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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

All weak places in your system effec-
tualIy closed against disease by De-
Wits Little Early Risers They
cleanse the bowels, promptly cure
chronic constipation, regulate the liver
and fill you with new life and yipor
Small, pleasant, sure; never gripe. F.
C. Schramm. prescription druggist, COR
ner Main and First South streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28
Sick Headaches,

the curse of overworked womankind
are quickly and surely cured by KarPs
Glover Root Tea. the great blood puri-
fer and tissue builder. Money refund
so cts. For sale at z. C. NJ. /. Drug
Dept.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

Only the best people go to Saltair.
You can see for yourself any day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

Hamilton Clark of Chauncey. Ca.
says he suffered with itching piles
twenty years before trying DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, two boxes of which
completely cured him. Beware of
worthless and dangerous counterfeits.
f. c. Schramm, prescription druggist.
corner Main and First South streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

Great interest is being taken in the
voting contest for the most popular
woman. Help your favorite win the
diamond necklace given by the Saltair
company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

Tomorrow and to-morrow. and Tomorrow.
- Creep ON in petty space from day to day
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way of dusky Death 3
-Procrastination is the thief of health
as well as the thief of time. There are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

Scrofula, salt rheum and all diseases
caused by impure blood are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is Americas
Greatest Medicine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28


nation is so much
ndulged as in let
-er writing. We
mean to write, but
. tomorrow and
tomorrow creep
on y and we
L n g1ect it.
~ This is bad
< enough when
the cores
4 pondence is
social Or buci
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28
Administration Eager to Launch
Its Policy Of Imperialism.
OUR BIG STANDING ARMY
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR END
ING THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
Stories Leaking Out That Show That
Root Is But Following the Advice
Given By His Predecessor-Alger
Wanted Otis Removed and Lawton
Placed In Command
Especial Correspondence

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 22.-The
Philippine was has now lasted for
nearly seven months, and the situa-
ton in the islands does not seem 10 be
greatly altered since that fourth OF
February on which was fought the sec
Ond battle of Manila This war has al
ready continued much longer than the
active fighting in the F'ranco-German
war of 1870, or the urko-RusSian war
of 1878. which were the principal strug-
giles between European nations since
our own civil war; and even the recent
China-Japan war, which so changed
the map of the east, was over ana
done for in much less time.
The preparations which are being
made in this country for the ending OF
the Philippine war are apparently made
on the theory that il will continue sew
eral months longer, for it is not ex-
pected, or even claimed, that the archi-
pelago can be ''pacified" until the new
regiments are in the islands.
When the last of the new regiments
has reached Manila, the. United States
will be fully launched upon the imperial
policy of expansion With her standing
army quadrupled, and the cost of her
military establishment vastly increased,
the government can proceed to repeat
in Iuzon the course of the British in
Afghanistan and Burmah, the French
in Algiers and Madagascar. and OF
Russia in Caucausia and Turkestan.
Let us hope that America will have
fewer of the vast difficulties that have
imDeded the conqQests of our Imperial
sister nations. We snail not care TO
repeat the bitter experiences of the
British in the Soudan. or the French in
Tonquin. And good Americans will
earnestly pray that our brave boys
will be spared the fate of the Italians
in Abysinnia, or of the British in Zulu
land
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28
The Plague at oporto. =,

Bartholomew horses are still show
ing at Lagoon every day and evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
KANSAS VALUES.
Increase of So, 100000 In Tax.
able Property.
Shawnee County Leads With
$I5,239,O86.

The returns received by the state
auditor show the number and assessed
valuation of personal property to be as
follows:
Horses. 492, 12O, valuation, $6OS1, ,52S;
cattle, 2, $50, ,511; valuation. $21,54S, 154;
mules, 81, III; valuation, 1881, ,814; sheep,
278, 900; valuation, 1892, ,723; hogs. 1901
$50; valuation, $1,74s, ,2O9; wagons. 1O6,-
1893; valuation $758, 315; carriages, SO, ,566;
valuation $759, ,975; gold watches, 22,577;
valuation, $147 ,469; silver watches, 12,-
1858; valuation, $42, ,865; pianos, 9,794; val
uation, S371,33S other musical instru-
ments, "A, 49, valuation, $212, $50.
The average assessed valuation of the
personal property follows: Horses per
head. $12.25; cattle, $9.16; mules $13.35;
sheep 50 cents; hogs $1.47; wagons $7.12;
carriages 5000; gold watches, $6.53;
silver watches, 1888; pianos, $37.91; other
musical instruments, $8S1.
The total personal property assessed
valuation is $49, oil, ,218. The total as
sessed valuation of railroad telegraph
and telephone property is $4S, ,905, ,983;
real estate 1852, 1868. 1928; town lots $780,
S22, ,4S5.
This places the assessed valuation
of all property in Kansas above $685.
900, 900, an increase of two and One-half
million dollars over 1898.
Shawnee county leads the state hav
ing $15, ,239, ,0S6 of taxable property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15

the past the young democracy has been
without an effective organization in
Kansas, we deem it e1kpedient to effect
and maintain an organization that will
have for its object the welfare of the
Democratic party, both state and ma
tionaI
Therefore at a meeting of the Demo-
Gratis assembled at Hutchinson, Kan,
on the 18th day of July. 1899. it was un-
animously decided to call a conference
of all the voters Of the state of Kansas
who believe in the principle enunciated
in the Chicago platform and who are
opposed to trusts and Imperialism, to
meet in the city of Hutchinson on the
1st day of September, 1899, for the pur-
pose of discussing the advisability Of
organizing political clubs, to be known
as the Young Mems Democratic League
of Kansas.
Therefore, be it resolved, that a
meeting, as herein stated is hereby
called to meet in the city of Hutchin-
son, Kan, on the 1st day of September
1899, at 10 o'clock a. m.
BE it further resolved that all news
papers friendly to the purpose of this
organization be and are hereby re-
quested to publish this call.
e. E. BROWN. Chairman,
Parsons, Kan.
Sam S. GraybilI Hutchinson, Kan.
"a. L. Baker, Hutchinson, Kan.
CIV. P. Morrison, Sterling, Kan.
IF. P. Hettinger, Hutchinson. Kan.
"COmmittee.' -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
CONVICT KILLED.
One Lansing Prisoner Brains
Another With an Iron Bar.

Lansing, Kan, July 15.-At about $50
this morning. While one of the division
of cOnvicts was bathing Walter Mitch
ell, a long term man, sent up from
Wyandotte county for burglary and
grand larceny. ran out of doors and
down to the station shed, about so feet
distant.
Going by the soap vat, he grabbed an
iron bar that was used to stir soap,
rushed up to another convict, by the
name of Bum" Reynolds, a 4-year man
from Labette county for grand larceny
who was dressing stone and struck him
two blows on the head, crushing his
skull. He then dropped the bar of iron
and ran to the cell house when an Of
ficer locked him in.
All parties are colored and were at
enmity with each other. The coroner
was notified. He swOre in a jury, who
viewed the dead body and will hold an
inquest Monday, July II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
BROUGHT TO TIME.
State Auditor Cole Proposes to
Know For What State
Money Is Paid.

J. G. Haskell and the state university
board of regents are involved in a con-
troversy with State Auditor George E
Cole over a bill of $1,000 recently pre-
sented by Mr.. Haskell for preparing
plans for the new chemistry building at
Lawrence.
The claim was to be paid from $4,000
available for the new building July 1.
None of the money has been drawn and
the auditor held up the claim. until
such time as it was made more defln-
Ate.
1t seemed strange to the auditor that
a claim of 81. 200 should be presented
before any work had been done on the
pears 10 be rate of u per cent which
astOnished Mr.. Cole who says that arch
itects seldom go over 3 per cent of the
contract price of the building in col
lecting their fees. The transaction was
a mystery to Mr.. Cole and he wrote
Willis K. Folks, secretary and treasurer
of the board of regents for additional
information concerning the claim.
MI. Folks treated Mr. Cole with scant
courtesy in replying to this letter. He
said
Regarding the vouchers for Archi-
tect Haskell it would hardly seem that
explanations are necessary. The con
tract with Mr.. Haskell is not estab-
lished but for a per cent. The plans
are completed and the contracts let
The regents regarded the part payment
as reasonable and the chancellor has
approved the matter. hence we believe
that we have complied with the terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
NO EXCHANGES.
Costly Omission In Text Book Law
Adopted by Last Legislature.

Attorney General GODDARD holds that
: the text book law passed at the last
, session of the legislature does not carry
an exchange privilege, and that there is
10 way to compel the text book con-
Germs having the contracts to supply
the schools with primary books, charts
and high school books to take old books
in exchange for new ones
Under the law of '97 relating to state
uniformity of common school books,
provision was made requiring text
book concerns to take back old books
in exchange for so per cent of the value
of new books. 1t was the evident inten-
ton of the Legislature of '99 that this
rule should also apply to high school
books, primary books and charts adopt
ed by the state text book commission.
The law, however, is silent on this ques-
ton. and the attorney general holds
that no exchange privilege can be
forced. This means that all high school
books, primary books and charts now
being used in the schools of Kansas
must be thrown away if the pupils can
not sell them, because the law requires
the universal use of books adopted by
the commission and makes no provision
for the disposition of the old books
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
BRODERICK QUITS
Announces He Is Not In First
District Fight.
Possibility of a Deal With Le-
lands Friends.
HAS HIS EYE OPEN.
May Be In Race For Congress
man at Large.
Z Ewing Herbert Has Deserted
Congressman Curtis.
HAS HIS EYE OPEN.

The friends of Congressman Charles
Curtis have been plunged into consider
able excitement over two important po-
Htical moves on the First district board
within the past few days.
The first is the declaration by Con-
gressman Broderick that he will not
fall into Curtis scheme to have a three
cornered fight but will keep out of the
race altogether.
The second circumstance is the fact
that Ewing Herbert with his Hiawatha
World, always for Curtis in the past,
has joined the Bailey crowd.
This is taken to mean that Brown
on the trade suggested as having been
made by Mr.. Leland in the Journal a
few days ago. That was that Brown
county should name the candidate for
senator next year; DOniphan county re-
Z sta1ning the judge, w. l. Stuart; Nema-
ha county having the congressman.
Mr.. BrOderfck'S position is defined in
a letter to a. Topeka. man. Mr.. Broder-
lex does not accept the proposition to
run for congressman at large in this
letter but he does say he will not enter
the fight in the First district. Mr.. Bro
derrick recently told Mr.. Curtis he would
enter the race but he has since recon-
sidered the matter and says in this let
+ ter that he will keep out.
This is taken to mean that at the
proper time Mr.. Broderick will enter
Z the race for congressman at large and
will have the united support of Mr.. Le-
glands friends throughout the state.
In consideration of his support for
Bailey Mr.. Herbert will be permitted to
for census enumeratOrs in Brown coun-
ty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
JUDGE HORTON ELECTED
Succeeds Judge Foster as President
of Humane Society.

At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Foster Humane society held this
morning at the office of the secretary
Judge Albert H Horton was unanimously
elected president to succeed the late Judge
Cassius G. Foster. The vacancies in the
board of directors were filled by the elec-
tiOn of Mrs. C G. Foster and Mrs. G. G.
Gage. and Mrs. Foster was elected one Of
the vice presidents
The following tribute to the memory of
Judge Foster was offered by Mr.. Bennett
upon the records of the society and copy
furnished to the family:
1T is with sad hearts that we enter up
on our records the formal notice OF the
death of the president and founder OF this
society. Judge CasSiuS G. Foster died at
his home IN this city on June 29. 1879, ate
ing His death is no common loss; As
judge, he was impartial. able. considerate
and merciful, citizen, he was intelli-
gent, outspoken. fearless. honorable. It
was natural and appropriate that his in
tense humanity and hatred of cruelty and
oppression should find expression in this
society which bears his name. To it he
gave literally of his means his time and
his earnest, thoughtful efforts.
ITO this society the loss of his friend
ship, of his active interest in its work and
of the energetic performance of his duties
as president. is irrepara BILE.
ITO his family would extend our
WarmeSt sympathy. confident that he who
has laid so heavy an afffictiOn upon them
comfort and support.
The following resolution was adopted
in order to protect people from being i'm
Resolved. That Mr. Sam Radges. sec
retaTy of the Foster Humane society, is
the only person authorized to collect any
money for this society.
On motion a vote of thanks was extend
cd to MeSSrS. Thomas d. and kilmaurS w.
King of North Topeka for their efficient
services to this society as its special Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15

of the statute making this appropria-
ton Believing the above statement
will make the matter entirely clear in
your mind we ask the return of a
warrant for the amount, S1,2OO.'
When Mr. Cole read this letter he
said: This is not an answer to my
request for definite information on this
subject The letter from Secretary
Folks is in effect a suggestion that the
Haskell claim is none of my business.
I believe 1 performed my duty when I
asked Mr.. Folks for particulars Of the
matter but he seems to think that the
state has no business interfering with
the affairs of the state university. Ex-
perts say this is an unjust claim since
only $4,000 of the appropriation for the
building is available. Perhaps the bill
cials of the university should have
treated me with more courtesy than 1
can discover in that letter"
Mr.. Cole referred the question of pay
ing the claim to the attorney general.
Judge ]. S. West has given an opinion
in which he holds that the auditor has
a right to demand that the claim be
made more definite. In this Mr.. Folks
loses a point becaus he declined to COM
ply with the auditors request.
The attorney general also finds that
Mr.. Haskell is under no bond He was
designated to prepare plans for the
new building but has filed no bond
with the secretary of state. He will
not get his money until he complies
with the law. The bill sent in by Has
kell is not approved by the board of
regents. That is there is no certificate
of such approval attached to the bill
and it will be sent back to have these
things which Mr.. Cole inquired about
attended to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
YOUNG DEMOCRATS.
They Are Making Plans For Organiza-
ton. Despite w. ]. Bryan's Advice.

A conference of Democrats, the
younger crowd, held at Hutchinson last
night, called d meeting for September
1, at Hutchinson, at which plans for the
reorganization of the Young Mems
Democratic league of Kansas Will be
organized.
E E. Brown of Parsons who is boom
ing John H. Atwood for governor is
at the head of this movement and pre-
sided a the meeting held last night
An effort will be made to have a
large meeting in September and Bryan
and Atwood viii be invited to speak
This was the plan but Bryan may not
be invited now that he has attempted
to NEEDLE in Kansas politics by advis-
ing against the organization of the
young Democrats. In a letter to Brown
Mr. Bryan says:
while 1 have refrained from taking
any part in local affairs I would sug-
gest that nothing be done by the young
Democrats of Kansas to antagOnize the
old ones. The organization of the
young crowd in your state would no
doubt create dfscord and lose us votes
next year. This we can not afford. I
hope that you viii see that your plan
is not wise one and will drop it,
The conference last night issued the
following call:
knowing that in unity there is
strength and realizing the fact that in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
FINE SARCASM.
Governor Stanley Bas Concluded Thai
the Correspondent Is Not Serious.

Governor Stanley Ras Concluded That
the Correspondent Is Not Serious.
A man with blood in his eye has writ
ten the following letter to Governor
Stanley:
I am hoping to get together II or 15
good men who, like myself, believe most
intensely that something must be done
to arouse the good people of the state
and nation to the awfulness of the Ii
quOr traffic. AS out of Kansas came
John Brown and a sentiment that did
so much to hasten the rebellion and
the emancipation of the slaves, so we
believe that out of Kansas will come
the movement to emancipate the slaves
of strong drink and leaders of the re-
belliOn which will stop the nefarious
traffic.
"Our purpose is to make a raid
through the state and hang jOintkeep-
ers and destroy their property In such
an event would you leave the matter
Of capturing and dealing with our band
with the local authorities or would you
call out the state troops to stop our
Illegal, though righteous work? 1 am
ready to lay down my life to arouse
the Christian conscience of the country
to sense of duty in regard to this bus
iness.''
The letter is signed "A Kansan" The
governor is not disposed to accept this
letter seriously. He thinks it is writ
ten by a crank or by some one who
wants to 'jOlly him."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
In a Paper Read by W. 8.
Whitman of Atlanta
BEFORE A MEETING
Of the New York State Bankers
Association.
Many Reasons Advanced In
Their Support.

Alexandria Bay, NY, July 15-Frank
NJ. Eastman of Harrisburg, Pa, ad-
dressed the New York State Bankers
association here today on the Pennsyl-
vania system of taxation for state pur-
poses, with special reference to the tax
alton of banks. He severely criticised
the methods of taxing corporations in
New York state.
Judge John r. Mcpherson of the
United States court, eastern district of
Pennsylvania spoke on Suggestions
Concerning Corporate Taxation" Judge
Mcpherson discussed the Pennsylvania
tax system mtnutely and advocated its
adoption in case of change in New
Yorl's methods. He declared himself
in favor Of exempting banks from local
taxation. except on real estate.
At the afternoon session w. S.
Witham of Atlanta, Ga, addressed the
convention on Branch Banks" These
institutions in Georgia, he said, were
all independent one of the other and
maintained that this was the right
method to manage them. He enum-
Grated the advantages of such institu-
tiOns as follows:
There is no capital stock to pay
tax on; they increase the deposits of
the parent bank; they save consider
able amount OF expense; they meet the
political demands in keeping rural dis
tricts supplied with cash that would
otherwise be concentrated in cities. It
IS almost impossible to create a run on
these country banks"
Some discussion followed on this sub
ject. The reports of various commit
tees were read and miscellaneous bus
mess transacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
4 Prisoner In the Jail at
Gainesville, Georgia,
On Charge of Murder, Slain by
Posse of Citizens.
THE SHERIFF.
Brought a Man Bound to the
officers Door
On Pretense That They We're
Legal Officials.

Gainesville. Ga, July 15.-Si Smith,
the Habersham county farmer who killed
VIM. Bell, the commercial traveller from
Atlanta a few months ago was shot to
death in the Jail here this morning.
About midnight Sheriff Munday who
lives at the Jail, was awakened by a
man at his door. who when the sheriff
answered the summons stated that he
was the sheriff of Gilmer county and
that he had a prisoner he wanted to
have locked up that night. In the dark
ness Munday could see nothing but
three or four men just outside the
building and hurriedly dressing himself
appeared at the main entrance to the
san building. Gathered about it were
some eight or ten men. The sheriff
took them for sheriffs The leader Of
the mob stepped forward and saidss
Here, come here" using a name the
sheriff does not now recall. The mani
stepped forward with his hands bounds
and in every way played the role as
signed to him. AS he advanced those
around him closed in and in a few sec.
Onds the entire crowd was inside the
jail building Then a gun was thrown
in Sheriff Mundays fs ce and the keys
were demanded. The sheriff saw what
was up and remarked:
THE keys are down stairs.
well. get them quick" replied the
leader.
Sheriff Munday hurried down the
stairway followed by the two men, Halfs
way down the steps he was brought
to a sudden stop by the rattle Of fire
arms in the room he had just left.
Wheeling around he bounded up the
steps until he reached the cage in which
Smith was confined. Upon examination
he found that Smith had been shot six
times and was dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
INJUNCTION ASKED
Against Rates Fixed by Louisiana
Railroad Commission.

New Orleans, July 15-The determin-
alton of the railroad and steamboat
companies to resist the rates fixed by
the railroad commission for the hand
ling of rice from the country districts
threatens seriously to interfere with the
prompt transportation of this years
crop to market. Today the new rates
of the railroad commission go into
effect and the Southern Pacific has
brought a suit for injunction at BaCon
Rouge to prevent their operation on the
sground that they are unjust Captain
J. 3. Woods of the ST. Louis and New
Orleans line, declares the steamboats,
will make no attempt to handle rice this
season unless old conditions are re-
stored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
DIR. H. z. Gill.

The cut of Dr. Gill is made from a
fash light photograph taken by B. b
Smyth. It shows him in his impro-
vised office in the dark corridor in the
basement of the state house. Whether
DR. Gill is secretary of the state board
of health or not is a Question that is
just now furnishing no end of amuse
ment.
The irascibIe but persistent doctor
has driven Dr. w. B. Swan who was
elected TO succeed him to down town
Office and he now reigns supreme in
the damp hallway just outside the door
of the Office Of the secretary of the
state board Of health.