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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
DEWEY AND LEE.
Henry Watterson Names Them for
President and yice-president.


Louisville, Ky, Jan. 3. - Henry
Watterson, in leading editorial this
morning in the Courier journal, under
the caption, THE New Years Outlook
for the Democratic Party" dominates
Admiral Dewey for president and Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee for vice. president.
In part, he says:
ITO come down to hard facts. old
horse-sense sitting in the rocker, the
issue OF free silver being relocated to
the limbo of busted shades, the tariff
issue peacefully IepOsing upon the shelf
where the Cleveland administration
lett it to wait for free trade under new
conditions-the season of famine ended
and the season OF plenty arrived-what
are the Democrats to do for a national
platform and ticket?
There is but one thing for them to
do. The voters have about made up
their minds that party pledges are fab.
rcated chiefly to be broken. Let the
Democrats, banking on this circum-
stance, put up a ticket without plat
form; let them nominate candidates
for president and vice-presldent who
are platform in themselves; and. if
they can induce the great admiral and
the gallant general to accept, here is
the card to win with:
''tor president-George Dewey, Of
Vermont.
"For Observation-Disclosures Lee,
of Virginia.
''Platform-The Stars and Stripes,
God bless them.
Even now the Republican leaders,
who rarely fail to take time by the
forelock, and who never let go their
grip upon the shore line, are planning
to make their campaign of 1900 on the
broad principle of national unification
and expansion. They are not going to
handicap themselves with any ancient
platform rubbish. High tariff is no
longer wanted by the manufacturers,
for whom it was invented. The bloody
shirt, having served its turn, has gone
to the old clothes basket. The presi-
dent knows his business.
AT the opportune moment we shall
see William Mckinley and Joseph
Wheeler march down to the footlights,
hand in hand, the fiag above them
beneath them emblazoned on strip of
red, white and blue. The land we love
from end to end,' or words to that
effect. And then what? What are
the Democrats going to do about it:
How are they going to meet it!'
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
CHASTITY SCENE.



Prokuplif. Servia, Jan. A scene
more dramatic than is often essayed in
the most realistic fiction was enacted
in the jail-yard here on Saturday.
A woman and her lover mounted tho
scaffold to pay the penalty for the MUIR
der of her husband. The man was
sullen and allowed the moose to be
placed around his neck without resist
ance. The woman was in Mysteries
and had to he supported by the hang
man and his deputy. Just as the hang
man had finished adjusting the rope
around the mans neck and was about
to place the black cap over the head of
the half-fainting woman, a jaier
rushed out of the prison and up to the
foot of the scaffold and cried to the
hangman to stop, waving in his hand
"a reprieve.
The man showed little feeling as the
rope was removed; the woman sobbed
with joy. But her happiness was
short-lived. The reprieve was for the
man only. When the hangman an
nounced the message the woman clung
to her lover in frenzy, but with curse
he flung her off. refusing to biz her
farewell as he stumbled down the gal
lows steps.
The woman was then placed on the
trap and hanged.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
OLD GLORY EVERYWHE
Stars and stripes Adorn the Wreck of
the Maine.

Stars and stripes Adorn the Wreck of
the Maine.
Havana. Jan. Alt developed today
that the company of the Indiana regi-
ment which waved the Cuban flags dur.
ing the parade was not arrested, as
rabled last night. Investigation
showed that the flags were distri buted
to them by Cubans in the crowd, and
the act of waving them was thoughtless
and not pfearranged.
Twenty-Five Cuban horsemen, well
mounted and armed. joined the column
at the Prado, rode to Central Park and
debouched into side street. They
aroused considerable enthusiasm.
Three bluejackets from the Texas,
at about 1890 Yesterday, rowed to the
wreck of the Maine and hoisted large
Stars and Stripes to the peak OF the
wreck. The flag was saluted by the
shipping in the han Dor.
An immense American flag was also
hoisted on top of 200-foot spar at
the naval dock, where it could be seen
for miles around.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
Miners Narrow Escape.

Carlinvile. ILL.,, Jan. FAIRLY this
morning the tipple and top works of the
Carlinville coal shaft, situated just out
side of town, took fire and burned
fiercely. There seemed from TIE very
start no chance OF saving them from
total destruction. Between 20 and so
men were in the mine. and it was only
after herculean efforts on the part Of
the mine managers and those of the
miners who escaped at the first alarm
that the entombed miners were all re-
leased from their perilous position. The
property losses aggregate only a few
thousand dollars.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
Fatal Folding Bed.

Springfield, H., Jan. AIRS. LII.
cretia Kent, a widow, met her death in
a manner horrible in the extreme. Her
fate was revealed when a friend. enter
ing the house, found her dead body.
One hand was pinioned inextricably
under heavy folding bed. The body
was decomposed. showing that death
had occurred several days ago. When
found the woman's broken hand was
still clasped in the bed as in a black
smiths wise. How the accident hap
pened will never be known definitely.
The woman lived alone in the house.
and that accounts for the tardy dis.
eovery of the body.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
RIOS VANDALISM,
The Spanish Commander Destroys That
Which He Cannot Carry Away.


Which lie Cannot Carry Away.
Madrid, Jan. 4 .-Rios, the Spanish
commander, cables that he has arrived
at Manila, after having completed the
evacuation OF Visayas and the northern
part of the island of Mndanao and af-
ter blowing up IA forts and the flee. of
gunboats on Lake LAM. He adds that
1900 Spanish troops are concentrated
at Zanboanda under the command of
General Montero. Official circles here
are warmly discussing the attitude of
Great Britain, owing to her pressing
demand that Spain sell her coaling
station in the Balearic islands and
other strategical points, so as to render
Gibraltar unassailable. The negota-
tons on the subject have been in abey-
ance owing to Premier Sagasta's ILL
ness, but it is believed that Spain, in
fiuenced by Russia and France, will re-
sist the demand of Great Britain.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE
John c. Chase, First Socialist
Mayor Ever Elected.
HAVERHllL'S NEW EXECUTIVE
VIII Use His Power strictly on the
Line of Socialism-Specitic Recon-
mendations Made.

IIaverhill, Mass, Jan. John G.
Chase. elected on a socialist platform,
took the oath OF office as mayor of
Haverhill today. In his inaugural
speech Mr.. Chase assured the mem hers
OF the city governmnt and the people,
that every atom of power possessed
hy the mayor would be exercised for
the defense and support of principles
of socialism, insofar as they may be APP
plicable to a municipality"
The mayor then referred to the de-
stability of preserving equal rights
upon which "the liberty and happiness
of every man, woman and child are
conditioned, and asserted that these are
principles of attainment "only through
the establishment of the cooperative
commonwealth" Continuing, Mayor
Chase said:
Il believe that every power the mu.
nicipality possesses should be placed
at the disposal of the people in the in
terest of civilization. With that aim
in view. submit the following recon-
meniations'
'First-The passage of an order es.
tablishng the minimum wage for
street employees at So for eight hours
work.
"Second-Union wages and condi-
tons to prevail in all brick and stone
mason's work performed under the di-
rection of the street department.
"Third-All city printing to bear
the union label"
The mayor then took up the subject
of the unemployed, which he said had
developed from the displacement of Ia
Dor by machinery and the concentration
of capital, and was a question which
no municipality could solve, as it had
become national and international
one.
Yet" he said, some little relief
at least can he afforded by this city
government. |, therefore, recommend,
first that you proceed to secure tract
OF land suitable for the raising of food
products, and that such OF the unem-
ployed rs desire may he permitted to
use this land, the city to furnish proper
seeds and tools; second, the enlarge
ment OF the fuel yard at the city farm
to such proportion as will permit all
who desire to earn, by their labor, such
fuel as they may require; third, the
appropriation of such an amount Of
money as circumstances may warrant,
to be used in providing employment
directly upon public works, not in COM
petition with the regular employees of
the city, but upon special works, two
kinds OF which | herewith suggest:
First, improvement of the park system;
second, construction of a system OF BIZ
cycle paths through all principal thor
oughfares.
Mayor Chase condemned the system
of contracting with the lowest bidder
for city work, and said the system should
not be tolerated. He said:
Low bids mean cheap work; cheap
work means cheap money and low
wages. and low wages lower the stand
ard of citizenship. The city should
perform its own work and furnish its
own materials, giving employment to
its citizens"
The mayor advocated increased ap-
preparations for educational purposes,
and municipal ownership Of the electric
/ lighting plants and street railways.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
TRANSFERRED TO DENVER,

General Merriam Will Commal
partinent of the Colorad
San Francisco. Jan. 3.-MaJ
eral Henry G. Merriam, whd
in San Francisco in command
departments of California and
lumbia, is to he transferred to
partment of tie Colorado. t.
quarters will be at Denver.
ceived official instructions to ~
from Washington today lie
to Denver on or aobut January
at which time General ShaftS
pected here to resume his or
mand in the department OF ga
General Merriam says he has
least idea who will be placed
of his old headquarters OF the
bia, the headquarters OF whic1
Vancouver, Wash.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
Fell Five Hundred Feet

Ishpeming, Mich, Jan. 81
accident in the Lake Superb
today caused the death OF six
miners and serious injuries
more. The dead are: MaY
minen, Takko Mikkala, ]. Il.
pa. J. W. Paavai, Alfred SIT
Gust w. johnson. The men
ing down the shaft in a cage .
The supposition is that sol
dropped on the cage. forcing o
of the frame work down, so as
the men sAe off into the shat
!: 4; =; .; S: Gil Ii ID. a
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-05
STIRRING Day IN Havana
Changing of Flags in Cuba
Passes Without Disorder.
THE GOLD AND CRIMSON DOW
Farewell OF CastelIauos-Seyera Cut
Generals Took Part in tho CO
monies-General Brooke's Receipt,

Havana, Jan. 3.-The sovereignty
Cuba passed from Spain to the U1S
States at noon Sunday.
The form of the transfer was siA
consisting of only an exchang
speeches IN the salon OF the palac
hauling down of the Spanish fla
the raising in its stead of the n
the United States on the flagstaff
the palace roof. Salutes were
from the heavy guns of the fort
the warships before and aites
change of flags. The raising q
Stars and Stripes was greeted
cheers by the people, who covefa
roofs OF the buildings around the
and plaza.
No crowd was permitted to gat
the streets in the vicinity of the
to witness the epoch. fun
At 8 O'Clock, guard, composed q
Second battalion OF the Tenth infa
marched into the Plaza de Armaa
der command of Captain Van Y
and formed around the square.
tain General Castellanos watched
with interest from the balcony o
apartments as they entered the SO
and were stationed at all the str
approaching the plaza. No one was
lowed to enter without pass, and
the doors of the palace facing
square were ordered to be closed.
those who could get on the roofs
balconies of houses in the neighbour
saw what was going on before
palace.
With the guard was the band Of
Second Illinois regiment, which
been selected for the occasion as
best band in the Seventh army ca
With the band were the buglers q
Eighth and Tenth infantry.
The weather was warm, the s
bursting at intervals through the lig
clouds. and the soldiers in blue, W
were forced to stand in the sun, iou
the heat oppressive. The troops VT
formed in extended order around t
square, three PAGES apart, and the ba
was massed in front of the palace I
trance across the street at the edge
the park.
At 1855. Major GENIAL Lee, militia
governor of the province OF Havar
with his staff. joined General Brool
The latter then crossed the street to I
palace. General Lee on one side
him, and General Chatfee on the 9TH
followed by the other American q
erals and the Cuban officers. The 3
bans wore dark blue uniforms. IN
felt hats and gray gloves, and ~
ried machetes.
A tlouris!. of trumpets
procession and the opaG n
scented arms as the America
the palace. The Cubans ri
side until escorted in by!
General Brooke's staff, the 9
diery retmaning all the whilsy
sent arms"
AS soon as all were in. the s
troops formed column of foul
marched around the right side
plaza to the docks, willie the banN
the Second Illinois volunteers play
the Spanish royal march.
As Captain-General Castellanos "
escorted to the wharf to take his
parture the band played the Spani
royal march. General CASTELAR,
thanked the generals accompany
him and as he stepped into the laun
he wept. Crowds of Spaniards
dressed in black, gathered upon the
wall and silently watched the fleet p
out. Men and women wept togeth
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

On Saturday night the Agricultural
Society of the A & n. College, com
posed Of students taking the sgricul
tural course at that institution, unani-
mously passed a resolution condemn
ing the action Of the reorganization
committee In recommending the dis
missal Of Profs. Emery and Ourtice on
political grounds, and declared that the
best interests of the College demand
that these capable and efficient men be
retained. The question now is, Will
the committee rise above craftsmanship
and make the best interests OF the Col
lege paramount to all other considera-
tionsY To do so would be greatly to
the credit of the dominant party. But
we shall see.
Jules Verne some years ago wrote a
book, "Around the World in Eighty
Days." and for years people looked
upon it as a sort of fairy tale and
classed it with Gulliver's Travels and
Baron Munchausen's works. But truth
IL stranger than fiction. The Russian
Minister of railroads, it is announced
In a special dispatch from st. Peters
burg, says that when the Trans Sibe
rian Railroad is completed, it will be
possible to go around the world in 80
days, as follows: Bremen to st. Peters
burg, II days; st. Petersburg to VIad-
livestock, 10 days; Vladivostock to San
Francisco, by steamer, 10 days; San
Francisco to New York, At days; New
York to Bremen, z days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

a disposition on the part of the voters
to put principle above party IAN they
be made to realize this.
Unless all signs fail, the year 1900
will g the battle of the giants-R
titantic struggle for supremacy be-
tween the people and the great COM
binations of capital. Imperialism and
free silver will pr badly be secondary
issues. ALL parties will probably de
clare against trusts. But more than
eighteen centuries ago Christ told OF q
people who drew nigh unto him with
theips lips, but whose hearts were far
from him. And If the people do not
require pledges and explicit statements
as to the extent Of this anti trust feel
ing and the methods of dealing with
trusts which each party proposes to
adopt, they will find some Of these
anti trust parties as satisfactory to
trusts as is our famous North Carolina
anti trust law! Let the people watch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

Last week we referred to some vic
tories for municipal ownership Of pub
lie utilities. These, however, were not
North Carolina victories. For the
benefit Of those who wish to hear
something of municipal ownership in
North Carolina, we will say that the
town of Wilson owns her WaterWorks
and the water rate is just one fourth
that of Raleigh under private owner
ship. Municipal ownership OF electric
light plants is just as profitable, if we
are to believe the report Of the Nor
canton citizens, who have looked into
the matter. For two months Morgan
ton has been operating the electric
light plant as an experiment, and the
managers Of this experiment have just
made this report:
1.-The net cost to the town per month
for all it's street lights is only $12 IS
per month, including interest on the
bonds, instead of $50. 80, formerly paid
TO the company.
1T is confidently expected by the
board of commissioners that the re.
ceipts from private consumers will
soon amount to enough to pay all costs
of running the plant, including in.
terest on the bonds, so that the town
will get all its street lights free, and at
the same time the private consumers
are getting cheaper rates than in any
to- n in the South.
with these facts before US, We do
not hesitate to ask the voters of the
town of Morganton to vote for the
electric light bonds
John TULL.
"R. T CLAYWELL
u. W. TULL, JR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25
SOUTH CAROLINA's ANTI LYNCH
LAW.

South Carolina has q novel law, the
object of which is to discourage lynch
inRs, a of it's sectit ns providing that
the county in which a lynching occurs
shall pay to the estate OF the lynched
party the sum of 81 600. On lest
Thursday night the State Supreme
Court filed a decision which means
that this law will be strictly carried
out.
This will no doubt have a good effect
and we think North Carolina would
do we'll to follow South Carolina's ex
ample. Lynchings are becoming en-
tirely too frequent for the good Of the
country. They encourage lawlessness
and anarchy, and for this reason, if
for no other, they should be discour
aged. And when the taxpayers OF a
county find themselves called upon
t pay the fiddler to the tune of a cool
60, 900, lynchings will become less fire.
Ouent,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25
"RRFORMER" SUPPORTS THE
AMENDMENT.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
Allow me through the columns o.
your papor-a paper that, I am glad
to see, is Away ready to give all sida
a fair hearing, and whose editors da
cuss the questions of the day in a fair
and unprejudiced manner-to makes
few statements and ask a few que8
tions.
Let me say, first, if the proposed
Constitutional Amendment be adopted
and the grandfather clause be sue.
tanned it will take the race question
out OF politics-it may leave the negro
as a scare crow in a few negro couH
ties-but as an issue in State politics,
''nigger rule" will be dead. And caD
we hope for any reform as long ss
race prejudice, instead Of principle,
controls politics Has it not been
monopoly's most powerful weapon
Why should we then not support The
amendment
"Well," some one says, cit is unJuS'
to the negro" Let us see. The H.
terests Of the negro laborer and tbs
white laborer are identical, but The
negro laborer is not prepared to intel
ligently exercise the right Of suffrage
Free silver, anti trust measures, tho
income tax, and other measures ID
tended for the benefit Of labor, or
voted down by his aid, and he THEREBY
helps bind the chains of industFS
slavery about the white laborer 81
we'll as about himself. Why, then
should he not let the white laboFa'
more intelligent and broad. minded
take care Of the interests of labor TDs
ballot in the hands Of the ignofS"
negro Injuries the negro.
Again, can there be a better SUI
illus to education than the adoption"
the Constitutional Amendment ADV
does not the hope Of the country leD
an educated citiz nship-citizens WV
are prepared to read and study pow
Cal questions and cannot, Therefore
blinded by ignorance and made w
tools Of monopoly, voting to ensl'"
themselves ,.n
Why, then, should not all Whop%
purity IN politics, and all who pUgg
for reform, join hands to bring sU''
the adoption Of the amendment
REFORMEE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25
AN MAT TER.
'R. T CLAYWELL
u. W. TULL, JR.

The North Carolina Baptist calls at,
tention to a most important matter.
1t says: ''Soon the supervisors of the
public schools Of the counties of the
State will be elected by the school
directors. This ia an important Office
and should go to the best man available
and not be besto wed for party pur-
poses. Only men acquainted with
school work by actual experience
should have the Office, and for any
board of school directors to other wise
bestow it, would be a crime against
the helpless children of that county.
The people should interest themselves
in this matter at once. Public opinion
can accomplish much" Toe Baptist
is right. The head of the public school
system in each county should be arep
r~esentative educator man fired by
and filed with the spirit OF educational
progress. The election Of such a man
to the position of State Superintendent
of Public instruction has been Of I'm.
told benefit to the schools of North
Carolina. Now put such a nan to
lead and direct the educators in each
county, and the schools in this State
will take on new life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

The members Of the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
have made their report. They recon-.
mend that all Populistg and Republi
cans who hold positions about the col
lege, from guards to professors, be dis
missed. It will be remembered that
two years ago the Populists and Re
publicans obtained control Of the col
lege and dismissed a few-not all, nor
even half, of the Democrats connected
with the institution. But our esteemed
Democratic contemporaries went wild
over the CONFERENCE.-THE 'looting, " as
they termed it. They could not find
words sufficiently bitter to express
their condemnation of the crime of dis
missing a professor because Of his po,
1itical opinions. But now not one has
risen up to condemn the action Of this
committee, which wants to GUST all of
a different political faith. We wonder
why. r.