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auecr Murder Cnsc.

There is lively time in South Dakota
over a murder case; at least il may turn
cut to be murder. II is the first time in
the history OF criminology that a man has
been arraigned on a charge of killing some
thing. his conviction depending on the
proof that the thing he killed was a man
and not an animal.
The accused person is an itinerant show
man who Travelled through the country
with what he called a menagerie. includ-
ing, among other things. a curious creature
which purported to be the missing link ''
1t looked more like a monkey than any
thing else in the known creation. but the
proprietor OF the thing devoutIy declared
that II was partly human. having intelli-
gence above the simian order The prob
abilities are that it was an ordinary chin
panzee, which is AZ nearly human as any
thing in the quadrumanous tribe.
At any rate, the Snowman had an argu-
ment with his missing link one day, and.
as one might expect, the discussion soon
degenerated into a physical one. The
what-is-it enforced its, or his, views with
considerable emphasis, ana the Snowman
was obliged to resort to club, with which
he struck the creature violent blow on
the head. and it died. The question now is
whether he committed homicide or merely
Killed an animal which he owned II the
deceased was partly human, of course the
Snowman is partly murderer: II II was
not human at all he Is only butcher. The
difficulty Il TO settle whether the alleged
missing link really was human at all, and
II SO. how much; whether the act OF the
-shoSfnan was half a murder or three
quarters murder. or only tinged with
murder. And there seems to be little prob
ability that anyone can positively settle
the question TO the satisfaction Of the law
courts OF South Dakota. The showman's
The times., 1899-07-25

AS one of the great powers of the world
the United States is no longer in a condi-
tion to plead its provincial and multi
municipal organization in bar of respon-
sibility for outrages upon the subjects of
foreign powers domiciled within our bor-
ders. The answer of Blaine, then Secretary
of State, to the demand of King Hum
bert for the punishment of those Who
lynched the Italians in the Jail at New
Orleans in 1891, may have been justified by
state of inability on the part of the
Federal Government to observe its treaty
obligations. But that did not excuse us
in the eyes of other peoples. and will not
in the present instance. If We are to be
world power we must endow the central
authority with the right to protect the
stranger within our gates. Otherwise we
shall, one of these days, be justly subject
ed to armed pressure by the united forces
of general civilization, to make US exercise
such a right. which notoriously inheres in
national sovereignty.
The times., 1899-07-25
Mr.. Hoar's Good Luck.

CFrom the St. Louis GIobe-Democrat)
The movement which has started in Massachu-
sets to defeat Senator Hoar for reelection ought
TO succeed 1t probably will not, however. His
term will not end until March !. 19Ol The leg
islaturc which will choose his successor will be
elected in November, 1900. By that time the
Philippine war, it is likely. will have been
ended so long that it will begin to he for
gotten. Exciting issues follow each other 50
quickly in this country that the old ones drop
out of mind very soon after they are settled
Herein will lie senator Eoar's chance to get
auothcr term.
The times., 1899-07-25

own assertion during the lifetime of his
victim was that it was to some extent
man. Whether he thinks differently now
is not known. 1t is unique situation at
any rate
The times., 1899-07-25

1t may be only a singular coincidence,
but it is a fact nevertheless that Secretary
Alger was not invited TO leave the Cabinet
until the British press got after him ham
mer and tongs. Now that the British press
is after Otis, may we expect Mr.. McKin-
ley, to replace that doughty warrior with a
general who knows his business?
The times., 1899-07-25

There is an urgent demand in this COM
munity that Mr.. Mckinley shall appoint
new District judge, and a new militia COM
mander before he goes to indulge in un>
limited Champlain for the summer The
court and the National Guard both need
reinforcement.
The times., 1899-07-25
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having. women assistants whom they have in
structed and who they say are efficient in admin
istcfing electric treatment These women are
for sunshine TO . diseased or aling body. They
know about hydro electric applications galvanic
currents and something about dose measurements
They are not scientists but from constant fsmii-
arity with electrical apparatus and Its manpu-
lntion. they are able TO treat patients
too great stress cannot be laid upon the neces
sity for the use of the best instruments Of pre-
ciSon, so as 70 insure careful dosage I his
sIuction and observation II has lately been
pointed out that the fact tbat We do not know
MIA, the essential nature q electricity y cuts no
any more than our ignorance Of what gravity is
prevents us from applying It's laws. Electrical
engineering leads all other branches in the mag
nitude and rapdity Of its results and also in the
cAoctness and certainty Of its rcsulus. This Is
Just as true IN medicine as In electrical engineer
ing. and u bchoovcs thorough grounding in
tho principles Of electricity as q science befosc It's
application W remedial uses ebould bo taken up"
know q, Rs IN y Ss Ave
ners In the electrical dsportmentstths Patent Of
flee In Washington II woman, She has been
G n sa q a one u
az science Her duties include the Keeping
track OF all inventions and applications for In:
vcntions, relating 70 electricity IN any form, and
abe has W have practical az web as scientific
knowledge Of tho avails biity Of the articles sub
in this department rc'ate 70 medical appliance,
some few TO mechanical uses,
There Ia ono New York woman. ON expert
telegraph. OPERATOR who has at VARIOUS TINES
Illustrated the workings d AUTOMATIC Geographic
She has Sccn at the elbow Of tho inventor from
first 70 last. md while he versed In the theory
Of hi, Invention he was helpless TO allow II In
actual practice unless this woman was on hand
10 demonstrate Its value She has travelled all
over Europe on such errands meeting all the
celebrated authorities In telegraphic matters
a Brooklyn woman " assistant purchasing
agent for weil-known concern She Is said 10
he an admirable Judge OF the materials and sub
stances W DO bought and 20 familiar with electric
appliances and fittings tbai she known at glance
whom the goods before her arc b-ing held AZ a
higher figure than they are worth. or whether
they arc cheap at any price
The won en- owners and managers Of electric
plants are said TO evtnce similar Judgment and
business ability in investing their money They
could run engine thcm selves II necessary. they
say. and conduct all uansa ctions in tho regular
business mans manner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
CHOSEN NY LOI.
The Accepted History of the Way Carter OF
Montana Acquired His Politics.

'Do you know, said Westerner 10 SUN man.
how Tom Carter Of Montana, whose whiskers
and tobacco have been subjects for tho Sun bs-
came a Republican Well let me tell you. Some
men are born Republicans. some acquire Republi-
canism and some have Repubhcanism thrust
upon them, and that Is how Tom got il Along
in the early sos. 81, or 'S2, Tom Carter, whose
name WAS utterly unknown on any Republic
primary election lists came to Helena, Montana
and went into a law partnership with Il. b. Ed
gcrton, now Of New York city They were both
practical business men with an eye for the main
chance. and when they found out that they were
both Democrats, they concluded that 10 cover the
held Of their usefulness properly there ought 10
DO q Republican in the nrm. There was hardl
enough In II 10 divide into hirds even II they
could have got tho man. but az they could not,
they determined TO gain their end In another way.
which was simple enough. One Of them would
become . Republican for the good Of tho firm, and
and they drow lots 10 decide which ono should
make tho noble sacrifice Whether they drew
straws or tossed up dollar can't say. but tho
matter was sottled that way. and Carter became
the Republican end OF the firm. Possibly he has
been lituo awkward at IL al times but he has
done fairly we'll received ample recognition at
the hands of tho party of his adoption and guess
he isn't sorry that II came his way"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
WOMEN'S SrEFRI9E ~ OREGON.
An Uncertain Contest, or which tho
sunra gists Have small Hopes.

Au Uncertain Contest, OF which tho
sunra gists Have small Hopes.
Oregon Is the only State in tho country which
holds Its elections IN the month Of June. One
result VI June elections IN tho State has bern "
attach IA them considerable measure OF impor-
vance Ia their effect upon other States. and IL Is
for this reason that many OF tho most ardent and
sanguine advocates Of woman's suffrage are not
hopsiul VI the sGopuon Of the PROPOSED cUnsu-
tuuonal amendment W be submitted ~ tho voters
of Oregon next juno An association Of women
has been organized 10 oppose 1t These women
say In their protest that only small percentage
81 the women in the State desire the ballot las
proved by their neglect To use II In sChooi eleC-
nons). and that II should not be forced Oh tho
others with It's attendant obligations Of sitting
on iuries and running for (and occasionally being
defeated torl Office.
The four States Of tie country ia which there
Is now cQual suffrage without reference 10 are
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah idahu.
sTous sSs 10 o. ada n sSs d T., N s
pr9vlsion. adIotns Oregon on the eaht, but tho
political conditions winch exist in Oregon tho
ercond oldest oil the Pacific Coast States, arc not
governed by Idaho. hut by the two eiChborlng
States OF aliiornlS aud Washington In neither
of these, however have the advocates u! woman .
suffrage been able 10 attain much success
In 1897 a proposed constitutional amendment
for womens suffrage was offered in tho Sacra-
mcn,o Legislature, but was rejected and In 1898
the question Of adopting a wonian's suffrage
amendment 10 the State Constitution was sub
niitied to the voters ot Washington with this re
suit Twenty thousand voted IN favor uf IT, so 900
one way or the other The defeat Of the sutfragis,
IN the two neig hborirg States Of California and
Washington deprives the woinaus suiragIsts
Of Oregon ~ much ~ their confidence In ultimate
success Neither political party IL likely To take
up In Presidential year, in Oregon, the advocacy
OF woman's snhnge., and ,hc Republicans OF that
State are probably less likely 10 take II up than
are the Democrats, for the reason that the four
states In which female suffrage now exists were
all ~ them Bryanite States thrt'e years ago Idaho
by 10000, Montana by 81 900. Utah by IS 900 and
Colorado by ll,o 900 The Republican party ~
the dominant party in Oregon at present. and
should the consideration Of the wonian's suffrage
amendment turn On party lines Democratic advo-
cacy OF would prove disastrous The Pro.
hibitionists OF Oregon. Who are for the most part
woman suhfagistS are but n small fraction Of In,
voting population OF the State
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
~ IPdCHE ling UIST.
Edward Ladd, n Fuli-Rlood, Who Is Inter-
prefer la the Federal Courts.

From N NJ T. Lt' Il b'-ItmocTdt
SANTA Fg, y, NJ. oct 3-During the last
term of court here the NEST interesting figure In
attendance VAS Edward add. Indian Interpreter
from Dulee, the principal place and headquarters
Of the agency On tho JioanllA Indian agency. in
northen New Mexico In New Mexico. at ses-
sions u the Legislature court and other ofhcial
bodies, there must always DO an interpreter who
translates all transactions speeches, pleas. &C..
into Spanish or II they are made In Spanish.
into English In the United States Court held in
New Mexico and even In District Court another
than tho Spanish English interpreter 10 employed.
That Ia an Indian tntsrprs,cH who finds plenty Of
opportunity TO test his linguistic ability on account
osyusd and in Which indians testify i' A' ''n
=, aud who was III. .n:erproter this term. full.
blood Apache and u exported 70 DO the best
fuenuy English. Spanish and several Indian
dialects; Of which there are many In Nov Mexico.
attention even in Santa Fo. where The streets arc
often thronged with Indians lie In proud enough
Of his race 70 wear the picturesque dress OF the
rior " the gentle and Industrious Pueblo Indian,
who Is greatly in tbs majority In this Territory.
and he is very proud Of II in fact much 50 that
he resents any offer " buy i from him. Z don't
sS ms, s hSM s o9 Il.
This il very unusual for an Indian, who IA ready
generally to barter his las. blanket at any time.
Sioux indian at the Omaha Exposition His
mOccadns too are bead embroidered On tho
Jacket are very skhiully embroidered two American
Tags In colors.
IAdd In still a Young man, and y q graduate
Of the Ramona Indian school established by the
Cong egatonal Church and abandoned several
years ago lie was pupil q Miss Disette now
district he Is very loyal to his old teacher, and
faidy worships her He .ssya, -Miss Dlsstte 70
yists her to make her present every time be
comes 70 Santa Fe lAdd maIied the psettisst
girl OF his Tribe. for, a. be said Il can only marry
one woman, and 80 ] might as well marry The
pre,tisst" He teaches his children Englisb, and
brings them up TO DO cultured and Intelligent
the JicahllA Apache agency sinoe 1895. and is
very popular smens his thbA He 10 Always
accompanied by Chief nots psomiasnt Apache
chisf, who ts'his fathsrlnlaW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
THE WoMEN's TEMPLE
financial Prospects of the BuiidinR Entri-
prise In Chicago.

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,oor a. tIs. =, 49, -. 80. y, 49,
yon,.n,. noi a., .h', 1919 n. ,,,'n, Wv ~
$780, 49, " - ~ ms e., aio NV ,', w
,ham - -. az. $50 ~, 49, ~.
h.an ,ra,S, ~, 10, ,",,.,,,,,. .nasu "s =,
hn,i,,n, 1870. ~, 80 -. ,'', 80
.n,a o. a. ~ W. ,no' NV" oeen u
tions To- -. w.. , WV" Wv . ~" - NJ
NJ Co.,. " ,,-.,,
wau,o csn,~., - VI "v
,I.'n % ~ %
- - oio ui'eose" aua nos VIZ ~,
., az. a,.,,,, 80 -
-. NJ, n. u s'eh' '"'A VIII"
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sooo rus, ",a' - w u'ss"ey uuu .t
, ..oou 'ues 'no N",ious' "o" N"i's''a"
enee enion nes .or "olo ,"u', ,ea'
'ae " ~ ''o 'opo 10. w
, on eeo'uee ., $40 .''ai va
pi' 'n'pess'oio W ,a''e w. hiV ,, nee-
" ."o .. s,p y, Wv ou,',' WI.
s"s "A"' eohSeouonU' i.s pos'e9sion MVu'" "''
DO " advantage TO the society Therefore
people make n mistake In collecting money to
be used in placing tablets in the halls Of that
:" p"e'"s '"N'o's "a nv ""''' W .,'"s
building In cou nection with our organization
or to be applied to its ultimate ownership.
us shen' - eauseu " 'oo ,r'u.vu iepo''
that the Spokane County Teachers Institute
raised fund OF 500 to be applied on the debt
OF the Temple In tho name OF the Union
The report OF the committee APPOINTED 10
make an Investigation OF the financial stand.
s.. hu,, -, -. -, ..,t I.
Inv " INC o'"u,"s nus ps.h nsue pup"c' ~
Is siRued by Matte NJ Marble OF 81 Joseph.
No, q. ID. Rogers Of Sycamore Ill, and W. A.
us.ra. -, I,,,,. n,t, I, -. "a o. ,h.
he''ey VI Cuea' '"io' III was reau 10 tne
board whom the following EN- bers were pres
ant and they fully concurred in the report md
az. a.a,a,,r,,. ~, - I.u,. A.. Na,u,
uhe uouue.iohs 'ha' "olo ura"n m'S ."'on
II Durham of Iowa. Secretary. Mrs Annie W
.n..L. -, n,,t, a. Iia,.a
S0 v, ou'' MIS- i" a. h'S""s
~ Illinois. Mrs Evelyn y. Graham OF Ohio and
Mrs Carolina Woodward OF Nebraska The
-. ,u.,,LI. ..,,,,i, 60, ,h..., A. II,,I, So
rePort ronAD a'ini'H 'ha' '"eio N hs'o r''s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
DIVoRcED AGAINST THEIR WEI.
A Decree Issued to Pair Who Had Made
Up and Were Living Happily.
From ns Wa.A,nOton Po,t

FTom ns Warrington PoIt.
Justice Barnard In Equity Court No 2, yes
torday signed an order setting aside tho decree
OF divorce which he granted to Mira Agnes Geddes
from Charles W. Geddes on Tuesday last This
action II sequel TO a somewhat romantic marital
experience OF the two young people. who are well
known In Washington Mrs Geddes was q
student In the Georgetown Convent when she
was married For a time she and her husband
hVed happily together, but at last a difference
arose between them and Mr., Goddes left WASH
mgton and went West. settling In Victor. COL.
where no has become prosperous and well,to.do
some two years after his departure Mira 9eddes
entered suit for divorce ON the grounds Of dessr-
non. and all the evidence In the case was taken.
Then, through tho efforts of Mrs John L. Burk-
hart sister OF Mira Goddoa the trifinR differences
between the young people were AmicAbly recon
ciled. and reunion was effected. About q month
ago Mra Geddes left Washington TO Join her
with him oontented and happy. So great was
her desire 10 become again united with her hus-
band that she hurried of without advising her
attorneys OF tho reconciliation. and thought that
without her presence here tho proceedings would
bo dropped The case was caleDdared how
taken up and heard by the oouII and a. Mt.
OF divorce was granted
The friends Of Mrs Geddos had allowed the
matter 10 pass and Mrs BuIk bart ives sulpflaod
when she read yesterday morning thai ner si<ter
had been divorced when she knew Der N he Nv
Ing witt her husband In Colorado Accordingly
acquainted tho court with the facts al the recon
citation. and Justice BAnaFd gladly signsd
an order settling aside tho dscsse and disuAsaiag
the proceeding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

KNOXVILLE, Nov. li.-IbaIles Lciby, 90 In
yen.oT. died az his home In this city yrstrr,iay,
He had only recently discovered and perfected
the lost arr Of tempering copper and welding II
with steel. This process Was known IN the poo
pie 81 ancient Egypt, but ives aiterward los, and
has been sought for in vain for hundreds Of years
i.eiby was blacksmith and expeImentoJ
with copper for years. and only last year hn upon
the secret for which he had boen seeking. He
would never disclose the process W any ons That
he was able w temper copper W any degree OF
hardness and To successfully weld il with steel
IN hSyond question lie made n number of chisels
and other tools which were examined by experts
and pronounced equal 10 any made of steel He
also made several fnel " finished hammers Of
various sizes some Of them entirely Of copper.
others ui steel with copper face He used only
common blackhmiths forge in tempeTinG tho
copper ur doing the welding, but would never al
low any une W witness the pIocess, mo secret VI
which, il Is belleycd, peTisho oil with him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
NAVY DEER KILLED IN MAINE
Tho Record May He Broken This seasonI
but Few Hunters Have Got Moose.

Tho Record May he Broken This Season,
but Few Hunters Have Got Moose.
BANGOR. Ne. Nov. 25.-Thus far there have
been brought TO Bangor in tho trains from tho
north and east this season 1855 deer and about
100 moose. and IL Is likely that the deer record
win DO broken. Tho greatest number OF deer
transported through Bangor in any season since
the records have been kept was 3,s77. in 1893.
This year II u likely that the figures will reach
3. 800 or more. There is some snow on tho ground
far north, but in most Of the hunting regions
the ground Is bare. and with deep mud and all
the streams either open or covered with skim ice
tho conditions are not favorable for the hunters
Whrdens and hunters agree that moose Of
dzo worth killing are very scarce although there
are very many young bull moose that will be
good game in another season or two. According
TO the hest estimates ob,anablo about IL 900
deer will DO killed In Maine this season. or in
the period between Oct and Dec 10 The moose
season, which has not been q great success this
yeaI, viii close on Dec l. six weeks from Oct l6
The naturalists OF this region were startled
the other day by tho capture In OTrington OF a
civet cat an Asiauo animal with spotted body
and striped tail The mystery OF how the animal
the discovery that several OF the species were
broug hl here some time ago by sea captain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
Negro Skin when GRATED on a white Man
Turns White.

TTV"s VIZ ~VuTHIT'
was injured In railroad wreck on the Gsor-
giA Midland and Cult Railroad was a hro-
man on . passenger train that was wrecked be-
You'd Sioh Gloss to Nebula We were running
OF ~ very rapid rave when nay engine leitthe track,
and my engineer and myself stuck 10 our engine
hill and / Was badly injured and the engineer
Nas killed was scAlded on the leit shoulder
tlat under the shoulder blade. and oil healed ex.
oept a place about fyo INCHES square. which Is-
h.ssd " heal Dr. jordan clipped about
sixty pieces of my arm, about an eighth Of an
You could the little fbres run out from pstii e
OF skin in twenty-fouI hours like fine cotton
stringa had . oolOTed nnsas N al let the doc
TOR Qua a fev pieces from bis arm and they turned
While IN fes days. and n q, very shon whhe
.As hack was sAAaay well
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
ForEaSs Ills Debtors.


n Venerable citizen OF Hum pbreys comfy. Va
the Invocation 10 Forgive us our ebts as We
forgive oar debtors" and he praetised what ~
mon all his debtors 10 the bedside OF the dy ing
patriot and they came under the apprehension
gaye each one the note held against him and
thus squared the account. Severn Sou sand
dollars, indebtedness Was wiped hut ~ III
philanthropy,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
Unnecessary Solicitude


A youthful stockton man rushed To catch a
river boat for San Francisco. but was about
out out az f he reached the deck. he swung bis
grin aboard and. Jumping. caught a rope and q
ssa am IN '0 The Captain. psSrns over the sd H
saw hts intrepid passenger. "fiere. YOU" hs
shouted. by jimmy eriekets, don't y9u eyer
himself aboard by this time. and. turning a
look Of seorn Ton the CaPtaip. said: What do
You think I'm going to do--jump back and Try