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CHEHAI.lS. May eo-Mrs- D. C. Conner
Of WardneN Idaho, Is visiting her mother.
Mrs. J. cabei. in chehaiis.
Mas Belle Mcdonald Is homo after .
stay OF several weeks in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Everett started
this week fer feur months overland
trip through Yellowstone park.
Tie ST. fIelen's Club has chosen the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year. Mrs.
Kate C. Milctt. president: Mrs. Ellen
Harmon, vice president: Mrs. Lottie In
auhart. recording secretary. Mrs. Mary
Robinson, corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Ann,e urauhart. treasurer; Miss Florence
Gross critic
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ Aydeiot;e OF In
dianapolis. Ind. are visiting Mr.. G. l..
Aydeiot.e and family I'm Chehalis.
Mr.. Ress Cooper spent Saturday and
Sunday In Seattle and Tacoma with hts
former scheeimate. Lieut. Ferguson, on
board the revenue cutter Bear
Mrs. G. Il. Havcns of Omaha. Neb., IL
visiting her sister. Mrs. Il. r. Arnold. in
chehaiis.
Miss Clair Hoiorook OF Marengo. Iowa,
Is visiting her brother and sister Mr.. and
Mrs. N. l.. uoibrook In chehaiis
Mrs. Mary Ham and ner niece. Miss
Nargare, Ham Of Holiisser, Cal are
guests 81 Mr.. ana Mrs &. q. ST. John At
AGna
Mrs A. q. sheldon Of Olympia is visit.
ing her daughter. Mrs. I. r. Caliison, in
Chchalts
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PALOCSE. May ls-The PaIouse high
schools held their regular graduating ex-
ercises al PowefS' hall last night and =
class O. seven closed their lasors in the
lower schools 10 take I'd the work at high
er educational institutions
The c.ass consisted of Ave young ladies
and two young men each having resided
here for many years. Three are natives
Of Pniomse. The names Of the class fol
low. Merit Christian Aadsen. Adelaide
Grace King. Glide Fisher. Edith May Liv-
enTooss. Mabel Alice P2nsborE. Anna Eix-
aaeth Rssiey. Ethel Sutton
The exercises were held under the di
rec;ion CT Prof. s. NJ. McCroskey. princi-
pal OF the schools. and were largely at
tended by friends OF the class. william
Goodyear. who delivered the class ad-
dress. IL editor OF tho coifax Commcner.
Last year the class was. 90 small that
no public exercises were he'd, hence these
are the firSi exercises n two years and
the people Of the city took quit an inter-
est in the affair. Flowers profus:on
decorated The hall. and each student re
ceised handsome bouquets at the hands
OF admsfing friends
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NEW WEsTMIN>TER SOCIETY.

NEW WESTMINSTER. r. G May 20 -
A very pretty event Wis celebrated on
"Wednesday az The rssiasnce Of Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Cry waen their third
daughter katherine Helen. was mar
RED 20 Mr.. Sanio RsGingsan. son OF the
late Joseph nya@n
TIE e~niasa "T'uncA" was given 30 a
crowded house IN 81 Andrews lecture room
on Wednesday evening sv ghe children CT
-. Andrews sunday Schssssi All the sssr-
Elephants ssge aressea in ftlit costume rep-
reSsnt.ag :hr various "a ~ faas characters
such as Punch" Judy" Red Riding
Eooa" etc
TIE Epworth League Society opened
shstr esgath annual convention here on
THURSDAY Nav Il. and VIII close ON sun
day. May 81
The wedding took place ea Saturday
evening ~ Mr. T Oddly. well known
member 90 the Senior Lacrosse Ctoa. 10
MIS- Mary i~sa3se. eldest daughter % Mr.
ard Mrs. Joseph Henley. Rev A silva
White. e - Hs-uAAas church, was ~.
afscsatinx clergyman,
Mrs II. A EssvsA. - tAis city, hax gore
East far visit 70 her obi .s1gne in Wood
ssatk. y. IL y Aevs she u Il feyua y FOR sew
ersl r1enths renewing ola acaGaJatances
M = II Carter * sAe Isgas orane- II
the Bank cs Brst,~A C>lurnhsa's staff re-
surrrt by Sundays Atlantic express from
. three months vacation In England
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q Od-of 7o1n Society. ~
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week for West Point Those present were
III Fred Smith. Mrs ]. II Meier. 1r..
Ms. ". n Dickson, sfra l. E. Ha.sfeaa'
Msss Ii4dais. Miss AAb<. Rowe. Miss sew
, mour.s Miss Wfnifred Seymour and Nixs
Miss Louise Hayden Of Seattle VIVA the
guest OF Mrs. William Jones the first OF
tne week. and attended the Aloha CLUB
entertainment Monday night
Miss Mabel Rowe entertained At lunch
con Thursday Mrs A. G.. Toussy. Mrs J.
!. sfeeb Ar. W. G. HeIiar and Mrs.. B.
b. GrosscuD
Mr.. John Sutton q San rrancsseo.
oro'ner OF Mrs. Otis Sprague. returned
TO California Friday after . short yisi;
here.
MT. and Mrs. William Jones went TO
Natia Walia Tuesday night Mrs Jones
WIZ remain there several weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldred Tucker have re-
turned from q visit Of several days in
Portland.
Miss Annie Mccracksn Of Portland IN
leg,
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store In Tacoma. II in New York In the
interest OF his firm. He makes his head.
quarters at the Manhattan
r.. MARI and wife Of Portland are amona
the CHESTS at the Empire.
Messrs, o. and A. Polxcr. OF Salem. Or
are In the city. They are at the CosmopoaS
tan
". J. Van De Yer. Of Spokane. va.sA
The city this week. He had quarters a a.
Sinclair
II. l.. congili. OF FaIrhaver. arrived EAR
last week. He was AT the broadway Cnn.
trail whilc here
Mrs Porter and Miss n Porter. OF Port
land. are spending few days in the city.
They are at the Union Square.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Hirsisy. OF Rossyn. are
In the city.
r. L. Clark is doing the metropolis .anA
has rooms al the Albsrnarie
L. l.. Gilbert. OF Salem. was among the
arrivals tais week. He registered at the
Imperial. A. POKER also OF the C,rernm
capital. IN In tho city. He II at the Asto~
house
III. Huseey. az blaine. was IN town snia
week ana stopped =; the Grand Union.
DIR u. Ber.rts. OF Portland. reached
New York his week ard II at the Park
Aseaae hotel
on hurried business trip Flo wa n th~
Alternate while In town. He was ereeseA
by number If the members Of the North.
wes: colony o, New York.
NJ. +. Gloss OF Fairhsv-n u among tha~~
registered n the St Denis
J. X. i,enf ~ Spokane. waa In the CITY,
tAis week HE stopped a. the Imperial.
w Il. Leach. OF Tacoma has been in the
eiff Tor fsw days Past He made heaA-
quarters at the Manhattan
j. W. Kane. the British Columbia rn,u,ns
man. Is hsre fnr few days. He 10 1t the
Everett house
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How's This 2

we o~es Ore Hundred Dollars Reward
fs~ suv case ~ t-atarra tbs. cAnnc. Re
cured ssv Hairs S'&tsfrA Cure
r ] CHENEY 4 CO. Props. TeieSe Q.
Nc - undersigned. h&ve known ?. J.
rAapes fer the last IS years au3 e~ifsvs
assa perfectly honorable ia All business
tylar~g sxtassx ard financially able Ia carry
ars uav obligations made BY sAosr arrn
II ISL 4 TRKfAX. Wholesale Druggists
TaS4s:o n
WaEpfNs KIN<AN G MARVIN
NgsNsasAse ftgsggfsE< 'Fais&a. q.
Hats tsst&FTA care - t&krn trtvrnAt-
iv acting sssnssfsE ssoer tie n4sess aaa
NUGGETS Surfaces 81 the system Price
80 pet hstSir sold ~ All DruxxsssA Tes-
sigsfAssgaz@ free
HAS Family fsssls are tns hest.
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HARTFORD SOCIETY NOTES.

HARTFORD. May .o-Mr. Charles Gray
visited Snohomish Monday
Mrs. A. n. Eddy and Miss Eddy visited
In Snohomlsh Saturday.
Mrs G. A. M;~smer was the guest Of
relatives in Snohomixh Saturday
Mis- Dorothy Folsom. OF Snohomsh Wis
tied over Sunday a. the home OF Mr. G.. A.
Missmer
DIR. McCready. OF Snohom!sh, visited
Lake Stevens this week
Mr.. ard Mrs. r. Hatteeon and little son
were Snohom,sa visitors this week
Capt. John Monsey visited hs daughter
Mrs Fred Johnston. In Everett the latter
par. OF the week
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CE<TNAt.IA SOCIETY NOTES.

CFSTRArIA MAY - Mrs " Baker
- recovering from severe injury sus-
tanned by falling from vehicle
MISS t.aetis t'raftenden a again able
&, lie ant after icing confined g. the house
for ssv&rsi Gsys With lnsurlss sustained
aH failing frcyn "a wheel
The kp~Nsrsa league convention for he
O3ynHiz district ~ eelne kels In this city
sasS werk \ large number % delegates
arr present ant an interesting programme
renisEt~s
Mrs l. & g'Nrisfnasn ~ The nalles has
been visiting wsfh relatives here
Hen VI r Carry hal t.sEaar removed
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from his face this vsea Tne oner,4ion
UAs succe1a3ui
Ma John Gordon and daughter. lGabel.
returned fs Granite Fails this week after
visit 70 friends
Mrs. VIII Bryant returned from Little
Mrs. A. Banisser was over from Oakvslie
Moaday cn q visit
MeSsrS- ~. Watson ana II Haax came
oyer rom Pc Eli Saturday on visit to
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purchased tho Hugh Ken4oly place on
Cnion avenue Her fAafJ VIII - here in
the near future 20 1ota her In their new
home
The Epwor,h League Of the n Z church
bead IN anniversary entertainment IN the
church laE Sunday evening.
DR.. e A. SsBer left last Saturday for San
Francisco where be expects to enter the
Cnssed States service as surgeon
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rTtyAEsTP Nav sa-Sr Walter scos.
expects sts fSFsstiY 81 arrive from the kas;
sssn.
New = y rrseSar8 isss last Magssay ss-
MINNEAPOLIS 20 asfsn6 tAe xersral assembly
ef ne PRESBYTERIAN rs@TcA
The Valley 8ssx$snE Cub hzs rrgm nfz~a
Ger acttv~ wsrk d ! Stpars IL ngrxss~as
af TIE esue ard - rGshlaxj tae work OF I'm
e.cvsuE ise p~tssA
ATa J, II. Bennett 81 Minnesota. las
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site FOR business purposes. II they had
their way 81 rauls would disappear and
there would spring up where II stood 9TH
ers of those repuasiye and horrible struc-
lures that make cur streets mere can
yons."
"TALL street -sw the most unique In
w cdsnt of It's history this week II
was the magnificent Offer of the Standard
on people 10 the surviving members OF the
firm OF Roswell r. Flower K Co. ssock
brokers' The enormous sum OF sif1 60 Go
was placed a, the disposal OF the firm 30
protect ifs interests In the street in the
Face az Tire panic tina, threatened ON the
death Of the senior member % the firm
Flower e. Co under the leadership OF the
man now dead. had rsoygaaized and
financed n series Of csnapsnies and under
their following immense sums or mnney
were invested In the concerns tn question
Flower was optimistic and became leader
on the bun side Of the market In the un~
preredented speculation a January Feb
ruary. March ard Aprn there were bear
attacks On come OF the stock Vet Flower
continued - urge his clients 10 buy. do
spite the fact shat many OF the properties
were offered above par. They wers nearly
al dividend payers. bat Il was the per =
sorality OF Flower mere thar anything else
tina: Jed the patrons 20 invest their money
Flower WAS suddenly stricken dead and
WALL street awoke TO face 2 panic. Il was
freely predicted thst The house Of Flower
e. 90 rsnSs Sc dawn, WITH hundreds %
others in an inevitable crash Fifteen
minutes before the market OPP
enef Henry NJ FTagier ~ the
Standard osi Company. appeared AZ sas
office % the seemingly doomed sirsn as
calmly offered to place the princsly sam
named AZ the disposal 81 the firm for TIE
sprotsetscn 81 3fs .rte-ewTs ana began ny
placing iITsle order for the parchase a.
=, 900 shares % Bseeklyn Rapid Transt a
stock watch the Flowers had doomed
r1axier sawed sa. day. There were ssas.
fifteen wild minutes after tie market
opened in whics. la the aggregate. Flower
stocks strunk 81 60 asa but that Wa a.
Ratn rad heen averse<s aad Wall street was
sane again The F-lswers protected sasir
patrons and VIII now fsgnt back to he
old vsines There has sesr loyalty In shS
street before Ngf IL IL doubtful II sGea ar
enormous sum WAS ever pssdgsd before 20
save = rrrn threatened wtsh rain- Fso~wr
rad always heen friendly wsst TIE STAR
Gard OH Company. an: ElasIsf ~as rzak-
sng tbs oh chiigastcrs goo3-
"sRRY WHITE, once mayor % sea.-
Il l. sss. Is - guess at the Hoffman
house,
r N-f~sfszrA ~ Portland il IN .he rssv
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PORT GAMBLE, May 1-Rev. n. l..
Fordney, who has been on the sick list
fer The past Ave weeks. is able to be
around again.
The Ladies' Degree Of Honor gave a
very interesting and entertaining social
here last Saturday evening, consisting of
sce cream cake, music and games All
enjoyed themselves and went home hap
py.
Mrs Ames who has been visiting in the
EaSs since last fall. returned home last
Saturday. accompanied by her mo;her.
Mrs VIM. Walker.
BASERALi. today. Seattle VS. Tacoma.
Madison park
NELSON Club whisky. Whitney's. sper
all night.
wAGNER'S band. Madison park. thi.
afternoon.
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ADDITIONAL sleeping ear service has
feef fnAuEaratei oy this Northern parIsr
BIT we.n Seattle ard srsls Az. and esstffs
ard Portland. sasrsb* providing ample AZ.
cosu1ns'f3atj9ns for ths patrons os Thar
popular line
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IN. MERRILL. specsxisst--<th asor
Collins tsnrk
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WASNERS band. MAdiscn park. this
afternoon.
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"aRRY WHITE, once mayor of sea.-
i 4. sse. Is - guest at the Hoffman
house,
r. MrCssilanA. o. Portland. 10 In he city,
He b s.oppsns az str Grand rnson-
", H wcclru0, buyer for The YeopiSs
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NEW YORK DURlN6 The
WEEK.

- VIEW YORK, May 2o.--John Barrett
nj is home from Siam and the Phil
ippines. and after short trip 10
N Washington. where he Is to see
President Mckinney and the heads
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site for business purposes II they had
their way 81. paul's would disappear and
there would spring up where II stood 9TH
ers Of those repuasiye and horrible struc-
lures that make cur streets mere can
yons''
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Liaheralr preparations are being made
NJ the annual June ball at the anuts.
,~sntat seminary. which wilt be given ca
..c i.'h OF next month. A large number
= = invitations VIII he sent 10 friends in
ne city ami out x town
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iae boxes a; the Tacoma .heater Thurs
y hiEni fof the performance II The
80 Mefrsil aud MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Tou-
Mr.. ana Mrs, <. NJ Shulsx. n -
saaisx AM Miss van Banshuyssn. Mr. and
Albert Johnson and Mr. and Mrs.
IL Kelly.
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Ar and NJ 4 Tl,u~ev Miss Rem.
- arr NJ NAl,eF Harvey werss the
ss - NJ fes- MERRILL IN a eex $; shv
'eseha sAe4tsr "Wednesday nixa;
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OIL N EWS.

Special to the Register
Parkersburg, w. Va, January 10
The U. S. Oil Co. have a big disap-
pointment at their No. on the Whit
tekind lease in the Moores Junction
field on the Ohio side of the Boaz field.
1t is rank duster This lease recent
ly cost the company 100000 in cold
cash. This is the second dry hole they
have got since they purchased the lease
and it has been great disappointment
to them, as the last we'll was only a
short distance from the gusher that
created such stir on that side
The Kelly e Stiles No. 3 on the In
dian Mound lease at Boaz is fair pro-
Queer
Jackson & Mayhem have begun a rig
on the old Biddle farm near Williams
town.
The Lockwood No II on Pugh is re-
ported dry in the upper sand, but will
be drilled to the deeper formations.
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IMPERIALISM AND THE FATHERS.

The imperialists think they get
around the pronouncement of the
fathers that governments derive
their just powers from the consent of
the governed, by calling attention to
the fact that many people in this
country, some of the Indians, for ex-
ample, are governed without their con-
sent.
This false plea was made by Mr..
Platt, OF Connecticut, in his speech in
favor of annexation in the Senate But
Mr.. Hoar keenly and wittily pricked
this bubble. He said that while Mr..
Plat had admitted that governments
derived their just powers from the
consent of some of the governed" he
did not understand that in subjugat-
ing and governing the Filipinos, Mr.
Platt proposed to get the consent of
any of them.
So it is with the imperialists all
along the line They do not propose
TO even ask the consent of a single
Filipino. but TO annex the islands in
direct opposition to the known will of
the inhabitants by the brute force of
powder and shot, which Mr. Mckinley
one short year ago declared would be
CRIMINAL AGGRESSION!
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MR.. HOAR's KEEN WIT.

The ears of one William Mckinley
must burn furiously these days, Judg-
ing by the way he is being talked
about in that great Republican BODY
the United States Senate.
Mr.. Hoar. the venerable Republican
statesman from Massachusetts, in his
remarks in opposition to the admin
istration's imperial policy, did not
spare the protege of Mark Hanna. On
the contrary he held up the President
in the fierce white light of his scathlng
irony until it burned him through and
through like an X ray.
Mr.. Mckinley has been called by his
admirers Napoleon, because OF his sup
posed facial resemblance to that great
man. but it has remained to Senator
Hoar to carry the resemblance to a re-
Quito ad absurdem by comparing the
President in his lack of principle and
firmness of purpose to Louis Napoleon,
who said in 1854 that the time of con-
quest is past, never to return, for 1t is
not by extending the boundaries OF its
territory that a nation can hencefor-
ward be honored and powerful, but by
placing itself at the head OF generous
ideas, and spreading everywhere the
empire of right and Justice Senator
Hoar pointed out that Louis Napoleon
entirely forgot what he said when he
grew stronger. He saw his opportun-
| ity in Mexico, as our friends think they
see ours in the Philippine islands. But
| the sure and terrible feet of Destiny
overlook him in the midst of his pride
and power. Our commissioners come
back from Paris bringing with them
the cast-off clothing of this pinchbeck
Napoleon and ask us, who have seen
his fate, to discard for them the spot
less robes in which our fathers arrayed
the beautiful genius of America" And
Mr.. Hoar then proceeded to draw a
parallel between the case of Louis Ma
poleon and that of Mr.. Mckinley.
"A year ago last December, he said
''the President of the United States sent
a message to Congress. In that mes
sage he said: I speak not of forcible
annexation, because that is not to be
thought of, and under our code of NOR
atty that would be CRIMINAL AG-
GRESSION' The time of conquest is
past, said Louis Napoleon All. Mr.
| President" continued the venerable
| Massachusetts statesman, President
Mckinley but repeated Louis Napoleon
though in louder and clearer voice
President Mckinley, when he spoke
was not thinking even of honor or OF
power, inspiring and alluring as are
honor and power. He placed himself
and placed the American people on the
stern. enduring and perpetual rock o.
Righteousness; that forcible annexa
ton is not to be thought of, under oul
code of morality; that would be Grim
inal aggression"
Who shall haul him DOWN." askes
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THE ORGANIZATION.

The Democratic caucus last night
agreed upon the organization of the
House in short order, and in entire har-
mony and good feeling between the
contestants.
AS foseshadowed, Hon. o. S. McKin-
ney was chosen for Speaker by accla-
nation. Mr. Mckinney, it goes with
out saying, will be the right man to
perform the important duties of the
speakers;hip, a position that is likely,
particula rly during this session, to
require character, firmness and de-
cislon, qualities which Mr.. Mckinney
possesses in an eminent degree. 1t is
an honor of which Mr.. Mckinney is
thoroughly worthy.
An equally excellent selection is the
unanimous choice of Mr.. w. E. R.
Byrne for clerk of the House, the other
candidates withdrawing in his favor.
Mr.. Byrne is thoroughly experienced in
the duties of this office. having been
clerk or assistant in Senate or House
for several terms, and possessing ia
miliarity with parliamentary proceed
ings and an acquaintanceship with the
delegates that peculiarly fits him for
it's important duties.
Mr.. E. H. Morton, of Webster, for
Sergeant at Arms of the House, is an
other fitting selection which completes
the organization of the House.
In the Republican caucus for SEN
ate organization, Hon. n E. Whitaker
was handicapped in the fight for the
Presidency of that body by his we'll
known hostility to the senatorial am
billions of both Mr.. Scott and Gov. At
kinson, and the able Ohio county man
was quietly laid low by a series of
swift, keen thrusts under the fifth rib,
Mr.. o. S. Marshall, of Hancock, walk
ing off with the coveted persimmon.
The organization thus being complet-
ed without serious hitch, the Legisla-
ture will open the interesting session
of 1899 to-day with clear field.
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these political freebooters Will begin
their revolutionary work of ousting
duly elected Democrats.
In the meantime there are the seats
of Pierson and Getzendanner, which
must be given to their legally elected
Democratic successors, by all law and
the Constitution and according to the
latest precedent furnished by Congress
in the cases of Gen. Wheeler, and 9TH
ers, previously accepted by the Repub-
lican bosses themselves as presidents
covering these cases.
What do the Republicans propose to
do in the premises? Do they propose
to seat Pierson and Getzeladanner in
defiance of the Constitution? Do they
know that by so doing they will con-
stftutionally vitiate every act that
MAY be passed at the coming session
by the aid of those illegal Senators?
Do they realize the far-reaching eff
,fects of this defiance of law and that
it may tie up every department of the
State government and bring about a
State of semi-anarchy until the courts
finally decide these cases and
straighte.u out the tangle? Are they
aware that this would cost the tax
payers of this State thousands upon
thousands Of dollars and make West
Virginia a bN-word and jest through
cat the landa And Heaven knows,
siace the present gang of politicians
ass lmed the reins of government in
this State, our commemorative repu-
tation has suffered sufficiently in the
ewes of the outside world withoua hav-
ing this foul blot and indignity added
to the injuries that have gone before.
Those insatiate politicians who shall
resort TO, or attempt to resort TO, or
counsel. revolutionary tactics to gain
control at Charleston, will rue the day
they did so. The forms of law and the
Constitution must be observed and the
work before the Legislature done in
the legal and orderly way. This is de-
manded by the people of all parties,
and until the recent Republican caucus
it was the hope and belief OF the peo-
pie. as we have said, that this would
be the prevailing sentiment on the Re-
publican side, as it certainly is on the
Democratic. If this is not a baseless
hope, as the loud applause" the In
telligencer says greeted the incendlary
utterances at the Republican caucus
would seem to indicate, it is high time
that those responsible for such utter
ances-such windy and lntiammatory
leaders as this man White--were forth
with muzzled or deposed from leader
ship of the Republicans in the Legs
lature. within whose halls they have
no legitimate business in any event.
The people of West Virginia are dead
ly sick of such boss rule.