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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28

constitutional provision for the term of office for the Governor of the State con- f1icts with the wishes of Colonel Burns. As a result the constitutional provision has been set aside and Colonel Burns has decreed that Governor Gage shall be inaugurated January f. 1853, and that the reappointment Of Police Commissioner Gunst shall be an- nounced on January 5, 1899. It may be stated in passing that Governor-elect Gage conveyed the decision of Colonel Burns to Governor Budd in order that there might be no mistakes as to the matter of dates.
 In announcing the date of his in- auguration to Governor Budd Mir. Gage neglected to give Colonel Burns credit for overruling the constitution, and even went so far as to declare that the announcement was the will of the executive committee of the Republican State Central Committee. Governor Budd accepted the statements of Gov ernor-elect Gage as that of gentle man and it was not until later in the day that it was discovered that the Governor elect had drawn upon his vivid imagination when he referred to the supposed action of the executive committee of the State Central Com mittee.
 Some time ago Police Commissioner Gunst called upon Governor Budd and asked him what he (Budd) intended to do regarding the appointment of a Police Commissioner for San Francisco to succeed Gunst. whose term of office expires on January 5, 1899. The Cover nor replied that he had not yet given the matter serious consideration, but gave Gunst to understand that he (GunsD would not be reappointed. The Governor, however, added that he had not yet made up his mind concerning the matter and that when he had ar rived at a definite conclusion he would notify Gunst of his intentions.
 Saturday, when Governor-elect Gage was asked to name the date of his in- auguration, he declared that he could not decide until he had had a confer ence with Governor Budd on Tuesday. yesterday he went to the Palace Hotel to meet the Governor. He entered the hotel and went upstairs, but instead of going to Governor Budds apartments he entered a private apartment, where he was soon joined by Colonel Burns.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28

strain. Soon after entering the court roon! in the morning she bent her eyes on the jurymen and gaZed steadily at them for some time. She seemed to draw no relief from the stolid expres- sion on their faces and turned to her sisters for comfort.
 The arguments will. it is expected, consume the greater portion of to-day and tomorrow. If so it is thought Judge Cook will not charge the jury until the following morning. Attorney General White will make the opening argument for the prosecution this morning. He will be followed this after noon by George Knight of counsel for Mrs. Botkin, while he in turn will be followed by his associate. Frank Me Gowan. tomorrow morningf MT. Hos mer will then close for the State and all that will remain then will be Judge Carroll Cooks charge to the jury when Mrs. Botkin's fate will be in its hands.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28
THE PROCEEDINGS.

Mrs. Grace Harris, the woman who sold Mrs. Botkin two handkerchiefs at the City Of Paris, and who has been MT.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

The bill for the annexation of Ha-
waii passed the senate by Il vote OF
AZ to u, and, having been signed by
the president, the islands now belong
to the United States. Party lines
could hardly he drawn on the ques-
ton, as both Democrats and Popu-
Montana Senators favored the bill,
Senator Carter voting for ii and Sen
ator Mantle being paired in its favor
with Senator Martin. The majority
OF OurStatesmen regard these islands
as a military and commercial adj
vantage, and recent events have
demonstrated the wisdom OF such a
conclusion.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

The ltavalli Republican: When a
Democratic president, senate and
house repealed the silver-purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act, in spite of
the earnest protest and determined
opposition OF the Republican senators
and representatives from the western
states, the towns OF Philipsburg and
Granite became almost deserted,
their mines closed down, and the few
people who could not get away We're
left almost hopeless Of the future.
And in this condition these mining
towns remained during the rest of
that administration nearly four
years under the administration OF
the party which processes to lie the
only friend Of the miniu" interests.
\ Republican administration has
been in power only sixteen months,
and Philipsburg and Granite are pick
ing up, their mines are being rroppn-
ed, their population returning, and
their future is bright. Is this the ca
lamity and the hard times that were
predicted by our Democratic friends
in the last campaign? Can it he pos
sible that Democracy is N false
prophet in this as in every other
thing il has tried its hand at?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Owing to n strike OF stereotypers
on the Chicago papers nodailies Were
issued i'm that city for nearly a week,
fore i'll the history OF the western me-
tropolis. The non-appearance OF the
great dailies. during a period of ex-
citing war news, was greatly felt all
over the west. The International
Typographical union refused to sus-
tain the strikers in taking advantage
OF the situation to go on a strike.
The papers are now issuing regularly
again, though with new men.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

statement was published, with a
large and comfortable reserv fund
on hand amounting TO over 30 per
cent of its deposits. The manage
ment of the bank, az well as its pa
irons and customers, are to be con-
graduated on so excellent a show
ing.-Great Falls Tribune.
Reports of this kind come from
nearly every city and town in the
Union. Yet, in the last campaign,
demagogues went about the country
poisoning and infiaming the minds
of the people by telling them that the
hard times were owing to the fact
that there was not money enough to
do the business of the country. Some
of the worst croakers even Of
fered figures to prove their assertion.
There were men in this county-Demo-
Gratis. of course-who, after drawing
their money out of the banks and
burying it, joined in the howl for the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver,
not thinking, perhaps, that their very
act. initiated by thousands OF other
throughout the country, was the
chief reason for the apparent lack of
money.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

There will he no trouble in dividing
the honors between Sampson and
Spanish fleet. Brave officers and a
generous people will not wrangle
over the question as to who is the
most deserving. Had Schley been
absent also, no one doubts but Capt.
Bob Evans would have done the
work up brown, we ii he had been
Obliged to get on board IL faster ship
than his own.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Congressman Hartman is leaning
so far toward Democracy that he is
liable to fall over backward, as back
ward is the step the party always
takes as a general proposition. Hart
man is so afraid that he will say or
do something that will not meet the
approval of the majority of the party
in this Satisfactorily losing the NOM
nation for congressional he is notin
accord with the advanced views of
the more liberal and progressive.
This accounts for his opposition to
the annexation of Hawaii. But the
Democracy is not a unit in opposing
annexation, in Montana Orelsewhere,
and, like the silver question, it is
liable to split the party wide open.
The Helena Independent, in a recent
issue treating upon the annexation
of the islands, said: "WhileT The indie
pendent is decided i'm its opposition
to the acquisition of remote islands
by conquest, and the inauguration of
a policy of colonization, this objec-
" 10 " oppiiNstDit W tit liz" eti-
an islands, which are acquired at the
request and with the consent of the
established government of those isl
ands. They are the nearest islands
of the Pacific to our western coast
and would be of the highest strategic
Importance in theevent of war. They
naturally belong to the United States,
and we believe their annexation at
this time, when the most favorable
opportunity was presented, is i'm the
line of correct and safe policy. These
islands are looked upon with covet-
II eyes by other great naval pow
ers, and any attempt on their part to
seize and retain them has been prop
erly forestalled." The bucolic states
man from the banks of the Sour
Dough can see no advantage to the
United States in the annexation of
the islands, although as a military
and naval necessity the reverse of his
views has been demonstrated in the
past two months. The future will
amply prove the wisdom OF nnexa
ton. as has the acquiring OF Alaska,
which had bitter opponents when it
was purchased owe thirty years ago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Schley appears to be the hero of the
naval battle in which Cervera's fleet
was destroyed. Sampson would have
managed the job just as well, but he
happened to lie seven miles away
when the Spanish fleet made an effort
to escape. Such are the fortunes and
chances OF war. 'Rah for both of
'emI
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Capt. Wainwright, OF the Glouces-
ter, was second in command on the
Maine when she was blown up in
Havana harbor. He remarked, after
sinking the Furor and Pluton, that
"'the Maine had been avenged"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has restored the wages of train
employees to the scale that was paid
prior to the reduction in 1894. These
are not Democratic times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Considering that the two Spanish
torpedo boats, Furor and Pluton,
We're destroyed by the Gloucester, a
steam yacht, the torpedo boat should
not cut much figure in future naval
construction. The swift protected
cruisers and the big battleships are
all right.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Congressman Hartman, in his
spoke in opposition to the annexa-
ton of Hawaii. But a day or two
later the resolutions passed the sen
by a vote of two to one, strange to
saw
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

As an evidence of the very satisfac-
tory conditions that exist in money
circles in Great Falls the statement
of h Cascade bank, published in this
Issue. Is striking. The bank shows a
very marked increase since its last
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13
Efrpita County ARGUS.
LEwIsTOwN, MONT, July ID, 'sS.

Camara's fleet has been ordered
back to the home dock.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13
a E@ert-EreafSing Affair.

Lulu Eocks-Dear me, il must be a
terrible thing TO marry an English no.
bleman and then
Papa Iiocks-And then what?
Lulu Rocks-And then have him in
sist on travelling about with you in
cognito."-Judge.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

The war poets seem to have sub
sided now that they have got the
ball rolling.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

1t is a wonder the Spanish did not
want Cervera in exchange for Hob
son.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13
when War Was Declared.

He-This pie is just like that my
mother used to bake.
She-Im 50 glad TO hear you say so.
He-Ies; that was what made me
run away from home when | was a boy.
N. y. Evening journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
KANSAS NEWS.
Death Follows a Divorce at Ar
kansas City.
Peculiarly Sad Tragedy in the
Passing of G. r. Sipes.
is FOUND DEAD IN BED
Although Well Upon Retiring
the Previous Night.
Puzzling Disease Aff1icts a Lit
tie Abilene Girl.
Is FOUND DEAD IN BED

Arkansas City, Jan. 10.-The death
Of c. r. Sipes, a wealthy and respected
citizen of this place Saturday night of
heart disease, closes the chapter of a
romance and severed home. The par
ticulars are as follows:
Sunday morning about o'clock the
body of c. r. Sipes was found dead in
bed. Mr.. Sipes has been in poor health
for several years but has been attend
ing to business at all times.
Saturday night he went home COM
planning of not feeling as well as usual
and retired early. On not appearing
for breakfast Sunday morning his son
went to call him and found his faith
er's dead body.
Physicians say that he died early in
the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sipes are one of the
earliest and most prominent citizens
he being in the hardware business for
over 20 years and estimated to be
worth $50, 600 or more.
A few months ago the family was
broken up by Mrs. Sipes applying for
divorce, Mr.. Sipes filed a counter petit
ton; afterwards she withdrew her suit
and he obtained his about two weeks
ago.
One part of the agreement was that
she should not return to Kansas during
his life time. Mrs. Sipes has been east
for the last four months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
CONVICTED AT EUREKA.
Mrs. Amelia New and George Dobbs
Guilty of Murder in Second
Degree.

Eureka, Jan. 1O.-The jury in the New
murder case at 4:3O Sunday morning
returned a verdict of guilty of murder
in the second degree against Mrs. Anne
liza New and George H. Dobbs. They
had been out since o'clock Saturday
evening.
The verdict of guilty in the second
degree has created considerable sur
prise, nearly everyone having predicted
it would be in the first degree. It is
day evening at the close of the trial,
as reported at the time. No details
of the crime were given in the confess
sion, which was brief and made orally
by her to an intimate lady friend. An
officer overheard the major portion of
the confession. Since then she has
shown no tendency toward acknOwl-
edging her guilt and even denies ever
having made a confession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

will open with Bach's great Toccata
and Fugue in D, minor, followed by
Du Bots grand march Triomphale,
played by Clarence Eddy at the open
ing of the Chicago Auditorium organ.
Prof Pryor will play a List Pianoforte
concerto, the orchestral parts being ia
ken on the organ. The OratoriO sOci-
ETY. will sing Thanks be to God" from
Mendelssohn's elijah" The soloists
will be Mrs. G. G. Dunlap, soprano; Mr..
Barney Stevens, baritone, and Rev. Geo.
D. Rodgers, tenor. Professors Marvin
and Hopkins, who are organistS in the
city churches, will also preside at the
organ.
The organ is being paid for by pri-
vate donations and concerts and it is
expected that $1,000 will be raised by
these opening concerts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

and interested in the case of the little
daughter of TT. Banks, the well known
cOlored cook, the child being afflicted
with a disease resembling leprosy in
some respects, and yet, after a careful
diagnosis by individual physicians and
by the Golden Belt Medical society at
a meeting at Salina, decided it to be
what is known as Reynaud's disease.
The child at that time was improving
after losing several finger joints which
had, during a painful progress of dry
rot, dropped off.
For time the little girl appeared to
have recovered, but last fall, after
starting to school, the disease again
attacked her, and now every finger has
dropped from her hands, and her nose,
too, has fallen off.
The little girl has been a great suf-
ferer and is now a mere skeleton, yet
eats heartily and has a wonderful ap-
petite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
TRAIN KILLS THREE.
Santa Fe Crashes Into a Farmers
Wagon Near Atchison.

Atchison, Jan. 1O.--Jennings D. Ju-
dab, farmer living near Cummings,
this county, and his two daughters,
aged IS and IA, respectively, were in
stantIy killed by an eastbound A, t &
S. F. train near Atchison about six
o'clock Saturday night.
Judah and his two daughters had
been in town trading, and left about
$50 for home in a spring wagon. As
they approached the Omaha railroad
crossing, just west of the yard limits
the A, T. & S. F. passenger train came
laundering along.
The hagman gave the warning, but
it was too late, and the engine struck
the spring wagon. There was a crash
and the wagon was knocked into splin-
ters, and the occupants hurled before
the swiftly moving train The train
stopped, and Judah was found dead on
the pilot with his head crushed. The
older girls head was also crushed and
her hfeless body was found near the
track.
The train passed. over the younger
girl and death must have been instan-
taneOus.
Judah was 50 years of age and an ex-
tensive farmer. He had lived in this
vicinity since his boyhood. He leaves a
widow and two children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
WOMAN SUSPECT ARRESTED.
Thought to Have Stolen P712 From
DR.. Campbell of Cherryvale.

Independence, Jan. 1O.-Harry Siegel
and Grace Clark were brought here
and placed in the county jail last night
by w. o. Mcintosh, deputy sheriff.
They are charged with robbing Dr.
Campbell, of Cherryvale of $712, and
there is very strong evidence against
them. It seems that DR.. Campbell
and his wife were afraid of banks and
kept their money hid around the house
On the 18th of last August, when both
were away from home during the even
ing, the house was broken into and $712
in money taken. Finally the official
got on the right track and afterwards
arrested Harry Siegel. He recovered
$412 of the stolen money part of which
Grace Clark in Springfield, Mo. She
was closely watched in the hopes of Sc
curing the remaining $500 but was fin
ally arrested as an accomplice-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Baker Post, Girard; Chris
topher c. Clonch, Straight Greek; Ed
win W. Cunningham, Emporia; Roland
NJ. Bennett, Wichita; Patrick Burkes,
National Military Home, LeavenwOrth;
Joseph r. Duncan, Conway Springs;
Horatio Silver, Kansas City; Walter
Smethers, Twin Falls.
Increase-Bruce Donaker, Arlington;
William LinsdalI, Fontana
Original-Charles J. Ford, National
Military Home, Leavenworth, S12; An
drew Elswick, (deceased), Perry, $12;
Stephen Grandon, Hutchinson, So.
Restoration and reissue siah NJ.
Day, Kansas City, Sc.
Increase-Clark A. Little, Wichita,
$24 to $50; John F. P. Money, Chetopa,
IS to S12
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
K. S. U. PIPE ORGAN.
Two Grand Concerts Will Be Given at
the Dedication.

Lawrence, Jan. 1O.-The new electric
pipe organ at the Kansas university
has just been completed and elaborate
plans are being laid for two grand con-
certs by way of dedication.
This organ is one of the finest in the
country and it has been constructed
for its special place by the builders at
q. total cost of $4,000. 1t is the first or
gan to be constructed on the improved
design of an adjustable com binatiOn
pedal action, there being a system of
electric switch pins which lScks the
combination on each pedal and also
shows the organist just what cOmbina-
ton he has prepared. The drawing of
a single stop, and then it regulates it
self.
The extreme height and the width of
the instrument are each 25 feet. There
are three manuals, or rows of keys of
81 notes each. The console, or key
board case is connected with the or
gan by a so foot cable of electric wires
so that it may be moved about, even to
the middle of the room.
At the dedication concert, Prof. Penny
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
rroRE sAFEaUARps NE

No stronger argument could be Of
fered for the establishment of postal
savings banks and the enactment Of
additional laws for the protection of de-
positors in private, state and national
banks than is afforded by the summa-
~ of defalcations and bank wrecking
for the year 1897. It is not sufficient
that persons who make away with 9TH
er peoples money which has been en-
trusted to their keeping are sometimes
caught and punished. What is of more
Importance to the losers is some means
of getting their money back.
Money deposited with the government
through postal banks would be certain
to be returned regardless Of any dis
honesty among officials who might han
die it. Other institutions handling the
public's money Should be made as safe.
The record of embezzlement, forgery,
defaIcatiOn and bank-wrecking for 1897
shows an increase, the aggregate Of
money involved being $11,24S,OS4 as
against SO, 465. 921 in 1896 and $40. 423.2 o5
in 1895.
The statement of rascality by months
is as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
KANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION.
Programme For the Annual Meeting
to Be Held in Topeka This
Month

The progra mme for the annual meet
held here January q and q, was issued
today.
Addresses will be delivered as fol-
lows:
1.-The Pardoning Powers. It's Use and
Abuse" Judge c. G. Foster, Topeka
Popular Self Mastery-The Duty OF
Lawyers Toward It's Promotion, Judge
p. S Grosscup, Chicago.
1.-THE Jury System W. G. Holt Kan
sas City
THE Law of Impeachment" F. d.
williams, Clay Center.
The most meritorious of the papers
1reTsffv law school in the contest for
This honor. "a Study in the English
Constitution" LII. Perkins. Lawrence;
1.-THE Law and the Agitator, Charles
r Spencer Topeka, and an address by
IIanrv Mclean. OF PaOla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
CATTLE WITH CANCERS.
Herd in Marshall County Afflicted in
Peculiar Manner.

Blue Rapids, Jan. 1O.-A farmer named
Rice, residing about six miles from
here, is having serious trouble with his
stock.
He has so head of heifers which he
purchased in Colorado, one of which he
noticed at the time was afflicted with a
peculiar disease resembling and eating
his herd are affected the same way,
and some of them he thinks are about
to die. People who have seen them in
from the affected cattle is sickening.
Several cattle men have been there to
see them, but they haven't been able to
locate what the disease is, and Mr.. Rice
has written to Governor Leedy and the
state veterinarian for information. This
is the only herd of cattle in Marshall
county affected in this manner and
efforts are being made to keep the herd
in the feed lots, until the state veteri-
marian arrives and reports on the dis
ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
Robert Purns, Birtbday.

The Topeka Scottish society has made
ARRANGEMENTS TO celebrate 'Bobbie"
Burns birthday anniversary, Jan p.
and has appointed the following com
Toittees to arrange for it: Committee
on baIl-Jas. Cuthbert and John Rus
sell: committee on entertainment-Mr
Thomas Page, Miss Maggie Hardy, Miss
Nav Montieth, Peter Fisher, A Allen
and LANES Brown; committee on re-
Observation-Disclosures A. Allan, Mrs. Jas
tombstone, Mrs. Peter Reach, Mrs
JoIln Iowrie Mrs. John Bannerman.
Mrs. James Cuthbert and Miss Isabel
I r. reeeDtion committee Thomas
PAGE. Peter Reach, A. Allan. Robert
Strathearn. John Lowrie. Mrs. James
.Cuthbert, Mrs. A. Allan and Mrs. JAS.
Clark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

RockefelIer's charitable impulses are
said to have received a serious check
from the fact that he gave an urchin
10 cents with which to buy pair of
shoes and the little fellow squandered it
shooting craps. If the boy wanted
craps worse than he wanted shoes the
charity cannot be said to have been
wholly misplaced If the Standard Oh
magnate had kept the money as a part
of his own stakes it probably would
have won for him. He usually plays
a sure thing game