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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-10-18

removal of the fair from Yakima His
name is Damon but it will not be found
on the hotel registers of the city. He
secured quarters in private boarding
house and did his work by stealth.
Aided by Yakima knockers and Tories
he furnished the material for the screed
which appeared in the Sunday Pr.
The agreement so bazonly set forth is
no new matter. 1t was thoroughly dis
cussed in the papers of this city more
than year ago, and published at that
time. Its provisions we're never carried
ont. and it was simply meant as rough
draft OF conditions which, if thoroughly
understood, should meet with the APP
proval of every one who believes that
"the laborer is worthy of his hire" 1t
is crude document. to be sure, but the
incompleteness of it is in the last clause.
This was fully understood at the time by
all the comm ss toner's, and it was to the
effect that after the $4,000 appropriated
had been divided into yearly parts and
all other expense of holding the fair and
maintaining the grounds had been met
that If there was any surplus the com
n issloners, other than the treasurer, sec
rotary and president, should receive
per diem for labor actually performed,
aside from that Of attending the meetings
for which they received nothing. Where
is the harm in that? They were not to
mssioners, but If they were called upon
to perform other duties, and there were
dozens employed in the various lines of
building and conducting a fair, they were
to receive reasonable compensation
and-mark it well-only in case there was
anything left of the fund appropriated
for this purpose after other expenses had
been met and other laborers paid; and if
not their labors were gratuity to the
state. They received nothing.
The state fair under the present board
of commissioners has been conducted
more economically than any held by
their predecessors, and there are no bills
remaining unpaid, which cannot be said
with respect to every preceding admins
tration, and the state has not been called
upon to provide for deficiencies. The Of
fee of secretary and that OF superintend-
ent has not cost as much as in the past,
and the books OF the present officers are
open to inspection and investigation,
while those of their predecessors were
not turned over, and no one now seems
to know where they are. When the facts
in the case are iully known il will be re-
allied that the commissioners under
John r. Rogers have transacted the bust
ness not only with economy and integ-
rity, but to their own personal loss, while
they have had to contend with made
quate appropriations and a bitter polit-
cal fight of few Yakima citizens who
seem determined upon creating public
scandal and losing to the city and the
county the benefits which are derived
from this institution.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-10-18

and White. will be soon. There
is nothing quite SO unsatisfac-
tory as poor plumbing. We are
going to tell you where you can
get the good kind. We have in
our plumbing department men
who are competent and painstak-
ing. # YOU are building or in
tend to build let ms figure with
you on the plumbing. II you
want any little job OF plumbing
and want it done right you will
see us. Ii after the freeze up
you need our services command
US.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-10-18
Wallace=COburn
Hardware Company

Agents for Balm WAGONS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
TALLERT or LIVING MEN.
European Scientists Are Interested In . Res.
ldent Of Minnesota.

The biggest living man Is Lewis Will
kins, who Is now arousing great inter-
est in the scientific circles Of Europe.
wilkins was born on a farm near ST..
Paul, Minn., in 1874. When he was
about ten years old he measured six
feet in height and now has grown to
the tremendous height of 1914 inches
just three-quarters of an inch less than
nine feet-and weighs 364 pounds.
There have been other tall men and
women before Wilkins and scientists
have striven in vain to account for
these freaks Of nature. Only lately q
plausible story has been put forth by
French physician, DR.. Marie, who
says that giantism is nothing more nor
less than a disease. This disease gen.
orally occurs in patients between the
ages of 1S and 35, and Is first called
acromegaly (from two Greek words
meaning enlargement Of the extremi-
ties.') II the patient is not attacked
until after he Is IS the ends of the
bones and legs are enlarged and pro-
longed slightly; but If this disease has
attacked a child at or soon after birth
giantism is the result. The bones are
prolonged all along their length, grow
unnaturally and the result is giant.
When you see big man it is, there
fore, a question whether he Is unusu-
ally strong or whether he Is a sufferer
from acromegaly. All giants have not
been acromelgalic, according to DR..
Marie. He mentions two giants in the
French army that did not belong to
this class. One was Chas. Freut, a
cavalry soldier, who was six feet elev-
en- inches. and another was Marnat, a
drum major in the Nineteenth regiment
Of infantry, who measured six feet nine
inches.
Perhaps the greatest giant who ever
lived before Wilkins was Charles
Byrne, an Irishman. He measured
nine feet two inches. His skeleton is
still preserved, proving beyond ques-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
asserted. "And yet they tell u.s." he
said, that the Germans and the Dutch
are going to vote for this id coward
ly Republican party"
REPUBLICANS AND NEGROES.
Mr.. Bryan Shows How the Pot Cannot Afford
to Call the Kettle Black.

~ ~ss wv "SsSs StoSNs
While Mr.. Bryan was speaking at
Marion, Indiana, last Friday, some one
In the audience asked him in regard
to the North Carolina law. Mr.. Bryan
said:
my friend, am glad you asked me
that; I am prepared for you. Now I
am going to assume that the Republi-
can who asked me the question is an
honest man. am going to ask him
about the constitution Of the Republi-
can state Of Oregon. will read pro-
vision Of the constitution. It says:
"'Section IS. No free Negro or mu-
latto not residing In this state at the
time Of the adoption Of this constitu-
ton shall come, reside or be within this
state, hold any real estate or make any
contract or maintain any such therein,
and the legislative assembly shall pro-
vide by penal laws for the removal by
public officers Of all such Negroes and
mulattos and for the effectual exclu-
sion from the state and for the punish
ment Of persons who shall bring them
into the state or employ or harbor
them.'
THAT amendment was adopted be-
fore the civil war; 1t makes 1t unlaw-
full for free Negro to go into the state
and 1t authorizes the officers to put
him out. But you say it is old. Let
me remind you that last June 1, effort
was made to repeal that portion of the
constitution and the effort to repeal
was defeated, although the state went
10000 Republican. But my friend may
not have time to go to Oregon. If not
want to tell him to go the city Of
Washington. The nearer they go to
Washington and find out what that
provision was that the Republican ad-
ministration had made the voters Of
Porto Rico.
why don't you correct that? But If
you have not got time to 90 to Wash
ington, let me remind you that your
administration has made the Sulu
treaty and the Sulu treaty provides
that our flag shall float over the sui
tan's palace, and that we shall pay
the sultan so much to keep it floating
there. That flag floats today over Sulu
slaves and the treaty recognizes slave
ry as an existing institution, and in
stead of providing that the slaves shall
be free, the Sulu treaty provides in ar
ticle 10, that he shall have the right to
purchase his freedom whenever he can
make enough working for nothing a
day to buy himself at the market
price. There never was a more shame
full piece of hypocrisy than is that un-
der which the Republicans hide when
they talk about Southern amendments.
It was a Republican congress that took
the right to vote away from those In
the District Of Columbia, and for 80
years the Negro has been electing Re-
publican presidents and getting jani-
torships in return, and you never hear
q modern Republican say anything for
him except during campaign when
his vote is needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10

'The figures which give out" ex-
claimed Vice Chairman Johnson, :are
based not only on the most reliable
information which our committee has
from every state in the Union; but also
upon this further remarkable fact:
Everybody knows that It was the
gold Democratic vote Of this country
which elected Mckinley four years ago.
1t is equally well-known that at least
80 per cent of that vote will go for Bry-
an this fall. The German vote was
almost unanimously against Bryan in
1896, while this year we have trustwor-
thy information that leads us to believe
that fully so per cent. Of the German
vote in the pivotal states will be cast
for Bryan. This statement is true not
alone Of the Germans, but of other
distinctively foreingn classes of vot-
ers. The great body Of the organized
labor vote which was induced to sup
port Mckinley four years ago, will be
nearly solid for the Democratic ticket
next month"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
KILLING A RHINocERos.
Huge Psehyderm Shot to Death st Hamburg,
Germany.

It is not often that men, even In
the wilds Of Africa or Asia, get the
opportunity Of seeing the death of
rhinoceros by the bullet. And prob
ably no one ever had such an oppor-
tunity in civilized countries until last
week, when the great and famous rhi-
noceros in the Hamburg Geological
Gardens went mad and had to be kill
ed.
The creature was an Indian rhinoc-
eros, and had lived in the geological
garden in Hamburg for more than
thirty years. It was q huge animal,
weighing almost 5000 pounds, and for
years it had been notorious for it's
restlessness and fierce temper, which
seemed to grow worse with each
year Of it's imprisonment, absolutely
contrary to what Is known Of wild an
imals generally. This flerceness was
manifested particularly by its attacks
on the walls Of its cage. Daily 1t
1t would rush at them and gouge great
grooves into them with its horn. All
efforts to break 1t Of the habit were
futile, and at last the natural result
came in the form of a necrosis Of
the bones Of the skull, owing to the
continued series Of injuries inflicted on
the horn. Treatment was out Of the
question, for no man was intrepid
enough to approach the monster.
Healing lotions were applied constant
ly as men got the chance, but no sys-
tematic cure could be carried on, and
finally the necrosis became so acute
that the huge beast went mad.
Reluctantly it was decided to kill it.
Poison was suggested at first, but dis
carded because the record Of previous
attempts to poison pachyderms showed
that even huge quantities Of the most
powerful lethal drugs failed to have.
the desired effect, and, If they killed
at all, did so only after having caused
the beast much suffering. Finally the
bullet was selected as the most certain
and merciful, and a noted shot, DR..
Walter Won Ohlendorf was invited to
do the killing. Many famous sports
men and rifle shots were present. DR..
Won Ohlendorff used the German army
carbine model SS, which fires huge
ball almost as large as the bore Of a
ten gauge shotgun. The projectile was
hollow at the point and did tremend-
GUS execution. DR.. Won Ohlendorf
waited till the mad beast turned its
side to him, and then fired at the
heart. The ball tore away twenty
inches Of one rib, passed just over
the heart and buried itself in the rib
on the other side. 1t had burst almost
at once, and only small piece Of the
projectile was found intact. All of the
rest had smashed into tiny fragments,
like bird shot. The course Of the
projectile was almost fifty inches long.
Not single organ in its area had
been left undestroyed. Both lungs
were torn into fragments and heart
and ribs were burst. The rhinoceros
Ieaped into the air almost simultane-
ously with the discharge, turned itself
half way around, shuddered and then
rolled over dead with its legs In the air.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
TILLMAH'S PITCHFoRK.
The South csroIIns Senstor 10 Using tho
Implement Ia Illinois.

Carrollton, ILL.,, Dispatch, October 2.
"a pitchfork Is a mighty handy thing
to have around. 1t Is good to handle
hay with; it Is good for straw and
grain; 1t Is absolutely necessary to
handle "a pause) manure. don't come
here to abuse Republicans or the Re-
publican party as q body; but, in talk
ing about some Of the actions of their
president, I shall be compelled to use
pitchfork, because don't like to use
my fingers In It,"
Thus Benjamin r. Tillman, Of South
Carolina, made his opening impression
upon the Democratic mass meeting at
Carrollton today. He was cheered Wig
ously.
senator opened wide the eyes Of the
Democratic farmers Of Illinois, was his
bold assertion that Mark Hanna had
raised 81, ,OOO, 900 or SO, 900 from the ar
NOR plate makers and was using it in
the campaign.
There are two concerns in the coun-
try" he said; which make this armor
plate-Carnegie and the Bethlehem.
We had a contract on which we had
been holding them five years. We had
been keeping them down to $500 ton.
This year, on the last day Of the ses-
sion of congress, Mark Hanna took
charge of it. He went in and ordered
his henchmen to give authority to the
secretary Of the navy to make con-
tract for armor plate at what he saw
fit. It was a clear steal Of $1,000, 0OO0.
I'll swear that Mark Hanna, to the
best Of N.Y. knowledge and belief, had
an agreement with those two firms to
give him $2,000,0O0 or $3,000,0O0 for the
presidential campaign"
He proceeded: Douglas and Lincoln
went up and down this state. Douglas
contended that, when we said govern
ment derived it's just powers from the
consent of the governed, 1t was intend.
ed to leave out the niggers. Lincoln
said it was the other way. The North
arose en- masse in 1886 and sided with
Lincoln's view. And now you've got
10, 900, 900 niggers down South to project
Onto exercise your ingenuity on. But
you are turning them over to us to
shoot and kill, and you go off and get
10, 600, 900 more to shoot and kill.
How will you old soldiers who
marched through South Carolina, and
did not leave anything but chimneys
standing, answer the Confederates you
killed when you meet them up yonder,
and they ask you, We'll, Johnny, how
are things?' You'll have to say that
the Republican party now says that
Douglas was right and Lincoln was
wrong. You've got to go to God pretty
soon and answer for your votes.
Mr.. Mckinley refused to receive the
Boer ENJOYS except as private citi-
zens, because he was afraid Of Offend
ing his friend, John Bull" the senator
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
TO BE CONTINUED.

3T The Journal of Commences month
ly review says that during September
six cotton mills were completed and
expect to operate within so days. Five
are started in Georgia and North Car
olina. Eleven new cotton mills were
announced during the month with an
aggregate of $4,000 spindles, and 500
looms, and a capitalization Of $1,045, 600.
This is a less number Of spindles than
any month since February Of last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10

Sapory handed me letter from Ldagford.
hanson and told the cabby to drive to
Covent Garden. Remembering Mr..
Snuyzer's communication but few
hours before. this espionage caused me
some uneasiness. Yet 1t was done so
clumsily that half believed the fellow
wished rather to attract than escape
my notice. OF this l had soon clear
proof.
When l alighted from the cab just
short Of the colonnade approach Of the
opera house. saw him, heard him.
Just at my elbow. having transferred
himself there by the same mysterious
process that brings tout all the way
from a railway station to your front
door to unload the luggage.
Don't take no more cabs, guv'nor,
he whispered hoarsely In my ear, and
next moment he was gone. Who had
sent him In such roundabout way to
tell me this? Who, indeed, had set
him on to watch me? 1t must have
been g friend, Of course, and gave the
credit to Mr.. Snuyzer. They were evil
IDENTIFY smart people, Messrs. Saraband
& Sons, when there was a chance OF
business coming their way.
The night was not over yet-a night
of dark doings and unexplained mys-
teries, all Of which seemed to center in
me. 1 could not quite believe-why
should I?-that the scraps II converse
ton / was now to overhear referred to
me. And yet, had been gifted with
second sight-had l, indeed. been more
alive to the warnings had received
I might have been spared much misery.
But / am anticipating.
When | reached the opera the act
drop was down. and thought to cast
q look on the house before | made my
way to the box where | was bidden.
My hosts were strangers, and rather
wished to see Lawford first, that he
might present me to them In due form.
So | entered by one Of the side ways
into the stalls and stood there watch,
ing the audience for time.
In the midst Of this | became sud.
denly aware that pair OF bright eyes
were fixed upon me from another dl'
rection. and saw that was an object
of interest-more Of passing interest.
perhaps-to q well dressed. charming
woman in q box on the pit tier.
Then suddenly Lawford touched me
on the back. saying:
"Oh. oh! So you are here. Come right
along. Let me present you 10 the
duchess. She's nightly set upon see
ing you," and he led the way along the
corridor to the box No. 2IA.
AS we got close to 1t saw the door
was ajar and | was attracted by the
sound Of voices talking Spanish. which
I knew. Lawford held me back. pos
sibly fearing to be indiscreet and to
intrude upon some family quarrel.
What was said did not impress him,
perhaps. for l think he did not under,
stand Spanish. The voices were raised
high enough to be plainly audible to
any one outside-a mans. coarse, harsh
and menacing; q woman's in reply,
pleading softly, yet firmly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
A GIRL ffRf OF Of GRIT GRBf f .
Copyright, 1900, by r. F. Fenno & Co..
CHAPTER Nv.
A MILLIONAIRE's FRIENDS.

CHAPTER Nv.
A MILLIoNAIRE's FRIENDS.
Directly | was inside the house.
Savory handed me letter from Law
ford:
Dear Captain wood-When left you in Picca.
dilly, ! ran up against some friends who are much
set upon making your acquaintance. They are the
Duke and Duchess Of TERRA Sagrada He Is
Spanish don. she an American beauty; Susette
Bywater they called her in New York. where she
and her family were well acquainted with your
uncle, Mr.. Mcknight.
Won't you come to the opera tonight to be In.
troduced to the duchessf They beg me to say
that their box Is No. 27A, upon the pit tier,
where they will be entirely delighted to receive
you. Send back a line at your early convenience
. and oblige. yours very faithfully.
RUFUS w. LAwFoRD.
had no engagements that night but
q couple Of balls. for neither Of which.
after my disappointment in the park. l
was now very keen. Besides. had no
wish to be very late that night. saw
on my table an official '.boX" straight
from the office and knew that 1t con.
tained the great scheme for the attack
on New York. which was referred to
me for examination and report. !
meant to give 1t my best attention In
the early morning hours next day and
so promised myself to get to bed be-
times. A little good music would
soothe me. thought. so wrote few
lines accepting the invitation and pro-
ceeded to dress.
1t was then. as l stood before the
glass In the window that gave upon
the street. caught glimpse Of the
same forlorn creature looking up at
my house. Was 1t mere accident? Aft
er had heard that day the smallest
matter all still unexplained assumed
certain importance.
When | left the club after dinner.
my shadow" was still there. He
sank slowly and. as thought. reluc-
tantly out Of sight when l entered the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10

tion his enormous size. He was prob
ably acromegalic.
Other giants were Constantine, born
at Zurich, eight feet one inch; Herold,
born at Leipsic, seven feet five inch
es, and Lady Emma, eight feet one
inch.-Golden Penny.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
HOW BRYAN WILL WIN.

ocratie National Committee.
For the first time in this campaign,
says a dispatch to the Philadelphia
Times from Chicago, dated Wednesday,
the Democrats have broken the rule
they had established and have given
out an estimate upon the election by
states. Vice Chairman J. G. Johnson,
Of the Democratic National executive
committee, reached Chicago this morn
ing and gave out the following table,
giving Bryan 1926 electoral votes, Nc
Kinley only SS, and doubtful 80.
The table as prepared by Vice Chair
man Johnson, is as follows:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-25
TIME TABLE
sA 1900
.HANAIIAN NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Gasoline Steamer Surprise will leave
Honolulu, alternate Tuesdays and Fri
days, calling at Lahaina. Kihei. Ma
kena. and all Kona ports.
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT.
Returning, will call at all Kona portE,
Makena and Lahaina. alternating with
Inter-Island Steamer Mauna Loa, thus
giving merchants the advantage Of fiVs-
day trips to Kona.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-25
REGISTRATION ON kauai.
BOARD is HOLDING REGULAR
SESSIONS.
Plenty of Opportunity is Being Given to
Voters to Register and Nearly All are
Registering.

The report from Kauai that the Board
of Registration for that Island had fail
ed, for want of quorum, to hold some
of the meetings advertised for registra-
ton, called forth a letter of inquiry
from Registrar Wray Taylor to the
members of the board. In response Mr..
Taylor has received the following from
w. G. Smith the chairman of the board,
under date of September 90
Notices of meetings of the Board of
Registration for Kauai and Niihau have
been posted as follows Hanalei, Sep
TENDER 8, 4, Kilauea, September g. 6;
Kealia, September 10,11; Kappa, Sep
TENDER II, 10; Hanamaulu, September
IA; Lihue, September II, Is 10; Koloa,
September 20 81 Eleele, September ga,
%; Makaweli, September 26, q; Wal
mea, October 1, 2; Kekaha, October g.;
Niihau, October 4: Hanalei October s.;
Hanalei, October 8, morning session on
ly; Kilauea, October 8, afternoon ses-
sion.
when we advertised a meeting at
Hanalei for September 8, we were not
aware it was to be public holiday, and
you perhaps will remember giving us in
structions to hold no sitting that day.
September 4, Mr.. Rice was present,
but unfortunately both Mr.. Hanaike
and were i'll and unable to attend.
THE people were duly notified that
nifty to register.
Two sessions were held at Kilauea,
as advertised and practically all (2O)
registered who were entitled to, except
few jurors and policemen, who will
have a chance to do so October 9th.
1.-TWO meetings were held at Kealia
and two at Kappa, as per notice, and
almost every one (S3) qualified to re-
g1ster did so.
"At Hanamaulu and Lihue meetings
were held, strictly in accordance with
advertisement, and again there was a
complete registration Q40).
Il regret that my Illness grippe did
not permit me to attend until Septem-
Der II, but since then l have missed no
meetings, and have fully recovered, and
expect to be present at all that have
been advertised.
You will notice by the foregoing list
that we are to sit four days some weeks
and five days in others. AS you are
aware, the law allows us to hold sessions
every day except Sundays and holidays,
from August 81 to October 10 but Kauai
has always borne a good record for not
sticking" the Government and we
propose to live up to that reputation,
and make the expense as little as pos
sible, at the same time giving the voters
ample opportunity to register.
I'VE have gone to considerable trouble
to notify the people by telephone, and
in more than one instance have ridden
miles out of our way to personally noti-
fly them. We have also sent messen-
gers mot at Government eXpense) to
outer districts, Kalalau for instance.
The actual work of registering those
who made application has not aVerag-
ed one hour a day, so you will readily
see that ample time has been allowed"