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Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

Three out of the ten chaplains in the
regular army recently ordered to the
Philippines, because Congress, presum-
ably through oversight failed to provide
any chaplains tor the volunteer regi-
ments, have succeeded in escaping that
duty, one on the ground of ill'health'
one by the discovery that he had mis-
stated the year of his birth when ap-
pointed and is now entitled to retire
ment, and one by cheer "pull" has had
his orders to proceed to the Philippines
revoled by the War Department. This
sort of thing was predicted by namer-
ous army officers when the order was
issued, which, if carried out, would
transfer some of these gentlemen from
the easy places they have had at vari-
ous army posts, to roughing it in the
Philippines, with troops constantly on
the moye. 1t doesn't speak very high
for the class of men who have been ap-
pointed chaplains in the army in time
of peace.
Capt. G. G. Dennison is well known all
over Africa as commander of the forces that
captured the famous rebel Galishe. Under
date of Nov. 4. 1897, from Vryburg, Bechu
analand, he writes: Before starting on the
last campaign bought quantity of Cham
berain's colo, cholera aud diarrhoea remedy,
which used myself when troubled with
bowel complaint, and had given to my men,
and in every case 1t proved most beneficial"
For sale by DIR. Waters.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR REGULAR COkRESPoNDENI.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18th 1899.
Mrs. Joy, wife Of Representative Joy
of St. Louis, has opened new line Of
warfare on Representative.elect Roberts
of Utah. She is obtaining the sigma
lures of the wives of representatives.
elect. to petitions, demanding that their
husbands shall vote for the expulsion
of Mr.. Roberts from the House. and it
is said that she has already secured
quite a number. If the women do not
succeed in driving Roberts out Of Con-
gress, they will certainly make things
very unpleasant for him. He is moIe
likely to 60 than to stay.
Jos, PHI Stockford, Hodgdon, Me, healed a
sore running for seventeen years and cured
his piles of long standing by using OeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve. II cures all skin diseases.
DR. Waters
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

The Japanese delegates to the Com
mereial Congress, which is being held
in connection with the Philadelphia ex.
port exposition, had an extended con-
ference at the Department Of Agricul-
ture, with Secretary Wilson, their
special object being to try and Get the
duty of ten cents a pound on tea re-
moved or lessened, because Of its injury
to the tea trade of Jaran. Thors were
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

A friend in need is friend indeed. That
is exactly what Chamberlain's cough remedy
Is. 1t is the mothers help when she is sud
denly awakened in the night by the ominous
husky cough, and labored breathing, of her
babe. 1t is the safe resort of The youth or
adult when he has Caught cold" and there
is coughing and irritation of the mucous
membrane of the throat, 1t alays the irri-
tation and cures the cold For sale by DR..
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

MANY men Of many minds" exactly
describes the present attempts of the
politicians to predict what will be the
dominating issue in the Presidential
campaign. No better proof Of the cor
rectness OF this assertion is necessary
than the declaration Of two prominent
members of the House--Grosvenor, of
Ohio, and Barham, of California--both
republicans. Gen. Grosvenor said:
Where will be but one issue next year,
and that is the financial ISSUE" and Mr..
Barbam said: "The money question will
hardly be thought of in the next cam
paign. 1t was brushed aside and lost
sight Of in the State campaigns. The
people did not want to hear it talked
from the stump. The two things all
audiences were interested in were, first,
expansion, and second, trusts" Other
examples of contrary opinion might be
given, but these will suffice to show
the politicians differ widely, and to re. .
call the oil asserted fact that the peo-
pie make national issues for the politi-
clans to advocate.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
CHAPTER 349-H. F. NO. 673.
AN ACT providing for the selection OF

n. ". 5.
AN ACT providing for the selection Of
candidates for elections by popular vote
and relating to elections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. On Tuesday seven 90 weeks
preceding any election Except special
elections) at which officers Of and for
any county or city in this state are to be
elected, primary election shall be held
IN the several election districts of said
act which shall be known as the primary
election, for the purpose of choosing can
didates for all elective county and city
officers office judges, elective members Of
boards and all other officers which are to
be chosen wholly by electors within and
Of such city or county at said ensuing
election and said primary election day
shall be and constitute the first day for
the registration of electors for the next
ensuing election in all election districts
OF counties which are subject to the pro-
visions of this act, and shall be in lieu
Of the first day now provided by law for
the registra ton of electors in such dis
tricts: but nothing herein shall be con-
Axued to aRect the date Of the second
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Provided, further. that any citv having
population of less than EIGHT Thousand
5000, an Indebtedness not to exceed ten
q0) per cent Of the total value of the
CURED by the issuing of bonds in the
same manner as above provided for the
mourning Of indebtedness not to exceed
five 90 per cent.
Provided. further: that where anv civ
has, prior to :ts becoming Incorporated IN
der the provisions of this act. and far the
purpose Of CONSTRUCTING reguiatinr m.In9
tanning, or extending or in,nrovi1p suit suit
able water and light plants or either' OF
such plants. or for the n,11mose ~ mr.
chasing. mainfaininp. extmGing a ~ I'm IN
proving anv water and Helrt 1ns ants nts I'M, nr
either Of such plants. ALREADY in existeenca
in such city. or for the Tn,rnnsa of ac,
curing t,r having for any 20 es+ ~ 20 az ~,
other property needed n connactSo ~ e,,t ~
such Wafer or iirht niants nr eiti,e ~to ~
them. for the nrntection ~ The m1,r,tv
Of the water s,upniv' or 'ntherwise issuea
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

each office upon the sample ballot, shall
be arranged alphabetically according to
surnames. >.' ~ ~ .!1-t- 3, n ~
The names of candidates under headings
designating each official position shall Be
alternated on the ballots in the printing,
In the following manner.
the names in the order In which they are
placed upon the sample ballot prepared by
the county auditor. In printing each set
tricts the positions Of the the names shall
be changed in each office division, as
many times as there are candidates in the
office division in which there are the
equal number of tickets shall be printed
after each change In making the changes
Of position, the printer shall. take the
vision, and placeyit at the bottom Of that
division, showing up the column, so that
change shall be first after the change.
After the ballots are printed, before be-
ing cut, they shall be kept in separate
pies, one pile for each change of posi-
tion,, and shall be then piled by taking
pile to be cut, the intention being that
every other ballot in the pile Of printed
sheets shall have names in different po-
sition -,
After, the pile is made in this manner,
then they may be cut, and placed in
blocks as provided by the general election
There shall be no printing on the back
Of the ballots, or any mark to distinguish
clerk. l55.t7' - -, 80
Except as herein otherwise provided,
the following sections Of said general
election t law, are hereby made applicable
ballots under this act to-wit: .
Sections twenty-three OBJ, twenty
90 90 tWenty. dd 125l, twentysix (26),
NOTICES AND PLACE or PRIMARY
ELECTIONS. 49,
Sec 9 The primary election shall be
ned IN each election district at the place
other place as may be lawfully designated
Tor the polling place for the election dis
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

{ until all the returns are at hand before
beginning, but after filling out their
s s1nat,s the names and number of the
returns as are at hand, and fill in the
results there shown, and when the re-
turns are not at hand. they shall leave a
sSpace, until the missing returns are
Sec. "a. The canvassing board shall
make and prepare a statement the same
to to l &c signed d91a BY the said board and filed
lows: .'@:i - =
!. A statement containing the names of
all candidates voted for at the primary
ceiyed by each, and for what Office, said
party separately.
persons or candidates Of each political
party who are nominated, to-wit: Those
persons or candidates of such political
party who received the highest number
where, there IS more than one person to
pc rejected to a. given office at the ensuing
election, there. shall be included in said
statement Of nominations the names Of
50 many candidates of such party, receiv-
ing the next highest number of votes for
mat omce, as there are persons to be
elected to such Office at said ensuing cleo
ton. Said statement shall in like manner
party: = 'No> -
8. A statement Of the whole number Of
SSASSSOFS1S anu Tie uuIIlDor OF Dal-
lots cast, male and female separately at
such primary election.
II two or more candidates Of the same
political party are cited" for the same Of
nee the tie shall be determined by lot
to- be cast then. and there by and as the
g ca4n1vassing board may determine
II shall be the duty of the county audit
or upon the completion of its canvass
by. said canvassing board to mail or de-
liver In person to each candidate SO nor1i-
mated, a, noticeof such fact, that his name
WIN ,,pe placed upon the official ballot at
named therein is pafd on or before the
day to be named therein, in each case the
same TO be named in accordance with the
Tee and date required by said general cleo
{ ton law. and a notice further that his
/ zn !. not be placed upon the ballot
II said fee IS not paid by such time.
@ Sec, 25. The persons whose names are
SO properly placed in said nominated
statement shall be and constitute the
nominees of the several political
PARTIES In which they were candidates,
ana such names shall be printed upon the
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the primary election, but no voter shall
receive primary election ballot or be en-.
Titled to vote until he shall have first
poem duly registered as a voter then and
upon which registration unless chai,
lenged, and If challenged then only In
event event that the challenge is determined in
forthwith. but not later, to receive SUCH
ballots, and such ballots shall at once he
rendered ID to him, to-Wit: One each of the
primary election ballots for each party,
the judges upon the back of each ballot
at the bottom edge. A judge of election
s e,aad instruct IT., the voter that he is to
only the one ballot of the party With
which he affiliates, but that he must re.
turn al! ballots pinned and folded to-
fbe ini+, wlth n t ne edges upon which are
Sec 70. When an elector has received
ms ballot, he snall forthwith retire to an
'unoccupied booth, and without undue de-
which he afhliates as he sees IT. With tt,e ~,
indeltble pencil to be found in such BOOTH
II ne soils or defaces said ballot. he shan
h h5,f once return the same and get new
observe the following rules. -. oAss.
!. The elector shall designate his choice
on MS ballot by marking a cross X1
site the names Of Of the ANAL
ne des1res to vote being careful not to
vote for more candidates for an ONCE
t tiH are to be elected thereto at the e1ec-
ton to follow the primary election a IL.
dleated on the ballot at the right of each
once Tor which candidates are to be Sc
2. Rules No. a and s of section one
hundred nnndred GOO Of said general election law
relating to ballots wrongly marked and
Ie1ected ballots, are hereby made applica-
act 5slI- - - s1s1 s.'aN uei Ills LIS
Sec. 1s. When an elector has prenared
ms ballot he shall fold all ballots received
Dy MN, pinned together with the edges
upon which are the initials Of the iusises
uppermost; and 50 folded as to conceal
tne race thereof. and all marks thereon.
ana shall hand the same to the Judge al
primary election, who is in charge 81 the
ballot na1 boxes: The folded ballots, when
returned, shall be placed in the nroner
ballot boxes, and the name Of the Vnter
8. II be checked OFF upon said registers
an tn, me column headed Primary ELECTION.
4, Except as herein otherwise provided
IN following sections Of said general elec.
ton law are hereby made applicable "a
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seventies (4-D Of the qualified voters
voting at such election shall ratify the
| days thereafter. become the charter Of
SUCH city or village as a city and super
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof.
Provided, that in cities having patrol
limits now established such charter shall
require q three fourth's % majority of
the qualified voters voting at such cleo
tablished. =
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter and ratification,
trate of such city or village and anthem
such certificates shall be deposited in
the other after being recorded, in the
Office Of the register Of deeds of the
county in which such city, or village is
Of the city or village clerk, or the cor cor.
responding officials, Of such city or vii
lage, and all counts shall take judicial no.
tice thereof.
Such charter SO deposited may be
amended by a proposal therefor made by
said board, published for at least thirty
(3o) days in three 90 newspapers Of gen
and accepted by three-fifths $50 Of the
qualified voters Of SUCH city or village,
voting at the next election and not other
harmony with and subject to the consti-
tuition and laws Of the State Of Minnesota.
Upon the application of five o. per cent
Of the legal voters Of any such city or
village, by written petition addressed to
and filed with such board of fifteen (15)
freeholders,- such board shall submit to
the vote Of the people any amendment
to such charter endorsed by such appli-
cation and petition.
Such submission shall be made In the
same manner as Is above provided for
the submission of amendments in gem
eral. Vacancies in said board Of free
holders, whether caused by death, dis
ability to perform duties. resignation, re-
piration of said term of office of four. as
years, shall be- filled by appointment in
the same manner as the original board
contain its full complement OF members.
Any member permanently removing
from the corporate limits OF such city az
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10
Personal Notes.

Secretary Long says that although Full
ton may have suggested the torpedo it
never came to a practical test until used
by the confederacy in 1868.
Brayton Ives president of the New
York Stock exchange, served in the civil
war on the stats of Sheridan and Custer
and retired a breyet brigadier general at
the age of "a.
Senator Allison, who has been in the
senate for 20 years, was one of the secre-
taries of the republican national conven-
ton of 1860 and as such it was ne who an
nounced the nomina ton of Lincoln
DR.. Seward Webb, who is mentioned as
a possible successor to the seat made va
cant by Senator Morrill,, is an expert
chess player and recently played and won
five games at the same time against five
other players.
Prince Milk Mansur Mira, second son
of the Shah of Persia, an intelligent look
ing boy of IS. of European education has
arrived in Brussels for treatment for a
nervous disease from which ne has long
suffered.
The maternal grandfather of the late
Col. George E. Warning was John Burger,
architect of the first New York City poor
house, and. in 1893. one of the original 10
sachems of Tammany hall. Colonel War
ing strongly resembled his grandfather
The emperor of Germany is such lover
of old customs that, when an admirer re-
Gently presented him with the snuff box
of his famous predecessor of Prussia
Frederick the Great, William at once had
the box filled with the best snuff and has
been taking 1t ever since.
In Admiral Dewey's cabin hangs a pic
ture of the battle of Manila done by a
Chinese artist of Hong Kong and pre-
scented to the admiral by the junior Off
GERS of the Olympia, who have themselves
| each ordered a copy of the work--a con-
tract calculated to keep the artist at work
for some time.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10
A Bank President PAYS Up.

From the Philadelphia Times, Dec. 6.
James McManes, president of the Peo-
pies bank, yesterday entirely fulfilled
his promise made to the creditors of
that institution when it failed, He has
paid every debt of the bank that is not
in controversy, and any claims of cred
itors which may be in dispute will sure
ly be paid hereafter il established.
1t is usual when banking institutions
fail for the president and officers, on
closing the doors, to give the promise to
the public that the obligations of the in
stitutlon will be met. Mr.. Mechanics
made no such declaration to the public,
but frankly and explicitly stated that
he would pay every dollar of indebted
ness of the bank to every creditor, and
he has promptly fulfilled his pledge.
While Mr.. McManes was legally re-
sponsible for 81 portion of this indebted
ness as a stakeholder and as one of the
sureties of the state treasurer, he was
not legally obligated to pay one-half the
money he has contributed of his own
private means to close the career of the
Peoples bank without dishonor; and he
is entitled to the grateful appreciation
of the community for the illustration he
has given Of the moral obligations which
attach, even in the absence of law, to
those who as banking officers have
| charge of the money of the people.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10

would seem to be hardly enough for
the support of the lavish style in
which he lived and moved.
Everything that Mr.. Brice did, in So
cial and business life, warranted the
popular estimate of his great wealth.
1t is told that his living expenses were
not less than 100000 a year-it was
drawn from his principal. 1t went for
household expenses, for clubs, opera
boxes, travelling, entertaining, politics,
horses and the like: the rest was spent
at Newport, where the Brices eclipsed
almost every one with the lavishness
of their entertainments.
His widows affidavit shows that Mr..
Brice died without leaving one penny
invested in real estate in New York
Not even the home at No. 500 Fifth
avenue was his. When the Brices NOV
ed to New York twenty years ago Mrs.
Brice bought and paid for the house
out of her own pocket Her husband
had saved nothing. In fact. he died
worth less than he had when he came
to New York millionaire.
It turns out that Mr.. Brices fortune
had been tied up in his Chinese con-
cessions. By skilful diplomacy he had
gained from the Chinese government
permission to build a railroad from
HankoW TO Hong Kong, a distance of
! more than thousand miles, as we'll IS
| the privilege to mine coal, iron and
other materials along the route of his
line. This privilege cost an enormous
amount of money. He died just as the
preliminary work had been done and
just as he had secured the necessary
capital in England to assure him sue
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10
People Talked About.

The two richest prima donnas are AIDE
lima Patti and Sibyl Sanderson.
Miss Virginia Evans, daughter of
Fighting Bob Evans, will make her
bow to society during the present Wash
ington official season.
The first woman has just received her
degree of doctor from the University of
Berlin. She is Miss Elsa Neumann and
gained it ''cum laude."
Mrs McKinley's health has greatly i'm
proved since she went to Washington. In
the past two years she has gained 20
pounds in weight.
Miss Salle Faulkner, daughter of Sena-
tor Faulkner of West Virginia, recently
paid a visit to her brother lieutenant
in the army, now stationed in Wyoming.
While there she rode a broncho which
only one man in the fort could master.
Joseph jefferson says that during re-
cent drive in Virginia he stopped at a
farm house for dinner and was pressed
to take off his coat, as his neighbors did.
Refusing, the host said: go on; be com
Portable; never mind eff yer amt got no
shirt on
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10
Not What 1t Seemed.

3 this country's commercial circles
the news of the recent death of Cal
win S. Brice was followed with all
sorts of guesses as to the size of the
estate he left. In many instances he
was marked at a good deal higher fig
ure than ten millions. Conservative
estimates put the figure as low as
three or four millions, but he was in
the millionaire class. by common con-
sent. For years Mr.. Briee was looked
upon as an important factor in many
financial affairs. He was disposed to
be ''swagger" in the social world, he
played a rich mans role as member
of the federal senate. His estate has
been figured up and it is found to be
a total of about 5000 600 That really
is a very large estate-comparativel
few men can match it. But it is far
below the fortune with which Mr..
Brlce was universally credited, and it
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-10

full view when he wrote this recon-
mendatlon. 1t was not known at the
time when he was writing what Quay's
caucus strength would prove to be,
Like a good many other Keystone
state people, the governor appears to
be of the opinion that there will be no
escape from Quay as long as the sen
atorship is the gift of the legislature.
Thus the proposed reform comes very
close home to this governor and he
takes his stand for what apparently
commends itself to him as the only
way of escape.
The legislatures of California, Color
ado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Missouri, Montana Nebras-
ka, Nevada, Ohio. Utah and Wyoming
I have adopted resolutions urging upon
congress favorable consideration of an
amendment to the federal constitution
by which the qualified voters of each
state shall be authorized to select their
representatives in the senate of the
United States by direct vote of the pep
pie, the same as they select governors
judges and state officers.
Governor Hastings calls the attention
of the members at Harrisburg to the
action taken in these states, and he
earnestly urges them to fall in with
the reform procession. "In many
states" he says, where senators were
recently elected, IL the qualified voters
had been clothed with the power Of
election the disgrace and humiliation
occasioned by the deplorable conduct
of members of such legislatures would
have been avoided. Why should Unit
ed States senators be the only exCen-
| ton to the American rule of the ma
! jority? No candidate for office should
be unwilling to submit his record to
| vote of the people. I senatorial as
! pirantS cannot trust the people with
| their records, how can the people be
expected to have confidence in the SEN
| ate?"
After all, Quay may serve a useful
purpose-he is one of the terrible cx-
amples' of what can happen under
the present wrong plan for the choice
of senators. If he serves to this end
it will be the only creditable service
he will have rendered the country dur
ing all the years of his corrupt ca
reer in public life.