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People's voice., 1900-12-27
READY FOR
A FIGHT.
Pond Greek Is Full Of Strangers Awaiting
Outcome Of County Seat Contest-Dep.
uty Marshals on the Ground.

Nothing Of Importance has yet de-
Veloped in the contest for the coun-
ty seat OF Grant county, Ok.
lshoma, which is in progress at
Pond Creek before Judge J. L. Nc.
Atee. Medford claims that fraud was
committed at the county seat election
held year ago and had Pond Creek
city, berry and Prairie" townships
not cast almost 1,000 fraudulent votes,
Medford would have easily have had
the required twO-thirds majority OF
all the votes cast over its competitors.
Pond Creek and Jefferson. More than
200 witnesses nave been examined so
far and at least 500 more have been
subpOenaed.
Judge McAtee has himself been
Ousily engaged in counting the votes
cast at the election in 1899, but so far
has found no Irregularities. Fearing
trouble would occur, as there is a
very bitter feeling Oh the part of
MedfOrd people, several United States
marshals have Oeen summoned. and
five Of THESE officials are COW in Pond
Creek. Court adjourned Saturday
evening, but the case will occupy a
weeks time yet at least. Hundreds
OF strangers are in the town, and
hotel accommodations are at pre-.
MUM. The mayor VI Pond Creek has
ordered that all people shall abstain
from talking county seat matters on
the streets under penalty Of being
jail'd. .
Sheriff Shawver, who was In Pond
Creek Tuesday, says that Judge Nc
Atee's life has been threatened and
that he goes to Enid every afternoon
to spend the night. McAtee is al
ways accompanied by body guard
10 the person OF the deputy sheriff,
aud when he goes to his meals 10 Pond
Creek, walks down the middle Of the
street and avoids the crowds. Pond
Creek people are very bitter towards
Judge McAtee, claiming that he has
shown that his sentiments are with
MedfOrd in the contest.
The Methodist minister at Pond
Creek has been compelled to leave the
town for testifying that there were
only three or four hundred voters 10
POnd Creek. Az the county seat
election, Pond Creek cast 3,100 votes ]
Tie minister accounted for his knOwl-
edge of the number of legal
voters in Pond Greek by saying he
had canvassed tue town prior to the
election to get names to fight an ap-
IplicatlOn for saloon license, and
| read list Of the Pond Creek voters
before the cOntesting board 30 sub
stantiate his statements. The minis
ter Is staying in Medford at present.
There Is little doubt that Medford
will wln the contest, and blood will
begin 10 flow when the time come fol
removing the county records from
Pond Creek to Medford. Medford
officers and citizens will have to DE-
this, and it is openly predicted thai
there will be trouble of such a serious
nature as to attract the atten tlen Of
the entire country.
People's voice., 1900-12-27
Waslta In company with a man by
the name OF William Swift. inst as

Waklta In company with q man by
the name Of William Swift. Just as
II was getting dusk they passed the
Hendricks house, and one man got
out, and appeared TO be fooliug with
the pasture fence. Benny Hendricks,
a boy IL years old, went TO the corn
stock field to drive up the horses, and
the man on the ground got into the
buggy. 1t was turned around and the
men drove slowly back toward the
house, so that they met the boy where
the road veers to the west, toward
the house. Asre they asked the boy
where Mr.. HoHland lived, which is
ab Jut mile further south. When he
told them they turned south again,
but had not gone far until one man
got 0ut'and came toward the house
and the buggy drove on. The man
coming toward the house had his hat
down, hiding his face, and the boy
Thought him acting strangely. He
soon went to waving white handker.
chief. The boy took fright aid ran
to the house and shouted to his
mother to get the revolver, for a
drunken man was coming. The fam.
lily was in a sod house and she ran to
the frame house and got the revolver
and was returning when she met the
children just east Of the sod bouse,
and the man near by coming I'D,
waving his white handkerchief. By
this time 1t was so dark that the
features Of man could not be dis
tinguished very far off, Mrs. Hen
bricks told the man to go away or she
would shoot him, but he kept coming
On. The children began to shout
shoot him, mamma, shoot him."
When he was within four or FIVE feet
OF her she shot him twice, one bullet
entering close to his collar bone, near
the center Of the neck, and the other
in the left temple A coroner's Jury
was summoned, but could not al gree
on verdict. Another jury was
summoned, and after reading the evil
dence, returned a verdict in five min
utes Of iustidable homicide.
People's voice., 1900-12-27

vicinity of the mysterious cottage.
-Four witnesses agree as to personal
descriptions OF the three men, while
two more witnesses give important
details in description Of one or lbe
other. There is no doubt that any
or all may be readily identified il
caught, and the personal description
Of each has beeu wired broadcast.
Advice received by the Omaha police
department last night from Denver
leaves no doubt that the man sup
posed to be the leader has just reach
ed that city and is in hiding there.
People's voice., 1900-12-27

A. j. Dowis OF Huhnewell, and Miss
Minnie Pratt Of Perth, were married
at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Pratt, at Perth,
Tuesday at 5 o'clock. Rev. Thos.
Penick of Wellington, offlciated.
Several Wellington people witnessed
the ceremony, The newly married
people will reside at Hunnewell,
where the groom teaches school.
People's voice., 1900-12-27

Allen JOyner, nephew Of Mrs. W. NJ.
Ready, died at 4 o'clock Tuesday
morning Of scarlet fever. The boy
was 4 years old June %, last. he
was taken sick last Wednesday. Mr..
Ready arrived home from Arkansas
Tuesday, called by the serious illness
OF the child, whom they we're raising.
1t is said that they were preparing to
adopt the child as their own. The
remains were buried 3 o'clock next
afternoon, the Rev. T. A. West Of the
Christian church conducting a brief
service before the body left the
house.
People's voice., 1900-12-27
B. B. Suddreth Of CherrYvale. FLEE

81. r. Suddreth OF Cherryvale, filed
suit in the district court today
against the A., T. & 5. F. Railway
company for $3.50 for a broken leg
received 10 Wellington last: August.
Suddreth says he bought a ticket
FOR Cherryvale the l4th OF last August
and that he was put on the wrong
train. AS the train was rounding the
curve east OF the round house he
Jumped OF and broke his leg, and laid
for four hours helpless. Finally some
one came along aud helped him to
town. He says the accident was due
to the carelessness Of Santa Fe em.
ployes 10 directing him to the wrong
train, and 10 not slowing down sufic-
iently to let him of.
People's voice., 1900-12-27

There are many reasons to believe
that man well known to the Omaha
police conceived the plot OF the kid
naping. and carried it into effect by
the aid OF two accOmplices, all OF
whom were seen by neigbbOrs in the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-04
District Industry Takes the Prize at the Paris Exposition

The CHR. HEURICH BREWING COMPANY has the pleasure
announcing
exhibited MAERzEN SENATE BEERS
WORLDS EXPOSITION competition prod
leading the that
having the matter charge UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED
the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
DREAMED he WAS SAT ON.
A Story of Kaahumanu and Captain
Laplace in Old Hawaii

1t is gratifying to all who have any
interest In the past history OF these
Islands, when the authorities preserve
things which tend to keep alive this
history, says the Anglican, Church
Chronicle. There is radical element
in new things which would destroy
everything which reminds one of the
past. The Commissioners of Educa-
ton, to their credit, have determined
to preserve the name of Kaahumanu,
the favorite wife of Kamehameha the
Great, by giving it to the new school in
Beretania street. Mr.. Alexander has re-
lated in his Brief History the deep in
terest Kaahumanu took in the educa-
ton of her people while she was Re-
gent. The pioneer missionaries would
have had much harder work had they
not secured the patronage of this pow
erful and wise queen. Jarves gives
many interesting details of her life, in
his History of the Hawaiian Islands
The memoirs Of the voyages of Cap
tain Laplace contain some very anus
ing incidents, showing Ter unbounded
kindness and hospitality, among
which is the following: A guest of the
captain gained the good will of Kaahu-
manu-, and as a token of it she present
ed him with a large and valuable moena
or mat. She lauhingly told him that il
he slept upon this mat he would dream
of her. After big luau at which the
| edibles had been varied and abundant
the gentleman threw himself down or
the mat and fell asleep. at midnight
he aroused the whole neighborhoot
with fearful shrieks and cries for help
In his nightmare he thought that kaa
humoru. who weighed upwardIs of 40'
pounds avordupois, was sitting upol
him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04


age?
Do we take too much Tor granted In
the stories about Southern suppression
of the negro vote? Far from it. Every
charge We have made is supported by
the boastful testimony'of Senator B. r.:
TilIman Of South Carolina in his article
in I.eslics Weekly for May II. on How
the South Suppressed the Negro Vote. y
Here Ia a telling paragraph towards the
close:
The suppression of the colored vote.
first by force and fraud and later by con-
stitutional methods, has been the subject
of much adverse criticism by those who
knew nothing about the horrors of car
pet-bag rule; but those who participated
in the struggle to wrest the State from
the band of robbers who had used the
ignorant. and debased negro vote to waste
our substance and destroy our civiliza-
ton have no apologies to make and will
leave to the impartial historian of the
future the question as to whether the end
justified the means. The people of South
Carolina do not doubt what the verdict
will be- neither do they care.
And after that the great Democratic
leader compares the native Hawaiians
| to the negroes and demands the same
repressive treatment for both classes
Speaking of the opinion of the South
the stronghold of Democracy, Mr.. Till
man says: There will be no federation
of policy which demands one course
to be followed in the South and another
in Hawaii ana the Spanish Islands.
In the Sou,n, where the race ques
ton is understood, lnere is little diff
| ference of opinion as to not wanting
any more colored people added to ouI
population"
So much for the truth about the open
ing claims in the Democratic platform
and more anon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
LOCAL DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.

We print the Democratic local plat
form, which takes the shape of an Ad-
dress to the People of Hawaii, and shall
discuss It's various claims ana lropo-
sitions IN a short series of editorial
articles
For this morning 1t will suffice to
point out the inconsistency of preach
ing and practice. AT the outset this ad-
dress says that the party, with ''un-
wavering consistency" has always in
sisted upon freedom of the press, free
dom OF conscience, preservation of per-
sonal rights, the equality of all citizens
before the law and the faithful observ
ance of all constitutional limitations"
These are high sounding words, but
We challenge contradiction when we say
that they are absolutely meaningless in
the States where the Democratic party
is strongest, that Is, the Southern
States. Before the war the Democracy
neither in the North or South permitted
the free and unhindered publication
of anti-slavery newspapers. A Demo-
cratic mob wrecked Owen Lovejoy' s
printing Office at Alton and klIled him !;
Democratic Mayor and Sheriff tried
to confscate VIM. Lloyd Garrison's
anti-slavery paper at Boston. For years
after the war, and in some places now
the Southern Democracy would not al
low Republican papers to be issued. Sc
much for Democratic respect for the
freedom Of the press"
Inc other claims, freedom of con
science. preservation of personal rights
equality of all citizens before the law
and the faithful observance of consti
tutional limitations" are wholly indie
feasible In the face of the refusal O
Southern whites in at least seven State
TO let colored citizens have any of tn
rights OF suffrage that lawfully belon,
TO them. What freedom of conscience
has man who is driven from the bal
lot box when he wants to vote as hi
conscience dictates? What 'preserva
ton of personal rights is there whel
the rights of citizenship are denied
What equality of citizens" is Their
before the law when the color line il
drawn at the lawful ballot box? VIVA
faithful observance Oh constitutional
limitations" can there be when frau,
and force are used to annul constitu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04


thing. The. land is ly5pgs fallow nows
it's resources neglected, the early am
billions of its people lost in sloth and
Indifference. The character of Spain
deadens its life. Vitaizsd by strong
foreign blood. the blood Of conquerins
races, it would blossom, in due time,
with the fruits of thrift and industry.
Then the United States would be likely
to gain rich trade, our commercial
treaties with Europe probably applying
to European dependencies, save with
those of England, and we should be
free from a political incubus. What is
| there in the fetch of the Monroe doc
trine which ought to prevent?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
WANTED-A SPOKESMAN.

The Democratic party made rash
experiment Saturday night in trying to
get a couple of ROSTERS to crow for it.
Reputable cockerells in good health,
sound OF wind and limb and warranted
twins from an egg marked b. w. (Bry-
an winS). we're brought face to face
with the rank and file of the party. At
once they had spasm Of fright. Their
tail-feathers dropped. their cocky air
departed, and both stared blankly at
the Democratic crowd. The red comb
of one turned pale when DR.. McGrew
tapped tAs arms and gave faint crow
by way OF starting the music. The
other beard c. J. Mccarthy trying to
crow and he rubber-necked for the up
per rafters. Every seductive blandish-
ment failed; neither rooster would
sound q note at Democratic meeting.
Both acted as If Growing there would
be like Growing at q wake.
If our Democratic friends will pardon
tie suggestion, 1et them next try a
mule Rufus Choate once compared the
Democratic party to q mule because 1t
HI no pride of ancestry and no hope
of posterity; and since then the mule
has oeen Democracy's concrete repre-
sentative In the annals and caricatures
Of the time, or Democracy has been the
mule's--we don't know which. At any
rate 1t is peculiarly fitting to have the
mule speak for the Democratic party
for one, thing the mule might not be sc
particular as a rooster which has fam
lily example TO set. There are mule:
which from long Democratic associa
ton may be trusted to bray wheneve1
they get the chance. We don't believ'
any Of the Democratic leaders woul'
have to set the example as McGrew ant
Mccarthy did with the roosters, blu
that the very sight of Bryan gather
ing would make an average mule rails
the voice of him in sheer good-fellow
ship So try the mule next time; Civ
the historic First Democrat an honore
place ins the speaking program-th
place which the advertising columns c
an evening paper led us to suppose h
would occupy last Saturday night
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

Band Master Berger, who came here
twentyLeight years ago last Saturday,
has made music Under six Island ad-
mfnistrations, and will continue doing
so, we trust under the Territorial and
municipal forms OF government. This
famo ID band Is one of the old-time in
situations that the people cannot afford
to lose.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
LIVE BIDDING.
The Cunha Property on Scnool St.
Sold at Auction

The old Cunha premises on School
street, adjacent to Captain Godfrey's
property, was disposed of at noon Sat
urday for SIS, 200 to c. d. Chase.
Will e. Fisher handled the auction
GERS hammer and slowly raised the
figures to nearly double the upset price
named by the Circuit Court Judge in
his decree authorizing the sale of the
much disputed land. S. X. Kane was
the principal opponent of Mr.. Chase
but dropped the effort to get control OF
the property after reaching S15,150.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

The Associated Press, not being I'M
der the ban of the San Francisco mer-
chants. is able to tell the truth about
the bubonic plague. We give some
facts IN point this morning. The plague
exists In San Francisco, and every pa
per in the United States, save those IN
San Francisco itself, is presumably tell
ing about 1t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

The May term, and the last one, of
the Circuit Court of he Republic of Ha-
wall, terminated Saturday afternoon.
The next opening of the local courts
will be under Territorial auspices. A
large number of cases, aggregating
nearly 100, We're undisposed of on the
May term calendar and will be set over
to the next term.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
KAIULANI DRIVE

vye xMs MAiOhANl DklVE-Ap
VIA M1Xlm6. thy termed. the via Nav.
ina or Grand Boulevard
access to all points, also scenic and marine views
exquisite grandeur at every turn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
As PrOmiSed.

DIV each lot Permits for making water connections
will be granted on application.
An inspection of the attractive homes now building
OF the names of purchasers of lots will convince anyone
that PACIFIC HEIGHTS is the choicest and most select
Of all the residence sites of Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

The manufacturer offers to pay 500
for any bottle of Gifford's Olive Oil. in
original packages, found to contain any
adulteration.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
Electric RAILWAY.

Contracts have been let for material and the WORK
of construction equpping and installation placed in the
hands of competent electrical engineer to be fully CON-
pleted by June lst. Having independent power
plant we are prepared to furnish electric power for
lighting heating and other purposes, to home build
ers at most reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
K. A. Jordan's Team.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.
A. w. Bottomley's cam.
Rms. Wkts. Ovs. Mdns. Av
Piinaia $50. SO 8 - r, / 'AlIe
Large q 4 % e.,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

The Board OF Health has framed some
excellent plumbing regulations, and
only needs now to prepare for their Wig
orous enforcement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

CRICKET MATCH
r. A. Jordan Annexes Bottomley'.
Scalp in Return Game
on Saturday.

On account of inability to get team
together last Saturday the nloemfon-
tein men declared their return match
with the Honolulu Cricket Club off.
Seventeen players were present how
yer at Makiki and A. w. Bottomley
and r. A. Jordan chose sides, victory
resting with the latter's team by a
margin of % runs
The day was too hot for cricket and
long before the finish of the game all
the player enthusiasm had oozed out
and 1t took copious draughts of amber
colored fluid to replace 1t.
The game was horribly lame. Sim
c1air's excellent bowling analysis being
the principal feature Large of the
Bloemfontein also distinguished him
self in this department
Cockburn, Sinclair, Large and Nc
Lean were the successful run-getters
and Gilbert brought off beautiful
boundary catch.
The score read as follows:
A. w. boTTOMLEY'S TEAM.
Blackman, b. Sinclair . 4
Pilnala, b. Sinclair 4
Harrison, b. Sinclair .. q
Bottomley, run out q
Large, C. Gilbert; b. Cockburn. IA
Misselbrook, b. Cockburn q
Mclean, C. Cockburn; b. Sinclair. III
kltcat, not out 6
Lansdale, b. Sinclair c
EA.ras ......... .........!.......
IS
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-28

An Appointee of Governor Beckham.
Murray, Colonel Collier said that some
indiscreet men at the arsenal had dug
trenches and made pretence OF laying
mines to create a sensation, but the worB
was entirely without the sanction or
knowledge of General Collier, and the
men engaged have been sharply repri'
manded.
At the preliminary examination OF
Secretary of State Caleb Powers,
charged with conspiracy to kill Goebel,
f. Wharton Golden at one point in his
testimony, said;
"John Powers told me they had two
negroes here to kill Goebel. They were
Hooker Smith and Dick Coombs."
Golden, who claims to have been a
friend of Secretary Powers and his
brother, John Powers, for years, gave
testimony that was particularly damag'
ing to John Powers, but he also brought
in the names of many others, including
Charles Finley, w. H. Cotton and Gov
ernor Taylor in his story Of the bringing
of the mountaineers to Frankfort previ-
GUS to the assassination. Governor Tay'
lor, however, was not implicated.
Golden had a slight hemorrage, and
later became so weak under the strain OF
the examination that he begged to be
allowed a respite. He was quite nerv'
GUS at times. Golden stestimony tended
to show that a plan was made to bring
several hundred regular mountain
feudists" to Frankfort, who would, il
necessary, as Golden expressed it, "gC
into the legislative hall and kill OF
enough Democrats to make it our way. u
The testimony did not show that the
alleged plot to kill Goebel was part OF
the original plan, nor did it contain the
names of those who conceived that idea.
But the commonwealth sought to show
by Golden's conversations with various
people that not only John and Caleb
Powers, but others as well, had full
knowledge of the alleged plan of assas.
sination.
Golden, whose illness on the stand
Saturday forced an adjournment of the
court twice, was reported by his ply,
sician as very much improved last night.
He will probably go on the stand again
today, and his wife also, it is said, may
corroborate his testimony.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-28
TWO SOLDIERS FUNERALS.
Tenth Boy and United States Volunteer
Inferred with Military HOnors,
at ConnellsvilIe, Pa.

CoNNEILsvILLE, Pa, March &c.
There were two military funerals here
The first was that of Lee Snyder,
member of Company E, of Mount
Pleasant, Tenth regiment.
The hearse was preceded by the Con-
nellsyille Military band, then followed
an escort, the clergy, then the mourn
ers, Company d and the Boys Brigade.
Large crowds saw the procession. Ser
vices were conducted at the English
Lutheran church, and the body was
laid to rest in Hill Grove cemetery.
Taps and the salute over the grave were
given by Company d.
Later, the funeral of Frank B. Sc
christ, late of Company d, Seventeenth
United States infantry, was held, much
in the same manner as the funeral in
the morning. Services were held at the
Methodist Episcopal church. Snyder
died Aug. 3, 1899, in the field hospital at
Camp Dewey, Philippine islands, from
the effects Of wounds received in the
battle of Malate Oh the night of July 81.
Sechrist died Of fever in the hospital at
Manila, Nov. 3, 1899.