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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

THE CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION.

Seattle. Wash, June q, 1895.
To the Editor: In your editorial pub
lished this morning under the heading,
The Law of Civ1! Rights" there IS
something of criticism upon the action of
Justice of the Peace 1ngersoll in holding
the civil rights statute Of this state UNI
constitutional. II it Is intended by the
article to advocate the general propo-
sition that in no case should justice Of
the peace refuse to enforce a criminal
statute because In his ju3gmen. It is UNI
constitutional. / do not desire 10 reply,
as that is a proposition upon winch there
is much difference OF opinion. 1t Ger
tainly has been the practice In the city
of Seattle for the justices Of the peace.
who are usually lawyers of considerable
training. 10 refuse TO enforce sach stat
utes where II has appeared ;hat the statute
in question was clearly unconstitutional
and not supported b. any authority. |
know that in some states this Is not the
practice. though upon what principle
justice II the peace should impose q Grim
inai penalty upon citizen where. in his
honest Judgment. ne believes there Is no
law for II, | have never been able 10 see.
OF course. the presumption rs that the
law Is valid, and the justice should 80
held If ne has any doubt about the
matter
think. however, that the language OF
your editorial VIII perhaps give wrong
impression OF the facts in the case which
suggested the article AMI as Justice inger-
soil is not IN a position to correct Il, |
think perhaps il is my duty as one Of the
attorneys in the ease 10 do so. This stat
ut. was not held 10 Is unconstitutional
except upon one pant. and that the IN
suficency OF the title OF the act 10 cover
the provisions II contains. II the SUI
prerae court Of Michigan has upheld such
an act under such a title am 10, advised
OF Il The supreme court 81 NJ chlgaD. as
that Of many other states. has upheld the
Constituti0uallty II such lex sin tfon where
property pa ssed under sufficient tUe
The title OF the ect IN question seemed 20
Justice IugtrSon a. u seems 10 me Il
would - any competent lawyer "a no had
carefully examined the question. - be
wholly INSULT ieut - support the act an
der the constitutional provision Of this
state as construed ny our supreme court
In a number Of cases The decision ~
Justice Iugersou was entirely IN l.re with
thu decisions ~ the sHpr, rre court Of tais
STATE. ard not opposed To the decisions OF
the supreme court Of any STATE or which
SIN advised In fac. n decisions upon
,be Question involved were crted to jus
tigo Ingersou rs counsel f)r 'Ie sta.e
Es~etaEEv because none could rs found
which would support ,ae act ! an very
,f.,tv Yours. I. 7. TURNER.
Mr. Turner's opinion Is that Justice
a. TIE. pca y" may wi,h pfoff.@ty pass
unsn tn, consciultionaGty q statute.
Tee Post lnjel!igeucet does not agree
With aim.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
Comm en,snble Secrecy.

Snr!ngfield, Mass, Republican.
It IS refreshing 10 see Secretary Long at
tempting 20 pat an end TO the truly Amer
lean plan OF conducting war IN open com
mittee of the whole peoi le The war de-
partment should follow the navy depart
ment in taking action. and the sooner the
better. The secretary of the navy has for
hidden the officers Of the department 20
give out news or even 70 talk 10 newspaper
men. This is n such sharp contrast with
The truly American way Of doing things
that the reporters are quick 70 telegraph
THAI the officers are fretiing somewhat
under tho imputajion that they cannot be
relied upon AMI placed upon honor. ana re-
sent the Official order fcrgiddng them 10
Re seen talking - newspaper men or visit
ors." Let them fret The order is not
too sweeping ana it should be vigorously
enforced
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
Reduced Interest Rates

indianapolis Journal
Having seen a statement to the effect
that farmers in some parts Of the West
are paying ~ 20 Z pr cent. and even
more, on farm mortgages. man who
has been In the loar business IN Nebraska
Kansas ana iowa FOR fifteen years. writes
tha- farmers are placing mortgages At
the present tine at per cent and that
this year tons have been placed AZ a less
rate He says that in Nebraska local
agents are making q house-to-house can
vass. Offering an open rate ~ per cent.
are that on the best security money IN
farms has tAsn obtained FOR { 3-5 per cent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

We violate no confidence in stating that
the Cadiz fleet has sailed.
- - -
Anyway. Col wholley's lawn mower
martyrs cannot complain that they are
not IN the pus,.
y - p
The Mole 81. Nicholas seems 20 have
established headquarters at the Cuban end
OF the grapevine.
- p -
Gov. Brady may find il tEife ficult
TO look pleasant and referee the great
Alaska smuggling scrap.
r. - -
Since the little occurrence In Stanley
park. the good citizens Of Vancouver may
conclude that tire Southern method in
similar cases Is not without its adyan-
tagss.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
sEAIvfI ,.'s BEAUTIf'IL HOMES.

sEATfIs.'s BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
Strangers who come to Seattle and
who have time TO go through the resi-
deuce districts. never fail to express
their admiration Of the beauty OF the
city. This il especially the case with
people from the interior states who live
in cities built upon q plain. One some
times hears a little grumbling about the
steep streets between the business
highways and the homes. but once on
top of the hill there is d panorama
spread before the eye which few cities
IN the world can match; and the hun
dreds Of pretty homes standing in their
own gardens filled with flowers form a
most enchanting foreground.
There il a very valuable moral influ-
ence In this opportunity for a beautiful
home life. Extensive as the growth of
this city Will be. nothing can interfere
with the retention OF this aspect Of our
surroundings. The residence district
will fiji up with houses. but the grea.
area of high Land affords accommodate
tIon for Il vast population. The ten
dency to suburban life with flower gar
dens and lawns is one Of the most graft
flying and most encouraging signs Of
progress toward a higher plane of cit
izeuship. When people are crowded into
s.rs .s,t Fgl
sunshine and pure air a decentralization
follows In which ambition is crushed
One Of the most potent causes OF the Sc
attic spirit Is TO be traced back 10 the
general ownership by the citizens Of
their homes.
This is not "a fancy; proof OF it is to
be found both in parallel and In con-
ttast. Socialism is bred in the hot-bed
Of crowded cities, where people rebel
against being packed in swarming
masses in districts where there is scarce
Is breathing room. \ happy and CON
tented people ia always to be found
where there Is the largost number OF
homc-oWncrs The hes. results ii civil
lied life viii be found midway between
the dcuseiy packed roukerjes II the east
end II London ana the famous town II
YARN Tho latter place IS known In
England Rs "thc NEST finished town"
In the country. because 10 new house
has been huilt foc nearly century.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

The news that August has teiegraphed
home thai he has retired within the walls
OF Manila ard VIII be unable TO conlrnuni-
cate further with the government Is only
eauaied il history by that OF the other
gentleman who crawled through the bung-
hole and pulled Il IN afte- him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

call upon the fouHd-ynsan who bought the
copper wire ard explain 20 him that there
Is danger II buying goods % that character
from very small boys Very small boys
would not have the same temptation 10
steal II Il were not for thu good IA turel
readiness with which sosne simple minded
and aasuspic4oEs people buy goods without.
inquiry from very srnan boys.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CANaDA's GOVERNOR.

CANADAS GOV tshNOH.
The relations between Canada and the
United States make the impending
choice Of governor general In succession
to Lord Aberdeen a matter OF more than
usual interest to Americans. The gov
ernor-gensral does not interfere directly
In local matters. but his influence can
not fail To be felt In ali international
affairs. IL is understood that he repre-
SCENTS the imperial policy and does. in
fact. mold the colonial policy In such
matters as the home country is more
directly concerned In.
The present governor has had com
para.iyely little to DO with negotiations
between this country and Canada. be-
cause Ii happens that a commissioner
and the leading men OF the government
have been of character which made
them respected by the British govern
ment. and their opinion was generally
deferred 10. In Canadian politics Lord
Aberdeen has had To submit to some
criticism. lie has not been regarded
as brilliant statesman. but he had a
high reputation In Great Britain as a
Kan Of strong common sense. lie was
something Of liberal and he manifest
ed this Ia 1896 In a manner which gave
offense 10 party newspapers. although
an impartial observer would have ex-
pected praise for il.
After the election Of 1896 the governor
refused to consent to certain appoint
ments which the outgoing ministry pro-
posed. lie took the view that the vote
OF the people was equivalent 20 an Elk
defeated ministry. ana that appoint
ments should be made by the rulers
whom the people had selected and not
by those whom it had discarded AS he
expressed Il. he took that position "in
order to cherish and preserve the pre-
negatives Of the people" This was an
innovation upon custom bat It was JUS
titled 10y good sense and fairness.
1t is custom whioh has grown m in
England but although IL Is tolerated
AS matter If courtesy Il cannot he de-
Tended as being right II Is very usual
for outgoing governments ia England ~
reward party services by appointing
men to vacant Offices which they may
retain Notwithstanding change of MIN
istry. and - elevate 10 thc peecage men
OF their own party whose votes IN the
house OF lords will naturally b. wiki
the fallen ministry and not with those
whom a change in public sentiment had
charged with responsibility. 50 Jar ia
this courtesy carried nat an Incoming
ministry Will ASA its predecessors what
men 1t had designated fer any rartieH-
lar vacancy. and Will carry out the
wishes OF those whom Is succeeds With
in certain limits.
The hold which this custom ha1 CD
taiued VAS $50 strong tha. even she
Toronto Mail criticised The xoys~-
nor fer his 'auavaua0. !; denied
that an election urJer the Cara
dian constitutional system decided
the political character ~ tae s.eu Who
were T. ha,A Nt0e offices nu3~ tar
cft,.n. ], DECLARED that attn 50 g.
pe.l3e save - .c 5-3--u.I.: ~ .ssft.
issure, they ga re, say teat c.-sa q
Naceat ,f ,e'nu<.' AS e..:e Z, .--G
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

The attempt 20 asSsassinate Capt. Gen
Blanco and the attempt 10 poison Aglin-
aldo show the necessity OF . strict dLscip-
line BY the United States whenever il can
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guarantees Its advertisers n bona
nde paid cireuIntios. Daily, Weekly
and Sunday, double that OF any
other newspaper Published In the
state of Washington. Advertising
contracts viii be made subject TO
this guarantee.
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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-01-07
oFFERLE ITEMS.

Revival meetings closed 1ast week.
Rev Harbes and. wife went to Ray
the latter part of the week.. They will
remain over Sunday. -
Mrs. Teed and Mrs. o. Oderle visit
ed Mrs. Kuhn the 30th ult.
Miss Mabel Teed went to K1nsley
Friday eve. to spend ''New Years"
with friends in the city. She returned
Sunday night.
Prof. VIM. Russell returned to Lin
coin Sunday eve. where he will resume
his school duties.
*. Schwartz has had the misfortune
to loose three head of young cattle in
the last week.
Mrs. Birsinger and son Alph were
in Kinsley the 3rd inst.
D. D. Baxter and o. Offerle were in
Hntchins on last week. They returned
Saturday evening after taking in the
chicken show. Mr.. Offerle carried off
the prizes awarded the Wyando 8
and Bluffs.
Mr.. L. Offerle has received pair of
Golden pheasants from Oregon, which
he prizes very highly.
Miss Anna .Swartz and Mrs. Brown
were visitors at the Offerle sch ool
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Cline has recently received a
car of Canon City coal and is now
supplying the school and the people
with that article. *
Our grist mill is DING a good busi-
ness. All persons who have anything
in that line will dowen to patronize it.
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Examination Of Harry Read:
Knew Brockman by sight. Last saw
him on Saturday afternoon between
3 and s O'Clock, whsan he got some
oysters. After he went out saw him
meet StClair, he came. back signed
some paper and gave StClair.a quar-
ter. Brockman said he was going
away. Was sober, was q drinking
man, but never saw him so that he
could not take care of himself. He
had several bills and some silver but
could not tell how much he had. Saw
three bills.
Examination of w. A. Snow:
Stellar testified at parliamentary ex-
animation that he had drank with
BrOclman.
u. NJ. Lewis was called and. asked as
to StClair's manner when he came into
the room where body was found and
replied that he appeared somewhat
excited.
State rested its case.
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CONTINUED on hfth page. !

A Tennessee lady, Mrs..J. w. TQwle,
of Philadelphia, Tenn. has been Using
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ior her
baby, who is subject to Group. and
says If it: II find it just as good as
you claim it to be. Since I've had
yOur>cough remedy, baby has been
threatened with Group ever so many
times, but would give him dose Of
the remedy and it prevented his hav-
ing it every. time" Hundreds of
mothers say the same. Sold by Port
er drug company.
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fle, knives made into saws, razor,
two iron bars, alligator wrench.
Found razor in StClairs bed, files Sc
creted in different places in cell. Iron
bars were concealed in window casing
Did not know how he got the stubb.
Found file marks on cell bars adjoin-
ing the one occupied by prisoner.
Prisoner had access to both cells. The
other prisoner had access to same
cells as Stellar. When the sheriff
entered the Jail to make search, ST.
Clair sat on chair behind his ham
mock rayt. 10 Ds.zs whase the file marks
were found.
Mr.. Heath was cross examined by
Mr.. Beezley who brought out that Mr..
Heath in searching the house, found
pistol in plain open view on shelf in
sitting room: When Jail was search
ed there were two prisoners confined
there. Did not know how long win
dow weights might have been concealed
in window casing. None of the tools
were in st Clair's Immediate possess.
ion. -.
Redirect examination by Dyer:
Stellar could reach window casing
from cell. Stellar. had the run Of
the corridor in. the Jail, when frs,
put. in: File. marks on bars were
fresh. There were also old marks.
Cross examination:
Will Young was released before his
time expired, by commissioners. Did
not know where he might he now. ST.
Clair could reach from cell to window
casing and pull ouU board SO that
weight would roll out. =
Examination of DIR. PearsQH.
Assisted in autopsy. Described
autopsy, position and location = bt
body Believed man was shot while
asleep. When body was. found, life
lad BEEN extinct from 36 to 48 hours.
Examination Of DR.. Alexander.
Was called in 'asscoropor to sit on
the body of Brockman, described po-
sition and location'of body, described
autopsy,s removed top of head and
found bullet lodged at base of the
brain, compared this bullet by Weigh
| ing with others and fouad that the
bullet that killed BrOckman was of
almost exactly the same weight as
p, bullets taken from cartridges of 81
caliber Brockman was shot while
asleep and death was instantaneous.
Brockman had been dead about 4e
| hours.
J. II. Leshure stated Last saw
| Brockman Oct. Ii, at noon, next saw
him dead. I gave hin two S. gold
pieces for bills. He also had a $1O
f'bill and some change that saw. He
had been staying with me and wanted
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COURT NOTES,

Court convened Tuesday morning.
After calling the docket over the case
OF the state vs.. Stellar was called for
trial. The crime with which Stellar
Is charged is the murder of Joe Brock
man. The readers of the Graphic
will remember that BrOckman was
fOnnd dead in StClair's shop last Oct
Obei; that he was shot through the
head; that the crime had been commit
ted a day or two before the body was
foand; that the circumstances sur
rounding Js.a crime directed suspicion
to Sinclair and that the coroner's jury
declared that they believed Stellar to
b guilty of the crime. He was arrest
ed on complaint of the marshall be-
fore the coroner's jury returned their
verdict.
The prisoner was brought into court
and asked if he had council, he said
that he had none and asked to have
MIR. Beezley appointed. After consul
tati on the court appointed Mr. Beezley
and Mr.. Haun, of Larned. The attor-
neys then asked for a postponment of
the case until the afternoon so that
they might familiarize themselves with
the case.
Court convened at l o'clock. The
attorneys for the defense moved to
quash the Indictment for the reason
that at the preliminary trial the evil
dence had not been reduced to writing
The motion was overruled. The jury
was then called and the following &C.
selected:
NJ. Keyser, August Sire, Nate .Og-
den, g. E. Harvey. C. NJ. Cochran,
NSE. T. Hardy, .W.>'M: Hawley, Geo.
f9Iatheney, E., ,krrth, Fritz Young,
A, J.'Curtis, J. t. Dugger. ::
Eirst witness examined was Dave
'J.est ter, who testified to finding. the
dead body. He was with .Wieberg.
Guild saw them looking in the window
aud came over, opened the door and
they shep found that the man was
dead. w
Second ~is9ess, sheriff Heath, was
in the opera house and W.. called by
Guild who tofa him that there was a
dead body in the TO ,ln across the way
He searched the body, found small
memorandum book, examined premis.
.es TO see how tl@J building had been
entered. Found 40 evidence to make
him think that the, building had been
entered in any otherNay than by the
door. Found no weapon. Found
claw hammer Searched StClair's
premises on the 22nd of October
Found 81 caliber revolver which he
produced. The prisoner while con.
fined to Jail attempted to escape.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-12
SPAIN MAKING PREPARATIONS.

New York. August ia dispatch to n,
Tribune from Gibraltar. says:
Reports circulated by the Spanish au'
thorities at Tariffa to the effect that
: troops have been sent back from Carlo.
nero and adjacent posts TO Alseries
whence lhey were being drafted TO iheii
homes. are without foundation. On the
contrary. measures for defence actively
continue and the 1.0oJ men who garrison
the line OF forts from san Rogue to Car
bonero and Guadalmina have just been re-
inforced by an entire regiment OF noun
tain artillery. with forty guns and are en-
camped on the heights OF San Rogue.
The armament OF these batteries re-
Gently completed at Punto Carbonero. al
san Garcia tower and on the Isle OF Yer
de. consists for each battery OF four
quick fire Ordonez guns OF Is centimetres
calibre and 10 "a centimetre calibre or
donez guns % or 80 guns Of smaller cali
bre, but also OF the ordonez pattern are
in barges near the water batteries appar-
entity waiting to be placed in position.
To a military observer ii is evident that
the fortihcations recently completed by
the Spanish engineers and now receiving
their ornaments are especially directed
against any offensive movement tsom Gil
braltar,
The Spanish government is thus not
only taking serious precautions against
any possible Anglo-AmeriCan combination
near Gibraltar, but is oroiltng by the las,
days Of the American war to finish the
formidable line OF works confronting Gil
braltar which, If done in ordinary times
of peace might be interpreted as a menace
10 ENGLAND and cause demands Tor eNp.a-
nation
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-12
SPAIN SIGNS
PEACE TER MS
ccon,inusd from first Pasoj

government Taking possession Of porto
/ Rico IN called by men of the army and
navy a Nirr pr,cnutiun. ! suppose every
| civilian should abide by their judgment
/ We have. however % manage the island
which ~ q matter 81 ,hc Rraycsi AIM ulty.
/ The Inhabitants are not for Helf-Eoycru-
mcn, The colonial Naturalization. such
49, European nations have established,
srrn 10 40 q violation of our idcaH Of SELF
government supporc We will have to
ny though.
The pu.a-sripn 81 Hawaii seems Justified
hy arguments Of military and naval men.
that the people are easy of government
and not turbulent or quarrclsomc. / think
Senator iioafs speech on this matter is
the beat review OF the subject pro and
con. which have seen.
80 fsr az the Philippines are concerned.
somc men hiEh IN authority have told us
that We must have at least cohiing sta
ton there beyond that while We do not
know the presidents views upon the mat
lcr think We should be relieved from
responsibility az soon as We can fairly.
/ am greatly opposed 10 the introduction
Of the colonial system In that portion OF
the world It l. not mere matter OF
territory or distance. We took Alaska.
but l,s population was small and their
coming IN as part of did not AFFECT Us,
but. TO bring In from one country six 10
ten million sayagcs us part OF our national
existence IL. TO my mind. weighted with
untold dangers. II We can Sc, rid of the
responsibility and do justice to the people
there hope to do 80. believe In follow
ms the advice of George Washington to
avoid al ontaglcd alliances. and In the
Monroe doctrine