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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17
SENATOR CULLoM's FIGHT.
knows It's IA Hard One, But Feels
Hopeful of Success.


Senator Cullom returned to Washington
yesterday for the winter, and is again
domiciled in his Massachusetts Avenue
home
Senator" said friend this morning,
I hope they viii not beat you for re-
election out in Illinois. should feel very
lonesome If you were not to come back
TO the Senate
Not half so lonesome as 1 should
feel. assure you replied senator Gull
lon.
Then the Illinois statesman told his
friend that he felt reasonably sure of re
election While he recognizes thai he has
al unusually hard fight On his hands, still
Ia believes that the TanDerIte5 can form
no combination strong enough TO defeat
aim IN the opinion OF the Senator the
Legislature at Springfield viii have 20
take a good many ballots. but the oppo-
sition viii lose strength from the begin
ming.
Senator Culiom had a pleasant chat
with the President soon after his arrival.
and when he emerged from the VIII e
House he talked freely against the wisdom
Of the proposition TO cut down the repre-
sentaticn OF the South he has no doubt
OF the power Of Congress TO reduce repre-
sentation strictly TO a basis OF voting
strength rather than population, but On
broad grounds OF right ne questions its
advis2biIity ana upon the ground of po-
liticaI expediency he considers the Pre- 20
sltion unwise.
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PLATPs SCHEME A PIzzBE.
@ns coastabuIary Bill KILLED by Re,
publican Leaders.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE meeting OF
the Republican State Committee and the
state constabuIary scheme Will likely come
to an end about the same time today.
PIstt's plan to rob the first and second
class cites Of the control of their own pc-
lice forces is about dead now. 1t was
killed during the week without the knowi
edge CT Plat, who undoubtedly believes
that L IS still living end vital Issue
great many influential Republicans
representing the biggest Republican con-
stitieneies in the State have talked freely
during the last five days. All of them
roHndi! denounced the scheme, and boldly
pFophesied that even If Platt dared intro
duce q state CoHstabulaEy bill that he would
not dare 10 insist upon its passage.
4 number of these Republicans viii at
tend today's meeting of the State Com
mittee at Albany for the sole purpose Of
convincing Plat that the spirit Of home
iuls IS sin abroad in the land. one OF
them said.
Don't quote me, because that would
weaken nsy influence il the matter l am
going TO New York to see Piatt and tell
hiia that il ever an effort Is made by him to
take the control Of the police out of the
hands of the municipal authorities it
viii surely destroy whatever chance the
parry DOW has O. eleeting a mayor IN New
York city ne6t year. I win also tell him
that It sill DO more to destroy the party
asd to d=feat II in the next campaign for
fsovernor han anything he could do
But the TACT is that Platt is not now ia
Ken 81 seriously IS he used to be. high
Stats official said:
I know what PIatt has said about a
State constabulary but what OdeIl says is
much more important. 0deH hasn't said
2 word yet about It. He viii have the last
word, and what he says goes Plat won't
cut any ice In Albany this winter
There Is sure to be something doing about
the proposed theft OF local police forces
during the state Committee meeting today
So Widespread has become the Republi-
can revolt against the proposed State Con-
stabuIary bill that Senator Plat yesterday
declared that ne measure presented in
1888 would probably not be introduced, but
shat a bTaDd-new one. containing less OBJ
rloliot1s features would be presented
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referred to in hoEeyed terms by clergymen
who are the light of their profession. The
grim wit Of this consists in t.le fact that,
like most witty satires. it is truthful.
When a man has made more money than
he ought to out Of his fellow beings, he
generally does want to endow theologi-
cal seminary or something else that is
pious, ard the thing which makes angels
weep is that he is encouraged TO do IT. II
he could usually do it much more effect
uaIIy BY looking after the comfort and in
terest Of his employees, giving back to
them the money which they help TO make
for him. if ne wants to give it away. But
he does not lavish his gifts upon the chill
dren Of coal miners. factory operatives, or
mechanics He endows with it chair OF
learning in an institution where the tut
ton fees amount 10 several hundred dol
lars year. and young people ere trained
to want more Injuries than they can have
if they are only moderately provided with
money. Then he wants 70 control the pcl-
icy OF that institution in such a way that
nobody shall be taught anything which
condemns even tacitly his personal meth-
Cd of making money. Economics is as ye:
an infant science in this country. and one
which most emphaticaIly needs 10 be
studied and discussed in colleges. The
chances are that in the Standard OIL Uni
versity and others of this kind this infast
Industry. at least, will be choked 70 death
in its cradle. The tariff is not supposed
to protect brains.
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END OF A FAMOUS CASE.
Omaha National Bank Wins a saft
Against the state


OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 1.-THE famous case
Of the State against the Omaha National
Bank. involving $3.50. coo ard some fine
technical points as TO a banks responsible
ty in dealing with defaulting public officials.
was settled today in favor OF the bank
Joseph BARLEY. nov in the State prison.
serving nineteen years for robbing the
State Of $1.000.e0e in 1896. sold to the
Chemical National Bank. of New York.
through the Omaha National Bank. State
warrant for S209. eco This money never
reached the State and a suit was 10 deter
mine the banks responsibility
The jurors reached an agreement about
$3.50 last evening. too late 10 have the
counsel and others interested called 20
hear the result Of the thirty hours delhi
Grafton. TIE verdict was sealed placed In
the hands Of the district clerk, to be read
when court opened this morning.
Lawyers who have been connected with
suits In Nebraska for a good many years
are authority for the statement that this
case involves a larger sum Of money than
any they can remember The face value
Of the famous BARLEY check or which the
suit is based. is sz0f.0e1 and the interest
is S4S 0Ga. These sums are given II round
numbers As a matter Of fact. they are a
little larger, making IN the aggregate more
than 500 Gee.
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The HUMOROUS Mr.. Clemens,
From the New York SUM-


Several of the Mark Twain novels have been
made into plays, and he has assisted more or less
in the process of dransatizing them; but he had
never written an original play before his last trim
tc Europe When he came back he brought a
farce that is likely to be seen this season in New
York. 1t deals with the experiences of young
artist WHO found no demand for his pictures
during his lifetime. In order to create interest
in them his friends spread abroad the report Of
his death, and be disappeared. Several man.
ayers have BEEN in negotiations with Mr.. Clemen:
ard the friend who mas undertaken 10 Ciispese
OF the play fer him The title OF the piece has
seemed too gloomy to a number of them. Us he
Deadz' Is the IaIle OF 1t, and in spite OF Their
anxiety to control the work Of 50 famous 4
writer they have been disrrsyed when they have
thought of the posters inscribed with that melan.
clsoly phrase.
Don't you think you could at least supply :
sab-titie?" suggested enc Of the managers to
Mr.. Clemens the other day. s'T1e name ycs
have selected is rather short and gloomy. Now
how about & sub-titles''
sir. Clemens said nothing, but picked up
pencil and under 3he name On the lnanIsserIp;
wrote four words. When he handed the play bach
it bore on the Erst page these words: he DEAF
ogS William j. Bryan?''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17
WILL CONSIDER TAXATION.
The Finance Committee of the Sen
ate Holds a Preliminary Meeting.

The Finance Committee of the SEN
ate Holds n Preliminary Meeting.
Senator AIdrich. who is Chairman of the
Committee on Finance, said to a reporter
for The Times today that before the as
sembling Of Congress he viii call the
committee together for d preliminary
meeting to consider the advisabiIity of re-
vising and reducing tsxation under the
War Revenue act. The Senator said it is
the desire OF the party to reduce taxation
and it would be done if possible. There
was an accent on the word possible, -
which indicated that Senator Aldrich be-
lieves that a reduction of taxation Will
be Impossible
Like the Committee on Ways and Means,
Which VIII meet on Tuesday next. the
Committee on Finance will go over the
estimates for the support of the Gov
ernmept and the probable receipts. and
will take a view of the probable legisla-
ton calling for appropriations outside of
running expenses
The members Of the Finance Committee
are Messrs. Aldrieh. Allison, Plat of Con
neeticut, WoIeott, Burrows, PIatt OF New
York. HansbrOugh, Spooner. Jones of Ne
vada. Vest, Jones Of Arkansas, Daniel. and
Chiffon
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eAuSEs IA REFEAT.
General oxIey Tells xhy the Repub-
Iicans Wen IA west Virginia.

Ecans Wen "A Vest Virginia.
Gen. B. H. oxIa9, Iafe of Democrats
Congressional headquarters. returned to-
day from West Virginia. whittier he went
to vote. In speaking with reporter for
The Times this Afternoon he said;
What did it in svest Virginia? Well,
in the first place, there were toe many
Republican votes. The Republicans had
plenty of money from the beginning Of
the canvass till the close of the polls
They had all they could use for Icgiti-
mate purposes and more besides. This
gave them the great advantage which
money does. II enabled them to assem-
bic and maintain a perfect and business
like organization and TO make il an object
to trained campaign workers 20 do their
best. When they wanted to get up a
public meeting or q barbecue they had
the cash wish which to make Zig dis
play. On the other hand when he Demo-
Gratis wanted TO do anything Ike this a
few Of The more energetic ones had 70
get out and hustle for contributions
Democrats could not be expected in al
cases 20 leave their business or other
employment and 90 forth and work
merely for the love OF the cause Many
of them did it of course, bur with the Re-
pablicaRs il was a strict business proP5-
sition
In those counties of the State where
there was well-deyeloped Democrats
organization. Democratic gains we're
made. Among those counties are Jefier-
son, Berkeley Hampshire, Hardy, Pen
dleton, and Mineral.
@Another cause explanatory OF why the
State wegt Republican is that very large
percentage Of the increase in population
has come from Republican sources, meta
bly, from Pennsylvania. and in some de-
gree the increase has come from rural
New York and Ohio.
Another reason for Republican success
is prosperity in West Virginia. Three
railroads are in course OF construction, all
the old mines are in operation. and new
ones are being developed. and the lumber
ing interests are active. Many people al
ways attribute Industrial conditions TO the
reigniag sovereign. II times are good, the
government is good, II times are bad. the
monarch is to blame.
Then there was fraud. Many, perhapc
thousands CT persons. voted who had not
resided in the State for one year. Many
negroes were illegally voted The Demo-
Gratis, lacking money and as a matter OF
course efficient organization, were unable
TO prevent all the frauds attempted.
The State Democratic ticket was about
5.0e0 votes stronger than the electoral
ticket
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winning issues in Plenty.
From the New York JournaI1

tF rom Inc New 1OTk J0uFnaI.)
The silver episode IN American politics end
with the closing century. The twentieth cen
fury begins with the Democratic party relieved Of
the necessity Of talking about ratios and the
price of bullion and free TO devote itself 70 fgnda
mental principles. an under Jefferson, Just loo
years ago. Justice in distributing the burdens
OF taxation, the preservation OF political and
civil liberty, the guardianship OF the Consti-
tutieD the protection OF the rights Of all against
the Tapacity Of the few, the abolition of special
privileges, the opening Of equal opportunities
TO aIl-these are some Of the things that will
wosthiiy replace the long pursuit OF a single
financial will-O' -the-wisp
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KILLED IN a FREIGHT WRECK.
Three RaiIrosd Men Lose Their
Lives Near Polk. Pa.

GIL CITY. Pa. Nov 17.-In head-end
collision between a Pennsylvania freight
train and the regular Lake Shore oassen-
ger. two miles west Of Polk. both engines
were demolished. all OF the passenger
coaches left the track. and forty oil and
coal cars of the freight were derg1ie5 The
wreckase destroyed all telegraph COM
munication.
The killed were: Thomas Sutton, bag
gageman. of AshtabuIa: John Kane head
brakeman of the freight train, and Engin-
! eer Pitzer, OF the freight.
Two men passengers and the newsboy
of the train are supposed TO be dead be-
meath the wFeckage.
Conductor James Paden, OF this city, was
hurt internally Engineer Nathan Senter
has both legs and left hip broken, and VIII
liam Marvin, Of AndoveF. Ohio, had his left
arm broken and head and face cut.
Marvin was thrown OF the train over an
11-fo0t embankment, but walked two miles
to Polk and had relief force sent to the
wreck.
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seed of az oppesition Party.

(FrOm the Boston Trsnscript.)
We believe that all patriotic citizens whatever
their political affiliations, would Ike to see q
Clean strong enlightened and vigorous Demo-
cratic or opposition party. The situation Is very
unsatisfactory, if not positively alarming, when
one party is weak and 50 lacking in popular
confidence that the other can do as it pleases.
The onc-party States tie ieaSt advanced There
should always be two parties, at least, IN order
to preserve a safe and proper system of checks
and balances, aud the higher the standards these
two parties can set up for themselves the better
wiz the affairs OF the nation be administered,
whichever Il in power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17
An Example to Be Followed.
From the Cleveland Plain DeaIerA

The conviction and sentence to life inIprisen-
ment Of two would-be Iynchers at Lake Charles.
La, IS victory for public morality as gratifying
as it Is infTequent. The authorities OF Louisiana
have set an example that could be followed with
advantage IN many States both north and south
OF Mason and Dixon's line, in which the frequency
OF mob violence has become well-nigh a national
disgrace. It was hardly to hare been expected
that this sautaTy example should have come from
the extreme South, and it IS the more welcome
and significant that account.
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BY Popular Vote.
CFr0nl the Philadelplia Times.

VEIVfl tlIe z 3IIlaIleip IEla IlInes
There have been coHvulzive disputes over the
election Of Presidents al resulting from the cleo
torai system The jefferson and Burr contest 81
1901 vas . ssethiEg fountain OF trickery and de-
bluchery; the Hayes-TIlden battle OF 1877 stained
the escutcheon Of the Republic by the triumph
OF colossal fraud and crime. Is it not time IN
the MONDAY Of progress when the original re-
stTe .rts put upon the sovereign power OF the
people have been removed IN all the States. Tor
tie national authority to make our system OF
government entirely h2rnl0HiOJls by giving the
people the right to elect their President and Vice
PreSident?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17

It seems to be fully understood that
after the fourth OF March next Mr. Griggs
will retire from the Office of Attorney
General. Why. We are unable to guess,
unless Judge Gray intends to leave the
Supreme Bench We are told that Mr..
Griggs' successor has already been chosen,
but as neither. Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr. Nor
gan, Mr.. Havemeyer, nor Mr.. Carnegie
Will discuss the matter We have no means
Of learning the name of the lucky man.
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Of Course.

From the Boston Christian Register)
ssWIan does a man become seamgtreSP'
when he hens and haws.'
'No."
ssWhen the threads his way.''
NO
'sWhen he rips aud tears"
EeNo''
ssCIfve 1t up
''Nevez, Il he can help it"
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Deterrent.
From the Detroit Free Press.1

(From the Detroit Free Pressl
+'You have rot gone TO Europe, then. as VOC
expected" said Ms. Fos6ick TO Mrs SpIggs-
NO was the reply. 1t is 50 difficult Tor
Mr Sprigzs to leave ms business. and L really
couldn't go without him. And, then, read the
other day about a ship that broke her record
Think how dreadful it would be TO be ship
in the middle Of the ocean, with her record
broken.
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CURRENT HUMoR.
A Thyme for sItcbf-un.

From the New York Tribune}
The Sterling GLl standard makes the foI-
lowing Try for an alleged offer Of 81 $50 for the
best rhyme fog Michigan:
I knew Young lady from Michigan,
To meet her / never should wIchigan
She'd eat of ice cream
TIL with pain she would Scream
And she'd order another big dioiligan.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17

The beautiful and accomplished female
ferger in Elmira, New York, who is
serving a sentence in the State prison,
and accuses Mayor Flood, OF the town
named. as an accomplice, is said to be
insane. Her name IS Loonie.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17

From the Detroit Free Press.)
SIS old Gildboy we2Ithy7''
f'Wealthy2 Why he Is 50 rich that he always
speaks of his boys as being 2 family OF future
ITnted Staies SenatoTs',
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When the interesting Paterson murder
ers read in today's papers of a certain
lynching event in Colorado, they will
probably feel thankful that their lines are
east in pleasant places But everybody
else will feel sorry.
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In Baslness for Life.


Perhaps the election OF Mr. Mckinley VIII have
q quoting effect upon the more@inteiligent Fill
pines. But Sbe great mass o them have adopted
guerrilla warfare as profession
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The Force of Business Habit.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
How did the count betrsy hinselE2''
He forgot where he was and polished all tue
plates with napkin y
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-17

(From Life)
]'Do you boil your water before drinking tY''
Bod it, Well, I guess not. I'd rather drink
8 menageTe than a cemetery any day.
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PHONE sSI. Arlington BottrRg Co.. for . case
OF HeslEisAts MaeEzea. Senate, or Lager, and you
win drink tie purest aud most wholesome Of
al beers
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six races at Benning race course today, and
daily until December s.
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benefit of the Doubt.
From Life

JaSper- wonder why the magazines publish
such uninteligihie poetry
Bighead- Because the editors can't understand
it and don't dare to reject It for fear it may be
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-01-31

st. Paul Dispatch: 1t Is believed that
during 1899 the population of South Da-
kota was increased by at least 10000 as
the result Of immigration from Iowa, Ii
linois and Wisconsin. The present pros
pect is that 1900 will will see an immi
grafton OF doubl. this number. A dis
patch from Flandreau, for instance, an
D the sale OF 1000 acres of Moody
county land to seventy five families liv-
Ing ear Waterloo, Iowa, who will at
once move upon their new possessions,
arriving there for their spring work. A
dispatch from Madison, in Lake county,
tells OF the sale of SO, 900 worth OF farm
lands by one agent IN the last ten days,
who says that most of the buyers are
settlers who will at once move to Lake
county with their families. Real estate
agents say that not since the boom days
has there been 30 much inquiry about
lands.
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making the people acquainted with all
the negotiations which led to a war Of
subjugation and land grabbing. To
these highminded, imperial e~xploiters,
Mr.. P%ettiRrew's request for information
is pureile, unpatriotic. reasonable, de-
serving only OF abuee, scurrility, on
tempt. To people who do their own
thinking. however, they are very peril.
nent to safe, pure and free government
and sooner or later these men in
authority who sheer at the peoples in
terest in these questions and the serious
principles to which they refer will have
to reckon with the people and may find
that Mr.. Pettigrew's position is
thoroughly vindicated. As Abraham
Lincoln said of such men: 'You may
fool all OF the people part OF the time,
or you may fool part of the people all the
time, but you cannot fool all the people
all OF the time"
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MIR. Van Horn, husband OF the woman
in the state of Washington who WAS re.
ported some time ago to have confessed
her deathbed IN an hospital that she
murdered her mother, for which Thos.
Eagan was hanged at Sioux Falls in
1857, writes the Sioux Falls Press that
his wife never made any euc1 confession.
never has been sick nor in an HOSPITAL at
all, and that the report is a lie made out
OF whole cloth.
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DIES MONIES SALOONS CLOSED.

supreme Court Decision Temporarily
Knocks Out Seventy-tive.
Dies MONIES. Ia, Jan. 3l.-All the
saloons in Polk county, numbering
about 10, are closed on account Of the
decision Of the Iowa supreme court
knocking out consent to the petition
filed in 1894. The board Of supervisors
met to canvass for IA new petition, but
granted the Anti-Saloon League lOmore
days to investigate the alleged forgeries.
In the meantime the saloons will con.
tinue to be closed.
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State of South Dakota, County Of Lake. In
County Court. In The matter OF the estate uf
John Blodget, deceased. Notice OF time az.
pointed for proving will, etc. The sta,e Of
South Dakota sends greeting to Julia Blodge.t
uainer, Albert N. Blodseft, Grace Blodgett
Mason and Henry Blodgett, heirs next OF kin of
John Blodget, deceased. Pursuant to an order
OF said court, made on the both dav Of January.
A.. ID: 1880, notice is hereby given that SATURDAY.
the third day Of February, 1900, ut 10 o'clock a.
m. OF said day, at the court room OF sain court.
At Madison, in the county of Lake, =. d., has
been appointed a. the time and place for proving
the will OF said John BlOdget, deceased, and for
hearing the said petition for probate thereof and
the issuance OF letters Parliamentary therein,
pear and contest the came.
Dated At Madison, South Dakota, the 10Th day
OF January, 1890.
BY the Court, Wv. NciRATU
Judge Of the County Court.
Attest: j. NJ. PRESTON.
Clerk OF County Court.