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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-23

the prince of puritanic grafters
works to fill his own financial
nest.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-23

There is to be no fight over the
national delegate to the Republi-
can convention as it has been
practically decided that E. c..
Hughes and E. G. Neufelder are
both to go, and, in case King does
not get but one delegate, it is to be
Mr.. Neufelder. The Pie-maker
does not object to welcoming har-
mony's horse into the Republican
ranks in this county.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-23

"Man grows foolish as he grows
older" has been said by, what
might be generally termed, a
pessimistic cynic, but, after all,
there appears to be some reason
in the allegation, if the manner in
which John J. Falknor, an en-
ployee af Stewart & Holmes, met
his death last Wednesday, counts
for anything. After twelve years
steady employment at the same
place, where "precaution' is always
the watch word, and the constant
acknowledgement of which the
chief reason for his continuous
employment by the firm, he dash
ed it all to the winds at that in
stance and lost his life by try
ing to mount a passing elevator
that on its face seems to be moth
ing more or less than school boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
FOR LAST TIME
Senate In Executive Session on
Hay-PauncefOte Treaty.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-For the first
time during the present session Mr.
Jones (Nev.) appeared in the senate to-
day. He has been detained from his
seat in the senate by serious illness in
his family. Mr.. Hawley (Conn.), chair
man of the committee on military af-
fairs, reported from that committee the
army reorganization bill. After some
discussion of the parliamentary status
of the measure which has been passed
by the senate and by the house and is
now again reported to the senate for
passage, the measure was placed on the
calendar.
In the event OF the passage of the
pending measure by the senate it will
be sent to a. committee of conference Of
the two branches Of congress
At 20 minutes of 2 o'clock the senate
doors were closed upon the public and
the senate went into executive session
for the last time upon the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. The vote is to be taken at
O'Clock, but there were certain senators
who desired to make final suggestions
upon different provisions of the treaty
and there are still further amendments
to be offered.
The friends of the treaty count upon
being able to defeat all the amendments
except those reported by the committee
on foreign relations and say they have
a majority of from six to ten pledged to
that end. They count upon securing the
ratification of the treaty thus amended
by a majority of from four to eight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
COMES HOME RICH.
Thomas HOrnby Returns From
KIOndike Worth $4,000.

Thomas Hornby, former Kansan. is
visiting his brother George T. Hornby
on Quinton Heights Mr.. Hornby is one
of the few Klondikers who have made
strikes. He put in two years in the gold
fields. Success brightens a mans view
of almost anything and Mr.. Hornby
does not have so much to say Of the
hardships of the region as dodisappoint-
ed fortune seekers. He says it is not a
bad country to live in, only one must
knock off work in winter and no other
way about 1t.
Mr.. Hornby carries a large specimen
nugget as a watch charm and a bigger
one in his pocket.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Hornby left
Morris county with $4S in his pocket;
$40 Of it went for railroad fare to the
state Of Washington where he enjoyed
ten prosperous years before going to the
gold country. He has a fortune of
about $4,000 as the result of his gold
hunting. Mr.. Hornby is a young man
and modest about his success. He will
visit here for about a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
Total Ballots Cast 1s, ,967, ,299
WOOIley Third in Race.

New York, Dec. 20.-The Times this
morning publishes a table showing the
popular vote for presidential electors in
the recent election. Minnesota was the
last state to declare its vote, this not
having been done until Wednesday.
In some states. as in Louisiana and
South Carolina, there were the nomina-
tions of but two parties, Republican and
Democratic, upon the ballots. In other
states there were three and four, and in
some eight.
The total vote, including 6,211, scatter
ing, was IL, ,967. .299. OF this Mckinley re-
ceived 7,217, ,677, and Bryan 6,357, ,S53-
Woolley, Prohibitionist, received so far
as reported, 207, 1868; Barker, Middle o1
the Road Populist, 50,1SS; Debs, Social
Democrat, 94,552, and Maloney, Social
Labor, SO, 450.
McKinley's plurality, according to the
figures of the Times was s59, ,S24; MckIn-
Iey's majority was 46S, 055-
In addition there were votes returned
in five states for the candidates Of the
National Union Reform party (Seth II.
Ellis of Ohio for president, and Samuel
T. Nicholson of Pennsylvania, for vice
didates of the United Christian party q.
F. r. Leonard of Iowa, for president,
and John G. Woolley of Tlionis, for vice
presidenD; these votes being as fol-
lows:
National Union Reform: Arkansas 341;
Illinois 672; Indiana 254; Maryland 14f,
and Ohio 4,2S4; total 5,69S.
United Christian: Illinois 352; Iowa
1866 total 51S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
ALLEN FLARES UP.
Uses Vigorous Language Re-
garding the Lobby.

Washington, Dec. 20.-When the SEN
ate committee on agriculture today re-
sumed it's hearing upon the Grout oleo-
margarine bill, Senator Allen of Ne
braska, a member of the committee,
made pointed and sensational state
ment concerning his position as to the
measure. He never had announced, he
said, whether he was in favor or op-
posed to the pending measure, but by
reason of some questions he had asked
yesterday it had been supposed by the
lobbyists present. that he would antag-
onize the measure. Since the hearing
of yesterday he had been flooded with
kilograms urging him to support the bill.
The conclusion was obvious With some
vigor he said:
Il want to enter my protest against
this cheap John, peanut political method.
I have no words to express my utter
contempt for this method and for those
who would engage in it. The lobbyists
who are supporting this bill are doing
it more injury than its open and avow-
ed opponents"
Mr.. Allen declared that if such meth
DDS We're continued he would ask that
the hearings be private In conclusion,
he said:
Il want again to denounce in the Sc
verest language am capable of using,
the sneaking and cowardly method that
measure
Rathbone Gardner of Providence, rep
Tesenting manufacturers of oleomar-
garine, continued his argument begun
yesterday in opposition to the pending
bill. In the course of his argument he
mentioned process butter. In response
to an inquiry one of his clients explained
what process butter was. He declared
in the course of his explanation that the
process butter was washed with sui
phuric acid to remove the rancidity.
Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, with
some feeling combatted the statement
maintaining that no conditions what
ever existed for it's treatment with
acid. He demanded the name of even a
single process factory where the pro-
duct was washed with acid, but his op-
ponent declined to mention names.
Discussing the coloring of oleomar-
garine, the natural color of which was
nearly white, Mr.. Gardner said the Oleo-
margarine manufacturer used anato.
That likewise was used as the coloring
matter for creamery butter; it was, he
said, in no sense a deleterious substance.
the demands of the people that the eye
might aid the palate"
Continuing his argument Mr.. Gardner
declared that the purpose of the advo-
late the industry but TO destroy it.
THAT" said he. lis evidently the re-
suit the advocates of the measure pro-
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Immediately
after the approval of the journal today
the house went into committee of the
whole and entered upon the considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sherman On. V who was in
charge Of the bill, explained the meas
ure which carries $S39, ,2S6 more than the
law for the current year. The main
items Of increase are those appropriat-
ing 81 800, 900 for fulfilling treaty stipu-
lations with the Apaehes, Kiowas and
Comanches; $50, 900 for the Chippewas of
Minnesota and $425 900 for the Fort Hall
Indians. The principal decrease is
S474 600 for the five civilized tribes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
FAILURE ON CHANGE.
Lewis A. May g. Co.'s Business
Turned Over to an Assignee.

New York. Dec. 20.-The failure was
announced at the Consolidated ex-
change today Of Lewis A. May g. Co,
members Of that exchange. The mem
bers Of the firm are Lewis A. May. liv-
ing in Birmingham. Ala. Neither OF
these were at the Office after the failure
was announced, but William kindhail,
who was made assignee, said he would
not be able to make q statement until
he had the books examined. which
would require several days He at
tributed the failure to the bad effect
upon the public mind of the removal
from the company's office Of the stock
quotation ticlyers some time ago in
compliance with the order or the New
York stock exchange authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
MR.. WEST'S BILL.
It Provides Penalty For Not Assess
ing Property at Cash Value.

Assistant Attorney General J. S. West
is now engaged in drafting a tax bill
for the state auditor which he will try
to- get the Legislature to pass. The prin-
cipal feature of the bill will be a pro-
vision attaching a penalty for the fail
ure of assessors to assess property at its
true cash value. The present law pro-
vides that property shall be taxed at its
cash value, but there is no penalty at
tached, and as a result that provision
is now a dead letter. The assessors
assess at from one-fourth to one-third
the value. This necessitates a high
tax levy. BY assessing at full value, the
levy can be greatly reduced and still
the same amount OF money raised. A
high valuation, with low levy, will be
a good advertisement for the state.
Outside people are now scared away
from Kansas investments on account of
the high levy. They do not stop to con-
slider the low assessment. Another fea-
ture of the bill will be q clause giving
the state board of canvassers author
ity to fix the levy for state purposes, in
stead of having the legislature make it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
u. s. Government to Prosecute
the Topeka JOintists.
Order Also Applies to Some
Drug stores.
THEY HAVE OFFENDED
Failed to Post Their Licenses
to Sell Liquor.
Great Excitement Is the Result
i'm Topeka.

The fight against the jointists in To-
peka has taken surprising new turn
The United States internal revenue de-
partment has ordered an inspector here
to investigate and prosecute all jointisfs
who are violating the law by falling TO
display. conspicuously, the government
license to sell liquor.
These prosecutions viii be directed
against. rot only the 5ointists. but the
proprietors Of drug stores.
For some weeks il has been strange to
those who were familiar with the condi-
tions in this city that prosecutions have
not occurred under this feature OF the
law which makes the display OF govern
ment license In a place of business Whfrr
liquors are sold, prima facie evidence %
the violation of the prohibitory law.
Now the circumstance which the joint
lists desired least cOnfrOnts them. Failure
to continuously display. in a conspicuous
place, the government license means
prosecution by the United States gov
ernment authorities and a revocation al
so of the license.
A display Of the license means also
the furnishing OF prima facie evidence
to the local authorities that the prohibl-
tory law is being violated.
The violators Of the prOhibitory law
have been having a comparatively easy
thing with the local authorities. despite
the effort being made to close the Joints.
Frequent arrests and many acquittals
the business of the average jointist.
However, the federal government
makes no Determinations I'm its prOsecu-
tions and the fear Of the inspector who
has been ordered to investigate the con-
ditions here. has greatly disturbed the
local dispensers Of beer and whisky.
The report Of the inspector viii bs
made to the United States attorney for
Kansas, l. z. Lambert. 1t is announced
that the assistant attorney, II. J. Bon.
will have charge Of the prosecutions
which are likely to follow. because the
police authorities say, seldom, n ever.
is a government license found IN a To-
peka joint when it Is raided
This being true the jointist is subject
to fine and imprisonment for violating
the United States laws.
The 5ointists have heard Of the COM
ing OF the inspector and some OF thcu
are reported to be ready TO close up
their places Of business until the inspec-
tor completes his investigation ard
leaves the city.
While the jointists have been making
merry with Chief StahI, they are now
at loss as to their future. fearing the
federal authority to the extent that some
of them are willing to go out Of business
until the scare abatcs.
1t is rumored that the revenue collcc-
tors have been ordered by the chief ~
the department at Washington TO report
all cases where licenses are not display
ed. This order, it is said, does not apply
specifically to Topeka, but is general ia
its character and covers the entire Uni
ted States.
The complications which this new fea-
ture of the liquor selling will produce
are, by the jointists, believed to be un-
limited, and they are greatly excited
over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
BURNS A CHURCH
And Hangs a Negro For Murder
of Town Marshal.

Gulf Port. Miss, Dec. 2O.-The negro
Lewis who last night shot and killed
Marshal w. i. Richardson and then es-
capped, was today captured by a posse
and hanged to a tree. After the lynch
ing the mob quietly dispersed.
Last night Marshal Richardson was
having some words with a negro who
was demanding the arrest Of a young
white boy when Lewis who was stand
ing in a crowd drew his pistol and shot
the marshal dead. In the excitement
Lewis escaped but was Immediately
pursued by a posse with blOodhounds
The murderer was caught at daylight
eight miles from the scene Of his crime
He was brought back TO within half "A
milo OF the spot and strung up Business
in Gulf Port was practically suspended
today. After the tragedy last night the
negro church was fired and burned to
the ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
GAME LAWS.
Department of Agriculture Will Issue
an Official Bulletin.

Washington. Dec. 20.-The u. S. de-
partment of agriculture has in press
Laws Regulating the Transportation
and Sale of Game" The bulletin was
prepared by DR.. T. S. Palmer who has
been charged with the immediate super
vision of matters relating to game under
the Lacey act, assisted by III. w. Olds,
an assistant in the division.
1t contains a compilation of such sec
tions of the various state laws as relate
to transportation and sale and gives
tables and diagrams showing close sea-
sons, species prohibited from shipment
and sale and limits of bags and regula-
tions regarding nonresident licenses.
The bulletin was prepared to meet the
demand Of shippers, transportation COM
panies and game dealers who sometimes
find themselves in the position of mad
vertently violating laws, with the pro-
visions of which they are unfamiliar
and the requirements of which they
have no ready means of ascertaining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
A SHARP BRUSH
Reported by Admiral Remey
From Cavite, p.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The following
cablegram. from Admiral Remey, Civ
ing an account of a sharp brush with
Filipino insurgents, was received today
at the navy department:
''Cavite, Dec. 2O.-Bureau of Naviga-
ton, Washington: Fifteen troopers,
Fourth cavalry, and five Of the crew
were landed from the gunboat Basco
yesterday at Limbanes, Cavite province.
Surprised so insurgents; sharp skirIn-
isl> half hour; 13 insurgents killed. II
rifles captured; large amount stores de-
stroyed; one soldier wounded.
stRFsNEYss -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
nisnllte Ahont Gradas.

Fresno, Cal, Dec. 20.-Loca1 bankers
have arranged to advance to the Raisin
Growers association $500000 as required
to fulfill it's contract. Sales have been
slow of late owing to the sluggishness
of the eastern markets. The packers
have taken LOO carloads of raiSins and
paid for them About 500 carloads more
have been packed but there is a dispute
about the grades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
CUBANS DESPISE US.
Superintendent of Public Schools Is
sues Infammatory Address.

New York. Dec. 2O.-A dispatch to the
World from Havana. says:
Professor Frye, the superintendent Of
public schools in Cuba, has just issued
over his official signature and through
the Spanish newspaper Diario de Ia
Marina. a sensational proclamation" to
the Cuban people.
He speaks in derogatory terms of the
government and OF Intervention in gen.
eraI by the Anglo-Saxon race. He urges
that all words offensive to Spain be
blotted out of the Cuban hymn Bayersa,
and that others be substituted which
would be calculated to inspire the ma
tives to prepare to drive out and resist
all foreign foes to the island or to its
absolute independence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
LYNCHING IN SIGHT.
Colorado May Have Another
Case of Mob Vengeance.

Pueblo. Dec 2O.-Clyde Gray. a II
year-old boy, has been arrested here on
the charge of having criminally assault
ed Anna Rust "A years of age, at Di-
vide, Colo. Threats have been made
against Gray and Governor Thomas has
requested the sheriffs of Pueblo and Ell
Paso counties to take all necessary pre-
cautions to prevent a lynching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
Driven Out of Business.

recently placed orders for $50, 900 tons of
plates in the United States at a saving
of $4,000 pounds The depression in
Scotch steel and malleable iron trades
is acute Fourteen furnaces viii be
damped at the end of the year. The
steel works are talking of closing in
definitply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
two Brakemen killed.

st. Louis, Dec. 20.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from DeSoto, No, says:
johnson Tyner and J. L. Morris, two Iron
Mountain railroad brakemen, were killed
at Piedmont, and v. J. Meloy, another
brakeman, was seriously injured. They
were standing on the rear platform of
their caboose backing down through the
being switched by another train. All
three of the men are married and lived
in fhiS citv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
GOING TO HONOLULU.
Tennessee Negroes Seeking New
Fields of Labor.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-A special to the
Record from Nashville, Tenn, says:
About 200 negroes win leave Nashville
in the morning for San Francisco.
whence they viii sail for Honolulu. The
negroes are going to work on sugar
plantations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
Cnt to $40. .ooooon.

Washington, Dec 20.-The rivers and
harbors committee of the house through
a subcommittee which was at work last
night has cut down the amount carried
by the bill Gncluding continuing con-
tracts) to about $50, 900 000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
SENATOR BAKER COMING.
Will Be in Topeka Tomorrow to Re
main "Some Tirne.n

Senator Baker is on his way home from
Washington to manage his campaign for
reelection. He will probably reach To-
peka tomorrow.
The Baker managers in this city today
manifest the greatest confidence in the re-
suit For some reason or other which
remains unexplained to the outsiders,
Baker stock seems to have taken q sud
den boom in the last few days The re-
turn of the senator marks the opening
OF the fight in earnest The battle will
be on in all its hereeness next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
Kentuckv I'D Port said.

Port Said, Dec 20.-The United States
battleship Kentucky arrived here at s
o'clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
weather Indications

Chicago. Dec 20.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday moderate
temperature; southerly winds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
CHAPTER xxx.
CERTAIN PRACTICAL DEMANDS OF
THEIR SITUATION

Arva was rather tired Once surren-
ueFed 10 her real WEAKNESS. she slept
win absolute Inconsistencies for over
n'ne hours. Miss Hart tapped once.
hshtly; but she did not hear her and
"hen at last she awoke she was at Il
i us for a moment To tell whore she was.
mr. tl.f mead ached a little. and her limbs
IL weak and heavy; but still she realized
S Siat the long rest had done her good.
me hurried to dress. and. on going out
Hart. '"'' my
III was just coming to see il You were
InFe. Why. you look nice and rested.
~ that fne?" She kissed her. and
I'll uen Arva had returned the caresS they
"en' together 70 the saloon
- guess you had better meet a few of
s ~ passengers now" said the discreet
~ hSter' and when that is over. and
S"u nave satisfied their curiosity a little.
,L Su can have breakfast" The fact was.
1lial the Harts-the father in his quiet
~a3' ana the daughter in her more de
>tratve one-had shrewdly employed
~ une IN giving Arva the Endorsement
peculiar position evidently needed.
- made the impression Miss Hart
,2"tl Tor, as that Dbservant woman
91'tAiE saw; and. this paint carried. she
- ken of to her friends large cabin.
IRE breakfast was quickly laid. Ii
1T, seen that up to this time. the
,.1a''s mad taken Arva in this new situa-
upon trust not knowing more than
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
Continuous Warfare IN Corsica.

No one knows when the first blood
feud began in Corsica. or when the first
brigand set up shop. Nor can anyone
tell when the las. will put up his shut
ters. Even in the time Of the Romans
the inhabitants were too busy Sighting
one another to care whether a foreign
garrison was left on the island or not.
But not day goe~ by without several
lives being sacrificed in the cause of
some vendetta. and az each life means
the sacrifice in atOnement Of at least
two uore. there is today hardly one Cor
sican whose life il nos wanted BY a fel-
low countryman.-New York Telegram.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
WITH INTEREST.
Senator Clark Paid a Debt Contracted
When Teacher.

Thirty-fve years ago Senator William
4. Clark Of Montana taught school one
winter near Sedalia, Mo. When he left
there for Montana he owed William
Beck. a merchant. Sl3. which was TO be
RENTED when Clark was able The vii
lage teacher was lost sight Of by Beck
until the Montana senatorShip case was
taken up whtn it was published in the
press dispatches that Clark once taught
school there. a few days ago Beck ad-
dressed letter to Senator Clark remind
ing him ot his S13 Indebtedness. and a
reply was received inclosing a check for
SlG0. which covers the amount of Beck 5
bill and interest to date.