was a ynanniHcent sight ar night 10
ses u burning over 20 feet high.
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rmrn Khan Threatens to Run.

Calcutta. April IA dispatch from
Simia today saws that Umra Khan has
Informed Sir Robert Low. commander Of
the British expedition advancing on
Chitral. that II the British advance fur
Their he intends TO flee from the country.
The British loss In the fighting on the
Panjkora river was four killed and TWEEN
ty-one wounded.
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Warrington cgfx. AFris ls-~se sepreaeFfa-
sfee 4osgah pstteraan of Memphis. Tenn.
i fo Syashfnasan f.8sF In ghe interest %
sse aassa4 rsoneg cug~eMtlou go pe hett in
gfen.pF.ia May q. Taa president Will he
tr.ltea 10 afseaa the Memphis eouVsn-
Fts,ss hsss ma assurance has been given as
40 MA aceeptamee. ar whether he viii
sgrsee a Isfgee sigHslaf 20 nss receat on~.
Secretary Carlisle. hasseYeF. viii attend
a44reNa.
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CATTLE MESDTs INSULTED.
Fights n Duel With Man Who Con-
,,e,sag Him with Oscar Wilde.

Paris. April ia duel with swords was
fought here today between two WELL
known writer's. Jules Haret and catniia
Mendes, arising from the fact that the
former connected the latter's name with
that OF Oscar Wilde. Mendes was alsght-
ly wounded Mendes IL a well-known
French author and dramntlat.
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,.....,,a,,.l t,,-nrnnce Union Intact.

portland Anrii i--st meeting ~ the
ha.a~s ~ underwriters thts afternoon the
Phosafx came into fs@ union. which
makes the ioeal uuloa intact tt was eX-
r,sr+s4 trat fhe Tosesl union woul3 60 10
rss--az ovv{ng TO the 3enerailza tian OF in
s,-r.rrs business ia san Francisco.
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Refnrnn in Armenia.

Constantinople. April flowing to con-
ditions in Armenia. the British, Russian
and French envoys here have drafted a
scheme for reforms which they will urge
the porte TO promuigste Immediately.
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why Put or

Takln1 medicine sntM roa are stekP
You ean keep bez Il Kipsns Tasaiiss ia
tfse house ana - tAs f.rst sign q heal
ache ar hIlssaB attack single taDple
wsa rasaewe Yea
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1.,..alt..r - 60. - - A-ylnErl.

Ysartlsn.a. Arrn u-Rev !. e Reel.
ggee rsas acquitted yesterday Tor AZ
t.syutssg robbery 81 tas East Port3aEat
k-4~xf National haak. en the groaa8 % tn-
esm4fv. Ras today oTsiere4 cgaEnltte8 70
L.. ~--Ee azE.--~