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The times., 1899-10-22

Easy is the descent 10 that place which
shall be nameless between The Times and
its vmtuous readers, when a man once
dallies with the siren vice, or the demon,
crime. his soul readily becomes encysted
in corruption. and his conscience as elias
tic as a rubber band. There is the formerly
Hon George f. Hoar, for example. Time
was when he was as honest Of mind and as
pure of heart as a wooden image Of Cotton
Mather We refer to the period when he
was about six months old. Now how has
the mighty fallen! Beginning with the
alteration Of Aguinaldo he has gone on from
bad to worse. until now we find him prais-
ing the late Grover Cleveland. Poor man!
He has touched bottom at last De
mortuis, and so forth.
The times., 1899-10-22

The technicality raised by Carter's coun-
sci has been decided against him. Judge
Lacombe. OF the United States Circuit
Court, holds that while it is true the court
martial inflicted four penalties on the
relator he was found guilty on four
charges, each carrying a separate punish
ment. Carter viii undoubtedly appeal,
and pending a hearing viii be admitted to
bail If the bail is not unreasonable there
are still a few countries with which we are
not on terms of extradition; and even Pat
agonia, to person with money might be
preferable to the inside Of Leavenworth
penitentiary for five years.
The times., 1899-10-22

VIII tie country ever know the true reason
why sampson is a itv0Hte With Tie dcpa tment
al Washington and Schey is not Minneapolis
Tribune
Yes; when Mr. John D. Long retires to
private life
The times., 1899-10-22

What might easily have been anticipated
has actually occurred Admiral Dewey,
has been worn out with glorifcation, and
his physicians prescribe total rest for
a while. He viii not go to Philadelphia or
Atlanta. All the strength he has-at present
VIII be necessary for his work on the Phil
ippine Commission, the first meeting Of
which in the United States, will occur on
MONDAY neEt.
The times., 1899-10-22
Gnmc to The Inst.

Let it be always remembered to the glory
of Sir Thomas Upton that he accepted his
defeat without turning a hair. With bon
hommie that would have become con-
queror. the game was no sooner lost, than
he steamed up to the winner with the
Stars and Stripes waving over the Erin,
and saluted and cheered his successful
rival No sulking in his cabin for Sir
Thomas.
Fate having decreed against him finally
like the gallant knight and gentleman he
is he filled the flowing bowl for large
and happy luncheon party and joined in
drinking the health of everybody on both
sides of the Atlantic from the Queen and
President down TO the captain of the fore
top, and, without vestige of regret in
his voice, he said:
Columbia won on her merits, and she Is a better
boat. II / have not succeeded in lifting the cup
/ have proved what [ said 20 the British public
when 1 left, that an English gentleman could
come over here and If he acted ike gentle
man he would be treated like a gentleman, and
be accorded absolutely fair and sportsmanlike
treatment. Under all circumstances / have salts
ned myself and / think | have convinced the
world, that / was right in this belief Ny op-
ponents have treated not only fairly but
generously. They have granted all asked, and,
in short, l have had nothing but fair play and
spOTtSmanlke treatment from first TO last.
1t is "A pleasure TO have 10 lose 10 such rival
as Nr. .Isein who has proved himself a gentle
man aud a sportsman. Ar. Heueshoff has shown
himself TO be the greatest designer OF yachts in
the world, and the Columbia Is wonder. II was
simply question whether an English built boat
could do so well. | am confident that the cap
tain and crew Of the Shamrock did all they could.
They expected to have a boat turned over TO them
ready fer sailing. While ! say Columbia is the
better boat, I wanted Mr.. Fife TO be on board
Shamrock when she was sailed He designed
her and knew her weak and good points. As he
was not present cannot say whether she was
aU her worst or al her hest. II Mr.. Fife had
been there. there would have been doubt His
absence has been great drawback 10 me. ] am
not a sailor q skipper but / must say, 50
far | Judge the Columbia is the better
boat. ] shah Try and send another challenge if
J can arrange il. Now I want You all to drink
10 the Columbia, her owners. and her crew.
Sir Thomas Upton will leave behind
nothing but sentiments of friendship and
admiration for him, as worthy and rep
resentative man and sportsman. Should he
elect to come over again for another con-
test he will not land as a stranger on cur
shores. but as one Of the most heartily
liked citizens of the greater Anglo Saxon
federation Of good fellows
The times., 1899-10-22

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uscs.pts n obvious importance viii be returned
to heir aU+ r0rs
The times., 1899-10-22
c-ac.LATIoN srATEMENT.

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By J. r. MASON. President
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.
Souvenirs of q Vanished Race Found In
the Ladrones.

Souvenirs of a Vanished Race Found In
the LadrOnes.
Prof. Franz Mueller of Munich, who
has been identified with the manage
ment of large German investments In
Samoa during the last two years, has
made a remarkable discovery on two
of the islands of the Ladrones chain,
the nearer and larger of these being
only 80 miles from San Agnacio de
Agana, capital of the group. He ex-
plored numerous mounds decidedly
similar to those of Ohio and Central
America, constructed in regular geo.
metrical figures, and each possessing q
great we'll, another characteristic Of
the American mounds. Scores of orna-
ments, curiously carved pipes, house
hold utensils and implements or weap-
ons of stone, copper, mica were un-
earthed and are now packed for ship
ment to German museums. These SOU
yenirs of a vanished race are very sim
liar to the relics of the Aztecs and the
ancient dwellers in the Mississippi
valley. and Prof. Mueller's theory ia
that the mound builders Of America
and the Ladrones were kindred races.
The natives of the South Sea islands
have nothing in their legends or his
tory regarding the mounds or theiE
builders.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22

Baker has eleven children, although
she is not yet 81 years Of age, nine of
whom are boys, and each one Of whom
she swears she will raise up with but
one object in view, that Of the exter-
mination Of the Whites and Howards.
With this thought continually i'm
pressed upon them and with the de-
sire for vengeance which is so strong
in the breasts of all Kentuckians, 1t
can easily be seen that the days Of the
dark and bloody hunting ground" are
not over yet, and in spite Of all the
fair state of Kentucky can do herself
in suppressing this border warfare It
will be many a long day before the
people Of the Blue Grass state can look
back upon their feuds as memory OF
the past. Kentucky seems bound to
furnish for the novelist many page
Of blood -curdling stories, not the least
of which is the present sanguinary con-
flict which even the war with Spain
could not suppress.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
BULL FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
Spain Cannot Furnish Better Sport Than

Spain Cannot Furnish Better Sport Than
That Given to Provsncales.
French legislation against bull-hght-
ing is clearly taken rs joke In south
ern France, says the London Chronicle.
At Mines, as we have often pointed
out, there is no difference In the
sport" of which that magnificent
Roman remains, the Arenes, Is the
scene several times a year, and that
which one witnesses in Spain, while at
Beziers, Bayonne and Perpigan the
bulls are killed after a mild protest,
savoring of comic opera, by the local
authorities. At Marseilles according
to our Paris correspondent the scene
on Ascension day was unusually live
ly. Two celebrated matadors, Guer-
rita and Conejijto, were specially en-
gagged. Out Of the six bulls killed one
had been rather unfairly treated. The
audience demanded a seventh, but
Guerrita refused. An affray followed,
during which the spectators flung the
chairs and footstools at the heads OF
the bullfghters. In the end the police
cleared the area and arrested handful
of rioters. Moreover, there seems very
good reason to believe the pleasure ca
terers for the British visitors at Bou-
logne intend this summer. with the CO.
operation Of the civic authorities, en-
due that town with bull fights on a
full scale. It may be hoped that
French opinion, which in the north at
least. is, we believe, largely antagon-
istic to bullfighting, will protest ener-
getically against this proposal.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
GREAT Is MEXICO.
so WRITES A CORRESPONDENT
FROM CAPITAL.
Many Manufacturing Concerns Born
Every Week-CiKarette Trsde IL Ex-
panding - Paper Mills and Cotton
Machinery. q

At home and abroad there is plenty
Of confidence in the future of Mexico.
In Europe we have seen it evidenced
the past week in the adoption of a
plan for the conversion of Mexico's
gold debt Of $97, 900, 900, bearing per
cent interest, to a per cent basis,
writes correspondent from the City
of Mexico. Here we have seen, in the
past ten days, the incorporation Of
several new companies for manufac-
turing purposes, the formation of a
cigarette makers league or trust, for
it amounts to that, and the putting CT
nearly $1,000,000 more into new ci-
garette factory; fresh orders for cot
ton mill machinery. and remarkably
good showing in customs receipts for
this time OF the year. Mexicans have
more money than ever before to buy
foreign goods, and they are importing
heavily. Even with all the new cotton
mills and print works, the home sup
ply Of cotton textiles is insufficient for
the demand, and imports in that line,
both from the United States and Eu-
rope, are increasing, fact which in
spires cotton mill people to order more
machinery and to put up new mills.
A large new paper mill, backed by
Mexican and resident Spanish capital.
is to be built near this city, and the
machinery is already ordered. A great
extent Of the streets of this city are
to be paved with asphalt, and already
the principal streets are handsomely
paved with concrete blocks, which
make an ideally smooth pavement.
The new Banco Central is running up
a heavy list of depositors, and has
$4,000, 900 paid-in capital, and will, in
a year or two. double that amount.
Shares in the new American bank have
sold this week at heavy premium, and
the institution is doing a large and
very profitable business. The older
banks report good business in 1899, and
will soon increase their capital, the
National to have $22,000,00O effective
capital and the London $19,0OO,O00.
These are business facts, which show
how Mexico is booming along under
the firm rule of the present admins
tration, which is business from the
word co." to employ an effective colo.
quialism.
President Diaz is taking life little
easier, turning over many matters.
which he once felt he must supervise.
to his ministers, and yet he puts in
his fourteen to sixteen hours day,
which is wonderful work for states
man 60 years old.
The federal government has adopted
new rules Regarding concessions, and
people seeking charters must give the
best of references and be prompt with
their forfeit money. Mere spectators
no longer have any chance, either with
the federal or city government. Mexi-
co has reached point where her credit
is first class, and can demand the ref
erences of people seeking government
privileges.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
Nearly the Entire Population of Clay County,
kentucky, is Ready to Do Killing.

Jim Howard, one of the leaders of
the White faction, organized
to wipe out the Bakers and their al
lies, was killed by an unknown foe al
most in the identical spot in front Of
the court house where Tom Baker was
assassinated in the fore part Of June.
The bluegrass country is wild with
excitement, and people are either TAX
ing sides or talking the matter over
very seriously. Clay county, the seat
of the trouble and the home of the
warning factions, is shaken to its very
foundations, and before the affair is
over the kin of the Howard family
from Harlan county, who were en-
gagged in the Turner-Howard feud in
that county several years ago, will be
drawn into the fray If appearances are
not deceptive.
The trouble commenced over the
non-payment Of a judgment given for
a $40 spring wagon, and instead of be-
ing purely personal matter of FAM
lily honor, it has developed into a polit-
ical feud, as the Howards are Repub-
licans. So are the Bakers, but Tom
Baker, killed by the Howards and
Whites, was personal friend of Gill
bert Garrard, a rising young Demo-
cratic politician, who aspired to be
sheriff of Clay county, and so the
whole Baker tribe supported Garrard
against Beverly White in 1897, with the
result that the Garrard family are also
drawn into the deadly vortex of inter-
necine warfare.
The story Of the feud is long one
and to one unacquainted with the ties
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
THE DEATH DEALING bAKfRH0WARD fUfD.

Testimony was heard on June 10 over
the motion for change Of venue. The
Whites and Howards bitterly resisted
this and produced much evidence to
show that an unprejudiced jury could
not be obtained. The Bakers, on the
other hand, produced testimony to the
contrary, and this apparently being the
stronger, shortly after o'clock Spe-
cial Judge Cooke entered a decision
granting change Of venue and COM
mitting the prisoners without bail.
Slowly the people filed out Of the
court house talking over the various
incidents of the trial. The battalion Of
militia were posted around the court
house. Most all the witnesses had
gained the street when Tom Baker
went to the court house door to get a
Whit of fresh air after his three
months Incarceration. It was his last
Crack, ping! A thin Whit Of smoke
lowered in the air between the house
of Sheriff White and the court house,
which gradually dtffused and vanished.
With a dull thud the bullet struck
home, and Tom Baker, wildly clutch
ing the air, staggered, fell backwards
and, with a last gasp. dropped Nat on
his back in front of the guard house
tent facing the main street. The How
ards had accomplished their vengeance.
They had fulfilled their oath. Wooten
and Tom Baker, the accused murderers
of Burch Store and Wilson Howard,
had paid the penalty of their crime
with their lives at the hands of the
never-forgetting relatives of the dead
men.
Instantly all was confusion. The
soldiers charged across the street with
fixed bayonets, surrounded the White
residence. A Gatling gun was brought
out and none too soon, for a rush was
made for the court house by half a
hundred mountaineers. "Stand back
or we fire!" roared Colonel Williams,
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22

socIal Revivals by the Social Engineer,
Social revivals somewhat after the
manner OF religious revivals, with
certain features Of questionable utility
eliminated. have been begun by the
League for Social Service, whose pres.
ident, DR.. Josiah Strong, and secre-
cary, DR.. w. H. Tolman, call themselves
social engineers" A series of meet
ings held under their auspices in Tren.
ton recently dealt with such questions
as Improved Housing" Public
Baths" Municipal Housekeeping" {"
Picture History Of Labor" and "The
Problem of the City Child" All classes
of people attended these meetings, and
similar movements are to be started
shortly in other cities.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22

Howard, who was riding one Of the
famous Kentucky stations, was shot
in the back, but managed to cling TO-
his horse and escaped to Wilson How
ards house. A second volley struck
Burch Store and knocked him off his
horse. He was dead man before he
struck the ground, as his neck was
broken by the ball. Wilson Howard
fell from his horse, shot through the
hips.
Two Of the attacking party then
went back and devilishly fired explo-
sive bullets into their abdomens, lit
orally tearing the bodies Of the two
men to pieces, but Howard lived long
enough to tell that it was Tom Baker
and Charles Wooten who fired the ex-
plosive bullets.
I When James B. Howard heard his
brother was dead and his father badly
wounded, he armed himself and gall
loped to the scene, arriving at the store
of A. L. Howard just in time to find a
crowd there, some of whom had come
to purchase grave clothes for the two
killed mountaineers. He thereupon,
with the rest of the Howards, swore
vengeance upon all the Baker clan, and
vowed that he would kill "Tom' Ba-
ker if it cost him the last drop of blood
in his veins. How we'll he or his
friends succeeded in accomplishing this
will be seen later. After assisting in
selecting his brothers shroud, and be-
fore leaving the store, George w. Ba-
ker having arrived on the scene, "Jim'
shot him down in cold blood, and then
realizing that he had killed an un-
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22

An Omcial Report from Afgbanistan.
From the Weekly Telegraph: Not
many years ago, according to the an
nails of the Indian Office, a queens mes
senger, or some other inferior official,
was robbed, though not injured in any
way, on his road to Cabul, and the
British government, of course, wrote
to complain of it. No reply was re-
ceived for months: but at last the
Emir wrote: "The matter you mem
toned has been thoroughly investigat-
ed, and not only have the robbers of
your messenger been put to death, but
ell their children, as well as their ia
thers and grandfathers. I hope this
will give satisfaction to her majesty
the queen.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22

and the crowd, fearful Of annihilation
at the hands Of the Gatling gun, pre-
cipitately pushed down the hill again.
Men stood, scowled, INDUCED in NUT
tered imprecations and held whispered
conversations. The surviving Bakers
were removed from the guard house to
the court house and locked up, and
Sheriff Beverly White was arrested,
charged with the shooting.
Sheriff White has succeeded in estab-
fishing his innocence as to the firing
OF the fatal shot. but everyone is cog
infant Of the fact that the bullet came
from one Of the windows Of his house.
Wiley and Jim Baker, who pleaded SO
hard to have guns and wipe out the
Whites in Manchester after Tom Ba-
ker was killed. were taken to Barbour
Vile and placed In the Jail there. On
the same Jail steps q week later Jim
Baker was shot dead by an unknown
assassin.
z War to the knife Is declared In Clay
county and there promises to be such a
shooting bee that all former feuds will
be dwarfed into insignifcance, and
from now on ambushes and murders
rivaling the old Indian wars will be
the order Of the day. Everybody is
cunning for someone. and for man to
declare he Is q newspaper man Is q test
Of courage such as few care to under
go. It would be safer to wave Z red
nag in the face Of an enrageds bull and
quietly stand still and watch develop
ments. Il.
AZ An illustration Of how and Why
tAess hardy people have such fanatic
feuds Il may - stated that Nh. Ton
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
STORYETTES.

Michael Joseph Barry, the poet, was
appointed police magistrate in Dub
lin. An Irish-American was brought
before him charged with suspicious
conduct, and the constable swore,
among other things, that he was wear
ing a republican" hat. "Does your
honor know what that means?" in
quired the prisoners lawyer of the
court. II presume" said Barry, 'that
it means a hat without crown"
Years ago Joaquin Miller, journeying
on foot, was overtaken by country
man, who took him on his wagon and
gave him long ride. Tired, at length,
of conversation, the poet took novel
from his pocket, and pored over it long
and silently. "What are you read
ing?" asked the countryman. GA no.
vel Of Bret Harte's," said Mr.. Miller.
well, now, I don't see how an i'm
mortal being wants to be wasting his
time with such stuff" care you quite
sure." said the poet, that am an i'm
mortal being?" "Of course you are."
"If that be the case," responded Mil
Ter, II don't see why should be so
very economical of my time"
Lillian Russell, who is rather care
less with jewelry in the theater, left
q very valuable diamond ornament in
her dressing room one night during
the run of "Erminie' at the Casino,
says the New York Dramatic Mirror.
She did not miss the article until the
next morning, when she started out for
a drive, going to the Casino first. The
woman who had charge of Miss Rus
sells dressing room had finished her
work and had gone away. Miss Rus
sell hastened to the dressing room,
looked on the table. but could not find
the Jewel. Then she turned to the
looking glass naturally to see IL her
hat was on straight, when the follow
ing announcement met her eyes, writ
ten on a piece Of yellow paper, and
stuck in corner of the glass: "Miss
Russell: I found your damon when
cleened up. I hid it in the tow Of your
wife satan shoe and hid the shoe in
the bottom draw of the buro were you
can find It. MARY"
AS several other persons had access
to the dressing room, nothing but
sense Of honesty prevented some one
other than the owner from finding the
Jewel Sin the tow Of the satan shoe
in the bottom draw Of the buro." But
Mary's good intentions were remem-
bered in q most liberal manner by
Miss Russell.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-22
az f1aMeAE5EEp COURT Hou5E

armed old man, and without cause. he
fled to his relatives in Harlan county.
There was reward offered for his ar
rest, and in order to give kinsman
the benefit of the $3.50, he surrendered
and came with him to Manchester,
where he was turned over to the proper
officers. He was released on bail.
In the meantime Sheriff B. P. White
jr., the friend Of the Howards, sum
moned 100 deputies to arrest the Ba-
kers, and they were brought in for ex-
amining trials before County Judge ].
w. Wright. The trials lasted for three
days. The Howards swore they saw
the Bakers do the shooting, but the
Bakers all proved alibis. showing that
they were five miles away at the time
of the shooting, and consequently they
we're dismissed. On the day after the
trial, Sid Baker, son-in-law Of Bal
Howard, but no kin to George Bakers
sons, overlook Charles Wooten, who
was said to have shot Burch Store.
They rode side by side for a distance,
each trying to get the drop on the
other, and finally drawing their revolv-
ers each at the same time, and Sid
shooting from behind his back as he
drew the weapon. Both rolled OF their
horses and, lying in the road, peppered
away at one another, Sid Baker coming
of without scratch and Wooten being
mortally wounded. The latter dragged
himself into the woody undergrowth,
where he was found by one Of the
Bakers and taken home, where he died.
The next murder that occurred was
that Of William L. White. brother Of
the former sheriff, who was shot in
the abdomen and killed by Tom Baker.
It was for the above crimes that the
Wholesale arrests Of the Bakers was
made last summer. Since then Jim
Howard was sentenced to life term In
the penitentiary by the Laurel Circuit
Court, where the case was sent on d
change Of venue, and in the Bakers
cases the Jury failed to agree, and they
were admitted to bail. Tom Baker
took an appeal on his case, and q new
trial was ordered. s,s. y.
Excitement ran 90 high the begin
ming Of June this year that the militia
wore ordered out to protecl the pFis-i
onsr and prevent any further violsnee.