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The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

Satisfaction must be expressed at
the present activity of the historical
societies in the middle west They
realize that the earlier the work OF col
lecting and preserving the early rec
ords OF the states is begun the better
it Will be done. and that each year it
is postponed valuable material is lost.
The German-American Historical So
eiety OF Illinois will appreciate this in
the work 1t is about to undertake in
the collection OF Information relative
TO early settlers of German ancestry.
The data which 1t has decided to
gather will throw an interesting light
upon these sturdy pioneers who did SO
much to build up the middle west.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
Printer. Union Election Re,ul,,.

indianapolis, Ind. June 1.-THE of.
fetal count of the ballots cast for off.
GERS of the International Typographi.
cal Union has been completed for the
first half of the ticket. The count
shows: For president, S. b. Donnelly,
New York. 9,606; James NJ. Lynch,
Syracuse. l4.143. First vice president,
c. Z. Hawkes., Chicago. 10,560: j. w.
Hays. Minneapolis, 9,06i: s. L. Letting
well, indianapolis. 3,55I. Fourth vice
president, T. J. Canary. New York.
Secretary-treasurer, J. w Bramwood
Denver. Trustees Printers Home
William Aimison. Nashville; Daniel
Black. Detroit; John A. Churchill, Phil
adelphia: Il. w. Patton, Columbia,
Washington.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
CHINESE EMPEROR ASKS HELP
Wants the Powers to Depose the Dowager
and Protect Him.


London, June 12-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Express, tele-
graphing yesterday, says:
"Weng Tung Ho, Emperor Kwong
Hsu's tutor and confident, who was
dismissed by the Dowager Empress
after the coup d'etat in 1898, sends
with the special sanction of the EN-
peror and his party, including three
vlceroys, Il message to the people of
The west. In part 1t is as follows:
His majesty is convinced, through
amply trustworthy sources, that the
loyal support of many scores of mil
lions Of the Chinese will be accorded to
his proposals for putting an end TO the
state of anarchy brought about by the
action of the Empress Hsi Isl.
The government of China being yir-
tually non-existent, the Emperor pro-
poses that the foreign powers whose
troops dominate the capital shall re-
move his imperial person from the pal
ace in which his majesty is confined n
prisoner, shall declare Empress Hsi
Isl and her present ministers to be
usurpers, and shall bring Emperor
kwong Hsu to Nanking, whichever the
said foreign powers deem to be the
most suitable situation for the new cap
ital of the Chinese empire, under the
new conditions,
1T is proposed by his majesty and
his advisers that the foreign powers
should declare joint protectorate and
undertake the task of governing the
country through his majesty"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
BOERS OUTFLANkED,
Butler Crosses Drakensberg by Another
Route.


Route.
Drakensberg. Orange River Colony,
.Tune 9.-General Butler. instead of try
ing to force n passage through Laing's
mex, as the Beers anticipated he would
do with General Hilyard's division, of
which the Eleventh brigade formed the
attacking line, experienced but slight
opposition in gaining the top of the
Drakensberg range by way OF Botha's
pass. 1t was found that the grass on
the route taken by the retreating Beers
had been fired. The route was cover
ed with dense smoke and darkness
thus prevented any further pursuit.
This success of General Buffers STRAIT
egical movement turns the Boer right
and must compel them to evacuate
their positions at Majuba hill and
Laing's mex.
London. June -. $3.50 n m.-Fifty
thousand British troops are within fifty
mikes of the marauding Beers north OF
Kroonstad, and they are expected Of
course, to make short work OF them
Nevertheless, outside of the war office
kilograms, no one knows what is going
on.
South of Kroonstad there Is n wide
gap. The railway is only partially de-
Tended and. as General Kelly-Kenny
has hurried all the available troops
northward the assumption is that there
is danger of a second raid. The loss
of the Derbyshires is estimated at from
GOO to 700 men
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

A writer in the Revue Socialiste as
serts that the chief bar to woman's
advancement is her lack of will. The
statement is made that a woman
spends all of her life yielding to the
wishes of some man. When child
she is forced to make sacrifices for the
benefit of her brothers, and she learns
TO wait on them and concede every
point to the masculine usurper. She
1t is who nurses the sick man and
humors his uncertain moods. This is
good training for wifehood, and as
wife she learns that she has married
her husbands family and must defer
to all Of the relatives she has acquired
Her husband expects obedience. and
she must wear smiling face when
she is in pain. and must always suit
herself to his humors.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

The South African war is now In its
final stage, and there is no doubt
about the outcome. If the Beers were
still to meet with occasional successes,
like the capture of Bethune's troopers,
their ultimate surrender would be
none the less inevitable. Continued
fighting does not serve their great and
noble cause. which is lost already, but
simply prolongs period of unneces-
sary, unavailing bloodshed. Many OF
their foreign sympathizers who feel
for them in the bitter defeat Of their
hopes must deprecate this costly.
fruitless struggle, and there have been
rumors that the Beers themselves
have begun to question its wisdom.
No one will. however, question its
justness. There are those among
them who would sue for peace, even
though Kruger has declared with char
acteristic obstinacy that his people
will resist until they are destroyed.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
CUBAN lnpEPgNpENcE
Some o. the Business Men of Havana Ar
Not In n Hurry for 1t.

{
Not In n Hurry for 1t.
Havana. June 11.--Of late Governor
General Wood hos had many callers,
among them l1w!ers, bankers, mer-
chants and even two members of the
former cabinet. who have taken the po-
sition that the United States is going
ahead too fast In the direction of grant
Ing independence 10 Cuba. Those
who take this ground assign 1t rs their
reason for their decision not to Join
in the coming ELECTIONS. They point
out that there IS not single candidate
in the island who Is not professional
politician. and they argue that to turn
Cuba over 10 men OF this class would
mean her absolute ruin
These visits and statements were the
result of an interview with General
Wood published by the Discussion. In
which he Is reported as saying that, in
all probability, n constitutional con-
vention would be called In September
next. consisting of all mayors elected.
Business circles We're thoroughly
alarmed by this announcement, Ill
though there is no doubt that 4 great
majority OF the people received it with
favor.
Colonel Carlos Cespedes to-day said:
General Wood promised us that the
elections should take place in June,
and he Is about to keep his promise.
Now he says that national convention
will probably be called In September
TO draw up constitution. Our people
are disposed TO trust him, especially
after the way he is keeping his prom
ise regarding the elections"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
Senator platt VIII Retire.

New York, June 11.-Senator Platt's
friends having announced that he
would not be "A candidate for re-elec-
ton In 1903, rumor gained wide cir
culatlon that he would resign his seat
before that time. Senator Platt said
to representative Of the World to-
day:
III / live will serve out my time
as senator. But after 1903 l shall re.
tire from public life. and from active
participation ip politics.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

An investigation OF the watershed OF
Rock River, H., will soon be made by
the Division Of Forestry OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture to determine the
cause OF the diminution of the volume
of that stream. This is supposed to
be due to the denudation of the forests
along the head waters of the river and
TO excessive artificial drainage for
commercial and agricultural purposes.
The decrease in the volume OF the wa
ter has become alarming, and in re-
sponse to the agitation OF citizens OF
that locality Representative Hit ap-
piled to the Secretary OF Agriculture
for an investigation. G. F. Schwartz,
field assistant OF the Division of For
estry. Will visit Illinois to investigate.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

1t seems strange that with all the
bcasted scientific achievements OF
the age man Is still at the mercy of
some of natures most petty creatures.
Take so small a thing as a mosquito.
The greatest philosopher that has ever
lived has not been able to frown down
this insect, and no invention OF science
has deprived 1t Of its sting. Country
life is robbed OF half its joy by this
pest, and suburbanites over winter
fires tell hideous tales of devastation
and woe that it has caused.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15
Congressional Appropriations.

A carefully prepared statement on
the appropriations of the session has
been made by Senator Allison. chair
man of the Senate committee on ap-
preparations, and Chairman Cannon of
the House committee on appropria-
tions. in accordance with custom. The
staement says:
1.-The appropriations made by the
first session of the Fifty-first Congress
amount to S709, ,729.476. This sum in
cludes $131.247.155, estimated to be
on account of or incident to the late
war with Spain, and deducting 1t, the
remaining amount. S5IS, 1885, .321. rep
resents the ordinary appropriations
made for the support of the govern
ment during the season.
1T will be observed that after de-
ducting the amounts estimated to
have been appropriated on account of
or incident to the war with Spain for
the ensuing, the current and the last
fiscal years (which cover the period
since the beginning of the Sapnish
war; the appropriations for the five
fiscal years-including the two imme-
diately preceding the war-are as fol-
lows:
1897 ......... .$515. .S4J. los
1898 52S. .135.079
1919 ........-.. ........ a32, i3l.OSS
1900 554.27S.SG6
1901 51S,4S2, 321
This shows an apparent excess In
the ordinary appropriations at this
session for the fiscal year 1901 of
$40, ,242 over the appropriations
for the fiscal year 1898, which imme-
diately preceded the Spanish war. The
chief increases in ordinary expenses
for 1901 over those for 1898 are:
Increase of the navy. $7.OS1 DIG:
pensions, 1881 $50; postal service ex-
elusive of newly acquired territory,
81. 7.7S2,9OO; twelfth census, $9.OOO,OOO:
permanent appropriations dncluding
$2,OOO,OO0 for requirements of
sinking fund and $4,OO0.OOO for re-
demption OF national bank notes.. &c.
G34.OO0. The total of these increases
is $50,202, ,S26.
THE approximate amounts. as near
ly as they can be arrived at, appro-
priated on account Of or incident to
the war with Spain during each of
the three sessions of Congress held
since the beginning of that war, are
set forth In detail. The amounts thus
appropriated during the two sessions
of the last Congress covered the pc
riod to the close of the fiscal year
1900 and aggregated 1882. .562, ,0S3.
'Of this whole sum 1t, is estimated
by the treasury department that TO
June Both inst. the total expenditures
will not exceed 1892 ,0O0, 600 leaving n
surplus of $00.OO0,OOO. after meeting
outstanding obligations. to be covered
into the treasury. Thus, for the con
duct Of that mOmentous war and its
resultant effects, Congress amply made
appropriations and the administration
has wisely and prudently made ex-
penditures from the liberal sums thus
placed at It's disposal"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

Besides water and gas works, two
ferries, street-car line. an abattoir
and factory for making the uni
forms Of municipal employees, Amster-
dam also operates its local telephone
system. Municipal operation began in
1886, at the expiration OF sixteen
years franchise granted by the city to
the Bell interests, and the long-dis-
tance lines were assumed about the
same time by the general government.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

Mr.. McNeally's Long Island hen has
lively rival for the incubator purse
II that Rhode Island biddy that lays
a dozen eggs day. Prosperity has
evidently struck the hen coops.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

Chicago detectives are much puzzled
TO discover that Bertillon measure
Dents taken some years ago when a
criminal was boy do not fit him now
as man
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

That ships cargo of beer said to
have been lost in Philippine waters is
suspected OF having run upon bar.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

In Paraguay. a gentleman is en-
Joined by the laws OF good society to
kiss every lady 10 whom he is intro
duced.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

In Japan fashion compels married
women to blacken their teeth. not as
an ornament, but to make them ugly
and save them from temptation
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
on

I, ALEXANDER A. KsUEUR, secre-
tary OF State OF the State of Missouri.
hereby certify that the foregoing are full.
rent resolutions Of the Fortisth General
Assembly OF the State Of Missouri-Ffrst
Constitutional Amendment entitled:
RJOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TON NO. Z to repeal section u Of ar
.ticle 2 Of the constitution and adopt in
lieu thereof a new s~ection;" Second con-
stitutional amendment, entitled, JOINT
submitting to the qualified voters Of the
state Of Missouri an amendment to the
constitution thereof concerning revenue
and taxation" Third eonstitgtional
AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
submitting to the qualified voters OF Mis-
souri, an amendment to the constitution
thereof concerning taxation;" Fourth
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submit
ting to the qualified voters OF the state OF
Missouri an amendment TO the conetitu-
flon 'h sg aSa a sitH ~ he eu, Issue q
purpose Of aiding the corporation organ
lied for the purpose Of celebrating the
Louisiana purchase centennial IN said
city" Fifth constitutional Amendment.
entitled: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
submitting TO the qualihed voters OF the
state OF Missouri an amendment TO the
constitution hereof, authorizing an nppro-
priation by the general assembly from the
sinking fund for the purpose OF exhibiting
the resources, products and industres
Of Missouri in the celebration Of the Iotli-
eiana purchase c~entenniai." Sixth con-
stitutional amendment. entitledi Joint
AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO
8 amending section 3 Of article Of Inc
constitution by adding a proviso thereto:''
and Seventh constitutional Amendment.
entitled: JOINT AND coNCURRENT
RESOLUTION 10 amend section Is OF ar
ticle 2 Of the~ constfxution OF the state N
Missouri az Appeals by comparing ne
same with the original rolls OF said COM
law directs IN this ONCE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I here.
unto set my hand and anix the GREAT
SEAL of the state Of Missouri. Done al
Office In the City OF Jefferson, this df-
teenth day OF September, A. %. 1900.
(seal) A. A. LESuEUR.
Secretary Of STATE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
II Haupened IN a Drug Store,

ttOne day last winter a lady came to
my drug store and asked for a brand
OF cough medicine that ! did not have
in stock, - says Mr.. G. r. Grandin, the
popular druggist Of Ontario, N. Y.
''She vas disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation l could
recommend. / said TO her that /
could freely recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and that she
could take a bottle Of the remedy and
after giving il a fair trial If she did
not find it worth the money 10 bring
back the bottle and l would refund
the price paid. In the course Of a day
or two the lady came back in company
with with a friend in need Of a cough
medicine and advised her to buy a
bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. / consider that a very good
recommendation for the remedy" 1t
is for sale by Buckner & Whitney,
d~rugUigtC
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
THIRD coNsrIrur1oNAI AMEND,

THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND,
MENT.
SENATE JOINT AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION submitting 10 the quail
fed voters OF Missouri IN amendment
10 the constitution thereof, concerning
taxation.
Be q resolved BY he Senate. the HouJs Of Rep.
resentatpss oonelsrriRe tAerei~'
That at the general election 70 be held
In his state on the FIRST Tuesday after
the first Monday In November, A.. ID, 1900
there shall be submitted for adoption
to the qualified voters OF the state, the
following constitutional amendment. "a
Section 1. That article ten QO Of thu
constitution OF the state OF Missouri bd
and the same Is hereby amended by adds
known as sections Il and Is which are in
words and figures as follows:
Section q. A mortgage, deed OF trust.
contract or other obligation by which a
debt IL secured. shall. for the purposes
OF assessment and taxation, be deemed
and treated as an Interest In the propertN
affected thereby. except as to railroad
and other quasi public corporations, for
which provision has already been mad
value OF the property affected by such
mortgage, deed of trust. contract or obliz
CATION. less the value Of such security,
seat, be assessed snd taxed 10 the owner
- NA3 kAtk&A 50 AA1 L@AAAA1
after TO be provided by law. and the
value Of suoh security shall be assessed
and taxed to the owner thereof. In the
county, city or other local subdivision
in which the property affected thereby is
situate. The taxes so levied shall be a
lien pon the property and security, and
may be paid by either party TO such SCI
curlty; X paid by the owner OF III se-
curity, the tax so levied upon the prop
affected thereby shall become a part
Of h b so secured; IL the owner OF
on such security, II shall constitute a
payment thereon, and to the extent OF
such payment q full discharge thereof:
Provided, that in all such cases the In
terest Of the owner OF the security. as
well as that Of the owner Of the property
Affected BY such mortgage, deed OF trust,
contract or obligation, shall be assessed
on terms equally fair and Just. If the
or other obligation secured, is en-
titled to a credit by payment made on the
thereof. the assessable value Of
the owner Of the security, upon the fact
being made known TO the assessor prior
10 h assessment, shall be diminished
BY the amount Of such payment, and the
Dr. other property. c-orrespondingiy In
the intent hereof being to place
hose interested in any way In such land
other property, on the plane Of abso-
equality as to taxation.
Section q. Every contract hereafter |
made By which q debtor is obligated TO
)ay any tax or assessment on money
oaned. or on any mortgage. deed Of trust. /
" other lien, SHALL as 10 any interest
therein and as to such tax or
assessment. be null and void.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
Proposed Amendments 10 the
Constitution Of Missouri
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
NCENT

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT REsoLU,
TON NO. TO repeal section i. o.
article 2 OF the constitution n adopt
IL lieu thereof q new section.
be u resoirsd BY ne Senate. the Honss Of Rep
reseataffvss cOBourrfng fherefn'
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following h hrst Mon
day In November. A. d. 1900, that the
following amendment to the constitution
Of the state Of Missouri concerning prose-
cution for crime be submitted 10 the quail,
fed voters OF said state. to witt; Strike
out the whole OF section u OF article 2 Of
h constitution of the state OF Missouri,
and adopt IN lieu thereof a new section.
70 Be known as section u. article 2. Of
said constitution. and to be in words and
figures as follows:
Tsection laI Nc person shah be prose-
cuted criminally for felony or misde1
meanor otherwise than by indictment on
information, which shall be concurrent
remedies, but this shall not be construed
to apply to cases arising in the land or
naval forces or in the militia when In
actual service In time Of war or public
danger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
SEVENTH neutrality-suspicious.

SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT REsoLU.
TON TO amend section g of article !
Of the constitution OF the state Of Mis-
souri,.
Be q rcsoircd BY the House Of Representatives.
a. Senate coHcurria1 heretRi
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, A. ID. 1900. the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution
OF Missouri, concerning tho grand
submitted 10 quallned voters Of said state,
TO wit: That section y Of article 2 OF
the constitution OF the state OF Missouri,
be amended by adding after the word
claw" IN line three OF said section, the
following: and that a two.thirds ma
jorlty OF such number prescribed by law
civil cases, And hat In the trial by jury
Of all civil cases In courts Of record, three
fourths Of the members OF the jury con-
curing may render n verdict" 80 that
said section OF the constitution, when
amended, shall read as follows, 20 wit:
Section Is. The right Of trial by Jury.
as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain in.
violate. but a jury for the trial of civil
and criminal cases in courts not OF record,
may consist OF less than twelve men as
may be prescribed by law: and that a
two-thirds majority Of such number pre-
scribed by law concurring may render a
verdict in all civil cases. n that in the
OF record three-fourths Of the members
of the jury concurring may render a YER
dict. Hereafter a grand jury shall con-
sist OF twelve men, any nine of whom
concurring may find an Indictment or .
true bill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
GOVERNOR SAVERS Esr1mA
Says Galveston Hurricane DESTROYED
Twelve Thousand Lives.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 16.-Gov. Joseph
ID. Sayers, Of Texas. who is here at
tending the bazaar for the benefit Of
the Galveston sufferers, says that the
horror Of Galveston has been in no
way oyerestimated. The most CON
sentative now put the loss Of life at
5000, and the estimates run all the
way from this minimum to a maxi
mum OF ~, 900.
In response to an inquiry as to
whether, in his opinion, the new Gal
weston could be made safe from the
said:
81 think that much can be done
looking TO the safety OF the new city,
but | do not believe that there will be
a repetition of the frightful hurricane
that visited Us. II a storm OF such
awful proportions should strike this
city It would utterly wreck It. You
do not appreciate here the tremen-
dous strength Of the elements as it
was shown at Galveston. No safe
guard q human construction could
have wlthstOOd il. But such a storm
y not likely % come again. We have
little fear Of that.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
SECOND coNsrIrur1oNAL AMEND,

SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TION submitting to the qualified voters
OF the state Of Missouri an amendment
to the constitution thereof concerning
revenue n taxation.
Be q Resolred By fhe House Of Representatives,
ae Senate coRcnrrfng A'reia:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Nom
day in November. A. d. 1900, the follow
Ing amendment to the constitution OF the
state of Missouri, concerning revenue ana
taxation, shall be submitted to the duali7
fed voters OF said state, to wit:
Section /. In addition TO taxes author
ICED to be levied for county purposes un-
der and by virtue of section eleven, ar
ticle 10 OF the constitution OF this state,
the county court In the several counties
Of this state not under township organi-
cation. and tho township board of direc-
tors In the several counties under town
ship organization. may In their discretion.
levy and collect a special tax not exceed
ing fifteen cents on eSch one hundred
dollars valuation, TO be used for road
and bridge purposes, but for no other
purpose whatever; and the power hereby
given said county courts and township
boards Is declared 10 be a discretionary
power. This constitutional amendment
hail not apply TO the cities Of st. Louis,
Kansas city and 81. Joseph. y