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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
HARD ON CRIMINALS.
Rev. Cyrus F. Wixon Advances q
Startling Idea.
He FavOrs the Determination of All
Lawbreakcrs Guilty of Capital or
state Prison Onenses by
Means OF ChlorOform.

Rev. Cyrus F. Wixon. a retired Meth
odist clergyman, of Newburg, N. Y.
recently announced at meeting Of a
Chautauqua circle that he was in favor
of the determination of criminals.
Asked how he would exterminate them,
he replied to a New York Herald re-
porter:
"The guillotne is too bloody, hang
ing Is too violent and electrocution is
too Uncertain and expensive. We don't
know how much the criminal suffers.
When a criminal has committed two Of
fenses l would chloroform him. don't
think it is right that hundred thou
sand criminals should be saddled on the
pockets of taxpayers. Criminologists
say that crime is hereditary. Yes, L
would chloroform them"
Rabbi Hartog Weld asked Mr.. Wixon
if he did not think there was chance
for reform.
"There is not one criminal in hun
dred that is ever reformed" replied Mr..
Wixon.
"You are older than l." re joined DR..
Weld, "and though | have had eXpe-
rience as a prison chaplain will not
contradict you," and then the matter
was dropped.
Rev. Mr.. Wixon is a mildmannered,
benign looking gentleman, about G5
years old. When asked TO define the
line of ofTenses which he considered
called for the death penalty he replied:
AS to what classes of people should
be subjected to capital punishment, |
would include those whose otfenses are
adiudged capital now, also state prison
ofrenscs. Capital punishment should
be inflicted in those cases after the Sec
ond offense. l may add that there are
some state prison offenses which l con.
slider should be capital crimes, such as
polygamy and cases of great violence.
In response to a question as to how
he would carry out this proposition
Rev. Mr.. Wixon said:
"In the first place it would be nee
essary for some of the laws on ouI
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
LLIAM L. FRYE.

ceived the degree of LII. ID. from Bates
college in July, 1881, and the same de-
gree from Bowdoin college in 1889;
was presidential elector in 1864; was
a delegate to the national republican
conventonsin 1872, 1876 and 1880; was
elected chairman of the republican
state committee of Maine in place OF
Hon. James G. Blaine, resigned, in No
vember, 1881; was elected repre-
sentative in the Forty-second, Forty
third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, Forty
sixth and Forty-seventh congresses;
was elected to the United States sem
ate as republican, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation OF
James G. Blaine, appointed secretary
of state, took his seat March 1s, 1881;
was reelected in 1883, in 1888, and
again in 1895, receiving every vote,
with one exception, in both branches
of the legislature; elected president
| pro TEN. of the senate, February 7,
| 1896, was member of the commission
which met in Paris, September, 1898
20 adjust terms of peace between the
United States and Spain. His term o1
service will expire March 8, 1901.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
PRESIDENT OF SENATE.
william T.. Frye Will Occupy the
Position On Account of Vice Pres
ident HObart's Death.

William P. Frye was born at Lew
iston, Me-, September 2, 1881; gradu-
ated at Bowdoin college, Maine, 1850;
studied and practiced law; was men,
Der of the state legislature in 1861,
1862 and 1867; was mayor of Lewis
ton In 1866 and 1867: was attorney
general of the state of Maine in 1867.
1868 and 1869; was elected member
of the national republican executive
committee in 1872, and reelected in
1876 and 1880; was elected trustee
of Bowdoin college in June 1880, re-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

statute books to be repealed and new
legislation would be needed. That IL,
laws should be enacted that would beA
in harmony with the infliction of the
penalty / have prescribed.
IL think that the motive for the line
of legislation / propose is the protec-
tion Of property and the safety of thes
citizen. The present legislation or
this subject Is failure. In support
of this statement will say that while
the population has increased 20 per
cent. crime has increased 33 per cent.
II do not think it right, after
brief period of incarceration, to turn
criminals loose upon the community,
to the great danger of the public.
Neither do 1 consider it the proper
thing to do to support them in penal
institutions at the expense Of the
honest taxpayers of the land. And l
certainly do not consider it wise or
lust to allow criminals to disturb the
rate of wages outside Of prisons by
self-support. Above all things)I would
urge that the execution of the death
penalty should speedily follow con-
viction."
When the question was put to Mr.
Wixon as to his opinion on the subject
OF heredity in crime, he said:
specialists and experts in criminol'
ogy have repeatedly emphasized the
fact that crime is incurable and hered-
itary.
There are others, who have labored
| for the reformation of the criminal and
| lower classes, who tell us that not to
exceed one per cent are ever reformed
| If it is not our desire to maintain this
class of people at the expense of thos'
who are honest, what are we going t.
do about it? Perhaps my views are no
| in harmony with those of clergymeI
generally. In fact, do not know of an,
other clergyman who holds them. Ant
they are not likely to prove popula
with the clerical brethren. But while
feel that l am in the right about 1t
am fully satisfied"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
SIR REDVERS BULLER.
Commander In Chief in south Africa
Is Twelfth on the List OF
British Generals.

The list Of field marshals in the Brit
ish army is headed by the queens
cousin, the duke of Cambridge; and
her son, the prince of Wales, is Sec
ond. Her son-in-law, Prince Christian,
is among those who hold the rank of
general; and her son, the duke of Con-
naught, is third.
1t is needless to say, remarks the
Youths Companion, that not one of
these is ever called upon for active serv-
ice in the field. When there is a war,
great or small, a trained soldier is
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
New King oS the Gypsies.

: AtYetholm, in Scotland, man named
Faa was crowned king of the gypsies in
succession to his late mother, who was
known as Queen Esther. The crown of
tin and tinsel was placed on his head by
the village blacksmith, whose family
is said to possess the hereditary right
of ovowning the gypsy sovereigns. The
liking" rode in a carriage drawn by six
asses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
HnxY Wnnl La Utilized

Cooperage woods have advanced 20
per cent, largely caused by the enor-
nous demand from the whisky com
bine. Experimenters are trying TO
make cloth and soap out of the wood
pulp. Sawdust and wood waste have
almost as great value as the clean
plank ten years ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

What's the use OF having trouble when
there are SO many people ANXIOUS 10 borrow
it?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
Paris Exposition Fees.

The admission fees to the Paris expo
sition will be before ten a. m, two
francs, or about 40 cents, TO the entire
exhibition; between the hours of ten
o. IN. and six p. m, franc will be the
charge, and after six p. m, on week
days, two francs, while on Sundays the
fee is not to be raised for the evening
hours.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
NOT ON THE TIME TABLE.
The Curious Reason For which .
Train Was Side Tracked.


In the rarefed atmosphere of the
high tablelands of Mexico objects that
are really long way off appear to be
close mt hand. This has led to many
ludicrous mistakes on the part of tour
lists, and even on the part of those hav-
ing a knowledge of the popularity of
the country.
The Mexican Central railroad has a
tangent (sectlon of track In which
there is no curve) that Is said to be the
longest In the world. 1t Is over 60
miles in length, and locomotive head
light can be seen, Of course, for a very
long distance.
One evening train rounded the
curve approaching this tangent. and
as it entered on the straight track its
brakes suddenly began to grind. 1t
soon came to standstill, and the con-
ductor, fearing that an accident had
befallen the engine, hurried forward.
and was shown by the engineer a light
that was twinkling and dancing on the
track directly ahead.
"a headlight, sure" the engineer
said Must be an extra and the dis
patchers have overlooked 1t, for orders
do not mention it."
"Guess you are right" the conductor
replied, ~but | never knew the dis
patchers to be so careless before. Any
where but on this tangent there would
have been n collision and somebody
killed. We'd better move ahead slowly
to the next side track. We cant tell just
how near that train may be, and we
will wait for it to pass us there"
They reached the side track in safety
and, drawing in on 1t, awaited thu
| coming of the other train. Half nj
| hour passed. and the engineer wa'
fuming. wondering how much longc
| he was to he delayed when the con
ductor called him to step out to th
main line.
"What do you think of that head
| light. now?" he asked, when the engi
| neer had Joined him. Seems to hav
F, got clear up and off the road"
| The engineer gazed at the twinklin
light. then. Venus. by Jupiter!' he eS
claimed. BILLY. we've side tracked t
let star go by, or my names no
Smithw-Youth's Companion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

l." II the Cap Fits. Wear It."--lf you are
suffering from the consequences OF impure
blood--have bols, pimples or scrofula SORES;
if your food does not digest, or you suffer
from catarrh or rheumatism, YOU are the one
who should take Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
will fit your case exactly, make your blood
pure and cure salt rheum, scrofula rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia, catarrh, and give you per-
feet health
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non.irri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
NORTH TOPEKA.

C E Jordan returned last evening
from a business trip to Oklahoma.
c c. Bowman went to Colorado the
first of the week for short outing
Canon Maurice J. Bywater will Off
ciate at St. Georges pro-Cathedral'
Kansas City, Sunday
Mrs Frank Ebey and little son have
returned from visit of several days
with Admire friends
Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimban Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
During the hot months there will be
no Sunday evening service at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Oscar Jacobs will leave Sunday
for Cincinnati where she will be the
guest of friends for the next six weeks.
Mrs. ]. c. Fulton returned today from
Chicago Her daughter Hazel Will
spend the summer there with Mrs.
Chester Speer.
Miss Bertha Ross of Topeka, who has
been visiting Mrs. H. A. Hebard of Lin
coin. Neb-, has gone to Nebraska City,
10 make an extended visit to relatives
Children's day viii be observed to-
morrow morning at the Congregational
churt n. Preaching in the evening at s
o'clock by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Pier
son.
Misses Edith Higbee. Lena Holm
baum. Emma Strickrott and Della Gill
man are among the North side members
of the T. T. V who went to Lawrence
today.
Miss Myrtle Seymour, daughter of T.
F Seymour of 915 Van Buren, street, is
expected to arrive home tomorrow from
Omaha where she has been teaching
school
There will be Sunday school at 9:45
at the Church of the Good Shepherd to-
MORROW Evening prayer, with sermon
by Dean J. w. Sykes of Grace Cathed-
raj. at o'clock
There will be preaching Sunday morn
ing and evening at the Christian church
by the pastor, ]. H. Speer. Morning
subject, Christian Duty" evening sub
Ject, Without God in the World"
The Bells on the Horses the last
sermon in the series on Striking Truths
From Strange Texts" will be delivered
by Rev. w. b. Hutchinson tomorrow
night the Baptist church MOrnin g
subject. THE Time of Love-
The citizens of northern Shawnee
county will have an Old-fashioned
Fourth of July celebration at Forbes
grove, where speaking, dancing. climb
ing a creased pole and catching a
creased pig will be a part of the pro-
ceedings.
Thursday afternoon a part of the
eastern wall of the d-Continent ele-
Vator was forced out. making a hole
about fifteen feet wide in the wall The
building is a large brick structure and
Is situated near the L. P. tracks where
considerable switching is going on, and
the conclusion of the air produced by
the trains is supposed to have been the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
WHOLESALE DENIALS.
Answers to Telegraph Injunc-
tiOn Suits Filed.

The answers in the injunction suits
brought by the Western Union Tele-
graph company against Armstrong &
Kassebaum and Josiah Jordan were
filed in the district court today by E. D.
McKeever. These cover 275 of the 600
suits brought against the telegraph
company in Justice Wright's court.
The answers make the general admis-
siOnS concerning the organization of the
company the passage of the telegraph
law and the filing of the suits, as set
forth in the petition for the injunction,
and then make several specific denials.
After denying that there are several
hundred telegraph offices in the state
which are operated at a loss, the answer
says:
said Western Union Telegraph company
has for years kept or now keeps sta
tistics of its business, showing the cost
of tranSacting the same and the reVe-
nues derived therefrOm; but that said
statistics are compiled and kept by said
defendant for the sole purpose of con-
cealing the actual amount of business
done, and it's method of doing the same;
that said pretended statistics are a
fabrication, built upon false and fraud
ulent premises, are illogical untrue,
unfair and Intentionally distorted, and
rendered incomplete and false by said
plaintiff for the purpose of misleading
the public, and any who may, by right
or duty, seek to inquire into the method
and amount of plaintiffs business"
1t is over this statement that the
principal contention will be made, as
the defense will try to show by the
crOss-examinatiOn in the dispositions
| taken at New York some time ago that
| the real figures on the profits of the tel
| egraph company are far in excess of the
| figures given out by the company.
Other denials are that there is no con-
| spiracy in the suits, that the telegraph
/ law is not contrary to the fourteenth
| federal amendment, and that the aver
| age cost of messages is not "a cents
| each 1t is alleged that some privileged
| parties have special rates for their tele-
graph business, and that the cost of
| Kansas business does not exceed 71h or
cents per message.
During the last few weeks many
| other suits have been filed in justices
| courts all over the state, and it is said
| that several different Topeka lawyers
/ are saving up suits to file against the
| telegraph company in case this one is
| successful. If the suits go against the
! company there will doubtless be thou
/ sands of suits filed against it, and the
| judgments in the cases will amount to
| hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
SOLDIER MUST WAIT.
War Department Denies Request of
Governor Stanley.

The following self-explanatory letter
was received by the governor today:
Washington, D. c., June 20, 1899
Hon. w. E. Stanley, Topeka, Kan.
Sir:-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th
inst, relative to the immediate dis
charge from the service of Private AL
bert Shaughnessy, of company F, Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteer infantry, wound
ed near Manila, and to inform you that
the commanding general of the United
States forces in the Philippine islands
has full authority to return to the Uni
ted States any wounded or disabled
soldiers whenever in his judgment such
action is deemed necessary.
Furthermore, all volunteer troops
serving in those islands will be returned
to the United States for muSter-Out at
once, the movement to that effect hav-
ing already commenced, and an imme-
diate discharge a this time, would not
accelerate the soldiers return in ad-
vance of his regiment, but would de-
priVe him of the two months extra pay
granted to volunteer soldiers who have
served on foreign station upon their
final nuSter-out from the service, I'M
der the act of congress approved jan
uary II, 1899, and the department is
therefore constrained to deny all re-
quests of this character unless upon the
definite request of the soldier himself
In view of the foregoing statements,
it is not thought that you will desire
any further action in the case.
Very respectively,
THOMAS WARD,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
MIR. BARNES COMPLAINS.
Thinks State Horticultural Society Is
Not Treated Fairly.

Commenting upon the report recently
issued by his department, Secretary
w H. Barnes of the State Horticul-
tural society, said today:
There is no more valuable report or
public document issued at state expense
none more needed. The patient expec-
comes to naught for want of the right
information at the right time. Our
state is in the fruit belt and many more
of it's broad rich acres should be COW
cred with trees, bushes and vines bear
ing fruit; gardens and lawns, produc-
ing prime vegetables and beautiful flow
erS. Our streets should be lined with a
better class of shade trees, OF lasting
quality: pools and ponds should be
turned into beautiful water gardens.
All these things are described and the
modus operandi fully explained in these
reports. 1t is not the commercial gar
dener or orchardist that needs encour-
agement and help, but the farmer with
his acres; merchanic, citizen or clerk
with only his few square yards of earth,
around his humble home. Horticulture
in it's home influences elevates the ma
ton and gives health and tone to the
brains of children and adults.
"A few years ago the report of this
society covered 300 to 500 pages, and
now when the society is in the most
hourishing condition it has ever known,
its report is limited to 100 pages. This
was the result of an unreasonable cry
for indiscriminate economy. The ma
terial is as plentiful as ever and the
value greater than ever; yet every line
of it must be rewritten three times in
order to condense it within limits. The
neighbOring states issue horticultural re-
ports in cloth binding, elegantly illus
trated follows: Colorado 615 pages;
Nebraska 297 pages; Iowa $50 pages;
Missouri, AIS pages; Minnesota, 522
pages; Illinois, 49, pages; Michigan, 4S8
pages. Yet the state of all states noted
for its energetic, intelligent, industrious
and in every way worthy people, must
limit its publications to the size of mere
bulletins. The edition is small, only
5000 for the state full of people hungry
for such information.
THE present and past two admins
trations have been very kind, court
eouS and accommodating to the society;
any man qualified for a state office is
sure to be a friend to home horticul-
ture. Yet their hands are tied by laws
enacted by men who are either hostile
to, ignorant of, or uninterested in this
valuable industry. The Apple Book is
sued by this society the past spring will
pay to the state all the society has cost
or will cost for twenty years to come.
1t was just what was wanted, and is
called for by many of the states and
Canada. Horticulture is most impor-
tant branch of agriculture, and should
be most literally provided for and en-
couraged. There can be no good reason
why our sister states should show more
appreciation of this industry than we
do. All parties should see that only
friends of agriculture and horticulture
are nominated to influential state posi-
tons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
POpulists Already Raising Mon
ey For Next Campaign.
1t Will Be Opened With
Speeches July 1.
JERRY BOTKIN'S TOUR.
Ex-Congressman Will Spend a
Year In Revival Work.
News From the Various Depart
ments at the State House.

The Populist state committee has de-
cided to open the campaign for next
year early in July and money has been
raised during the past few weeks TO
put speakers into the field where they
will be kept at work until November
when the county elections take place.
The first speaker to be sent out will
be ex-Congressman Jerry Botkin, who
has been succeeded at Washington by
w. ]. Bailey. Mr.. Botkin will start out
July l and will spend the remainder of
the summer and fall making speeches
The officials of the state committee
figure that the perfection of organiza-
tions in counties and the regeneration
of the party members since the last de-
feat at the state election will have an
important bearing on the result of the
campaign next year. This is the prime
motive which leads to the new plan of
putting speakers to work in the off
years.
Mr.. Botkin will devote all of his time
to the campaign and will incidentally
work over his old boom for renom1na-
ton as ngreSSman-at-large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
RUSSIA'S SChEMES.
Not Likely to Be Adopted by the Con-
ference at The Hague.

London, June 24.-The correspondent
of the Times at The Hague says:
There is not the faintest chance of the
Russian proposals being adopted; but it
is likely some motion will be carried to
the effect that in the interest of peace
and humanity the conference hopes that
unless an emergency should occur, war
budgets will not be increased.
Even this apparently trivial result
might be useful but it is quite possible
that still more will be done. and it
should not be surprising if the great
powers finally arrived at some agree
ment quite independent of the confer
ence, not to increase naval and mill
tary expenditure"
The correspondent of the Daily News
says: Several delegates remark that
I2ussia's proposals regarding disarma-
cent contain a trap since she could in
crease her troops to any extent in ST.
IBERIA, which is a colony.
Captain Schiene, the Russian naval
expert, laid upon the table a proposal
to Colonel Jilinskis dealing with the
navy, but limiting the nOn-augmenta-
ton period to three years on the ground
that three years are enough to build an
irCnclad.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
AT SAN JUAN.
The ssNew Americans" Will Celebrate
the Fourth of July.

Washington, June 24-The citizens of
San Juan, the capital of Porto Rico,
propose to display their patriotism and
fidelity to the government of the United
States by celebrating the Fourth OF
July in good American style.
A committee of twenty-five of the
leading citizens of San Juan have pre-
pared an elaborate program for the
occasion. There will be addresses by
prominent citizens upon the significance
of the day. There will be a great dis
play of fireworks. In order that the
display may meet public expectations,
the committee have requested Acting
Secretary of War MeiklejOhn that the
government will waive tariff charges on
the fireworks needed for the occasion
and that the fireworks be given free
transportation to San Juan on one of
the governments transport. This re-
quest Acting Secretary Meiklejohn
promptly granted by cable.