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The Delawarean., 1900-09-19
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATORS
Demand Appears First Time in Demo-
cratic National Platform.

Demand Appears First Time in Demo-
cratic National Platform.
The demand for a constitutional
amendment providing for the election
of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie, appears for the first time in n
Democratic national platform, but a
resolution proposing such an amend
ment, has three times passed the
house of representatives, and that,
too, practically without opposition.
Whatever may have been the reasons
which secured the adoption of the pres
ent plan, a century ago, new condi-
tions have made it imperative that the
people be permitted to speak directly
in the selection of their representatives
in the senate. A senator is no less the
representative of the state because he
receives his commission from the peo-
pie themselves, rather than from the
members of the state legislature. If
a voter is competent to vote for a
member of congress, for state officers
and for president, he is competent to
choose his representative in the SEN
ate. y system which makes the SEN
ator responsible for his election to the
people. as a whole, and amenable to
them if he misrepresents them, must
commend itself to those who have con-
fidence in the intelligence and patriot
ism of the masses.
The platform indorses the princi-
pie of direct legislation. This is al
ready applied to the more important
questions in nation, state and city. 1t
rests upon the sound theory that the
people can be trusted, and that the
more responsive the government is to
the will of the people, the more free
it will be from misuse and abuse.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-19

Continued on Fourth Page.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-19
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
Demand Contained in the Chicago Plat
form Reiterated.

Demand Contained in the Chicago Plat
form Reiterated.
The platform reiterates the demand
contained in the Chicago platform for
an American financial system made
by the American people for them
selves. The purpose of such a system
is to restore and maintain bimetallic
level of prices, and in order that there
may be no uncertainty as to the meth
cd of restoring bimetallism, the specif-
ic declaration in favor of free and un-
limited coinage at the existing ratio
of 16 to 1. independent of the action
of other nations, is repeated. In 1896
the Republican party recognized the
necessity for bimetallism by pledging
the party to an earnest effort to Sc
The Delawarean., 1900-09-19
THE LABOR QUESTION.

Abolition of Government by Injunction
Is Necessary.
Several planks of the labor platform
are devoted to questions in which the
Iaboring classes have an immediate
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

NEW YORK, July i2e--A dispatch to
the Herald from Berlin says:
A letter has just been published here
from Lieutenant Won Loesch. attache
OF the German legation at Pekln. Il Is
dated May %. and shows that the early
failure to Increase the guards OF the
various legations was due TO the action
Of the late Baron Won Ketteler. The
letter states that after the first at
tack BY the Boxers on the Pekin- Han
kow railroad. a meeting OF the minis
ters was held to decide whether add
tional troops should be sent for 70 pro-
tect the legations.
Baron Non xetteIer was very much
opposed to this being done. while the
French minister vas very much in
favor Of this course. The latter was,
however. overruled BY his colleagues.
". Pichon was 80 hurt BY this refusal
to ask for guards that he wept. An
other factor that led the ministers to
reach this unfortunate conclusion was
the desire Of the diplomatic corps to
take their usual summer holiday. and
Il was feared that II additional troops
were sent for they would not be able
70 do so.
Later on. as the Boxer movement in
creased. second conference Of minis
ters was called, at which it was re-
solved to bring detachments Of at least
50 men TO guard each legation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

LONDON. July i3.-A terrible veil
Of silence enshrouds PekIn and there
Is nobody but what believes that the
worst has happened. II u taken for
granted that all the powers have ex-
hausted every means 20 get direct news
from their legations. and the fact that
their efforts have been in vain leaves
but one Interpretation.
The Chinese representative In Berlin
denies the statement that Ii Hung
Chang had sent 70 him a hopeful
telegram. He says thal on the contrary
no direet telegram had been received
BY him from 81 Hung Chang for some
time.
The days news Is again restricted
70 the usual crop OF untrustworthy ru-
mors, the most serious OF which re-
ported by the correspondent OF the
Express is 70 the effect that Euro
peans are directing the Chinese mill
ltary operations
Statements are in circulation in
Shanghai, accusing the Russians of the
irdiscrimInate slaughter OF friendly
Chinese non-combaiants. without re-
gard &c age or sex. II is stated that the
Tao Tai Office OF Shanghai protested
TO the powers. against these Russian |
slaughters.
rhe news is circulating throughout |
Yang Use valley that General Ma has
inflicted crushing defeat upon the /
allies at rien Tsin. and that the for
eign army has been cut to pieces east
OF Pekin,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
MEXICAN TRAIN LOOTED.
First Train Hold-Up on Record in
Mexico.


MEXICO CITY. Mex. July PA
daring train robbery took place Tues
day night near Chihuahua. on the Mex
ican Central. After the train side
tracked to let a passenger train pass
1t. 1t was found that the spikes on the
siding had been pulled out The train
was derailed and the train crew at
tackled by a dozen bandits. Many
shots we're fired. Meanwhile the passen-
ger train arrived and the crew. taking
in the situation. pulled back TO Chihua-
hua with the crew Of the freight train.
Win forcs> Of police and rnraIes. the
passenger train returned to the scene
OF the hold-up. The robbers had brok-
en- into several freight cars and carried
away booty The police and soldiers
started in pursuit. and one rcbber was
captured with some booty. Thus far
this is the first train hold-up on record
in Mexico.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

SAN DIEGO. July is.-rhe steamer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

LONDON. July is.-The Shanghai
correspondent OF the Daily Mail says
that the following story regarding the
position IN PekIn emanates from Chi
nese Official sources.
The two remaining legations. the
British aud Russian. We're attacked In
force on the evening Of July 9. Prince
Tuar being Ia command. The attack
ers were divided. Prince Tuan COM
manced the center: the right wing was
led by Prince Tsai Yin and the left
by Prince Yin Lin. The reserves were
under Prince Tsln Yu.
The attack commenced with artil-
lory lighting which was severe and
lasted until O'Clock In the morning.
by which time both legations were
destroyed and all the foreigners were
dead. while the streets around the le-
gations wers full OF dead bodies Of both
the foreigners and the Chinese.
Upon hearing Of the attack Prince
Ching and General Wang Wen sha
went with troops TO the assistance OF
the foreigners but they were outnum-
bered and defeated. Both Prince Ching
and General Wang Wen sha were
killed.
Several foreigners are said 70 have
escaped through the gates"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

nghtlng at Tien Tsin That. In itself,
is regarded as a hopeful sign Of the
approaching collapse OF the Boxer"
movement. and the termination OF the
state OF lnsurreciion that exists in Pc
kin and Shan Tung.
vlctors do not apologize; hence the
exculpatory statement OF yesterday Is
believed TO be pregnant with meaning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

NEW YORK, July l2.--A dispatch to
the Herald from Shanghai says:
A private letter from Pelin, dated
June "a, and received at Tien Tsin June
so. says;
We are in danger Of death. Thirty
thousand troops are attacking. Only
three days food Is left
mo news from troops, II no troops
come all seems hopeless.
"Mallen's store has been burned and
the Hotel de Pekin bombarded. The
Italian. Dutch. American and part of
the British legations have been
burned"
This confirms Sir Robert Hart's dis
patch Of the same date. Yuan Shih XII
has telegraphed Taoti Sheng that he
has received a verbal message from
Pekin, dated July 8, to the effect that
two legations were still uncaptured
and that more than half the Boxers had
Refugees who arrived today
from Tien Tsln, which they left on July
5. regard the position Of foreigners at
Pekin as hopeless since June 26.
SAN DIEGO. July 1.-THE steamer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

(contInued 0n EouTLh Paea.l
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

NEW YORK. July l2.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Che
Foo. dated July 5, says:
A courier from Sir Robert Hart in
Pekin has just arrived. bringing this
message dated June 25:
Close to good bye. Near the end"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
FusIoNIsTs FILL TICKET.
After Long Tussel the spoils Are
Divided

0lNlaCA
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 1.-THE Ne
braska fusionists in the state conven-
tions, beginning at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. completed their work at $50
o'clock this evening. after an almost
continuous session. The ticket is as
follows:
Governor. William A. Poynter. Pop
ulist; lieutenant-governor. E. A. Gil
bert. Silver Republican; treasurer. S.
B. Howard, Populist; attorney general.
William D. Oldham. Democrat; auditor.
H. S. Griess. Populist; land commits
sioner. H. r. Carey. Populist
one-half Of the presidential electors
were given to the Populists and the
other half to the Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
MPRIsoNEp N THE "RRre. :
Captain to Be Court Martialed for
Brutal Treatment Of Sick Man.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 12.-Charges
looking tc the trial by court-martial
have been preferred with Colonel Long
against Captain Charles T. Baker, of
the United States transport Summer.
The cause of complaint is that Captain
Baker caused the death Of Henry B.
Ryan by confning him in the brig"
or prison aboard ship, while he was
ill. In consequence of this charge Of
murder is preferred against Captain
Baker.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

Belgian King. from Hong Kong, re-
ports that A. II Butler. president Of
Of the California 4 Oriental Steamship
Company. with his wife and daughter,
was In Pekin when the Boxer move
mtnt became dangerous. and only left
the city the day before communlea-
tIon with the outside world was closed.
They are now safe In Yokohama.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
DEMOCRATS Ar INpIANApoLIs.
side-show Will Be Held There to At
tract Indiana Voters.

CHICAGO. July 12.-Bryan and Ste
venscn win be officially notified of their
nomination at indianapolis on August
s. if the plan adopted by the Demo-
cratic managers today holds good.
Mayor Thomas Taggart. Of Indianapo-
lis. says the Democratic win be able
to carry Indiana II the notification
ceremonies are held in the HoosIer
capital.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
WILL MEET AT TACOMA.

washington Republican Committee
Prepares for the Convention.
SEATTLE. July 12.-At the meeting
Of the Republican state central COM
mittee today it was decided to hold the
nominating convention in Tacoma. Au-
gust l5. No other city was an ap-
plicant for the honor. The basis Of
representation win be two delegates at
large from each county and one dele
gate for each 100 votes or major por-
lion thereof cast in each county for
w. L, Jones for congressman in 1898.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

WASHINGTON, July l2.-"on to Pc
kim" Is the policy adopted by our
government. It is said that regardless
OF the issues raised as 10 the authen-
ticity OF the last Chinese note or the
accuracy Of its statement Of fact, or
the question raised as to the response
bllity for the present situation, our
government is at least determined not
70 relax It's efforts to reach Pekln. to
get In touch with Mr. Conger II he
Is alive, to take the necessary steps
for the protection Of American inter-
ests and. in fact. TO do all those things
set out In Secretary Hays note to the
powers. including the reckoning with
the person or persons responsible for
the outrageous events Of the past six
weeks.
Twenty-four hours consideration of
the Chinese note leaves the officials
here convinced that II marks the be-
ginning Of a general effort on the part
OF the Chinese officials TO relieve the
Chinese from responsibility for the
treatment of foreign ministers and the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

WE made brief reference last week
to M. A. Hull's preparation for clean
ing printers rollers and discs. Since
that time we have used it more extern
slyely and find that it is even better
than we thought it to be then. 1t will
not only cut out all the dirt collected
on printing material, but it will revive
any old hardened roller and make it al
most as good as new-in fact it will
make all, except the worst cases. fully
as good as new. This liquid can also
be used successfully for thinning print
ers ink if 1t is used judiciously aud it's
use either in ink, or on the rollers and
discs cleans the type while 1t IS being
used. Milt has been working on this
matter long time and we believe he
has discovered liquid that will soon
take the place OF gasoline, coaloil inko.
lenm etc., which are now being used in
printing offices. aud it will save grea.
deal of time, money and work to the
fraternity. No office that once begins
to use it will have anything else. Bro.
Hull Is a printer of 80 years experience
and has been over good deal of this
old world" and 1t is not strange that he
should have made this discovery. IF
he is not rewarded we shall always be-
lleve he should be, because he has dis
covered an invaluable labor and money
saver for the newspaper men and
printers generally.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
DISCOVERED BY A WOMAN.

Another great discovery has been
made. and tina. too. by lady in this
country. Disease fastened it's clutch.
es upon her aud for seven years she
wlthstood its severest tests, but her vi.
tai organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed necessarily, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way tC
| recovery, by purchasing of US bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for con.
sumption, and was SO much relieved or
taking first dose that she slept al
night; and with two bottles has beer
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs
Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. c.
Hamnick Il Co., of Shelby, N. G.
Trial bottles free at j r. Young Drug
Store. Regular size soc and 81. Ev.
cry bottle guaranteed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

Another prosperity croak-
er has gone wrong. We were
panied to learn that the Hon.
Billie MiIlar, now representa-,
tive from this county and an
aspirant for higher honors at
the hands of the republican
party, was laboring with the
County Commissioners for a
rebate on his taxes. The re-
publican ''fixers," during the
recent campaigns, lost many
hours Of sleep because the
Populists said taxes were too
high, and they denied it from
every goods box, street cor
ner and cross-road in the
lanQ, nenCe we are shocked
to observe that one of these
same gentlemen comes before
the commissioners and gets d
reduction. Then again, they
tell us that everybody has
plenty of money and if such
be the case, we are at a loss
to understand why one of the
ring leaders of the par
ty advocating this strange
doctrine kicks on paying into
the public treasury according
to the assessors returns.
There is a wide difference be-
tween theory and practice.
See!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

GERALD VOLK, himself one of the
leading republicans of Wichita, was a
delegate to the Kansas Municipal Lea
que last week, and on his return home
said: The Populistic idea Of munich
pal ownership has become so strong in
the state that even republican Topeka
cannot elect mayor who is not in ia.
Yor of municipal ownership" The writ
er we'll remembers calling the roll in
the senate on tie bill that became a
law, granting cities the right to own
and maintain their own system of
water works, and that every repub,
llcan of that body not only voted
against it but got up and howled anar.
chy and the Lord only knows what
But to return to our subject, as the
preacher says, if municipal ownership
is good thing for cities, and every.
body admits it, why would not govern.
ment ownership of public utilities be a
good thing for the peoplep What re-
publican paper will inform us?-King.
man journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The republicans (meaning
the rank and pile) who are
not opposed to trusts. are
few. But the question of
method is a thing upon
which they are undecided.
They are seemingly depend
ing on their party leaders to
pilot them out of the wilder
ness, in the face of the fact
that the party has been in
power almost forty years,
during which period these
mammoth institutions of
combined wealth have been
born and made strong by a
tax exacted from: the pockets
of every American citizen.
If it had been the intention
OF the party leaders to regn-
late trusts, why have they
not done something during
this long reign? If they pro-
pose to do something now,
what is it! What plan of
procedure has any of them
offered? If they are sincere,
why have they representative
trust stockholders at the
head of their councils who
say that trusts are a benefit
to the people? We can not
understand how any sane
man, in the light of the par,
tvs history and the person
nell of its present leadership.
can even hope that the re.
publican party will do aught
else but continue to encour-
age combined wealth in
bleeding" the masses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
SERVANTS COME HIGH.

Servants come high, but we could not
get along without them. If we must
have servants we ought to keep them
in style BETTING land in which the
people are all rich, IN which there is no
| poverty and want, In which the people
enjoy freedom not elsewhere known.
That we do up the job in this style is
evidenced by the following from the
Washington Post of December 18th.
You will notice that not one of these
articles is the product of this land but
all foreign, and made by foreign skill.
The American is not intelligent
enough to make furnishings for even
the second servants:
The Vice Presidents room in the
Capitol is a model in luxurious ap-
pointment. In its sumptuousness il
excels Senator Thurston's Turkish
room. and that is saying good deal
Of course, there is no secret about it's
magnificence, for The door of the room
is always open, and the verlest strag-
gler into the Capitol can get glimpse
of its artistic decoration The report
OF The secretary of the Senate gives,
however, some interesting details as to
the cost of surrounding the Vice Pres
ident with such elegance. Here are
few of the items:
Imported silk mohair Khedive carpet -. 1886
Antique Mahogany desk ............... 1925
Mahogany library table $50
davenport SOIa. ....-........ 3 100
Two royal Sennah rugs. S2ls
Two pairs Brussels point lace curtains :. $500
Neapolitan silk velvet portiere $40
But, after all these costly desks and
tables and curtains and other things,
are thrown into the shade by the
browning item of extravaganza. Upon
the mahogany desk of the Vice Pr4sl-
dent is silver inkstand. 1t is massive.
| artistic, elegant. 1t ought to be. The
taxpayers Of the United States paid for
that single inkstand upon the Vice
| Presidents desk the sum of ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
There are other items in this report
of expenditures which afford food for
thought. For instance, it cost the Sen
ate $136 for lemons, for lemonade dur
ing one week in June-but it may have
been pretty hot week-while the
statement that at the same time no less
than 3,7OO empty bottles, which had
contained llthia water. were returned
shows that the Senators must have had
an almost unquenchable thirst. Dur
ing the blizzard last winter the Senate
spent 500 for carriages.-Appeal to
Reason.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
There can not be a demo-
cratic form of government
as long as the people do not
make the laws.

1t is hoped that the cattle
men of Kansas will succeed
in the fight against the new
schedule of rates enfOrc ed by
the railroad companies, but
we fear the hope is vain.
When the court of visitation
was abolished the railroads
made a great winning and
they are now bold and fear
less. They can get anything
they want, in the courts, as
at present constituted, and
the fight of the cattlemen
has very little alarm for
them. Our sympathy is all
with the cattlemen, but we
don't see much encourage
ment for them. Absolute
government ownership and
operation at cost is the only
remedy and all shippers will
find it out after they are tir-
ed of experiments and make,
shifts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
In a case in Kingman coun

In a case in Kingman coun.
ty in which the county com.
missioners brought suit
against the register of deeds
for fees collected in excess OF
salary under the new law
Judge Gillett holds the fee
and salary law of 1897 con
stitution as to compensation
and unconstitutional as to
penalty. Both the plaintiff
and defendant are dissatisfied
with the decision and the case
is being prepared for the su
preme court. The consensus
Of opinion among lawyers is
that the law will stand, as il
should.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

Ten years ago the republi.
cans of Kansas proclaimed in
favor of free silver and ex.
pansion of the currency. Now
they are in line for an abso.
lutte gold standard, destruc
ton of the greenbacks and
contraction of the paper cur
rency. The party will con
tinue to retrograde.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

You who are opposed to
monopoly extortion, but do
not endorse government own
ership because you say it
would be a failure what
remedy have YOU to offer? Are
you sincere or are you simply
waiting for some political
demagogue to hatch out a
subterfuge?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The republicans who are
making so much fuss over
what they term the "Goebel-
ties stealing the governor.
ship of Kentucky" have no
room to howl. When Samu.
ell j. Tilden was elected to
the presidency as a democrat,
the republicans stole it away
from him and seated r. B.
Hayes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The wholesale paper deal,
ers Of the Southwest, inclnd-
ing the states of Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Texas
and New Mexico have form.
ed a trust of their own and
another advance in the price
Of paper will soon be an.
nounced. Thus We will be
taxed to swell the dividends
of both the big trust and the
little trust.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
The Wallace managers ar,

The Wallace managers are
still active and they claim
that Congressman Long will
be defeated in the nominal
ing convention. Wouldn't it
be awful if such a thing
should happen! especially af-
ter Chester, with the aid of
Cy Leland, got place on the
ways and means committee
which is foolishly looked up.
on as an honorable position.