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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
TMRLEGIsLArURE.

Last week we published an article to
the point that the people are becoring
impatient with the Legislature. An
other week Is gone and still nothing is
done, Ouly about ten days IS left Of
the constitutional time during which
the member can draw pay. This Is a
short time in which 10 handle all the
bills which deserve passage. The
freight rate bill, the school book bill and
the other more important ones have had
practically no discuss on on the floor of
the house. Then there may be confer
ence committees disagreement and
new conference Committees, all Of 1t
eating away time that is precious. The
outlook is not what we JuIHht wish.
But this legislature SHOULD not be
permitted to adjourn till it has done
what il was sent there for. Those who
have the cause at heart, the welfare of
the people and the party should write
to their representatives. and impress
upon them the fact that the State has
It's eyes on them and will hold them re-
spOnsiule for legislation that has been
promised.
1t is not what we have promised. 1t
is not what the people have asked 1t
ia scarcely too severe to call it betrayal.
But the rates fixed by the senate com
mittee were so high they would do little
good. By all our pledges we are bound
to pass bill similar to the one passed
by he pOpulist branch Of the legislature
heretofore This is the nature Of the
house bill. Pressure should be brought
to bear on the recalcetrant senators.
The Senate has now knocked the
sched of rates out of its railroad bill
leaving them for the commissioners,
who are not even made elective, to es-
tablish. This is little If any better
than the present law.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
TIE TRUST DEED BILL.

There is one bill which perhaps by
this time has been passed by both
houses against which we feel called
upon asa populist to protest. We
should have done 80 before but for the
lack Of information concerning it.
What is most to be deplored is that it
originated in the senate and was intro
duced by United States SenatOr-elect,
Harris. 1t is what is known as the
trust deed bill. A trust deed has al
ways been known as skin game in
strument for The creditor. Under it a
loan may be made for certain time
and if not paid promptly when due the
DEBTOR can be sold out of house and
home without process in court or any
other place where there is chance for
equitable defense. The only thing to
commend this bill is that it allows one
year in which to redeem. But under
our regular mortgage system the debtor
is allowed eighteen months. This re-
duces it one third besides taking away
from the debtor the opportunity of de-
Tending himself in court. 1t is done
upon pretense Of lessening cost of fore
closure and thus cheapeniDg interest.
But If we are to cheaper interest in
this way why not cut off the year for
redemption and let the creditor sell
them out without any time for redemp-
tiOn2 If a little is good more ought to
be better. If we are to cheaper inter
est by such measures why not shut up
on free silver and restore confidence to
the creditors.
or course when such a. statute is
upon the books the loan companies
will simply exercise their power and
say to the applicant for loan or re-
newal, take it under trust deed or you
don't get 1t.
The bill passed the senate and was
recommended from committee for pass
age in the house last week.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

The money bags of New York realize
that we have only fought the first
battle" in the war against the trusts
and mOuOpolies, They are now trying
to organize a gigantic Sound money
league" and have issued call signed
by the following illustriOus gold
barons, J. Pierpont Morgan headed the
list. Among the other signers were
George j. Gould, G. P. Huntington,
George M. Pullman, Russell Sage, d
o Mills, John d. Rockefeller, John E .
Searles, Secretary of the sugar trust;
August Belmont, agent of the Roth
schilds; Chauncey NJ. Depew and ROs-
well p. Flower, who was chairman of
the Indianapolis boilers convention.
This is surely "a yard of daisies" in the
work of philanthropy.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

THERE appear to be many senators
who are. in rebellion against the senate
maximum freight rate bill introduced
by Senator Harris and reported favor
ably by the railroad committee. They
Insist upon the bill introduced by Sem
ator Householder, which is about the
same as that passed by the senate two
years ago. The house bill is also SINH
lar. 1t is true the railroads threaten a
big legal fight if this bill is passed but
it strikes the average populist that a
bill the railroads won't fight is no
worth fighting We have some men in
each house that are so conservative and
cautious that they are afraid to do any
thing that will help anybody
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

moderate defense of DR.. Abbott and
declared he did not believe in the in
fallibltity of the English bible. This
if possible made a greater stir than Abb
bolt did at first. Now come a lot of the
Chicago doctors of the Methodist faith
and say that Dr. Buckley is right. AL
together these things show that there
is much loosening up Of the epidermis
that has held people within the shell Of
creeds and dogma.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

A MEASURE has at last appeared in
the lower house which makes the only
feasible aud sensible solution of the
county printing question yet proposed.
We have only seen the newspaper re-
ports and the provisions were not very
well defined. They are about as
follows: The legal rates are cut about
twenty or twenty-five per cent from
present. The printing is given to two
papers, one representing the majority
party and the other the next strongest
and the pay Is to be divided equally be-
tween them. This puts the published
matter before all the people, whereas
1t has been put before one class Of
readers, and it allows just reasonable
recompense for the work done. The
bill has been recommended for pas
sage BY the committee on printing il
the house and the chairman thinks i
will become a law.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

TITS very proper that the arbitration
treaty Grover Cleveland has negotiated
with Great Britain should be carefully
scrutinized and weighed by the Senate
before confirmation is given. A treaty
is supposed to stand for all time, and
as the constitution ranks the treaties
of the United States with itself and the
laws of Congress as the supreme law of
the land, too much care cannot be taken
to make certain that there is nothing
IN it that may interfere with some pro-
posed and needed legislation. Besides
there is little that is American which
Grover Cleveland would not barter tu
England if he has a chance.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

The legislatures of Texas and Ok
lahoma acted upon the suggestions Of
Governor Leedy in his message looking
to a north and south railroad operated
in such way as to rebound to the ben
eht of the people. The senate passed
concurrent resolution to appoint a
Joint committee of the house and senate
to act with representatives of these
states, but it stuck in the house for
some reason. While it may have some
resemblance to a iunketing expedition
the work of such a committee is essen
tial to the furthering of the project,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

which the doctors informed me were due
to neuralgia symptoms, l determined to
try Paine's celery compound on the ad-
vice of friend.
"To my surprise 1 found an entire
change going on after taking little over
three bottles and l began to feel like
new man. l have for the past 10 or
II years suffered from pains in the back
aud other symptoms of arrangement of
the kidneys and bladder, and have spent
many sleepless nights in consequence,
but now l sleep sound, thanks to the
common sense which induced me to try
Paine's celery compound. l will ever
praise the marvellous potency of this val
liable medicine, and at any time will be
glad to give personal testimony at my
address, should any sufferer care to call,
as l consider it selfish to keep such a
blessing housed up, and Think the pro-
prietors of Paine's celery compound de-
serving of more thanks than / can con
vey in words, for making me new man"
A word to sufferers:
Go to your druggist for bottle of
Paine's celery compound, and allow him
to sell you nothing else!
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

IT is to be greatly feared that the in
itiative and referendum resolution will
after all fail because lacking the cOusti-
tutiOnsl majority of two thirds in the
lower house required to submit an
amendment to the constitution. Sew
eral republican votes will be necessary
to get it that majority, Dut there ap
pears to be some hope Of getting some
of the better Of them to agree to it
This amendment is purely in the in
terest of popular government anC
should not he antogonizsd by any one
who favOrs government Of the people
of whatever party he is.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

THE many pontictl admirers of Sam
Riggs, who was the democratic and
pOpulist candidate for district judge
in Douglas and Anderson counties will
be pleased to learn that he seems likely
to win his contest. His opponent,
Smart, was shown elected on the face
of the returns by 36, but the recount
made by the attorneys in the case in
Douglass county shows gain for Riggs
OF Sc. Tho recount is now in progress
in Anderson county.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

LEIsHMAN, who recently resigned
the presidency of the Carnegie steel
company, which is perhaps almost
synonymous name for the steel trust,
thinks he has claims upon the new ad-
ministratiOn for the position of minis
ter to Switzerland. His candidacy is
backed by the notorious and abOmina-
BILE H.C Prick, and his claim probably
amounts to several thousands of dollars
contributed to Mark Hanna for the ed
ucstiOn of the dear people before cleo
ton,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

THE house committee to revise the
calendar has put the maximum freight
rate bill, the school book bill, the stock
yards bill, and the insurance bill on for
consideration FIRST, Now let them push
these bills and if tLey are passed we
Can defend ourselves. We hope how
ever that the house railroad bill will be
adopted. The senate bill is altogether
too conservative. Neither bill reduces
the rates as low as those in effect under
the Iowa law, but on account of the
lighter volume of business in Kansas
it would not be practicable toreduce to
its level.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

its real object is to curtail the circula-
ton of these publications by enhancing
the price, and to increase the business
of the express companies. The silver
campaign has been largely made by and
through these pamphlets and books.
But further han this, the bill would
transpOse newspaper Office into min
iature Ostoffice by requiring assOrt-
ments OF mail which is properly the
work of the mail clerk.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

THE famous investigating senator OF
New York, LexOw, has been investl-
eating the sugar trust aud as hereto
fore has secured about all the admis-
sions he or any one else desired. The
replies came from the trust magnates
with laughing abandon about how they
fix prices and control output and ter
inmate with the implied Interrogation,
"what are you going to do about it2
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

1T is a fact perhaps not generally
known that work on the old Panama
canal goes steadily on. By most peO-
pie in this country it was thought to
have been practically abandoned, but
it is stated that 1000 men worked dur
ing the yOar 1895 and last year the
number was doubled. 1t is said that
the French promoters Of the project are
more and more encouraged. After all
the French may cut the Isthmus while
we are blowing about Nicaragua.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

Paine's celery compound is working
miracles in the cure of disease!
So says n recent article by the foremost
medical essayist in B ,stOn.
"Notbing shows more concluslVely," he
adds, "the astonishing capability Of
Palne's celery compound than the thought
full, open.minded class of people who
use it and recommend it, both in public
and among their closest and dearest
friends and relatives. Among us (phy-
sicians) there is no longer any hesitanoY
in recommending this greatest remedy
without stint of praise"
About the same time the above article
was published there appeared in the
Boston Journal, the following letter from
David K. Chesser, of ASP Windsor street,
Cambridgeport, suburb of Boston:
81 take great pleasure in tesnfyIng to
the extraordinary merits of Paine's cell
cry compound. For some time past |
have been under the treatment of two
we'll known local doctors, but their com.
bined efforts proved of no avail. L have
been for years harsh skeptic in regard
to advertised medicines, but having suf.
fered exoruciating pains in the head,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

A SHORT time ago the world was
somewhat Jared by the report that DIR.
Lyman Abbott, of New York, one of
the worlds foremost preachers and
thinkers had spoken of the story OF
Jonah and the whale in considerable
levity. He was denounced here and
there by orthodox gatherings Of minis
terS till the other day DIR. Buckley ed
itor of the Christian Advocate of New
York and the official organ of the NJ
E. church in the United States made a
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
Sl.OO PER YEAR
c. E. SIDLINGER,

WHAT does Mckinley want any way.
His platform pledged him TO forward
by all IN his power an international
agreement on silver coinage. HIS en-
dorsement of Ed. WOlcOt s mission to
the powers also pledged him that way.
Then be appointed for secretary of
treasury, Lyman j Gage, sound money
democrat of Chicago, VINO don't want
any silver at all.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
Southern Homes In southern Texa,

Southern HON es Ia southern TexR'
This is the time Of year to visit the cell
ebrated coast country in south Texas.
Cheap homes can be procured in mild
climate where crops are sure and profit
able. The American Land Company is
sending out some beautiful Illustrated
pamphlets fully describing all the beau
ties and advantages of that region, any
one can procure one Of these hooks by adj
dressing them at Chicago. For full par
ticulars as to location, routes, excursion
rates and time tables, call On or address
the Santa Fe agent, Hutchinson, Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

THERE is a bill in Congress known as
the Loud bill which has passed the
lower house that should be killed in the
Senate. 1t IS a bill whose ostensible
object is to reduce expenses IN the post
Office department by taking a large
number of books, pamphlets, aud mag.
aZines out of second class matter, but
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
BLACKSMITHING.

T1RANK SNYDER. Blacksmith ant Horse
Z shoeF. Makes specially OF heavy black
smithing aud general job work. No. % West
Sherman. Hutchinson. Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
MACHINE SHOP.

Il 1875 west sherman, Boiler Engine and Ma
chine Repairing. Gasoline Stoves cleaned and
repaired.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
CONFECTIONERY.

THE ARK. Combs l. Combs proprletorE. All
i kinds OF fruits and cool drinks. Makes q
speciality Of ice cream. Special rates given
for parties and picnics. First door south o.
Martins
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

or address the undersigned.
JAMES d SWEENEY.
Agent Santa Fe Route,
Telephone. %.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
JEWELRY.

u~>.N ,~>~')N>-S's>I' '~~~~S'O.'~
HENRY ZINN. Jeweler and Scientific opti-
Ii clan, carries neat line Of ladies' and
gents watches, solid gold rings, One opal rings
solid gold speetacles, etc Makes a specially 0
testing eyes and fitting spectacle
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
All the Year santa Fe Tourist Rates

The Santa Fe have on sale daily-sll
year round trip tourist tickets to fol-
La MINI nninfn of rnfna nnmah.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25
'1Ioutcbtnson Gazette.

inferred st the postoffice in Hutchinson, Kansas
as second class matter.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
A REVOLUTIONARY ACT.

Now that the first flush of excite
ment has worn off concerning the Sup
ervisors' case in San Francisco, not
only the lawyers but everybody else
capable of thinking is wondering why
Mayor Phelan, his hackers and attor-
neys We're so short-sighted as to fail
to see that the appeal of the old Board
of Supervisors left il de facto in office
pending the determination whether 1t
had been legally removed. 1t appears
to us at this distance from the scene
Of the contest that a primary school
boy ought to be able to understand the
proposition, it is so obvious, so mani
testify just, so sound all through.
But it seems that Mayor Phelan not
only did not see the matter in its true
aspect. but that he usurped the office
of executor, and by force elected a
board lawfully sitting from its cham
bers, by force installed a body as the
legislative arm of the municipality, the
legality of the claim of which to sit
was still pending in court, and was
undetermined. 1t follows that the act
of the Mayor was revolutionary and
most dangerous.
We are considering this matter
wholly distinct and apart from any
of the contentious regarding the rea
sons for removal, the truth or falsity
of charges of combinations and corrup-
ton in the old board, and wholly in
dependent of the question whether the
judgment of the court below ousting the
Supervisors was or was not sound.
What the people have before them is
this plain proposition, namely: Every
citizen feeling aggrieved at the decis-
ion of a lower court may under certain
restrictions set out by the law, appeal
from the judgment to the court of last
resort, and except in certain cases
and this is not one Of them-the taking
of that appeal holds in allegiance the
judgment of the court below. If this
is not true, then in ninety cases out of
a hundred appeal would be useless, and
a lower court could become autocratic
and unjust without check or hindrance.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11

lines has awakened a general desire to
contribute to the fund, so that the
plan when achieved viii represent not
only her benefcence, but that of many
others who have means they can well
apply to this purpose.
We do not doubt that before the close
Of another year there will be submitted
plans by the highest architectural mas
tiers of the world, and that these will
result in the adoption of scheme for
the new university buildings that will
be set in motion by the commencement
OF work upon them before the century
closes. The plan contemplated is so
vast, and the ideas entertained SO ideal,
it is scarcely probable that those who
contribute to the fund will live to wit
ness the full contamination of the
great work, but they will have the SUI
preme satisfaction of knowing that
they are building for themselves i'm
perishable monuments in the history of
the State and the world.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
THE UNIVERSITY PLANS.

The trustees of the Phoebe Hearst
architectural plan for the State Uni
versity have issued their prospectus.
Its most striking feature is this, that in
the competition between the artists and
architects of the world for the submis-
sion of designs and plans they are not
TO be hampered by limits of cost or
time. They are told distinctly that
they are not to take any account of
the probable cost of the proposed
scheme Of buildings, but simply the
artistic effect, architectural adaptation
TO the site and its environment and the
purposes for which the buildings are
to be used.
1t will be seen that this at once frees
the orignators of designs from all en-
barrassment, for they are to present
their ideals, not merely their estimates
of expenditure of time and money nee
essary to realization of given scheme.
Probably it is not by this intended TO
convey the idea that the trustees will
that they desire to secure expressions
of the highest conceptions of architect
ural art, that out of these there may
be evolved a scheme commensurate
with the probable outlay intended by
the donors Of the great building fund.
This magnificent fund, we are assured
in the prospectus, has already assumed
the aggregate of $5,000,000, and it is
understood that it will much exceed
that figure. So. then, here is notice
given TO all the world that California
bids for the ideal university structures
the best that thought, skill and art can
evolve. and that there is to be limit of
neither time nor money upon this
thought and art. Architectural art
and science are to plan just as loftily
as is possible to them. They are to lay
the lines for a symmetrical pile of
buildings that are to endure. not for
years but for all time; buildings that
are for the centuries and the ages, and
that are TO embody the highest and
best there is in conception and execu-
ton of design and construction.
The scheme, we take it, contemplates
the crown and triumph of all that hui
mainly can possibly accomplish in the
present era of civilization, with the his
tory and examples of all recorded time
behind it For the first time. then, we
1,o.-o 41,a o,%ict aud tho dncioDp ralaceti
before the financier in the effort to APP
proach perfection in design and con-
struction of buildings. We are told in
the prospectus that the Inauguration of
the scheme of new buildings for the
university by Mrs Hearst on these
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11

come up for trial, and the fellow will
probably go scot free. A Justice Of the
Peace thus sold himself to a scheme TO
defeat the ends of justice. It was
scurvy trick, and one that cannot be too
severely denounced. True, it may be
said that the woman who would do this
thing to save the murderer from the gal
lows, would probably have perjured her
self when it came to the trial, or would
have absented herself unless held in Gus
tody; at least would have proved an in
sufficient witness. But the prosecution
as we understand it, was prepared to
compel her to testify. 1t had the right
to be protected from such a defeat of
justice as was accomplished. Such de-
vices as these bring the methods of the
law into contempt. and invite. assault
upon it by those who stand ready to cry
it down, and proclaim anarchy in its
place