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Douglas Island news., 1900-07-25
SUMMONS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
 STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
DIVISION NO. 1.
Wm. L. HcndriCksou,
 Plaintiff, VS. Henrietta 4. HcudricllsOu
 Defendant.

The President of the United States of Amer
 lea to Henrietta A. HeudriCksOn, greeting:
 YOU are hereby commanded to be and U7- pear in the above entitled court holden tt Juneau, in said district and answer the com p,aiur filed against you in thC above entitled action within thirty days from the date of the service of this summons upoE you, and if you fail so to appear and answer. for want thereon the plaintiff will take judgment against ycE aua decree of said Court dis solving the bonds of mauimouy existing be- tween the above named plaintiff and defend ant, for the custody of the two younger Chil- dren, Grant and Augusta GendricksCn, and for such other relief as the case may require
 And this is to command you the Marshal of said Court, or your deputy, 10 make due ser vice and return of this summons.
 Hereof fail not.
 Witness the Honorable Melville c. Brown. Judge of said District Court, and the seal of said Court affixed at Skagway in said Dis trict, this 10th day of July, 19OO
 J. J. ROGERS, Clerk 2l, 1900.
 Date of first publication July 25 1900, date of last publication Sept 3, 1900.
 Oscar Foote, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-25
NOTICE.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNIT ED STATES, IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
 DIVISION NO. 1. Elizabeth L. Helmlinger, !
 Plaintiff,
 yS. z Summons William s. Helmlinger,
 Defendant.

J
 The President of the United States of Ameri-
 ca, to William $. Helmlinger, greeting:
 YOU are hereby commanded to be and nD- pear in the above entitled Court, holden in Sitlia, in said district and answer the com plaint filed against you in the above entitled action, within thirty days from the date of the service of this summons upon you, and if you fail so to appear, and answer for want thereof the plaintiff will take judgment against you and decree, and apply to the plaint, which is the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between plaintiff and defendant upon the grounds and for the reason of cruel and inhuman treatment, and personal indignities render ing life burdensome, and endangering and jeOpardiziag the health of plaintiff, eXtend- ing over period of time of five or six years prior to 1885, and for the costs and disburse- ments of said action. The grounds for the dissolution of the said marriage contract are more particularly set out in the complaint herein, copy of which is hereto attached and made part of this summons, and sel'v- ed herewith.
 And this is to command you, the Marshal service, and the return of this summons.
 Hereof fail not.
 Witness the Honorable Melville C. Brown Judgesof said District Court, and the seal of said Court affixed, at SkagwGy in said Dis trict, this 10th day of July A D., 1900. ysRAr j. J. ROGERS Clerk. 12th, 19OO '-' Date of 1st publication July 18th, 1900.
 Date of last publication August 29th 1900
 JNo. <. WYNN, Attorney for Plaintiff
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03

uonal Convention of 1868. The party
whose mission had been to promote liberty
and destroy slavery. thus at the zenith Of
its power announced its faith in those
great principles which it declared i'm
mortal. They were to be extended and to
be made "a living reality on every inch Of
American SOIL" The colonial system had
not then been developed. Porto Rico had
not been added to our domain, and the
very suggestion of governing American
territory by a Governor and council be-
longing to a race alien to the inhabitants,
without their consent and against their
protest. would have been denounced in
that convention as contrary TO the very
theory and spirit of our Government.
But times have changed, and the Repub-
lican party has charged with them. Prin-
ciples that were then declared to be i'm
mortal have been found TO be mortal, and
totally unsuited to the government of our
extended dominions. The issue of i'm
perialism is boldly accepted Repre-
sentative government while well enough
suited to our former territory, must not
be applied to our new acquisitions. En-
voys. some officially commissioned, others
self-appointed. have visited our new pos
sessions and have brought home glittering
pictures of the natural wealth and the in
exhaustible resources OF this new domain.
and these are spread cut to tempt the
ayarice of our people. Self-government
must not be thought of. Here is oppor-
,urf,v. bo-o iS a 6eId for reva-dinp the
faithful; offices high and low to be
filed. and valuable franchises and conces-
sions to be exploited. No; the Republican
party is too grand and progressive to be
tied down to the primitive ideas and tradi-
lions which prevailed half century ago.
Great Britain during that period has been
transformed into an Empire. America
must follow her illustrious example.
But il Republican doctrines have changed
since thirty years ago, 1t must be remem-
bered that the personnel Of the party has
changed also. rs best men have been
impelled to leave their old and seek new
affiliations. while others who nominally
remain within its lines renounce their
allegiance to its newly declared policy and
purposes. In the earlier days declarations
OF principles were the result of exchanges
Of the best thought OF the party. Now
they are the edicts of an autocrat. Then
sentiments OF Justice ard the spirit of lib
erty were potent influences in party
councils. Now the lust of wealth and
power dominates. The organization is
republican only in name.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
The North Carolina Election.

a strange situation exists in North Car
olina, where an election was held yester-
day at which, besides choosing St@te and
county officials, the question of adopting
the proposed constitutional amendEent
was decided afirInativeiy This anerd-
ment. framed on the lines OF the pTov:s on
recently Incorporated into the Louisiana
constitution. is in effect an evas OF o. that
article of the Federal Constitution which
forhids denial of the franhise to citizens
of thu Urited States on account of race or
color. The test which is sought - be i'm
posed is the voting capacity of the voter or
his ancestor at a period, January l, 1867,
anterior to the adoption OF the Federal pro-
vision on the subject. For those not so
qualified an educational test is provided,
the effect, as whole being to eliminate
from the voting population the numerous
element of ureducated negroes. Strange to
say, mariy prominent Republicans are al
vocatins the amendment, with the pu; pos,
as they say, of taking the color question
out of politics as an ISSUE and with the
hope of attracting white voters to fill the
ranks vacated by the disffanchised colored
men. There will still, however, remain
large number of the younger class of col
ored voters, who, possessing the qualifica-
ton as to education, will not be disturb ed
in the right of suffrage. It is possible
that this constantly growing younger ele-
ment may resent this desertion By their
white leaders, and may in time mike COM
mon cause with the Democratic party.
Whatever may be the outcome, it is a Ie-
markable occasion when such r pabl.csn5
as Settle and others nearly as promin ut
are uniting in an effort to disnanchise so
large part Of their party, without whose
aid il must be for years hopeless o. SUCCESS
in North Carolina.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
Not Like Othcr PconIe.
fFrom the Chlcago Intcr.oeean. }


Minister WI feels it his duty to remind Amer
Jeans that the Chinese are not like oth-r people
This may be safely admitted. If they like
Americans or Europeans. they would understand
that even in China honesty is the best policy.
They would know that the authorities at Pexin
are playing dangerous game in lying about the
foreign Ministers. Ii the Ministers are dead, the
civilized nations are to discover the fact and
then will come vengeance. Delay through mis-
representation or positive assertion viii not
tighten the punishment II the Ministers are
alive and are held as hostages. this fact cannot
be hidden, and will be resented by every nation
represented at Pekin.
IF the Chinese were like other people. they
would know that delay atthis sine is of more al
vantage to the foreign powers than to the Chi
nese Government. They would know that n few
sentences Of Straightforward English as to the
fate OF the foreign Ministers would quiet the ex-
citement throughout the civilized world and
would do more to keep Russian, or British CT
Japanese or German, or American troops away
from China than any resistance that can be Or
ganized by the Chinese Government. II the Chi
nese were like other people, they would know
that the course pursued by the authorities at
Pekin, Shanghai and Canton las done mora in
jury to the Chinese Empire than ii an nrading
army had marched straight to the capital, cut
ting u wide swath OF drsO.ation
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
BAVANA'S NEW CHARTER.
Governor-Generni Wood Explains
Some of It's Provisions.

| HAVANA. Aug "A commission of the
municipality today visited General Wood in
reference to the new city charter General
Wood said that the charter should be
placed before them and that their wishes
would be consulted in everything As re-
| CARDS sanitation and public works, how
ever, he said that as the State was allow
| ing the municipality $685. eco n month for
| the expenses of these two departments the
state had to see how the money was spent.
| The commission admitted that there was
no good Cuban sanitary engineer who could
take care of the sanitary condition of the
city. The commission said they mistrusted
the charter was the work of General Lud-
low and his favorites. General Wood as
sured the commission that the municipality
would have full say in everything. but the
| Americans must have charge of the sani-
tation of Havana, as well as of the other
ports of the island.
Havana merchants are sending a protest
to Washington against the section OF the
custom laws regarding tares. The section
says that when several sorts of goods
which are allowed different tares come
packed together then the tare of the whole
package shall be assessed a IL the pack
age only contained goods which are al
lowed the lowest proportionate rebate in
weight. owing to the manner of packing
the other classes of goods in the same
package thus having less allowance made
for tare thal they would have il packed
separately.
Collector Bliss says 1t is imperative to
enforce The section. II 1t is not enforced
the staff OF the customs service, appraisers
and examiners of goods, will have to be
enormously increased in order to entirely
empty package which contains more than
one class of goods in order to assess the
tare. he declares that the customs de-
partrnent would run a great risk of being
cheated IL the section was altered He
adds that the merchants should instruct
their agents in Spain and other places Lot
to pack goods OF different classes in The
same package.
The report of Mr.. Gray on the sewerage
and paving OF Havana gives an essin.1.e =
about 100000. being half the amount
estimated by Mr.. Laeombe Mr. Cray's
estimate also covers double the area COW
cred by Mr.. Lacombe. as 1t includes The
suburbs OF Principe, Jesus del Monte La
Nedado, and Ell Cerro. II makes full pro-
vision for the discharge OF sewage matter
down the coast and for clearing the mouth
CT the harbor. A meeting of the secre-
taries was held today. The principal mat
ter discussed was the coming elections
The electoral districts were agreed upon.
Senior Rarreiro. Secretary of Justice. has
resigned, owing to i'll health The man
chosen to succeed him will probably be
one suited to undertake vigorous cam
paign for reforms in the administration
OF justice and also II necessary to reform
the personnel of the courts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
Republican Moral pesuetude.

eve recognize the great principles laid down
in the immortal Declaration Of Independence as
The true foundation of democratic government;
and we hail with gladness every effort toward
making these principles living reality on every
inch Of American soil"
How would such a plank as that above
quoted appear in platform of the Repub-
lican party of today. when the great lead
ers and organs of that faith are occupied
IN showing that the Declaration OF I776
though a very pretty piece Of rhetoric, is
utterly impracticabIe. and that as matter
Of fact the principles therein enunciated
have never been actually carried into ef-
feet? The idea that governments derive
their just powers from the consent Of the
governed is riGiculed as Anticipated and
obsolete. and We are now taught doctrine.
acquired perhaps from association with
our British allies. that governments derive
their just powers from superior military
force.
Strange as 1t may seem, the extract
quoted above is taken from a Republican
,;;s:---u. being that adopted at the Ma
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03

writer in the Engineering Magazine
suggests that useful agent for the spread
OF civilization in Porto Rico would be the
county fair, or something like it, in which
prizes should be offered for the finest
needlework, the best farm products, etc.
To one who knows the characteristics of
Latin peoples. this idea sounds promising
The men and women Of the West Inlifs
like nothing better than such fete, and
would undoubtedly be stirred to a spirit OF
keen emulation By prizes or decorations
thus offered This would tend to encohr-
age the development Of industries of yari-
Gus kinds. and by bringing the people to-
gether in competition once year would
promote the spread of new ideas
But there are places nearer home where
the county fair could be revived or i'm
proved with great profit. One of the prob
lens Of the age Is how to keep people
contented and enable them to make llv-
ing in the country, instead Of crowding to
the cities In many cases it will be found
that the cause of such migration is the
dissatisfaction OF women with the farm.
They are hardly to be blamed for this.
The life OF the average woman on a farm
nowadays is anything but agreeable. Her
work is hard, monotonous, and unprofita-
BILE. and she is brought into contact only
with her own immediate family and the
laborers Sometimes she has almost no
social life Many OF the old time customs,
such as the quilting bee, the apple pairing,
and the corn husking.- have died out. The
quick-wltted, intelligent. sklllful American
woman. therefore, either goes to the city
herself 10 earn her living. or encourages
her future husband to go there and make
a home for her Sometimes he succeeds
and sometimes he does not; but a home in
the city is not likely to be half the sue
cess that the right kind of a home in 4
small village may be. In the village it is
possible 20 have personal influence for
good in ones own circle; in the city each
man is likely to be for himself II is in
small villages and on the plantations that
the great original ideas of American prog
ress were bred; among the people who had
time 10 think, and yet were not stagnant.
Obviously, the way to make people con-
tented on the farms is to give them some
thing to do there; and this can OILY be
done by establishing some new industry;
the old ones are dead. There is no reason
why lace-making and other work With h
can be done at home should not be 6one
by farmers daughters who are obliged to
remain in the country until they can find
suitabis opportunities elsewhere. There
was an industry known to the farmers
wife in the last generation, dubbed the
"drawn-in rug" Owing to the native lack
OF taste In the Angio-Saxon, most OF these
rugs were hideous objects; but city
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
NAVAL OFFICERS NOT PLEASED.
The Torpedo Bont Craven Given Her
Final Trial.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 2.-The torpedo
boat Craven. a craft of English design.
built at Bath. Me-. was given her final ac-
ceptance trial this afternoon, the board
conducting the trial being composed OF
Captain Hemphill, president; Chief Engin-
eer C. p. Rocker. Naval Constructor w.
L. Caps, and Lieutenant Commander R.
Henderson, recorder. No attempt was made
TO secure her speed limit, which, on her
official speed trial, was nearly a knot be-
low the contract requirements.
She was inspected by the board and
then put to task. running up and down the
jamestown shore fer an hour. No atten-
ton was rald to the measured mile time
all records being taken from the patent
log trailed astern and by this she averaged
only about IS 12 knots under natural
draft. Force draft was not attempted.
Her speed on her official trial was 80
knots. and while the board said after the
trial that the days work was satisfactory,
the representatives of the builders would
say no more and referred to the fact that
the naval board were on board. She and her
sister boat, the Dahlgren. have been at the
torpedo station now for several weeks
and have net won many friends. for while
they have speed, even though 1t is below
the contract requirements, they are not
u perfect success as 10 mechanical manlp-
ulation: besides, their quarters are cramp-
ed ard inconvenient. A particularly OBJ
jectionable feature for torpedo work is
that the engines are so built that In re-
versing they work upder high pressure
alone. causing delay in execution of a hur-
ried order to change direction.
In appearance. too their square deck
house gives them the appearance of be-
longing to some other fleet than our own.
The two boats here have been in commits
sion several weeks and upon the accep-
lance OF the report of the board will be-
come a part OF our navy. The lack of
speed was adjusted at the time OF their
previous trial.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
HURT BY FALLING PILLAR.
Iron Column Crashes Through n Fac
tory Root.

NEW YORK. Aug 2---An iron pillar
sixteen feet long and fo<.. through fell
through the roof of Max Gcdberg's fancy
leather factory at 50 Walker Street this
afternoon and hurt eight CO the factory
hands. three Of them seriously. The rest
OF the girls and men employed in the
factory were badly scared. The pillar
came from the top OF a new steel-frame
building that Is being erected at 395
Broadway en- the corner of Walker Street.
There was a pile Of the pillars on the
fifteenth or top floor of the new building.
Many masons were at work on the flor
below. (. derrick rugged on the top floor
was hosting stone and mortar TO theta.
One of the derrick guy ropes broke and the
derrick slowed around and kicked two Of
the big pillars over the edge of the build
ing. One of them fell into the unfinished
building and stopped at the fifteenth floor.
1t hit no one. but gave the masons bad
scare.
The second pillar fell out from the wall
and dropped ninety feet or more to the
roof of the Six-story building next door on
Walker Street. tinsmith's shears could
have made no heater hole than was made
in the tin Roof. Underneath the part OK
the roof that the pillar struck thirty peo-
pie were working. More than half Of them
were girls.
The pillar and parts OF the roof came
down upon them in a splinter-scattering
cloud. To one looking at the wreck after
ward 1t was inexDlicable that eg the en-
ployes were not crushed to death. One
girl, Fannie Cohen. was fairly under the
falling pillar Her life was saved by an
electric light wire. which caught the pillar
and stopped 1t Just six .2ehes from the
girls head as she lay unconscious.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
THE DADY CONTRACT.
Government Officials Decline to Dis
cuss the Restraining Order.

Secretary Root could not be seen last
night in regard to the temporary ;njunc-
ton Issued by Judge Thomas in New York
restraining Governor General Wood from
taking any action with regard to the NUM-
cipal code in Havana that might interfere
with the interested rights of NJ J. Dady
under his Government contract. None of
the other officials of the War Department
would express an opinion on the subject
on the ground that il is a legal question
which has for several days been under
consideration by the Attorney General
When General Wood was In New York
he anticipated just such action by Mr.
Dady. and papers were sent here Monday
relating to the matter They have been
sent to the Attorney General for an oEin-
ion as to whether the courts of the United
States can interfere with General Wood s
PRONUNCIATION Of the Cuban code and the
application OF the laws so adopted. At
torney General Griggs has not yet zen
dered any opinion. Meanwhile General
Wood has sailed for Havana and some off,
ciais believe he will promuIgate the code
and probably carry out its provisions re-
gardless of Judge Thomas order.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
WALL STREET SURPRISED.
ID. & o. Directors Declare n Dividend
of Per Cent

NEW YORK. Aug. The Baltimore snd
OHIO Railroad directors gave Wall Street a
surprise today>by declaring dividend OF 4
per cent on the common stock. payable in
TWO fnstaliments. out of last years earn
lnss. "A semi-annual dividend OF 2 per cent
%, tHS common stock was promised sc mi
officially two or three weeks sgo sns n
was not until very recently that there was
be pursued po-iS' will
Nilnin tne past few days. however. ,hers
nave been hints that the board was as
posed 10 give the common stockholders
sometaing more than per cent. in cnse-
queuce OF the unusually large earrt,,s -.
ported for the fiscal year ending Jure a. =
The following official announcement wa.
Issued Immediately after the meeting to-
day:
THE board OF directors Unanimously
adopted the recommendation of the execu-
tive committee that dividend of per
cent on the preferred stock out OF the ret
earnings of the second six months OF the
last fiscal year shall be paid to stockholdsr
OF record August Is on September T. Tae
recommendation was also made that div
inend or per cent on the common capital
stock of the company be declared from the
net earnings Of the company for the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1900. per cent Their OF
payable on September 4. $500. TO the stock
holders Of record at the closing OF the
books on August Is. 1900. and the remain
ing per cent on March 1. 1901. to stock
holders of record al such date As the board
OF directors may direct. The books shall be
closed for the payment thereof and the bsI-
ance OF surplus earnings remaining shall BIS
appropriated for improvements. better
ments. and additions to the property and
equipment made during the year ended
June 30. 1900. Transfer books close D. m.
August Is, reopen September ). 10 a. M
Accompanying this announcement was a
statement of the income account OF tie
Baltimore and Ohio system Qncluding Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern) for the
year ended June go with June estimated.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-03
Anarchists in america.

Our Congress has enacted laws against the adj
mission to our ports of convicted criminals.
paupers and contract labQrers: hut it has passed
none for the exclusion of Anarchists, or for the
barring out of social and political enemies TO ths
State or for the non-admission Of the lowest
vilest and most vicious cre3tures OF the Sums Of
the Continental cities. who have infested the cite
and towns of America, and whose chief contribt
tions 10 the country which has welcomed them
have beor iiiiteracy. anarchy. sloth and snuaid
and demoralizing living. The mass Of the repre-
sentatives of this multtudinoHs class does not add
to the wealth. dignity. greatness, or security o
the State. As rule. its nTpAJrs do not assimi.
late with the people who CIV them hospitality
they do nc. become. nor do they intend to be-
come loyal American citizens. They herd to-
gether in squalid Quarters" and from among
them are formed the groups societies, which
plot and plan assassination.