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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16
THE INITIATIVE, REFERENDUMA AND
IMPERATIVE MANDATE.

The INDEX has devoted considerable
space during the past year to a discus
sion of the initiatiye, referendum and
imperative mandate, and we think our
readers fully understand its meaning.
But it will do no injury to make a
thorough explanation of it again. There
are different methods of operation I'M
der this law and in details different
countries have different methods, but
in our mind the law adopted by the peo-
pie Of South Dakota at the election of
1898 is one Of most effectual and we
herewith publish the law as it operates
there.
THE INITIATIVE.
The amendment provides that whe n
five per cent. of the voters petition the
legislature to pass law, the legisla-
ture must pass it and submit it to a
vote of the people, and if a majority of
the people voting on the law vote for 1t,
1t becomes law, but if the majority
vote against it it is null and void. The
law may be drawn up by any person
aud petition circulated by any person.
This is called the Initiative.
THE REFERENDUM
When the legislature on its own mo-
tlonpasses law, then such law shall
not go in force until certain length of
time after it's passage. If before that
date five per cent. of the voters of the
state petition that such law be submit
ted to vote of the people, then the
law will not go in force until voted on
by the people, and if at such election a
majority vote against the law it Will be
void and of no effect, but if majority
vote for it, it will be valid and binding.
This is called the Referendum.
Certain laws which must necessarily
go into immediate effect are excepted
from the referendum.
THE IMPERATIVE MANDATE
The people now elect man to office
for a certain term and after he gets in
he can hold on until his time is out un-
less he is lmpeached which is a slow
process. and he cannot be impeached for
hlSiO w SoIl Oub LII
case of lawn aker he can go back on
every promise he made to get elected
and still hold until his term Is out. In
the case of Grover Cleveland's second
term, large majority, probably three
fourths of the people, no longer wanted
him as president within six months
after he was inaugurated, and yet he
held three and a half years longer.
Under Imperative mandate the people
can end an officials term whenever
they want to. They can recall any Of
ficer any time. 1t is believed that the
initiative and referendum and impera-
tive mandate would not often be used
as the officers, with this power in the
people, would generally represent the
wishes of the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

WHEN we have a judiciary
that holds the rights of prop
erty more sacred than the
rights of man we are going
down the hill of progress and
civilization. Property is the
product of man; man should
be master. When he is not
he is a slave and the result
of his own energy rises to
curse him. Vote down such
an unnatural condition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

WHEN you vote for a law
you know you are voting for
something which will bene.
fit yourself, your family, your
neighbor, your country. But
when you simply vote for a
man nobody is certain of any
benefit except the fellow who
gets up to the pie counter.
and a few of his immediate
friends. That's why direct
legislation is needed in any
free government of, for and
by the people. See?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The public school a nd the
postoMce is genuine Populism
and socialism. Yet people of
all parties patroniize them
and very few of them would
be willing to turn these in
stltutyions over to private cor
po-fations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

That the laboring people
are becoming more enlight-
ened every year is shown from
the fact that reform agita-
ton is greater in the cen
tiers of great population than
it has ever been before. To
illustrate: municipal owner
ship five years ago was look
ed upon as dangerous, vision
airy and even anarchistic. To-
day it is in actual operation
in some of our largest cities.
In the city of Toledo the in
dependent candidate for may
or on a municipal ownership
plank made his campaign on
socialism and received more
vote than the republican and
democratic candidates com
bined. In other cities munic-
ipal ownership candidates
were elected until now it is
rare that a candidate dares to
oppose this measure in munic-
ipal politics. It shows what ag-
itation and education will do
and taking the past for a les
son it is not unreasonable to
believe that the people will
become educated up to gov
eminent ownership during
the next five years. If muni-
cipal ownership succeeds (and
recent events teach us that
it has succeeded then govern
ment ownership will be a sue
cess. The same principle and
the same operation applies in
each case.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The adoption of an anti.
trust republican platform in
Ohio and the turning down
of Attorney General Monnett,
the only republican official in
that state who has ever made
a fight against the illegal
practices of trusts, is the pc
litical joke of modern times
We have referred to this mat
ter before but it will bear
repetition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

MONEY spectators who make their
fortune by dealing in money exclusive
ly are gamblers just as much as the
man who runs poker table and the
professional who follows 1t as a bust.
ness. And they always skin the poor
unfOrtunates who deal with them even
if they have to permit them to make a
few small Wlnnir pS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The wrought steel, iron and
tube industries of the United
States have consolidate d with
a capital of sSO,OOO,OOO.OO.
You know what that means.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The time is coming when
the department store will
drive the small retailer out of
business. The only proven
tive is a general waking up
among the merchants of the
country and that can hardly
be expected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

ABOLISH coin basis and the
trusts will get sick; adopt
government ownership and
they will die.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

A POSTAGE stamps is worth
its face value because the
government is pledged to car
ry a letter when it is pasted
thereon. In other words it is
redeemed by service and there
is no gold redemption clause
connected with it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The meeting of the Peoples Party
central committee on Saturday was
we'll attended and all the members felt
enthusiastic on the outlook for success.
The committee decided on a late con-
vention and named October 7th as the
date. This is the last day on which
the convention can be legally held.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The populists of the Sth
Missouri (Bland) district
have nominated w. r. Hale
for congress. His opponents
concede that he is a man of
great intelligence and admir-
able character. He is a far.
mer As years of age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

WE do not see why the republicans
of Barber county should take the troub-
lie OF holding convention. The three
men in Medicine Lodge who nominate
the candidates could do 1t just as well
without compelling the country fellows
to come so far through the heat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

The Farm, Field & Fireside and the
INDEX can both be secured one year
for $3.50 The regular price of each
paper is S1.0O. Only subscribers. old
or new, who pay in advance can take
advantage of this offer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16
Are you Troubled with Dyspepsia

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Doctor Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure as the
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16
A CARD FROM ROBERT JESSE.

EDS. INDEX: l would like to ask
you to yield lite space again. Wm.
Murphey tells me that the Advent
preacher told him that some of the peo-
pie asked him 1.-THE preacher, Mr..
Thornelto lave me arrested on the
charge of insanity. would like to
know who those people are. If l can
learn the names [ would like to get
Sam Griffin and Dial Morris to assist
me in measuring their heads-I would
like to know whether or not they them
selves are broad-headed fellows.
ROBERT JESSE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

Gov. STANLEY refuses to in
vestigate the republican re-
suits of the agriculture col
lege, in defiance of the charg-
es filed with him. What
craftsmanship!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

We would rather see the
initiative and referendum en-
acted into law than any 9th
er measure. If we had it,
men would vote as their judg-
ment dictated. There are
thousands Of republicans who
would like to vote for reform
measures but they are afraid
to vote a reform ticket for
fear that the democratic par
ty will triumph. There are
numbers upon numbers of
democrats who would like to
vote for reform principles
but they are told that they
must not desert their party
or the republicans will get
into power. So it goes and
plutocracy laughs. How diff
ferent it would be under the
initiative and referendum
The people could then vote
for principle independent Of
party. No matter what par
ty would be in power they
could secure the passage Of
any law desired and at the
same time identify themselves
with any party. Partisan
politics has made a slave Of
many a good man and it has
also swelled the Golfers of the
rich with illegitimate gains
Give US the initiative anC
referendum and this abom
Unable evil will De wiped out
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

A PROTECTIVE tariff is the
rankest kind of favoritlsm
and special privilege. There
fore it is unjust and should
be abolished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

necessary 10 CHOICE Al.
1t is recommended that township primaries
be held on Thursday, Oct. 9th, for the purpose
of electing delegates and central committee
of three.
The county convention will be called to or
der ut ii O'Clock a IN. prompt.
r. V. CANT, Chairman.
+. NJ. SHELL, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

The Peoples party nominating convention
of Barber county will be held in the court
house in Medicine Lodge on
SATURDAY, OCT. Z, 1899,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
the following Offices:
Sheriff,
Clerk,
Treasurer,
Register of Deeds,
Surveyor,
Coroner,
Commissioner, LIST district.
The representation of the various precincts
will be based on the average vote cast for the
county ticket at the election in November 1899
The basis is one delegate for every ten votes
or major fraction, and one delegate at large
from each precinct. Under this apportion-
ment precincts are entitled to delegates as
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-16

III. FL. Case is agent for the ssReln-
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
GUAYNOPA CANON.
A Sketch of the Famous Mining
Region Beyond ChuiChupd.-
Much Activlty.-Interesting
Ruins In the Vicinity.

snecial Correspondence of the HERALD.
GUAYNoPA, Feb. l9.-Situated in
Guaynopa canon, about fifteen miles
south of Chuichupa, thriving Nor
mon settlement, and almost within the
shadow of the Candelaris peaks. in
one of the finest If not the best
mineral regions in Old Mexico lies the
Camp of the Seven Star Mining Co.
That this camp is q prosperous one
goes without saying. employing
iarffe number of miners, both Amer
loans and Mexicans, while the busy
claug of the drill and the muff1ed
thunder of the blasting seems to
keep time with the roar OF the river
which tumbles and leaps over the
rocks and crsgs which beset It's path.
PICTURESQUE in the extreme, the scene
which greets the eye is grand, magn1-
ficent, sublime, while from the noun
tain tops on either eide of the canon
and in any direction the observer
chooses to look can be seen in all the!
grandeur innumerable peaks: ver1-
table sea of mountains.
There are being operated In the
canon at present besides the seven
Star mines, which consists of three
tunnels aud one bench, two other
mines, the Eureka and Surprise, which
are owned by the Messrs. Fowler OF
prospect which is being operated by
John Friend.
oThere are already 227 peruenencias
taken between here and Guaynop1ta,
but there is plenty of room for prospec'
tors and the whole country in this vic
Unity is very rich in all kinds of miner
al, making it in fact prospector's par.
adise. There is plenty OF wood and
water, and the forests abound in a l.!
kinds of game which may be secured
with very little effort, this insuring
the prospector plenty of fresh meat
| at all times.
The canon is supposed to be the loca'
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
Bio Gun plant.

The plant at Watervliet which has
been especially designed for the as
sembliDg of the great 16-inch coast
defense gun Is practically completed
and the work of assembling will soon
be begun. This gun will be the larg-
est piece of ordnance in
the world. 1t will weigh about 1875
tons, which is more than the famous
Krupp gun of the Worlds Fair
weighed, and it will also be longer
than that gun. The projectile which
it will throw will weigh about
230O pounds and the strik-
ing energy of the shot at point
blank range will equal the
striking force of a 6,000-ton ship NOV
ing at the rate of Is knots an hour.
The new gun will be mounted on one
of the Romer Shoals in the lower part
of New York hsrbor. 1t is thought that
it will be placed in so-called Gruson
turret, which is practically indestruct-
ible. No bolts are used in these tur-
rets, but the plates are
first shaped to plan and then, when
fitted in place, the interstices are filed
with white metal, so that the whole
becomes solid mass. Gruson turrets
are used by the Germans
by the Italians on the island of Pal
myra. The turret to be set up on the
Romer Shoals will cost. exclusive of
foundation, 81 800 900, and the gun will
cost about S126 ,000.-Buffalo Express.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

ton of q couple of lost mines of great
richne S. viz: The Tyopa and Quay
nopa Grande, and while there have
been old tunnels and other evidences
of ancient mining discovered these
mines have never been found.
There are any number of small caves
to be found, which we're at one time
peopled the canon. On the property
of the Surprise mine is a very large
one followed out from the solid rock
1t is commanding position almost at
the top of the mountain and from the
opening in front a large part of the can
on can be seen. There are indications
that this cave was originally worked as
q mine besides being used as dwelling
place for which purpose it was used for
out. and it was probably the principal
village in the canon. 1t contain 112
houses, or more properly rooms, some
of which were two stories in height
The walls were built of corn stalks in
terlao ed, and plastered inside ana out
side with very fine adobe. The floor
of the second story was made by laying
poles across the house at q suitable
height and covering them with brush
poles were undoubtedly cut with stone
the instrument used.
There are still large number of
metates, which were used for grind
ing corn, left in the cave, while the
floors are strewn with broken pottery.
There were used by these people for
storing their corn, fifteen large ollas,
nine of which are still standing. They
are about twelve feet high and will
average about five feet in diameter,
and their construction shows great
deal of ingenuity, they being made of
email bundles of plume grass arranged
in the desired shape covered and lined
with adobe.
Down near the Rio Chico there are
the ruins of another village containing
quite a number of houses, also
church.
The climate in the canon Is delight
full at this time Of year and can be
compared with the month of June in
the northern states, but on the noun
tains snow is present in places during
good share of the winter season.
There is water enough 10 the river
here at all times of the year, if proper
ly confined, to run a 100 stamp mill.
]. M. Duthie. superintendent of the
Seven Star mine, was one of the first
Amer leans to locate in the Canon, but
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
QUEER RESULT OF A SNEEZE.
Took TWO Physicians To Fix Up
Railroad Passenger Who SneeZ-
ed Shoulder Out of Joint.

Gu ShOuluSl OuS VI
Travelling on q Pennsylvania rail-
road train from Trenton to New York,
q passenger met with strange &C.
cident late on Monday night, but
thanks to the presence of two Newark
physicians on the train, he was reliev-
ed before he had sustained serious in
jury. The train left Trenton at ten
minutes to IL O'Clock. Just before it
drew out of New Brunswick a man
from Jersey City seated in one of
the forward cars began to sneeze
violently.
Suddenly he became deathly pale,
and the ueXt instant the other passen-
gers were startled by cry of agony.
The young man had half risen from
his seat, and it was noticed that his
right shoulder had been drawn far out
of place, until he looked grotesquely
missnappen. He begged that a doctor
be brought. explaining with difficulty
that he had dislOcated his shoulder by
sneezipg. One of the passengers went
through the train searching for med
G b. Herold and David L. Wallace, OF
Newark.
They directed that the man be car
ried into the baggage ca, where a
couch was constructed with mail sacks.
It took some time to get the shoulder
back into place, and during the opera
tiou the yonng man suffered excruciat-
ing agony. Whisky and hypodermic
injections of morphine had to be admit
nistered. BY the time the train reach.
ed Market street, Newark, the young
mar had begun to recover. The New
ark doctors left the train, forgetting to
learn their patient shame and now know
nothir about him save that he came
from Jersey City.-New York Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
MAC STEWART.
Procured a Rehedring But Has Not
Yet Learned The Decision of the
sr1

Judges.
General @. @. Beavens of the United
Veterans at Houston, has
received the following letter from Mac
Stewart, the ex-confederate soldier
Ito death in Mexico, for
whom so much has been done by the
veterans throughout the
south in trying to secure his pardon.
General G. @. Beavens.
chihuahua, Mexico, February IL,
l899.-My Dear General and Comrade.
7 had nv trial this morning and the
Judges adjourned to find sentence. My
lawyer made quite talk for me, and
the interpreter said he made q good
plea. 1 liked the looks of the judges
very much. The bench prosecutor,
however, was not to my liking, but
from his looks don't think the judges
will give his sayings much weight. L
may get notice of my sentence this
evening. but don't expect it before to-
morrow. Will let you know as soon as
hear what 1t is. -
February 18.-I have not been notl-
fed vet what the sentence is, but am
expecting to hear every hour now,
may hear today. and may be not In
week: but as trial concluded day be.
fore yesterday and the judges have
gone to mediate over it, they ought
surely to decide soon. I will mail this
letter today and will write again OF
telegraph as soon as I hear. Regards
to all Dick Bowling camp and all con-
federate friends. Yours always,
MAC STEWART.
General Beavens has been selected
bv Mac Stewards friends to go to Mex
leo in his behalf and upon the result o.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

For q quick remedy and one that is
perfectly safe for children let us re-
commend One Minute Cough Cure. It
is excellent for Group, boarseness, tick
ling in the throat and coughs. Fred
Schaefer, Druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
Ell PASO DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1899.

the Messrs. Fowler made the first ship
ments of ore, which was in September,
1898.
This place is destined to become in
the near future very large mining
camp. It has never been doomed, but
as soon as it's advantages become known
it's growth will be healthy and per-
menent.
JEKYLL.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS.

this decision will depend his going. If
Stewart is not released, General Bea-
vens will likely proceed to Mexico at
Opce.-POSt.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Experience is the best Teacher. Use
Acker's English Remedy in any case
of coughs, colds or Group. Should it
fail to give immediate relief money re-
funded. 25 cts. and SO cts. M. b,
Webb, Druggist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Typewriter supplies, ribbon, car bon
paper, etc. 81. G. Murray, HERALD
off, Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

A second hand Remington type
writer, for sale cheap. nearly new. Fl.
@. Murray. HERALD Office or S04 N.
Kansas St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Three cans pure fruit jams for 25 cts.
at the Ell Paso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Mail
ed for rs cents by O. 1. Hood & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24
Fuel Co, . ',o:
Notice.

I beg to inform the public that I
have been appointed Live Stock in
spector by the Mexican consul at this
point for the inspection of all live
stock bouud for the republic of Mexico.
Apply to the undersigned at the Star
stables. JNO. CALDWELL,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Pillsbery's Best Flour is the best in
the world. El Paso Grocery Co
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

McIver-Patterson Vehicle Co., under
Center Block hotel want you to call.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Armour's gold band ham, gold band
bacon. white label leaf lard, just re-
ceived at the Ell PasO Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Harrison's mixed paints, wood stains,
varnishes, enamels paint brushes, ETC.,
at Ehrenberg's, 800 Ell Paso ST. Phone
20S
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Don't buys Vehicle until you go
Vehicle Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

Best line of wall papers at Ehren-
berg's, 800 Ell Paso street. Phone 298.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

See us on buggies and harness. Nc
Vehicle Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-24

PIllsberry's Best Flour is the best In
the world. Ell Paso Grocery Co