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ROBERTS m DEFENSE.
Mormon Makes a Strong Plea for JUS
tice Refore the House

tA~~ Ab~ADtG TIC A1OttSCsf +
Debate on the Roberts case reports be
gan in the national House Tuesday.
Chairman Tayler argued for the majority
resolution, which provides for excluding
the Utah member. Mr.. Littletield of
Maine argued for the minority resolution
to permit Roberts to be sworn IN and
then expel him. Mr.. Roberts closed the
debate for the day. without exhausting
the period allotted to him. He quoted
from the findings of the committee. and
asked, Without 4 violation of the con-
stitution of our country can you deny Die
the right to appear AT the bar OF The
House. from which have been improper
ly turned away, and prevent me from
being sworn
The House, be continued. was subject
10 great temptation ut this time 10 re-
spond TO the popular will, without regard
TO the limitations imposed by the consti-
tuition. Other great and proud nations,
as much so as the United States, had for
violations of this kind gone into decay
and naught but ruins marked the places
they once occupied. And so | would
warn you of the danger of the departing
from the constitution TO respond to the
clamOr of misled people, What was pro-
posed in the House now. Roberts said,
was that because in the sanctity of the
church men have taken plurality of
wives. one of whom has been elected q
Representative in Congress, and the sane
tity of the home is threatened. more
lawless act than polygamy shall be done
to rebuke the man so elected. Mr.. Rob
erts said. as he had said on the second
day of the session. that he did not stand
as the advocate or defender of polygamy.
1t had been conceded by Luther. TO
whom more than any other man the peo-
pie of to-day owe whatever of religious
and civil liberty they possess. thar polyg-
amy was not prohibited by the scriptures,
and that it was crime merely because
it was prohibited by law. The people who
believed and practiced polygamy. he said,
did so as a part of their religion. which
they believed came to them direct from
God. In that view they had not at first
submitted to the laws against it. hoping
for a favorable Judgment by the court,
and when that failed. for reversal. But
the reversal did not come. Thirteen hum
dred Mormons in Utah suffered punish
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mont by the courts including the Repre-
sentative from that State. They need
not have suffered he went on, IF they
had but said the word'
! Roberts pleaded that the men who had
suffered must not be judged too harshly.
Since the famous manifesto against pu-
raj marriages. he assessed, they had ceas-
cd Ia Utah, despite all that had been said
and charged to the contrary The aban-
donment of the institution of polygamy
! had meant death to some of its advo-
Gates, and che heartaches which had at
tended the proceeding had caused many
others to hope that the same solution Of
the problem might come to them.
| The laws against plural marriages did
not obtain in the States surrounding
Utah, so that many plural wives had been
sent into them, the husbands remaining
in Utah and there observing the law
against plural marriages Roberts said
| it was a mistake to hold that he was
| the representative of the Mormon church.
chosen over the protest of the gentle citi-
Zens. lie had been elected after a thor
ough canvass, in which the people knew
all about him, by a plurality of 5,6G5.
| The right of a constituency to the free
choice of its representative oIght not be
denied or abridged by the action of the
House. The Mormon people of Utah, he
asserted, were not disloyal, but they were
! loyal to the institutions of their country.
and neither deserved nor merited the re-
Duke that was sought 10 be put on them
In conclusion Roberts said he could
neither be excluded nor expelled without
dangerous action-action that threatened
to overthrow the foundation of Govern
ment. And | intend, gentlemen" he
continued, his voice rising to its highest
pitch, and his whole manner intense and
dramatic to the last degree, striding up
and down the aisle, ito cling so closely
to the pillars of liberty that you shall not
drag me away unless you pull the pillars
down with me-"
The House resumed the debate on the
Roberts case at IL o'clock Wednesday,.
The galleries were again well filed. most
of the occupants, as on Tuesday. being
women. Mr.. Powers fNt.) was the first
speaker. He argued in behalf of excIu.
sion of Mr.. Roberts The contention Of
the minority for expulsion, he said. ran
up against the very preeedents which
were cited in its support. We are not
separating wife from husband" said Mr.
Powers. commenting on Mr.. Roberts
speech. 'Polygamy has never been lega
in Utah. either before or after her ad
mission into the Union Polygamy was
! Illegal under the common law Of Eng.
land. The moment he took wife No. 2
the marriage. was void. Mr. Roberts
knew the law. He cannot now plead the
baby act against the law and stern jus
tice'
Mr.. Snodgrass Of Tennessee followed
Mr.. Powers. supporting the views OF the
minority in favor of seating and then
lexpeiling Mr. Roberts Mr.. Lands lind
argued that Utah had violated her com
pct with the United States. Mr.. Landis
went over the record Of the apostles OF
the Mormon Church to show thai most
Of them were guilty Of continued polyg
amous practices. Some Of his statements
were sensational
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Thc Pntatn Crnn.

The potato crop last year was esti
mated ct 242,000,00o bushels. with a
yield of 1871 bushels per acre. The aver.
age price may be placed at about sc
cents n bushel, which Is a considerable
addition to the income of the farmers in
certain sections. While the value OF
500 per acre is not equal TO that of
many crops which are grown by gar
.deners near large cities, it is a fairly
remuneratiye one. and has the great
advantage to many people that it does
not need 70 be taken to market every
siay, ike strawberries. nor AT just the
momeHt Is q nit for use, like many gar
aen crops. tutit can be stored and sold
when the owner is ready to attend to il
after his harry of harvesting is over
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- of nIinnr go

Chicago now wants deep waterway
to the gulf Of Mexico.
Barrows' wall paper plant, Baltimore,
burned. Loss $S0,090
Marie Piccolomini, 40. great opera. sing
er. Is dead IN Italy
Said that 1900 Americans settled in
Canada last year.
Queen Sophia. SfockhoIm. entertained
several Chicago women.
Ohio Coal Traffic Association April i.
viii advance rates 10 cents ton.
Over 10000 Lafayette dollars were sold
IN Chicago at 81 e-es.-
Chicago building trades connect is
against the employment Of women in fac
tories.
Yard men and freight men Of the Penn
sylyania lines have received a 10 per cent
increase.
Thomas Mcdowell. father OF Mel
bourne Mcdowell. the actor. IS dead.
South River. \. b.
J. p GridIey. son Of the late Captain
Or the Olympia. has applied Tor a second
iieutenancy in the marine corps.
Executive committee OF the National
Farmers Congress selected Colorado
Springs. Colo, as the seat Of the annual
congress. aug. Il ..
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NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Convict's Confession Leads to a Crooks
Capture-The Racine Water Compan
Would Sell End of the Campfield

The apprehension of Fred La Felle as
the alleged slayer of William J. Tulis at
Burlington on the night of Oct. II is
based on a confession of Frank Smith.
recently sent to the State prison at Wau-
pun from Kenesha. Smith told a strange
story of the murder OF Tulis. He said
that he was one of the men who had
knowledge of the crime and that there
were five others implicated. The other
two whose names We're given were La
Felle and John Raymond. Two Of the
others are confined in the State reforma-
tory at Green Bay, whils the sixth one
and Raymond are still at large Smith
stated to the Sheriff that the men went
to steal some liquor and when they saw
the Waterman it appeared he was about
to shoot and they fired, killing the old
man instantly. Smith refused to tell who
had fired the shot. After the crime was
committed. Smith said, the men escaped
to Kenosha county. Smith and La Felle
We're arrested for committing series of
burglaries in the western part of Kenosha
County. Raymond escaped on a techni-
cality, but the other two We're arrested
and committed
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FIGURES ON CROPS OF 1899.
Official Estimates of Acreage, Produc-
ton aud Value.

OTIlGtftl ESTIMATES III
ton and Naluc.
The statistician Of the Department Of
Agriculture has made public MS hnal
estimates of the acreage. production and
value OF the crops of 1899. The values
are based on the average farm prices on
Dec !. in accordance with the practice
OF the department.
The wheat acreage was -44.9J2-ol6- the
production 337 3G5. SIG bushels. and the
value 1919. 545..19. the average yield per
acre being 123 bushels and the average
fara price per bnsbel on DEG. ]. os.4
cents
The corn acreage was 3, lt2,JS9 the
production 2.OTS. IA; s:;s,,s and the value
S6292lo.IIO. the average yield per acre
being 25.3 bushels and the average farm
price per b.ishel OF Dec. J. BOB cents.
The acreage IN oats was 26.';4 $50,
the production T96.lTI.si3 bnshels. and
the Taluc SIsls, lG7 80. the average yield
per acre being SEQ bushels and the aver
age farm prizes per bushel on Dec. !. -
cents
Tae barley crep IS estimated At ID
ISL .'5e5 bushels. the rye cFols at =, :l6f :
I'll bushels. she buckwheat crop 1L09i,-
as bushels. the potato crop At rs. 49,
Do Bushels. and The hay crop at 5si,tj55.-
--i6 tons
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of Melbourne and then opened taber-
nacIe. Becoming violent in his language
against the Council he was given thirty
days to leave, and came to San Fran
cisco, where he opened a church. Going
to Chicago the year before the Worlds
Fair, he started tent service on what
later became the Midway Plaisance.
He is now the lessee Of a church with
a seating capacity of $500, and also of a
hall where be has printing establish
ment, with perfecting press. three du-
pick presses and many job presses, 1lS
stands and a chapel of sixty union print
ers. The building is also the home Of
the Zion Bank. a wealthy institution, and
the Zion City Land and Investment As
ISOLATION
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Rack for Feeding Corr Fodder

N@CA TOT Il eeuiu2 Corn Fodder.
Feeding unshreded corn fodder is
hard work, on account of the difficulty
of handling. There is also great part
of the stalks that the cattle will not
eat This accumulation under the cat
ties feet or about the feed lot soon be-
comes a nuisance. Accompanying this
description j. l.. Irwin sends to the
Orange Judd Farmer sketch of a
rack that will be easy to fill and which
will retain the stalks, allowing the cat
tie to strip off the leaves. corn and ten
der, eatable portions. The uneaten por-
ton can be cleaned out before filling
anew, and the useless stalks piled up
FOR hauling away or mixed with the
accommodating manure heap, where the
refuse of barn and stable is piled be-
fore being hauled TO the fields.
The rack is to be built against the
fence, so that the filling can be done
from the outside. the outside of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30

surface should be kept smooth and even
by frequent scrap;ngs, SO that the
water from rainfalls will flow off
quickly. Depressions in the road where
the water gathers should be filled up
by all means. A puddle in the roadway
Will soon make a mudhole, so it is n
matter of much importance that the
traselway be kept smooth and even to
maintain good road 1t is one thing
to make good road-a road well un-
derdrained and surface drained-and
it is equally important that timely re-
pairs be made and well made, other
wise much of the work of construction
will be lost. Again we say keep the
roads in good repair; it is more than
half the battle.
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Offers to Sell waterworks.

The Racine Water Company made a
proposition to Mayor Higgins by which
the city of Racine may become the own
er of its water system. The company
asks that the franchise which it now has
be extended twenty-five years and that
the city pay an annual rental of SIG. 800
during that period, and at the expiration
of that time the owners of the company
agree to convey to the city of Racine all
of its property in the city The city
must also agree to bear the expenses in
cident to the construction of all pipe lines
and intake extensions of every kind. On
account of the present indebtedness of
the city it cannot purchase or build Il
water system of its own
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watmirC Food for Stock.

Most OF the advantages OF cooking
food. and especially of food containing
mueh water. come from feeding il
warm. II grain of any Kind is fed II
viii Go mere good ii ground and fed
dry than Il cooked Heat expands all
substances that contain starch. If fed
dry the animal eats more than ii sup
poses it $ eating. The expansion oc-
ours in u,e stomach, and the animal. if
: ruminant. lies down 10 chew its cud
and indulge in the long sleep that in
Sures g0ad health and good digestion.
II horses are fed too much it often
ssa,,Sas clific.
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Passengers on Electric Car Hurt.

An electric car ran off an open switch
ON State street. at Racine, when loaded
with fifty persons. 1t brought up
against the curbing and broke stone
hitching post. James Milliken, editor of
the Racine News, who was ON the rear
platform, was thrown off and struck on
his head. He was badly hurt about the
shoulders, back and thighs John Ole,
a hotel man, was seriously hurt and a
dozen or more of the passengers were
thrown about and bruised. Motorman
Peterson claims the brake failed to work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30

those who minister to the wants or
pleasures of mankind are often com
para lively unknown. The Ben Davis
apple, in many ways, has given pleas
ure to, thousands, and brought dollars
! to hundreds; but no one knows who
Ben Davis was, or where he lived or
died. All that is known of its history
is that it came into favor with orchard
planters, in the Southwest, and the
name travelled with the tree. Its ruddy
cheeks on pale yellow ground are
tempting, and its eating qualities are
by no means poor; yet it could not be
classed as specially fine, but as an all
round variety. it has popular points.
And, then, it is good tree for the
marketman, in this, that it does not
take as many years to come into hear
ing as some kinds, like the Northern
spy, for instance, and is regular. year
ly bearer-not requiring the resting
spells that some demand and seems
to be no favorite with apple diseases
that feast on other kinds. Altogether
it is a safe variety to plant.-Meehan's
Monthly.
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Camptield Murder Trial Ended.

After consuming a whole term of the
Circuit Court Aat Oshkosh, the Campfield
murder trial ended in the discharge of the
jury on account of failure to agree, after
being out forty-four ho.rs. The defend
ant, John Campfield, was accused of MUIR
dering Alphonse Sandow, an old French
hermit, at Rushford, whose agent he was,
the alleged motive being to get possession
of the old mans property. The evidence
against Camp6cld was wholly eircum-
stantial. The case will be dropped.
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A Phi1innine Harrow.

II is curious ut times 10 identify some
modern Improvement with ancient
methods. This thought will occur to
ssll who compare the semi barbarous
Philippine harrow shown in the illus
tic tooth harrow, which is a weeder as
well as an implement for preparing
the soil for the seed. Another idea in
this line. which will interest not few,
Is that the similarity between the most
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30

Great Religions City Near Chica.o
Where All VII Re Irrre

A great religious city. where the com
merce Of the world will center and where
there viii be no wickedlesS. will, if the
present plans of the promoters are car
ried out soon be built up in the suburbs
OF Chicago. The leaders of the peculiar
sect who are to be founders of the new
Zion are SO firm in their belief that de-
struction is soon to overtake Chicago be-
cause Of the wickedness of its inhabit-
ants that they have bought. or have an
option ON. 5000 acres of land near Wan
kegan. a suburb Of Chicago, on the lake
shore, and here the future city where all
is to be pure and good. is to rise.
John Alexander Dowie and his wife
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Afflicted with B1acklec.

Dr. f. ID. Roberts, of GAINESVILLE, was
recently called to several farms in the
vicinity of Stoughton to inspect several
head of valuable cattle. A close inspec-
ton soon convinced the doctor that the
animals We're suffering with what is
known as black-leg. This disease is most
generally found in calves and sheep. 1t
is characterized by settling of gelatin
Gus matter in the legs and sometimes in
the neck. 1t is more dreaded than lumpy
jaw. After being taken i'll the afflicted
animal lives but short time. The dis
ease soon works its way from the legs
to the loin portion of the back. The whole
system is then soon involved and death
follows.
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manger at a being onfy high enough to
retain the fodder. The frame Of the
rack should be made of 2x4s. The rack
b should be made of four-inch fencing
lumber, the Stats about four inches
apart. The outside rack. c, should be
set out far enough so the cattle can
easily reach down inside to pick up the
chaff. To guard against any waste
here, it is well to have the bottom, e,
fioored, and the floor surrounded by IA
six-inch board The rack can be made
any length, according to the amount of
stock to be fed.
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in the heavens, which may be read by all
men except those enclosed in the Chi
cago streets. Later Dowie is TO make a
triumphal tour to the Holy Land. On
the lake front will be situated 80 acres
of the tract, and there Dowie promises
the commerce of the world is to be cen
tered.
Dowie, who calls himself general over
seer Of the Christian Catholic Church,
was born in Scotland about sixty-six
years ago. He was educated for the
ministry in the Edinburgh Seminary. He
appeared in Australia about eighteen
years ago and started a grocery store.
He was elected to the Common Council
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30

Farmers who are living in their quie,
homes. &ith barns, corn cribs and eel
lars nIled with food tor themselves and
stock. inay think sometimes they are
making little money. They may com
Dlafn That Providence has dealt unjust
ly by them But ifsuch farmers knew
The difficulties which many prosperous
busy city men undergo whenever mon
- is .lose. because Of few bank sus-
pensions, they would complain no more,
The speculative business man in the
city. even the most prosperous, has
srophleS OF his own
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are the leading promoters Ground is
to be broken for temple carly in May
with most impressive ceremonies The i'll
are to be healed. Dowie declares. and
the world is to receive its first reveal
ton of what modern Zion is to be.
Later. building of two factories, the in
dustrial beginnings of the city. is to be-
gin. One is to be for the making Of
shoes, and the other is to he lace fac
tory. Next on the program will be the
laying of the corner stone for the Temple
of Zion, and then there are to be portents
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American GRAPES.

The ancestor Of all our native outdoor
grapes is the original Wild grippe which
the NorSemen found on the shores OF
vineland. The Concord is Supposed 70
be the \. i'd grape changed through cul-
tivation. Curiously enough, the seed
lings Of the Concord often turn out
white grapes, and dozen o. so varie-
ties, white, red and dark, originated in
this way.
The speed OF windmiils IS automat
icaliy regulated by new governor, :
wind shield being hinged TO the side of
the tower. 10 be blown out of i vertical
position as the vi Increases, with .
lever adjusted h shield to vary TIE
length Of the pis =. Stroke
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Assignee is Discharged.

The affairs of the Park Falls Lumber
Company, the last of the concerns in
volved in the Sherry failure, We're closed
up in the Circuit Court at Oshkosh and
the assignee discharged. The report of
the assignee shows total receipts, $685.
311.47; total expenses. S33, 1885,. The
total claims allowed by the assignee are
SS6, 995.S6. on which $40, 592.1S has been
paid, making total dividend of over 80
per cent.
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Ennineer BADLY Bnrned.

Edward Donnell, an engineer on the
Northwestern Railroad, was terribly
burned by the explosion of a valve in
one of the oilcups on his engine, when the
train was 1T Winnetka ILL., Donnell was
badly disabled, but as it was impossible
for him to secure substitute he re-
NAMED in his cab, and brought the engine
and train into Kenosha on time. The
sufferings of the man were most intense.
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Hutchins, was un-
yelled in Washing
ton the other day
in the presence of a
distinguished gath
ering. The statue
is raised in Scott
circle. Before the
unveiling the cerc-
monies of prcsenta-
ton and acceptance
were held in the
Lafayette O p e + a
House. President
Mckinley. occupied
a seat at the front
Of the stage, sur
rounded by the
members of his cab
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The Years snapiy of Wood.

All the wood needed for Use through
the year should be cut before the sap
beginS u rise. If Sae cutting of wood
is left until after the sap begins TO rise
il takes long time to dry it ont. and
the burning of green wood or wet wood
in stoves and ranges rUsts them out
faster than any other cause. Il is every
way more expensive. as all the wood
in burning has TO be made into char
coal or gas. and this uses up most of
the caloric that the wood furnishes.
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Draiua &C of Roads.

~Nater is the great road destroyer
and TOO much attention can not be Civ
en- 10 the surface and underdrainage of
roasls. says the Drainage Journal The
surface OF the road should be rounded
sufficiently and made smooth to give
the water falling on the travelway OF
the road flow to the storm bitches
on the sides of the load. The Travelled
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OPPOSES SEATING OF QUAY.
Majority Report Adverse to tho Penn
svlxaninn,s Claim


Reports in the Quay case were made in
the Senate Tuesday by the committee on
privileges and elections; the majority by
TURKEY and the minority by Hoar. The
first was signed by Turley. Gallery, Pet
tus and Harris and Burrows concurred
The views of the minority We're express
ed by Messrs. Hoar, Chandler, Pritchard
and McComas, the committee standing
FIVE TO four in favor Of excluding Quay
on the ground that the Governor of
Pennsylvania had no constitutional right
to appoint after the failure of the Leg
islature to elect.
After reviewing at great length all the
cases and precedents and particularly
those of Mantle. Beckwith, Allen and
Corbctt, the more recent ones, the ma
jority report concludes: The statement
Of these eases and prccedents shows that
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street car. 1t has a seating capacity Of
thirty PERSONS. 1t is equipped with a
30-horse power gasoline engine. Ii IS
claimed that the engine will consune bu,
five gallons Of gasoline in ten hours. The
car can be geared up to any required
speed.