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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
OH WHAT SPLENDID COFFEE,

MIR. Goodman, Williams Co., ILL.,.
writes: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry costing 15c I
grew 500 lbs. of better coffee than
can buy in stores at 80 cents h."
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. upon receipt
of 15c stamps and this notice. VIVA.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Went Back to Ma.

p sloOp left Philadelphia primed for
the Klondike gold fields by way Of the
Horn. Going down the Delaware riv
er the party struck a snow furry and
five of them at once lost all appetite
for nuggets and expressed feverish
desire 10 go back home. They were
accordingly landed at Cape May and
the rest went on.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
South American Wind Flower.

1t is said that flower has been found
in South America which is visible only
when the wind is blowing The shrub
belongs to the cactus family, and is
about three feet high, with a crook at
the top. When the wind blows a num-
Der of beautiful flowers protrude from
little Jumps on the stalk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
Condensed Report Of the Doings
in Senate and House.
LITTLE WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
Republican Majority Seats Il. Il. Thorp
from Virginia Maine Relief Bill
Passed by the senate Thur>ton
Talks of Cuba.


In the house r. T. ThOrp was given
the seat from the fourth Virginia dis
trict. Sidney p. Epes. who obta nad
the certificate of election. vas unseat-
ed by a strict party vote. The republic
can majority in the house is now fifty
four.
The bill for the relief of the Maine
victims was passed in the senate with
out debate. Senator Gallin3er lie atHd
his observations in Cuba.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
More Money for Pensions.

The secretary of the interior sent to
the house an estimate calling for A.
preparations of over IS 5000 OCO to meet
a deficiency in the pension funds.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01

On April and 10, the Northwestern
Line will sell Home Seekers excursion
tickets, with favorable time limits to
numerous points in the West and South at
except onally low rates. For tickets and
full information apply to agents Chicago &
North " estern Railway.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Other Things Worse.

A rural editor says: THE Georgia
boys are ready for war. True, war is
terrible, in many respects; but bloody
though it be, it still beats cotton at
five cents, and eggs three dozen for a
quarter. Let it comet
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
kemp'S BalSam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
Is and so cent bottles. Go at once: de-
lays are dangerous.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
VIII Not Move Headquarters.

Walker V. Powell, grand Chief of the
Order of photographers. denies the re-
port sent out from Little Rock. Ark.
that he national headquarters were 10
be removed there.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Fire In Bows school.

Fire damaged the Wisconsin Indus
triol School for Boys at Waukesha.
Wis. March %. Several of the boys.
are said 10 have run away. but none
was injured in the fire.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Hid from Thieves I'm a Basket.

Masked men entered a meat market
in Cambridge, Mass, few days ago.
The wife of the proprietor escaped no.
tice by dropping to the floor and turn
ing big delivery basket over her head.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
ingalls, May Become popuii,t.

John J. ingalls, may declare for sill
yer and become the candidate of he
pOpulists. democrats and free silver 20
publicans for congress in the fiji st dis
triCt of Kansas.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Can't Throw Straight.

Woman vote? Never She never in
the world could learn to throw mud
straight enough TO hit the right can
didate. Woman is no politician
Puck.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Iowa IsOard OF CONTROL.

Governor Shaw of Iowa mas named
the board of cOntrOi of state institu-
tions. as follows: John COwnie of Ar
mana Ex-Governor Larrabee OF Clear
mont. Judge l.. q. Kline of DeS Moines
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
The Longest Arch In the World.

A steel arch is to be thrown across
the Niagara river near Clifton which
will De $40 feet span-a greater dis
tance than was ever yet spanned by
an arch
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Britain viii Take "a Hand.

Great Britain will no longer attempt
to maintain the status quo or resist
the partition of China. but will herself
take hand in the game.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this Is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price 25 and soc.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Honor w. j. Calhoun.

Citizens of Danville. ILL.,, gave a ban
quet to William ]. Calhoun before his
departure for Washington 10 take up
the duties of member CT the inter-
state commerce commission.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Erauds Arc Enornous

The government time check frauds
unearthed at St. Paul extend from The
Atlantic 10 the Pacific, and are like
ly to surpass the star route and Credit
MObilier scandals
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Damage Done by Heavy Rains.

Tremendous rains have fallen in all
the central states east of the Mississ:p-
pi, and incalculable damage has ssen
dane.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Don't tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lille AWAY.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic full of life. nerve, and vigOr. take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Russia.s Demands Granted.

The Pekin correspondent of the Lon
don Times says that China has agreed
TO all the Russian demands.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01

Perhaps all things come to him who
waits, out there are many things not
worth waiting for.-Chicago News.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
FIVE WERE KILLED,
Lives Lost I'm the Railroad Wreck Near
Columbus, Indiana.

Five unknown men are believed II
have been lost in the wreck on the
Louisville division of the Pennsylva7
mia railroad one mile south Of Column
bus, Ind, March %, caused by weak
trestle giving way and precipitating =
work train, with large force Of men
intO White river.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Thursday. March I'll.

Debate on the naval approp riation
bill consumed the day in the house.
In the senate Mr. ThurstOn in a
thrilling speech told what he saw in
Cuba. A number of bills OH the cal
endar were passed. The senate ad-
journed until Monday.
Friday. March 10.
The house spent the day in cons d.
Grafton of the naval appropriation bill.
There was much filibustering and Cly
four pages of the bill were gone over.
The senate was not IN session.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
Going Around the World.

A traveller can now go around the
world in fifty days.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01

The shoe dealer always sells his
goods at bottom figures.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
PAID TO SILENCE
HIS BLACKGUARDISM
Hearst's Secret Compact With the
Southern Pacific Com
pdny.

The terms OF the secret agreement be-
tween the Examiner and the Southern
Pacific Company are at last public prop
erty. It will be remembered that constd-
erable interest was created by the in
formation that the Examiner had re-
ceived $50, 900 from the railroad, ostensibly
for advertising space on a Worlds Fair
edition. The railroad at that time, need
ed no advertisement from the Examiner.
The sum Of money exacted by W. r.
Hearst and paid by the Southern Pacific
Company did not represent value re-
ceived in the sense that Hearst and his
managers asked the public to believe.
The money was paid for another pur-
pose, that was clearly understood by
Hearst and the Southern Pacific people.
The proprietor of the Monarch of the
Dailies" demanded $50 900 as his price to
cease malicious attacks upon the rail-
road and the varied interests it repre-
sents. The officials of the road recognized
the wisdom of acceding to the demand,
but in doing so they forced from Hearst a
secret agreement that in consideration
for the money received he would show no
malice nor malignity in his paper toward
Southern Pacific interests. The railroad
men did not ask for fairness. They
framed a contract that Hearst accepted.
and in accepting admitted that he had
been paid 1000 to be decent in his
treatment of great corporation.
The terms Of this agreement have been
closely guarded. both by Hearst and
Southern Pacific officials. BY the con-
sent of those interested both parties to
the transaction decided to feign what the
public believed to be their true relation
ship. The Examiner was permitted to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

could not reasonably be the concern Of
any one else.
This was the impression that both
Hearst and the railroad people sought TO
create Hearst did so to sustain his bur
lesque antagonism to the Southern Pacific
Company, and the railroad people did so
for the same reason that a wayfarer
throws up his hands when he is COM
manded to do so on a lonely way. The
railroad sought to protect itself against
malice and what some people call black
mail
In the contract that the public was al
lowed to read IS line that was deeply
significant. Hearst knew that $4,000 was
assured to him. and<h he felt he had been
clever enough to conceal the real purpose
of the payment of the money. The
Worlds Fair edition of the monarch"
was certainly large enough TO hide a
transaction that would not look particu-
larly pleasant in the light, But the
Southern Pacific people were cleverer
than w r. Hearst One part of the pub
lished contract reads: And all In ac-
cordance with an agreement entered into
between the Examiner management and
c. F. Crocker, A. N. Towne and William
II. Mills, on behalf of the Southern Pa
cific Company"
These words tell the story of the secret
contract and explain the reason why the
Southern Pacific Company paid w. R..
Hearst $50 0O0 The railroad did not pay
that sum of money to the Examiner for
an advertisement. The Southern Pacific
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

continue it's bogus attacks upon the rail-
road. but Charles F. Crocker, A. N.
Towne and w. H. Mills had in their pos
session a document that guaranteed that
all attacks of the Examiner would mean
nothing serious.
In order to deceive its readers the Ex-
aminer was given document that read
as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, June 80, 1892.
C. M. Palmer Esq, Business Man
ager of the Examiner, San Francisco,
Cal.-Dear Sir: We hereby agree to
engage space in the Grand Special
Worlds Fair Edition of the San
Francisco Examiner, matter to be fur
nished by us, including cuts, of twen-
ty pages or one hundred and forty
columns, for which the Southern Pa
cifc Company agrees to pay Thirty
Thousand. Dollars (S3o, ,ooo), Gold
Coin of the United States, payable at
the rate of One Thousand Dollars
(S1ooo) per month, the first month
ly installment to become due and
payable August 81, 1892, and run
ming thence at the rate Of. One Thou
sand Dollars $4,000 pe1 month, or
in large installments, at the option
of the Southern Pacific Company; and
all in accordance with an agreement
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

D. Phelan has neither knowledge nor
belief that more than $3.50 were spent
for him during the tompaign Of 1896?
Such an idea is so preposterous that
it brings a smile to the face Of the mer-
est tyro in politics. But there is
something more than presumption that
this pure" politician spent much more
than the $3.50 which. under oath. he
says was the total expended during that
campaign, by or for him" Every
newspaper in the city received money
from Phelan during that campaign for
dvertising-legitima advertising
and in addition to this legitimate adj
vertising the subsidized Bulletin emit
ted several thousand brays, and it did
not emit those brays for its health as
every one knows, nor is Phelan the first
man who has been fooled by an ass in
a lions skin.
It is known that Phelan's candidacy
was extensively advertised in the Wasp
during the campaign, and this could not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

needed no newspaper support that the
Examiner could give. The money was
paid to silence the malice and the malig-
nifty of the Monarch" w. r. Hearst ac-
cepted another agreement for the $50 600
he received. He promised not to be ma
licious nor deliberately to misrepresent
the Southern Pacific Company to the pub
lie. He agreed not to seek to create a
hostile sentiment IN the public mind
against the corpora ton. He promised to
criticize the railroad only on a basis Of
justice. But in promising all this he
asked the Southern Pacific Company to
allow him to wear his mask of false an
tagonism and to continue to deceive the
public into belief that his Monarch"
was still hostile to Southern Pacific inter-
eStS.
Under these conditions the secret agree
ment was made and signed. The Call
publishes the document in full this morn
ing In connection with the contract are
published also the comments made by
Charles F. Crocker, A. N. Towne and w.
H. Mills. These gentlemen knew what
they were doing and with whom they
were dealing. They seemed to know that
$50 900 was a bait for the proprietor and
termined to have at least a small hook
below the bait. If they were forced to
throw up their hands they could at least
demand immunity from malice.
Since the information was first given to
the public that Hearst had actually re-
ceived $50 900 from the Southern Pacific
Company the proprietor OF the Examiner
that personally he knew nothing of the
transaction. He has striven to throw the
odium of the affair upon his employees in
his business office. The public contract
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press OF the country and virtually revo-
lutionized the printers art; the Sub
sidized Bulletin Is everything that a
decent newspaper is net-decadent in
It's ideas and vulgar in its habits-a
paper serdid In In its avariee and venal
in It's likes and dislikes-a paper that
is notorious for prostituting It's columns
for pay-a paper devoid of honor and
without consistency.
During that campaign the Monitor
devoted a page to Phelan and his candi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
MAYOR PHELAN'S AFFIDAVIT.

dacy. Those who have had business deal
in the Monitor costs about $500, and 1t
is not reasonable to presume that the
Monitor gave this page for less than
1t would to other advertisers. During
that campaign Phelans political card
appeared in nearly all of the weekly
and daily papers in the city, and these
cards were paid for at regular adver-
tising rates which amounted to about
$2600 How does this purifier OF poll
tics reconcile this fact with his affi-
davit? Either he, or some one for him,
paid for this advertising, and 1t is past
belief that it was paid for without his
knowledge"
Thousands of dollars-his managers
say S40.000-were paid out by and for
Phelan during the campaign of 1896, yet
this Is what Pheian states under oath:
II. James D. Phelan, having been
candidate for the Office Of Mayor, at
the election held in the city and county
Of San Francisco, State of California,
on the Sd day of November, 1896. do
solemnly swear that L have paid the
sum of $3.50 for my expenses at said
election, and no more, and that, except
as aforesaid, l have not, nor to the
best of my knowledge and belief, has
any person, club, society or associa-
ton on my behalf, either directly or in
directly, made any payment, or given,
promised or offered any reward. office,
employment or valuable consideration,
or incurred any liability on account of
agement of said election, and except
such moneys as may have been paid or
expended by the committee selected as
prescribed by the act of the Legisla-
ture of this State, approved February
%, 1898; and 1 further solemnly swear
that, except as aforesaid, no money, Sc
curity or equivalent for money, has to
my knowledge or belief. been paid, ad-
vanced, given or deposited by any one,
to. or in the hands of myself, or any
other person, for the purpose of defray
ing any expenses incurred on my be-
half. or in aid Of my election, or on ac-
count Of or In any respect of the con-
duct or management of said election.
And I further solemnly swear that 1
will not at any future time make or be
er party to the making or giving of any
payment, reward, office, employment or
valuable consideration for the purpose
of defraying any such expenses as last
mentioned, or provide or be party to
the providing of any money, security.
or the equivalent for money, for the
purpose of defraying any such ex-
pense."
The affidavit could not be made more
specific and sweeping. 1t covers every
possible contingency of expenditure
1t leaves no loophole Of escape. except
it possibly may be that clause which
states except such moneys as may
have been paid to or expended by the
committee selected as prescribed by
the act Of the Legislature of this State,
approved February %. 1S93''
The act of the Legislature specified
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

entered into between the Examiner
management and G. F. Crocker, A.
N. Towne and William II. Mills, on
behalf of the Southern Pacific Com
pany; it being understood that the
said edition shall have a minimum
issue of Five Hundred Thousand
Copies, and the same shall be pub
lished simultaneously in San Fran
cisco and Chicago, on or about the
date of the official opening of the
Columbian Exposition.
And it is further agreed that the
said matter shall be subject of en-
largement, alteration and revision at
the option of the Southern Pacific
Company at any time prior to Feb
ruary 1, 1893. Yours truly,
w. n. MILLS,
For the Southern Pacific Co.
CHAs. F. CRoCKER,
Vice President.
San Francisco, July 81, 1898.
tn a casual reader this contract is a
certificate Of the falsehood that the Ex-
auiner received from the Southern Pacific
Company $50 600 for space in a World s
Fair edition The contract seems moth
ing more than a simple business PROPOSE
tton. The railroad certainly had right
to exercise its own discretion in reference
To what Il believed was its best financial
interests. If Southern Pacific officials
were convinced that an advertisement in
the Examiner was worth $4,000 the aHalr
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Total S2627 80
And his friends say =
that he ''IooSened" to =
the extent OF $4,000. !
N--E -W-H-E-E
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of the brightest weekly papers in the
West-a paper with character and
standing in the community paper Of
enterprise and brains-the paper that
inaugurated colored cartoons in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
HEARSTS SECRET AGREEMENT WITH THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND ITS ACCEPTANCE
BY THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS.

The company enjoy immunity from hostility in the col
be the malicious
of Misrepresentation that the Examiner
will not hostile sentiment in the minds of this
Pacific Company the
while spulatlng
criticism shall proceed
rnaignty and that such
tic public sentiment have been
avoided possible
agrees
uhoeol"no
above nothn
How atsfaCory
". n. NiLLo 49,
duly entered into by the southern
Pacific Company paid by the OF
Examiner order when due
according the thereof CHAF<LEo T. SROOhIR'
I,1vo1 Vice President.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

Continued on Seventh Page.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
PHELANS EXPENSE
AFFIDAVIT WAS QUEER

have cost less than $500. The strange
part of it is the disparity in the
amounts paid to the Wasp and the Sub
sidized Bulletin, for the Wasp is one
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

The assignment of the remainder Of the
money to the First National Bank of san
Francisco shows who conducted the ne
gotiations with the Southern Pacific and
who received the money. w. r. Hearst
made the assignment over his own sigma
ture. He knew of the entire affair, ana
he as we'll as the Southern Pacific OFF,
cials knew for what purpose the money
was paid.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22

T AMES D. PHELAN, the ''hefting"
Mayor of San Francisco who per
u mitted Widber to loot the treasury.
the "holier than thou" candidate for
Mayor who says there is not an honest
or fit Democrat in five wards, the hypo-
critical advocate of purity in politics
who said Sternberg should be imprison-
ed for life for coronizing one Senatorial
district, and then himself. assisted in
five wards with his personal candi-
dates. made oath that his expenses
during the campaign of 1896 were not
more than $3.50. but il is known that he
paid to newspapers alone more than
$4,000 during that campaign, and the
men who managed that campaign say
that he Ioosened up TO the extent of
$4,000"
In his affidavit, fled with the County
Clerk. 5Phelan swears that not more
than $3.50 were spent by or for him. to
the best Of his knowledge and belief.
Does any sane man think that James
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
q WHAT PHELAN
! SWORE TO

/, James D. PheIan,
do solemnly swear that
have paid the sum Of
. $3.50 for my expenses
. at said election, and no
more; and that, except
as aforesaid, | have not,
. nor to the best OF my
y knowledge and belief,
has any person, club,
society or association,
. on my behalf, directly or
u Indirectly, made any
payment, or given,
L promised, or offered any
reward, Office, employ
. ment OPVaIuable cOnSid-
= Grafton. or incurred
any liability on account
OF or in respect OF the
. conduct or MANAGEMENT
. OF said election.
n-u-H-E-E-H-H-E-E-u-z
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has been Haunted in an effort to prove
this untruth Presumably the whole in
cident was inspired and carried to a con-
clusion in the Examiner business Office
The records published this morning tell
another story The following figures show
when and how part of the money was
paid:
MONARCH OF THE DAILIES.
San Francisco, July 21, 1892.
w. H. Mills, Southern Pacific Land
Agent,
To Examiner, DR..
1898.