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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
CODIFICATION COMMlSsInx.
Zach of the Members VIII Rcccfre .
Salary of $4,000.


The commission to codify the penal laws
OF the United States appointed yesterday
will each draw salary OF 5000 during the
time they are engaged on the work The
commission is composed of two republicans
and one democrat. AIr. Thompson is =
weh-known ex-member of Congress from
the Portsmouth, Ohio, district, and has:
been active in republican conventions fo,.
years.
Mr. Botkin was member of the repub-
iican national committee from Montana for
four years and refused to bolt the party
in the last election
Mr.. Culberson up to the 4th of March
was member of Congress, having repre-
sentel his district continuously for twenty
t"o years. He was recognized as one OF
the leading lawyers of that body, and when
the democrats We're in the majority he was
chairman Of the judiciary committee.
There was warm friendship between Mr..
Cuiberson and Speaker Reed, and had Mir
CuiDerson been in Washington when Mr..
Reed was elected Speaker in the Fifty
fourth Congress he would have been Sc
lected by Mr.. Reed to have administers:
the oath of Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
FOUND DEAD IN THE ROAD
John Cragin Thrown From Wagon and In
stantly Killed.
The Young Man Was on His Way to
Market With 81 Load of
Vegetables.

This morning soon after daylight the
dead tody Of John Cragin. sixteen years
old, was found On the Brentwood road.
near harmony cemetery, ard as there were
10 wounds or blood found upon him the
cause of death seemed to be mystery.
But Il few minutes later the finding of a
horse running at large and demolished
wagon or the load explained that the lad
was probably the victim of a runaway ac-
cident. v Eich afterward proved to have
been the case. There was no one near the
cemetery who was able to identify the de-
ceased. and the police took his body to the
morgue.
Clagin. who as already stated, was only
sixteen years old had been in this coun-
try about two months, having come here
from Scotland to live with his uncle, Mr.
Alfred Jeffery, who has a truck garden on
the brentwood road some distance beyond
the scene of the accident. Since his ar
rival here John has been attentive to his
duties his uI.cle's place. and had been
il the habit OF driving the horse which
ca used Ms; death this morning. Only yes
terday hc drove the animal successfully,
and he had Hever. experienced trouble with
1t, So far as is known.
Left Home at 1 O'Clock.
This morning. about l o'clock, the boy
left home with horse and wagon to bring a
load OF vegetables to market. HIS uncle
thinks the sad accident must have hap
pened about half an hour after he left the
house. No one knows what frightened the
forse nor any OF the circumstances of the
affair, for Crag:n had been dead several
hours before his body was found Other
vehicles coming to market passed along the
read in the meanwhile. but the drivers
evidently noticed nothing wrong, for it was
long after daylight when the police learned
of the affair and removed the body to the
mCrgGe.
The wagon was almost completely de-
molished, and vegetables We're scattered
over the road. Persons passing recognized
the horse and wagon the property OF
Mr. Je.fery. and ii vas in this way tina |
the identification of the dead boy came
about.
When the body reached the morgue
Superintendent Schoenberger made an cx-
animation and found that not drop of
blooc was on the clothing or outside or the
body. He thought at first that Crag:n' S
neck had been broken, but a more careful
examination showed that the TOP of his
skull had been crushed, although the scalp
was not cut, and his left leg had been dis
located at the hip. Death, it is thought
was instantaneous.
tncie Views :hc Remains,
Mr.. Jeffery called at the morgue later in
the day and saw the body. Acting Coroner
GlazebrGok made an investigation and gave
a certificate of cciden:al death. The body
was afterward taken from the morg,e 10
the home of the uncle, from where the
funeral will take place. The acting coroner
thought the boy had fallen asleeo. and thar
wien he tumbled from the wagon he fell
OF his head. His falling, ne thought. fright
eGed the horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
CELEBRATING DEAD MASSES,
Irish Catholic Priests In Chicago OI
serve Jubilee Day.

CHICAGO, June 22.-The Times Herald
says: Roman Catholic priests in Chicago
are observing this jubilee day of England $
queen by celebrating dead masses for the
spiritual repose of Irishmen whose deaths
are charged against English misrule in the
Emerald Isle.
Rev. Thomas Pope Hodnett. pastor Of ST.
Maiachfs Church. IS father to the idea of
this deeply religious protest against lauda-
ton OF Britain's sovereign. Priests of Irish
ancestry throughout the city generally
Join in giving the idea expression. In many
churches the Significance Of this mornings
mass may not be apparent. No pronounce
ment OF intention has been made, because
none was necessary, SO the movement is in
no sense official, emanating from the
high church authorities 1t is simply the
exercise by individual priests of individual
prerogatives. Each priest of the chur.h is
bound to say mass every day. BY what is
known as private Intention" or me
mento,' the mass is applied. II may be
said as prayer for any special object de-
sired by the priest.
The significance of the service will ba
most pronounced probably at ST. Malachfs 8
Church. There the celebrants will be robed
In black vestments and the service will
have all the characteristics of the funeral
mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
NO PRAYERS FOR THE QUEEN.
bishop Horstmann Explains the Attf-
tude of American Catholics
Special Dispatch to Tie Evening Star

Bishop Horstmann Explains the Attf.
tude of American Catholics,
Special Dispatch to Tie Evening Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 22-Rev. Ig-
natius Horstmann. the Catholic bishop of
Cleveland, has made rather a sensational
statement of the attitude of the Catholic
churches in his diocese toward the celebra-
tion of the queens jubilee. so far as
know" said the bishop, 1.-The Catholic
churches here are paying no attention TO
1t. This is America; We say prayers for
William Mckinley, President of the United
States. and not for Queen Victoria" The
bishop was asked If he wasn't personally
invited to take some part in the celebra-
tion.
Well he replied, 81 believe I did get
an invitation from some one to attend
some meetings. or something of that sort"
Did you attend?" was asked
"Of course not" said the bishop. "I am
an American. 1 was born In PHILADELPHIA
l presume that the Catholic churches of
England all said prayers for Queen Victo-
ria TO-DAY, but 1 do rot know of a Catholic
church in America that did. in our
churches We pray for the ruling monarch
or officer, and l do not know why We
should make any exception in favor Of the
queen"
Bishop Horstmann was shown a state
ment made by Bishop Glennon of Kansas
City with respect to the same subject, in
which he said:
Il shall order no prayers for England S
queen in our churches. More, l shall, II
necessary, expressly prohibit such prayers
In all churches in this diocese. Our people
have no occasion to invoke special bless
ings or Queen Victoria. AS a good woman
We admire her; as queen, we have no pray
ers to offer for her"
Very likely Bishop Glennon said Just
that" said Bishop Horstmann. II know
him. He is an Irishman. and for sixty
years Victoria has ruled England and
England has oppressed Ireland"
Here the bishop stopped. and laughed
heartily, whether for the purpose of show
ing that he was not quite in earnest about
his explanation of why Bishop Glennon
spoke SO emphatically, or from some hid
den reason he didn't explain.
Rev. DR.. Rocker. secretary to Archbishop
Martinelli whose attention was today
called to the supposed omissions of the
Catholic clergy by a Star reporter. said
that there was no significance to be at
tached to the matter: that no Catholic
clergyman had the right. in the absence
OF specific orders from Rome, to change
the liturgy of the church, and as no orders
had been issued at Rome on the subject,
there was nothing for the priests to do ex-
cept use the prayers for the day. Conse-
quently, as no prayers had been provided
for the queens jubilee. none were said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22

ton act for 1898, approved February 49,
1897. out of the uneXpended balance of the
appropriations heretofore made for the
completion of the building for the library
of Congress- for expenses of removal of the
library and copyright collections to the
library building.
The superintendent of the library build
ing and grounds shall hereafter disburse all
appropriations made for and on account
of the Botanic Garden. and shall act as the
financial agent of the joint committee on
the library.
Provision is made for the widows of a
number of deceased employees of Congress.
A Gross Increase of T1,34O,799.
The bill carries a gross increase of 81 1.340.-
1919 from the House bil' and Il gross reduc-
ticn of $l,695, ,54S, the net reduction from
the House bill being $s54.649. The total
appropriation carried by the bill is $751;
565. The principal item of reduction is
s1.1o0.0o0 on account of collecting the tariff
revenues, the greater part of which has
already been appropriated by the reSolu-
tion. The appropriation Of s15O,0O0 for the
recoinage of fractional silver coins was re-
duced to $4,000 because the lapse of time
rendered it impossible for the Treasury
Department to use the full amount.
Among the additions are the following:
$4,000 for the Paris international expo
stion; s255,367 on account of advances by
the Navy Department.: public building at
Bridgeport, Conn, s1000oO; dry dock at
Brooklyn, N. Y, S10O.OO0; judgments court
of claims sl59.301
The bill provides for the appointment of
a commissioner general to the Paris expo
sition, whose present duty shall be to pre-
pare plan for the representation of this
country at the exposition. His salary for
the present is to be 5000 per annum. The
governors of the various states and terri
torias are requested by the legislation to
invite their people to assist in the proper
representation of their industries and the
resources of the United States at the expo
st:on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
THREE MURDERERs TO HANG.

Believed to he Members OF an Or
Ennixed Gang Of Crfmtnals.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. June pat
Fayetteville, this state. next Friday. Clark
Lewis, white, and Albert Voires, a negro,
will pay the penalty for the murder of
Charles Gibson on April IS. 1876. At the
same time and place. Jerry Brown. a ne
gro. will be hanged for criminally assault
ing Mrs. Ike Radford. near Mt. Carbon, in
January last.
Lewis and voires are said to be men,
bers of an organized gang OF thieves and
murderers who have been operating In the
Kanewha and New River valleys for sey-
eral years. The many murders and rob-
berries that have been committed in and
around Montgomery within the last two
years are laid to their charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
THE STAR ny NAH.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address In the United
States or Canada. by ordering It at
this Office. in person or by letter.
Terms: IL cents per week: 25 cents
for two weeks. or 80 cents per
month. Invariably In advance. SUBJ
scrfbers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well az the
rev one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
WANT $25.OOO DAMAGEs.z
Children of Joseph Cooking .Drfn,
Suit AERinat Sheriff Wade

Suit Against Sheriff Wade.
LA PLATA, Md, June 22-John Grason
of Towson, Baltimore county and Herbert
w. Simpson of Baltimore city, sattorneys
for the infant children of the late Josenh
Cooking. who was lynched at Port Tobacco
last summer. have docketed suit in the cir
cult court for Charles county agains,
Sheriff George A. Wade and his bondsmen
for $4,000 damages, claimed to have been
sustained by cocking's three children, John
Malcolm. William Henry and Annie Louise.
by the lynching of their father.
1t is set forth that Sheriff Wade, after
promising Cocking's attorneys to afford
him safe protection. failed to make the
proper effort to do SO: that when the mob
made the attack upon the prison Jailer
Washington Barch. a decrepit old man,
was found in charge. who unresistingIy
surrendered the prisoner to their violence.
and that sherin Wade failed to make an
effort TO restrain the lynchers or ascertain
their identity. althouEh he had been in
formed by the jailer Of what was going on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
PREPARING FOR THE START.

BRILLIANTLY Attired Mobility Gather,
mt buckingham Palace.
By AssoeSated Press.
INSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE. LON.
DON. June 22.-The queen breakfasted a,
o o'clock, and informed her physician that
she was not fatigued by yesterdays cere.
monies.
Already at this hour, In the great quad
rangle Of the palace. there was many signs
of the coming ceremonial. Gorgeously at.
t.red servants gathered near the scarie,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22

The Court of Appeals today ordered that
the court stand adjourned from day to day
until the first Monday in October. Justice
Shepard will leave in few days on II visit
TO his native state-Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22

CONTINUED on Eighth Page
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

THE various strata of New York
society are getting into commotion over
the fourth coming "iete" or dress ball
to be given by Mrs. Bradley Martin
upon which the gracious lady first an.
nounced that she would spend $4,000
but afterward on account of the adverse
criticism, changed her mind and con-
cluded to increase the sum. DR.. Rains
ford attacked that way of spending
money by those who have it, and yari-
GUS sorts of polemics have ensued
among which will be with many of the
lower classes and the common people
a more formidable discussion as to
their ways of getting money. The
manner Of getting Is far more impor.
tant than the manner in spending.
If these lordlings got no money except
where q uttequivalent Is rendered no
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

ONE member of the State senate,
whose influence is plainly below zero,
is a man who was candidate for gov
ernor before the Abilene convention.
He has introduced a COxey bill Tor
road improvements payable in county
treasury notes, etc. He has also intro
duced various resolutions giving in
strucLiOns to our delegates in Congress
which were generally promptly killed.
1t was he who voted with the republic
can minority in committee to reduce
the bank commissioners term in order
to vent petty spite on Breidenthal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

such wealth displays would be gwen
in imitation of those Of some English
lady. This comes TO the very essence
OF property rights. Toown anything
implies the right to do with It as one
pleases. The public has no right to in.
terfere if this money or the property
it represents belongs entirely to the
individual that proposes to spend it.
For the public or any individual out.
side the owner to claim the power to
dictate is an assumption that the pub
lie has an interest In these large es-
tates. This is sooialistic. On the
other hand 1t may be urged that the
theory of individual property--to do
with ID as one pleases, is right but that
such estates have not been earned,
that the holders of them have never
rendered an equivalent to society for
it. But however this be, the fact is
that we have these great aggregations
of wealth, gained rightly or wrongly,
the increase Of which is being spent
in more than ORIENTAL laVishness and
splendOr while thousands weep and
mourn in enforced idleness. Theques.
ton is what shall be done with the idle
rich as much as with the idle poor.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

THERE is a disposition among many
Of those who have heretofore been ar
dent advocates Of a maximum freight
rate bill to step from that position to
one less rigid by simply solving or at.
tempting to solve the railroad question
with more power extended to the rail-
road commissioners. Some even
appear to be affected by the claim that
it is apparent that the railroads are
not making anything. This is thin and
slazY talk indeed. If we wait, before
reducing rates, till the railroads show a
cash balance for big dividends after
paying operating expenses and interest
on bonds, the rates will never be re-
duced. In fact, the time never was
when that could be done. If the rail
roads were 70 double their rates with
out diminishing their volume of business,
they would still show no great divi-
dends for the reason that it is their
practice to issue bonds, the interest
upon which will eat up all such sur
plus. The only thing that can be done
in any justice to the public, is to pass
bill that will allow such rates as will
give a good return on the capital act
ually invested without paying interest
on large issues Of bonds put out with
the sole purpose Of making hole into
which their enormous earnings may be
cast out of sight of the public before
whom they may go with the plea that
they are making no money.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04
DIR. CROPSEY,
rHE VITAL MAGNETIC HEALER.
New Location, Ohlce and Residence
No. ~ First Avenue East,
HuEchlnsOn, Kan

No medicine used. No surgical APP
planes or batteries. Many cured in the
past few months. Write for book
showing how to be cured.
Read what they say:
Mr.. A. ]. Saltzman, nurseryman, of
Burton, Kansas, says: "For several
years have been an invalid, much of
the time confined to my bed, at times
could get no rest or sleep. Nervous
prostration, dizziness in my head, liver
and kidneys refusing to do duty, chrome
stomach and bowel trouble, getting worse
all the time, could get no relief from
medicine or doctors. Hearing Of DR..
Oropsey OF Hutchinson, who uses no
l went to him for treatment.
After three treatments l was stronger,
could sleep, and began to improve. l
have had a months vital treatment, diz
illness is gone, l feel and realize that 1
am getting we'll. The cane that was
necessary to lean upon 1 gave the doctor,
having no further use for it. Am
stronger than in many months.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

THE New York salt plant employing
fifteen men, and the G. u H., employ
ing thirty, closed down Saturday night.
AT the G.. s. H. we understand very
few men are still working and the men
are told by the management that they
expect to start up in two or three
weeks. These things are very dis
heartening but it is perhaps what many
of the men voted for. They should re-
port to the "advance agent of prosper
ity," and no doubt they will the first
time they have a chance to do SO at the
ballot box.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04
TO ChIcngo byDayIIght.

The Santa Fe has put on swift
train leaving Hutchinson at ILLS p. m
running solid through to Chicago, are
rivlng there the next evening, This
train passes Kansas City at 700 a. m.-
making good connections with ais
lines at that point; passes Fort Madison
at 300 n. M. Galesburg at 4:45 p. M,
and is the only passenger train run
ming between Kansas and Chicago
that crosses the Mississippl river in
daylight. Free chair cars and Pull
man sleepers vestibuled throughout.
Meals are served in dining cars, guests
only paying for what they order.
IL you prefer to leave Hutchinson In
the morning the Santa Fe offers you
the choice of two fast trains, the Chi
cago Limited at 1905 and the Chicago
Express at 1910 a. m.
II you contemplate making trip
anywhere by rail call aud make inqui-
ries about our superior trim facilities
before purchasing tickets.
J. D. SWEENEY, Agent.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

NOTWITHSTANDING the silver ques
ton was supposed to nave been settled
by the recent election the members of
the legislature have been working off
their old campaign speeches on it. Re-
publicans said they were really sur
prised because their resolution to in
struct the delegation in Congress to
support the existing gold standard till
an International agreement can be ar
rived at, was voted down by a party
vote. But then we know they were not.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

IT SEEMS quite certain that some
thing will be done to reduce the charges
in the Kansas City stock yards at Kan
sas City, Kansas. Bills have been in
troduCed in both houses of the legis-
lature to this end, and although none
have yet passed either body, it is likely
that some of them will. The State
central committee has done something
heretofore unknown and addressed a
letter to the pOpulists Of the legislature
setting forth the manner the stock
yards companies have been filching
from the shippers and urging the pas
sage of some bill to correct the abuses.
It should be done.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

THE committee on printing in the
house reported favorably bill reduc-
ing the fees of the State printer about
25 per cent. The State printer can
bear the struggle on this 25 per cent
reduction better than the country prin-
ter can with his fees left alone. 25
per cent is not too much for the State
printers reduction. State printers get
rich always, unless mixed up in too
much litigation, country editors never.
The plan that should be pursued in
the matter Of State printing is for the
State to own the plant and put a man
in to operate it at a reasonable salary
just as is cone in the bureau of en-
craving and printing at Washington.
But there are those who contend that
this can not be done under the present
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

state constitution. The constitution
provides the method Of electing State
printer ETC.. and closes by saying "all
public printing shall be done at the
capital and the prices for the same
shall be regulated by law" Thus it
is claimed the constitution implies that
the printer shall own his own plant
and be paid for the work by the job.
What the supreme court would hold in
the premises can not be said, but the
change should be made even If the
constitution has to be amended.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

SENATOR Lewelling has letter
from the chairman Of the Sedgwick
county commissioners asking for the
passage Of a bill authorizing county
commissioners to take charge of lots
and lands held by the county for de-
linquent taxes, and allow their use by
the poor of the county free Of charge
somewhat on the Pingree plan. 1t
should pass.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-04

FOURTEEN mon working on the
Hutchinson & Southern road in Okla
homa yesterday went out on a strike
for higher wages. They got it-where
the chicken got the axe. Now they are
out looking for another jOb.-Hutchin-
son News.
Probably they we're poor unsophisti-
Gated fellows who really believed what
the McKinly spell-binders told them
about post. reelection prosperity.