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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-02
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Topics of Interest Discussed at the
State Capital.

Republicans generally appear to
be highly favorable to the plan of
organization Iroposed at meeting
of newspaper men and others inter
ested in politics, recently held in
ST. Paul. 1t is desired that the
widest possible publicity be given
to the plan in order that it may be
intelligently acted upon at the State
convention. The difficulty in the
campaign Of two years ago, and in
deed in some of the campaigns that
preceded it, was the lack Of organ
ization and cooperation between the
State central committee and those
charged with the conduct Of the
campaign in a local way. The plan
proposed contemplates close rela-
ton between the executive State
committee and the various local
county organizations to the end that
there be direct accord and cooper
alton between them. By having an
auxiliary member of the State com
mittee in each county, the execu-
tive committee is placed in direct
communication with every part OF
the State, and may keep itself in
formed as to every development
that might call for consideration at
the hands of the executive commit
tee, Usually the county chairman
is sufficiently employed in looking
after the interests of local candi-
dates, and has little time for work
on behalf of the general ticket
Under the new plan the county
member of the auxiliary State com
mittee will be in close touch with
the local work done in the interests
of the State ticket, such as the
requisition for speakers, the ar
engagements for public meetings and
all of that class of work. The plan
is modification of that in force in
New York and other Eastern States
where organization has reached the
highest possible state Of perfection,
and while it may not be possible *
absolutely complete such an organi
zation in one campaign, the steps
here taken is a long advance in that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-02
direction, and will undoubtedly be
followed up BY such work as will
commend it to the people.

Having previously announced
that he was in favor of the re-elec-
ton OF President Mckinley, Admir-
al Dewey cannot expect serious or
favorable consideration of his de-
termination to become candidate
for President. The admiral en-
joyed rare distinctihn and high
place in the hearts of the people
when he was persuaded by injudi-
cious friends to thrust himself into
the political arena and mix in mat
tiers with which he was not familiar.
His first idea undoubtedly was that
his Candidacy in some way would
embarass the present administra-
ton, but he must have seen the
folly of this view when he declared
that he was a Democrat. AS a
Democrat his candidacy could only
be a menace to Mr.. Bryan and his
nomination over the Nebraskan
would bear no better fruit than a
sweeping defeat at the polls. Never
having voted or taken any part in
politics the admiral was naturally a
sound money man, and he has not
been sparing of sarcastic illusions
to the ''clowns' who advocate the
free silver fad. It is to be regret
ted that SO successful a man should
not have rounded out his public ca
reer without the commission of such
a piece of folly as this.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-02
BASIS Of VALUE.
State Auditor Dunn Tells the As.
SCISSORS to List Correctly,

AT the meeting of the various
township and village assessors of
Redwood county, at the auditor S
Office last Saturday, Auditor Tomp-
kins read a letter which he had just
received from State Auditor Dunn,
in which the latter calls particular
attention to the new ''basis of val
ue' fixed by the State board of
equalization on certain classes of
property, and all are warned that
as the State board will not reduce
valuation below the present aver
age, nothing will be gained at an
attempt at under-assessing either
real or personal property. The
State auditor also points Significant
ly the fact that the board Of equali-
zation will correct any errors of
either the assessors or the local
boards of review.
Furthermore, the county auditors
are cautioned to return each item in
the proper class. Cases have been
known in which breweries listed
the stocks, of saloons they owned as
goods and merchandise" but the
auditors. Mr.. Dunn says, should
correct this. In case. satisfactory
statements cannot be obtained from
property holders, the law gives the
assessors ample power to go to the
extreme, if necessary, and if anyone
refuses to answer fully, the assessor
may list the property at such figures
as ne thinks fair.
The assessment Of companies, as
sociations Or corporations whose
capital is represented by shares of
stock are given special considera-
ton. Auditor Dunn circular
points to the law of 1894, and it's
definition by the Supreme Court in
the case of the State against the Du-
luth Gas and Water company, ac-
cording to which an official OF each
concern is obliged to make sworn
statement as to the amount and
number of shares of capital stock,
the amount Of capital stock paid up,
the market or actual value of capt.
tai stock, the value of real property,
if any, and Of personal property.
This. the auditor says, is required
in addition to the regular personal
property schedule ofevery property
owner
In conclusion, Auditor Dunn de-
clares that few applications for
abatement of taxes will run the
gauntlet IF his Office. If any prop
erty owner has a grievance, he
should 90 before the local board OF
review.
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EARLY COURT BUSINESS.
-s $3.50 s - $3.50 9.4ss
What Was Done Before the Court
Commenced Business.

w uCu tuC Coll VI VIC O1ACuudI W.
Cured last Tuesday several cases
were disposed of. The first six
cases, the tax cases against the Wi
mona & st. Peter railroad, we're
continued. The case of Chester
Bros. VS.. Hans Christensen was an
nounced as settled and was dis
missed, and there being no appear
ance by the defense in the two cases
of julius H. Anderson VS.. Fred. W.
Bossenecker, judgment was ordered
for the plaintiff.
The case Of Filing 0. Borg Of
Madison VS.. Joseph and Jennie
Fountain was stricken from the cal
endar, and the case of F. S. Sar-
geant VS.. August H. and Bertha G..
Seebeck was announced as settled
and was dismissed.
A motion for continuance was
made in the false arrest case Of Jas.
F. Casserly VS.. Joseph McGeough,
an action commenced to recover
$4,000 on the ground that one or
more of the witnesses could not be
found, but Judge Weber denied
the motion Wednesday morning, at
which time application was made to
have the case placed at the foot of
calendar, but when the attorneys
for the plaintiff announced that the
witnesses in question would prob
ably be present to give evidence for
their side the latter motion was not
considered.
In the case of julius Hopp VS.. the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Co., an action to recover $135 and
interest, an order was entered dis
missing the case. A dismissal also
occurred in the divorce case CT VIM.
D. Shepard VS.. Minnie May Shep-
ard, in which desertion was alleged
as the grounds for divorce.
A demurrer was entered and sus-
tanned to part of the answer in the
case of William Cook VS.. the execu-
tors of the estate of John Martin,
deceased, and the case was set for
trial. The road case of F. W. Orth
versus the town of Paxton was dis
missed, leaving II jury cases on the
calendar when the court commenced
business Wednesday morning.
Three petit jurors were excused
"A. P. Metag and Frank Schwalen
on the ground that they belonged to
the Morgan and Sanborn fire de-
partments respectively, and F. F.
Hammer, the latter being postmas-
ter at North Redwood, and his du-
ties not permitting him to serve on
the jury
James A. Larson was made fore
man Of the grand jury at the Tues
day mornings session.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-02
Beware of Ointments' for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

VOHIdITI VHeTCUTy
as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians. as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you car
possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure tc get the
genuine. It is taken internally, and made
in Toledo Ohio. by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free Sold by druggists, price 75c
per bottle. Halls Family Pills are the best
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
A FRENCH BOW TO AMERICA.
A.. g. spaIdins wins All Points Contended For
by Our Athletes.

After a very profitable fortnight, In the inter-
est Of American sports. spent abroad A. g..
Spalding. the American Director OF Sports
for the Paris Exposition. has arrived in
New York and resumed his troublesome de-
tails at home. What he accomplished In
Paris is remarkable and IL likely always
to be somewhat a matter Of history. He
Is the first man who ever succeeded In having
the Continental Sunday habit waived in favor
OF the prejudices Of American athletes Not orly
will the American college and club athletes get
a chance TO compete on equal terms on Salur-
days instead Of on Sundays. but practically
every other point contended for by Com
missioner spplding was conceded How
wisely ana how well he had labored
he had returned and learned that his protest in
Dehali o. the intercollegiate association had
resulted in q charging Of the dates for tn.
athletic championship games so that there will
be no Sunday contests. The new dates fixed are
July 10, Il and 10.
A twenty-fve-mile Marathon road race has
been added TO be, run on Saturday. July 10. A
valuable prize will be given 10 the winner This
event was added at the special request Of Pres
ident Babbe Of the New England Association Ia
give the American ~long-distance runners n
ch Gh to compete against tho world
broad jump wer. added 70 the pro-
gramme also. and the petition Of the
,Wniinm Barry Association 70 have Gaelic foot
oan competition between their team and some
S%palding brought with him favorable informa-
ton Tor the amateur athletes that are going
over as to the height NJ and the number ~
number OF same in the s,eerle chase. The kind
OF hammer that will be allowed In the throwing
competition and other information that Will he
translated and published as soon as possible.
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PESTS IN THE FRUIT ORCHARDS.
Birds Destroy Peach Blossoms and the Cater
pillar Army Is at work.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 27.-Fruit growers In
Ulster county have suffered considerable
loss through the invasion OF their peach orchards
by thousands OF little birds about the size
Of the English sparrow. The birds settled by
hundreds on each tree and picked out the
fruit. In some Of the large orchards they practi-
cally destroyed all the peaches.
A few Of the birds were noticed about the
peach trees two weeks ago and an examina-
ton made plain the damage they were doing.
They increased steadily in numbers until the
farmers In defence Of their property, de-
scended upon them with shot guns and
slaughtered them by the. hundreds. The
visitors resemble in size and habits the COM
about the size Of a sparrow. and the male Is
dark brown in color with a reddish head and
red on the tips OF the wings, The females
and the female birds twitter like swallows,
They have been driven away.
The frult growers are now bending their
lars which have moved down in mnititudes
from the northern part Of the State. II ia
too early yet to know fully the harm wrought
Il, the Hudson Ri R@s ' SeIIry s 15om ,b ,%oGai ,tsr
have stripped the foliage from apple and peach
trees and that the outlook is serious. Near
CITY. there are thousands of these caternil.
airs Just emerging from the webs which thew
have formed IN Wild cherry trees. A person
driving IN that locality several DAYS ago counted
forty caterpillar nests In one small lot AZ
Coxsackie the scourge has arouHed the inhnbi.
tants 10 fight the foe with kerosene, using The
stubs OF old brooms TO swan the trees with n
Tho Geneva Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton advises spraying rs the most eyectnal
remedy, giving the leaves Of the affected trnes
q thorough coating of Paris green, London
purple, green arsenite or nrsenite Of lime whom
the Young caterpillars are M work. Jorring
is practicable with small trees. Give them
a quick sharp blow with a padded mallet which
will bring the caterpillars down in showers
To prevent their return and the coming Of
restless invaders from neiphboring orchards
or forests q wide band ~ cotton wool or stirky
fy-paper sheets covered with tar aud oil should
be wrapped closely around the Trunks Tho
sticky substances should be placed on s.rips
Of paper. not dlrectl, on the bark, and .hnuld
be renewed when the caterpillars bridge hem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
stage Driver and Passenger.

From the Lerisfon Erenino Journal.
The only passenger I took out last Saturday
says the Martins Corner stage driver. was
an old lady who told me two or three times
that she was goin' out to visit her daughter
Indy. She was such n real nice old lady that
I reckoned I wouldn't smoke. for I was afraid
that the smoke would blow back into her face.
There are some women that ride with ye that
We feel like askin' II they jest as soon ye would
smoke. But somehow ! reckoned that she was
too nice an old lady. But I did want TO smoke
dretfully. Al last we come TO the long stretch
OF woods-a lonesome place and a long drag up
hill. A few whifs do take the edge of the lone
someness there in great shape. | couldn't
stand II any longer. ! turned round TO the nice
old lady.
tellln' me right ont II you object to smokin'.
But II ron don't think II would bother you too
much I'd like TO light up for a few minutes
Why. bless your soul, young man. said the
old lady, why hadn't ye. said so before? I've
been hankerin' for a smoke myself for the last
tew mile, but I hate to smoke before men folks
that don't use II themselves. But them that
smoke understand how il il. Light right up
and ! guess III have TO trouble ye for a match
She reached down into her bag and pulled
out NJ 7. ID. and We filed our pipes and ! never
had n more comfortable smoke and chat with
any one in my life than | did with the old lady"
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John Howard Payne as q Land Agent.
From the Chicago Timss-H eraid.

From the Chtcd0o Ttrres-H trdid,
The University OF Chicago received yester-
day a curious old document which Is a relic OF
the early history Of Tennessee. ?. r. May
field, a lawyer in Cleveland, Tenn, was asked
recently 10 look over some old papers Of Thomas
II. Galloway of that place. and in his search
found a document signed by Galloway and John
Howard Payne, the writer ~ Home, Sweet
Home" The paper was signed in 1912, and the
witness was Samuel Colt, the inventor OF the
famous Colts revolver.
The document shows that PAYNE. who was at
that time American Consul to Tunis, was TO re-
ceive one. nth Of the profits made on q certain
parcel Of land which he was To sell In England,
Germany and other European countries. Tho
land was the .Ocee land district, which was ceded
1855, and In turn given 70 the State Of Tennessee
BY the qovsrment. The State Of Tennssses
eSvs out the land In yrsnts,. and Galloway re-
defed. In the sane document Payne waa also
given povcr Of attornsy, on 1880 aoreA
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IdAB lIfc bhNtt hiFNs ~
what Bryan says. you and l and the rest OF
dead aHs NI Ssyond The hSssp possibility sfIS Of rssS
But suppose II isn't. In 1893 Bryan insisted that
free silver was a cure for financial depression
or hard times. II II was a cure for hard times
then. 1t must be a cure for the same i'll now.
country never enjoyed. in all It's history, such
wonderful prosperity az II Is enjoying to-day.
In 1898 Bryan appealed TO the workingmen.
TO the common people, by i~terating and %reiterat-
ing the argument about the free and Unlimited
coinage OF silver compelling a rise In prices.
He insists that free silver is as much an issue
champion Of the common people, would. he have
any higher prices than prevail to-day He
cannot convince a single wage Garner that
anything which viii u, 1o due , arise y r. ne 81 prices rice
who tolls. With prices IA they are nj present,
Bryan. in order 10 catch the labor vote, must
figure II out In SOM way that free silver will
'But again; BRYAN declares that free silver
psa1s double the volume OF money and hence
double The prices; sGso I'd S,n to MS Gua anti tive
that the capital OF this country is invested
ergely In lApd. machinery, and, commodities;
But II. free silver il To double the price Of all
theee, how on earth Ia free silver going to bene-
At the labprinS man who has to have and use
all thesst furthermore, suppose we admit
that free silver means rising prices. Everybody
admit Il. that the rate Of wages Is always the
last price TO rise. ! would like 10 know when
labor Ia going TO get the benefit Of free silver
and how much more Of the higher priced necessa-
ries the laborina man will be able 70 purchase
with his increased wage. l can't tell. know no
laboring man can and | don'tbelieveBryan can.
in 1893 in favor Of fres silver was hat u would
than the money lender. We're now trying
to find out remember. how free silver 10 golnS
TO benent the plain. hardworkins. common
people. Therefore Il now becomes pertinent
for US TO ask, Il the wage-earner q money-bor-
rover or a money-lender' He can't well
Be q money LENDER and still be q wase-earner,
because the statistics show that the wage
garner seldom II sver makes more than Q BARI
living. he cant BE- 4 money-borrover 10 any
extent. Therefore n tho sSe-esmeris nAfher
Q borrower nor . lender. how b frel
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holy leader. that make us believe he was truly
inspired by God, We firmly believe the Mormon
membership will be increased about 30. 900 during
the present year,
Where are we having our greatest successes In
garnering new members? That question was
discussed for several days at the recent seven
tieth annual conference at Salt Lake. Reports
from missionaries in every part OF Europe.
except Turkey and Italy. from forty-four States
In the Union, from the South Seas, Australia,
read. and then the discussion began. Opinions
were pretty evenly divided between. Canada
and Scandinavia as the most fruitful regions
thousands OF converts in Scandinavia, but I be-
lieye that we gain most in Canada Of any region
IN the world. There are about 800 Mormon mis-
newspapers now al work In Canada. We have
1000 members in the Province Of Ontario, and
have done almost as well In the extreme north
Northwest Territory we have a fourishing and
beautiful Mormon colony known as Alberta.
We believe II will be a second salt J AXE. II Is
the central colony Of the State Of Zion in Can
ada Dozens OF other little colonies have been
and will be located around about liberia,
Just as Brigham Young SO wisely located
OF Salt Lake, We propose 10 make Alberta and
lts %envrons gardens and beauty spots in the
bleak and arid and dreary Northwest.
The Mormons have done wonders In irriga-
ton in Utah, Idaho and southern Colorado and
we'll exceed those wonders In the Alberta
country. 4 great canal thirty-two miles long IL
o. 9ei sS Dug by the Mofmons to carry water to
operations there in 1899 aggregated over $780,
900. Many Canadian newspapers have waxed
eloquent IN their denunciattons OF our colony
away on at Alberta, because II Is alleged We
propose TO fore" by political power polygamy
on the law books II the province. But nothing
could be more absurd, We have positively
and we have no more care about the Politics Of
Canada or any OF her provinces than We heed
Din Dasf vsara MA hav. had ,ho,s,nd .,
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Remember Thts-

dispose OF. he nrst goes to The SUNS adyertisIng
columns with L. Rarely V he compsled 70 Try further
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RAmAmhAH ThIa-

Remember This
when an advertiser has something OF real
v4ue 70 dispose OF. he frst goes to TIE suns
Aovsrtfsing columns with it-Adn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
LONG LOST GIRL FOUND.
Reunion of Father and Daughter
After CMeutY=Chree Yeara.

Reunion of Father and Daughter
After Twenty-Three Years.
A dispatch to the New York Herald from
Middletown, N. Y, yesterday says: After
a separation of twenty-three years John
Schaeffer has discovered the whereabouts
Of his daughter Lizzie. and this has been
a joyous Christmas for both. John Schaef-
fer, who now resides In Port Jervis, was
captain Of boat on the Delaware and
Hudson canal in 1876 On his trips he was
accompanied by his wife and three chill
dren. Mrs. Schaeffer died and the three
children were adopted by their mothers
parents.
When the boat season passed Mr.. Schaef-
fer returned to his home and, to his sur
prise. learned that his children had been
sent to the Susquehanna Valley Home at
Binghamton. When the disconsolate father
visited the home to see his children he
Learned that his two-year-old baby girl.
Lizzie, had been taken out Of the institu-
ton, and he was unable to gain any fur-
Their information.
Mr.. Schaeffer returned to his home with
his two other children. Since that time the
father has lived in ignorance of Lizzie
Supervisor w. H. Nearpass of Deer Park
finally took up the case, and his efforts
have been rewarded by finding the missing
child. now grown to wopanhood. In the
home of Christian woman in a city In the
interior of this state. She had been adopt
ed, received a good education and bore the
name OF the family. photograph Of the
young woman was sent to Mr.. Schaeffer
In it he saw resemblance to his deceased
wife Christmas gifts were exchanged to-
day, and there will soon be reunion. I'm
til four years ago the young woman sup
posed that the woman who had adopted
her was her mother, and the ties will not
be severed. The adopted child will remain
In the only home she has ever known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
wARSHIP FOR TURKEY.
Sultan's Minister of Marine Gives
Contract to Cramps.

Sultan's Minister of Marine Gives
Contract to Cramps.
A special cablegram to the Philadelphia
Press from Constantinople yesterday says:
To the William Cramp Ship and Engine
Building Company of Philadelphia has been
awarded the contract for building a mod
ern cruiser for the Turkish navy. The final
arrangements were made after a confer
ence with the minister of marine today, the
latter acting under direct instructions from
the sultan, and General Williams, represent
ing the Cramp company. These officials
formally signed the contract, which calls
for the construction Of a cruiser Of great
speed and power within a time limit that
markedly reduces the period demanded by
continental shipbuilders.
The new cruiser will be OF about the
same size as the Charleston class Of cruis
ers of the United States navy; that is, OF
forty-two feet beam and will be contracted
to steam % knots an hour at trial draft.
Every portion of the ship will be American.
The hull and machinery will be the product
entirely of the Cramp yards and the armor
and armament will likewise be essentially
American. The cruiser will carry and
6-inch guns in her main battery, with a
plentiful supply of rapid-fire one three and
six-pounders and Gatlings to supplement
the heavier ordnance. She will also have
complete outfit of torpedo tubes. She will
have twin screws and her engines will be Of
the same general type as those to be put
in the tremendous new cruisers contracted
for at Cramps by the United States.