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The advocate., 1895-02-13


he would like to have them legis-
lated into a proper appreciation. He
is Governor Morrlll's executive clerk,
and while he holds down that posi-
ton under pay Of the state, he occu-
pies himself chiefly in lobbying for
the Price state uniformity bill the
first section Of which provides shat
the state board of education and the
attorney general are hereby created
and constitute a board of commits
sioners for the purpose of selecting a
uniform series of textbooks for the
public schools Of the state" He un-
doubtedly has assurances from the
present board that are quite satisfac-
tory to him in case the Price bill
should become q law. Such assur-
snoes would account for his enthusi-
asm.
In order to show the patriotic pur-
pose by which this School-book
philsnthropist is animated, it may
not be smisg to refer briefly to some
Of his methods. He has prepared for
distribution among our Legislators
q schedule of cost of school
books" without state uniformity,
as compared with cost of the same
books with state uniformity" His
cost "With state uniformity he oh.
tains from the state of Missouri. The
law Of that state allows the retail
dealer an advance of 10 per cent.
upon publishers prices, and he uses
the publishers prices with 10 per
cent. added as the cost of school
books in Missouri, while he uses the
mailing prices of the publishers of
the same books for his comparison.
Now, az a matter of fact, the Mis-
souri, law, so far as the 10 per cent,
to the retailers is concerned, is prac-
ticslly a dead letter. It has been
found that dealers will not handle
the books for 10 per cent, and very
few Of them do. We will accept
Professor Hills figures, however, as
the price Of books in Missouri, and
let us see then how the case stands.
He quotes the price of Barnes
brief history of the United States,
"tUithout state uniformity" at 81,
and "lVitb state uniformity" at 88
cents, But as We have stated, the 81
is the mailing price of the book in
cluding postage, as Professor Hill
very well knows. The contract price
Of this book when sold directly to
school boards in any part OF the
United States is so cents, as anyone
may see by the catalogue Of the pub
fishers. Again, he gives the price OF
Rays arithmetic without state uni
formity" at so cents, and "wlth state
uniformity" at "A cents, but the Sc
cents, as before, is the mailing price
of this book, the contract price Of
which to school boards is only 40
cents. It is not necessary to go
through the whole Of his schedule N
The advocate., 1895-02-13

10y '~'J
stated and require no extended ar.
gument TO give them force. We will
state as the first objection the cost
that would be involved in making
necessary changes to secure uniform
ity. There is now wide diversity in
the textbooks used in the state. Even
where the books of the same publish
ers are used, different districts, in
very many instances, use different
books. 1t is perfectly safe to say
that Is per cent. of the books now in
use would have to be replaced by new
ones. The present condition of the
people does not warrant the imposi-
ton Of thisSunnecessary expense upon
them, and it is perfectly safe to say
that they do not desire it to be done.
The second objection, which sp.
plies specially to the Price bill, is
that it places the selection of the
books for the entire state in the
hands of q state board, and thereby
opens the door to bribery by school
book publishers. We will not say
that the present board would be
more susceptible to such an influence
than any other. We do not wish to
inject any such partisan splrit into
this argument. What we wish to
say is that no such temptation should
be placed before Gny board. Politi-
ticians of any party are not white
winged angels, and it is not good
policy to place too much temptation
in their way. Old Ben Butler is re-
ported to have said when he resigned
his command at New Orleans, that
every man has his price; and he said
the cotton blockade runners had
come so nearly up to his price that
he thought it best to resign and get
away from temptation. Inssmuch as
Kansas ofice-holders are not the re-
signing kind, it is probably best not
to place any more temptation than is
actually necessary in their way.
A third objection to a state uni
formlty law of this kind is that it
denies to the people themselves any
voice in the selection of textbooks,
It is opposed to home rule in this re-
speCt. The people must take such
books as the state board chooses to
give them whether they like the
books or not
Section 10 of the Price bill pro-
vides that the several school districts
of the state shall own the textbooks
and loan them to the pupils free. If
every other provision of the bill were
stricken out, and the law otherwise
left as it now is, nothing more de-
sirable could be done. The only ar
gument that can be urged in favor OF
state uniformity that has any force
is that it would save poor people
who frequently move from place to
place, the expense of new books when
they go from one school district to
another. This difficulty would be
The advocate., 1895-02-13

CLEVELAND has made up his mind
to fight it out on his line if it takes
two summers.
The advocate., 1895-02-13
STATE UNIFORMITY OF TEXTBOOKS.

ture is on deck again at this session
and the ADVOCATE proposes to have
a few words to say upon the subject.
In discussing it three questions arise:
~ Who Is demanding state uni
formity law? ~ What are the OBJ
iections to such a law? (3) What
other legislation upon the subject
would be betterg
If there is any great clsmor of the
people for such a law it has been a
very quiet one and has not made
itself heard to any alarming extent.
We have already q law providing for
county uniformity whenever the sew.
ersl counties desire it, and the fact
that very few counties have svsiled
themselves of il, shows that the ma
jority of the people do not want it.
The reasons why they do not want
il will appear when we come to the
objections to the law.
1t is quite evident that the school
boards of the state are not clsmor-
ing for it, for no one is representing
them here in its advocacy. There is
no reason to believe that any great
number of teachers of the state de-
sire it. In fact, it is fair to presume
that the Western School Journal
fairly represents the sentiment Of
this class Of citizens of Kansas. In
the February issue the editor makes
this reference to the subject:
If legislatures and committees would
give one. tenth Of the time and energy they
waste on ''wild. cat" schemes for state uul-
formity Of textbooks 10 measures which
would base school taxation upon the prin-
oiple Of equal and exact justice TO all, the
iniquitous inequalities which now make IL
impossible for at least one half our people
10 educate their children properly would
disappear in Q day.
Evidently tho School Journal is
not an enthusiastic supporter Of this
state uniformity measure. Who are
its backersi A few sehool-book pub
fishers who hope to profit by a whole
sale change Of textbooks, and es-
peCislly one would,be author who
would like to enjoy the monopoly
which he says is now enjoyed by 'the
school. book trust"
II is not our purpose at this time
to discuss the question whether or
not there is such a school-book trust
as Professor Hill says there is. Let
us grant for arguments sake that
there is; and let us suppose that it
has a monopoly of the trade in the
state, which, as q matter of fact, is
far from being the case. If the OBJ
iect of q state uniformity law is to
get rid Of monopoly would that
object be secured by such a measure?
As we'll might it be proposed to get
rid Of the coffee trust by enacting a
law that everybody should use the
same brand Of coffee.
This aforesaid Professor Hill to
whom we have incidentally referred
appears to be the moving spirit il
- - :a.G . n
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0RER MISSING
Hrs. f. T. Gardiner, of Nebraska, Has n,
Returned From Boston.

Boston, July 30.-Mrs. E. T. Carai~o-
of Area dia. Neb., who came barr -
delegate to the Christian F.r5.sS.-d
convention, has not yet returned y, L VI
home and husband and children -,
inc report of her death here is moi sIlr III
ported by the records Of the hea1rb -
partment or anything else Mrs 60
incr is 50 years old. She has al-ro,--
been apparently healthy. and whar 80
husband received from her q Iat-z, -.
july 10 stating that she was ab,u- -
die he was aStOunded.
To that letter came a supDlar,srt
signed Mr.. j. Brown. of South Ros-.r ;,
whom neither Mr.. Gardiner nor aTy
one else here knows. saying that tbs
woman was dead. and in the interests
OF economy her body would be buried
here. The death registeries be3 no
record of any such death and deteati,as
employed by Mr.. Gardiner have fafaJ
to find a trace of Mrs. Gardiner. dead
or alive.
IT is assumed by some of those in
tercSted in the case that Mrs Gardiner
has been spirited away by thieves. who
were attracted by the large sum of
money and considerable amount of
jewclry she carried, while some believe
she died and her body was secured for
dissection purposes. When Mrs Gard
liner was in Boston she did not Stav
with the rest of the Nebraska delaga-
ton at the regular headquarters. but
with some friends who cannot now be
found
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GARMENT MAKERS WINNING.
Contractors Yielding to the Strikers-Help
Promised From Other Cities.


Promised From Other Cities.
New York, July 30-The striking gar
nent-makers assembled in and about
Walhalla Hall in Orchard street were
much encouraged this morning by the
fact that 1000 overcoat and sack coat
workers, representing the makers Of
the cheapest garments in that line,
joined their ranks to-day, and that a
despatch from Newark was received
announcing that all the tailors in that
city were now on strike. 1t was also
announced at the headquarters of the
strikers that forty-five more contrac-
tors had settled to-day. and that some
twenty-five others were waiting to be
received by the executive committee
and to be taken before the board of set
tlement; and also that about $500 wages
due the strikers had been collected from
two firms of manufacturers who did
their own work.
1t was said that advices from Brook
lyn and other places in the metropoli-
tan district had been received stating
that the strike was proceeding success
fully, a number of contractors in all
those places having yielded. Dispatches
from Rochester, Utica, Syracuse, Chi
cago and other distant cities were like
wise received, promising assistance
should it be required, either financially
or by cooperative strike. About 1000
strikers are expected to go to work
tomorrow for the contractors, who
have given in
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New York Produce Market.

New York, July 3I-Noon-Flour-Re
ceipts, 1850 barrels; sales, $500 packages;
State and Western quiet
Wheat-Receipts, 81, 400; sales, 1895. 600
Declined under better spring wheat news,
disappointing cables and foreign selling.
May, 7S@7S5s; September, 74@747s; Decem-
Der, 75A@76h.
Corn-Receipts, 10000; sales, 100, oOt.
Opened weaker with wheat, but rallied on
less favorable crop news from the south
west. May, Az; September 1851 SIS.
Oats-Receipts, $1,000: sales, 10000. Dull.
September, 2s11k@2saz.
Beef-Stedy; family 1o.5o912 So
Pork-Dull; new mess, 1225@12.75.
Lard-Weak; prime western steam. 6.52b
nominal.
Butter-Receipts. 1924 packages; steady:
State dairy, 11@17; western do, 10@1S;
State creamery, 171aG1s; western do, 12G
Is: Elgins. Is.
Cheese-Receipts. 6,sO5 packages: quiet;
State, large. 54d7%; small, 61s@s%; part
skins, 2G5A; full skins. 11aQ1A.
Eggs-Receipts, SIT packages; steady;
State and Pennsylvania, 131aQ1&ls; west
ern, 12d131a
Sugar-Firm
Petroleum-Weak.
Coffee-Quiet; No. Z, 1s
Hops-Dull; State. common to choice,
1856; Pacific coast, 3Q5; 1894 crop. 599; 1894
crop, State, 5G9.
Lead-Strong; bullion price, 3.s71a; ex.
change price, 3.52h13.55.
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INDIAN UPRISING IN KANSAS.
Fifty Braves Scare Sheriff, His Posse and
Police on Their Reservation.

Topeka, July 30-Sheriff NayIor NJ
Jackson county arrived in Topeka last
night and will ask for State troops 10
put down an uprising of Indians on the
Pottawamie reservation. The Sheriff
and posse accompanied the Indian police
yesterday 10 make an arrest and all had
o fly for their lives. The Sheriff saws
here are fifty armed redskins awaiting
to resist any attempt to arrest any Of
their number. The trouble arose over 4
section of the reservation taken for
party Of white men, claimed to have
oean leased from the Indian agent. Last
Saturday the white men began making
hay on their lands and an Indian, Ma
traBh, and several others drove them
off. Warrants were put in the hands Of
the Indian police to be served and Shpr-
III Naylor and posse accompanied them
TO lend aid
When the party arrived at the resar-
vation they were met by Matrawh and
aooGt fifty followers. all heavily armed.
They refused TO be arrested, and the
Sheriff. party were obliged TO ride their
horses to the utmost TO save conflict.
The Sheriff says the Indians are in war
paint and Sunday night held a war
dance. Ne will ask Governor Morrill,
for troops, as he believes the Indians
will continue warlike until confronted
by superior numbers.
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SETTLERS PLANNING TO FIGHT.
May Change Their Minds When They Hear
They May BE Arrested for MoIesting the

Chicago, July 31-A despatch from
a correspondent with the troops now on
the way to the scene of the Wyoming
Indian troubles says that the Indians
are reported to be camped on Fall River.
The settlers assert that just as soon as
the troops get near the settlement they
will attack the Indians and rely upon
the troops for assistance. The settlers
have scouts out in the mountains. One
returned a short time ago and claims
that there is camp of about 200 Indians
in the valley about twenty miles
from Marysvale, but 1t is hard to get
reliable news, as each mans story is
different from the others
Most of the settlers rely for their SUBJ
sistence and revenue on hunting the big
game in which the country abounds and
many of them live on elk, deer or ante
lope meat during the whole year They
slaughter a large quantity of game sim
ply for the hides. The settlers them
selves and the hunting parties whom
they conduct through the Jackson's
Hole country slaughter more game in
one year than the Indians do in five.
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CLOAK MAKERS STRIKE WANING.

Contractors Rapidly Giving Up-No Set
Element With sweat Shops"
New York, July 31.-More than 1000
of the striking brotherhood tailors re-
turned to work this morning as a result
of the signing of the agreement by
nearly 100 contractors
Samuel Probstein, of the strikers
executive committee. said: I'VE cannot
serve the bosses as fast as they come to
sign the agreement we have framed.
Eighty-one had signed last night. and
there were twelve new applicants early
this morning About L 200 Of the Broth
erhood went back to work to-day for
seventy-three bosses, who had conceded
our demands. IL looks now, though.
as if the strike would be substantially
ended by the close Of this week.
I'VE are going to refuse to settle with
those who run sweat-shops. We have
already declined to negotiate with sew
eral of these. We mean to get the fac
tory inspectors after them"
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400 Human Skeletons ia a cave.

Yuma. Ari., July 30.-On the a ~
river. eight miles from Camp ApacgrTsSs,
has been found a remarkable c9F 81, ~.
explorers found between 300 am ~ ~. ~ II
man skeletons, indicating the remain an 10
persons who had been sno ,H lsslL.y,,,io
death by smoke. The White A20 ,5ars
Apaches say that within the cave ,t t-.1
Is a large lake of water. the '4'''
intend 70 explore # further.
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Sixty-ninth to be a Regiment,

State Camp, Peekskill, July 31.-The
Sixty-ninth Battalion is soon to become
a regiment, orders having been received
by the First Brigade Headquarters for
an election to be held on August for
colonel. Lieutenant Colonel George
Moore Smith, Of the Seventh, who has
developed splendid military organiza-
ton by his efficient work, will be the
next commander. He Is war veteran.
-~ ksszsEss..s-s...-,
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SPAIN TO PAY THE MORA CLAIMS.
fractional Protest Made and Retaliation
Urged Against Us.

VTSeU
Madrid, July 31.-Republican and Car
list Senators and Deputies have ad-
dressed protest to the Government
against the payment of the Mora claim
without the sanction of the Cortes The
protest declares that the Governments
precipitency in settling the claim of the
United States is unconstitutional and
humiliating upon Spain, and that the
conduct of the United States in taking
advantage of the Cuban instruction
to press this claim is an exhibition Of
an unfriendly disposition.
The Government has decided to pay
the Mora claim in three installments
1t is the intention afterwards to induce
the United States to recognize Spanish
claims for damages to property in
Florida of citizens Of this country
which was incurred during the civil
war in America.
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BELATED AURANIA ARRIVES.
ereak In Her Main Steampipe Repaired on
Saturday at Sea.

Saturday at Sea.
New York, July 30.-The belated Gu
nard line steamer AuranIa arrived at
Quarantine at IL o'clock this morning,
all safe and well. Captain Mckay re-
ports that on July rs, in latitude 44:18,
longitude $685. at a. M, during clear
and calm weather, he was obliged to
stop ship owing to fracture in the main
steam pipe.
Repairs were made by placing a patch
over the broken portion Of the steam
pipe. The weather, fortunately, was re-
markedly fine with a smooth sea. This
greatly aided the engineers in their la
bors and on July 81, at p. m, the neees-
sary repairs were completed after a.
stoppage of thirty seven hours. The Au-
rama proceeded under reduced speed az
the rate of thirteen knots, without fur
Their stoppage or accident up to the time
Of arrival Captain Mckay reports that
little or no excitement prevailed at the
time of thp accident
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03
IRISH REvOLUTIONIsTs AT WORK.
Convention to be Shortly Held to Adopt
Definite Plans of Action,

Convention to be Shortly Held to Adopt
Definite Plans of Action.
New York, July 31.-The new Irish move
ment, the object of which is to form an
open organization opposed to all Parlia-
mentary attempt to redress Ireland s
grievances, and advocating revolutionary
measures, it is alleged is about to take
definite shape.
A convention of delegates from Irish or
CARNATIONS in the United States and Can
ada will be held within a few weeks when
programme for the working of the new
movement will be formulated.
A committee is now in session consid-
ering a time and place for the convention
In few days a decision will be made
public. Washington, Chicago, ST. I,ouis
and New York are the cities most favor
ed, and the probability is that in one Of
these cities the meeting will take Mace
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03
LONDONERs DYING FOR WATER.

Women OFFER Three Pence a Bucket and
Then Are Unable to Buy.
London, July 30.-The meagre supply
Of water in the eastern part of London
Is causing increased suffering to the in
habitants of that section. The streets
are filled with women offering three
pence or more for bucket of water but
who are unable to get ii for the very
good reason that there is none.
The death rate in East London has
been doubled since the companies began
turning off the flow of water except for
about two hours out Of the twenty-fJur.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03
NEW CABINET FOR CHILL.
Crisis May Be Solved by Recabarren's Lat
est Selections.

Valparaiso, Chill, July 3O.-Senor Re-
cabarren, the radical leader, has SUB.
mitted a list Of ministers TO Presiden.
Montt which may suggest a solution Oh
the present crisis.
In this list Senior Recabarren is as
signed to the interior, Senior Mover "
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7ehyi
Reisco to the Finance Department.
Senior Gandarfllas to the War IepaiLs
ment. Senior Vergara to the Ministry ,J u
Justice and Senior Larrai TO the PuoHS
Works Department.
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STUDENTS PLOT TO KILL THE GAR.

Conspiracy In the University of Moscow to
Assassinate Him.
st. Petersburg, July 31.-An extensive
conspiracy has been discovered among
the priests of the Seminary and Univer-
sity of Kieff, aiming at the introduction
of plan of greater freedom of attack
upon the prevailing system of nepOtiSm
in governmental positions.
1t is also stated that the discovery has
been made that the Students Union in
the University of Moscow are planning
10 assasSinate the Car.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03
DRILLING TO FIGHT IN CUBA.
PATe-nss IN NEW YORK PREPARING
TO ssaxr QCEsADAs' EXPEDITION.

Alb ut rs.uty 8ve Are Likely to SO to
pe~eauata Vflerc a Start Will Be Made
for G, ia-SeyeraI Expeditions Have
Ldntis,: tsl the Island-Tke Insurgents
Have rs, 900 Troops Against the Spanish
Army About 10000 Strong.
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Bishop Howe of Pennsylvania Df1''.

Bristol. r. l., July ST ~ -..-, ,t' Of
A. De Wolf Howe, Episc0l 1 D. norm
Central Pennsylvania, died yL-' after
ing at his summer home ISL"
a brief illneSS, -.--.-------
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NO TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA.

Reports of Revolution without Founda-
tion in Fact.
Panama, via Galveston, July 31-Re-
ports of the revolution in Venezuela ap-
pear to be without foundation In fact.
When the steamer Lafayette left La
auayra recently the prevalent opinion
was that the Government was strong
enough TO quell any serious outbreak
Gen. Ramon Ulloa has been sent on
special mission to ascertain the real con-
dition Of affairs on the frontier, and he
8 expected to return within ten days. He
will call at Buenaventura.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03
GOV. MORTON s DAUGHTERS UNHURT,
Thrown Out of Their Carriage in Collision
at Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor. July 3.-On Main street
yesterday, team collided with a carriage
containing Governor Morton's two daugh-
tiers and another young lady, throwing
them out and smashing the carriage No
one was hurt.
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FIRE BUGS ARRESTED IN MONTREAL.
A Desperate Gang Unearthed That Has
Caused Eight Fires.

Montreal, July 29-The police are
making rapid progress in tracking
down one of the worst bands of fire
bugs that ever were banded together in
this part of the world 1t is believed
that this band started eight big fires
here within the last year. Several ar
rests have been made.
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REPUBLICAN LEADERS MEET
Tine STATE COMMITTEE BEGINS ITS
SESSION AT NOON.

Saratoga to be Chosen for the Convention
and Number of Delegates Increased to
$50 or 76O-Little to be Doue To-Day
Chairman Hackett Predicts Rousing
Republican Victory Next Fal-Goyernor
Morton the Presidential Fayorite.
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49,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-09-07
RELIEF work.

Many ladies are attending on
the opening of the free
eating house on Bethel
street today, including Mrs.
S. G. Allen. Mrs. r.
Levers and daughter, Mrs. j. o.
Carter, Mrs. 7. e. Evans and
Mrs. G. Arnold. Food was
supplied to IT person including
about ten families. The supplies
comprise poi, stewed beef, loaf
and hard bread condensed milk t Ell
and boiled water. Firewood is also
furnished when needed. There
was no application for clothing.