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vote against the bill. Mr.. Leech
now denies both these facts, and |
as positively repeat them as facts,
referring to DR.. Hoss' statement in
Saturdays American for vertical
tion of my charge of the Senator'S
admission that he had been offered
money for his vote-and the differ
ence between "corrupt influences"
and the outright offer of "money"
for vote, does not appear as great
to most people as, judging from the
card to which his name is signed, it
seems to Mr.. Leech; and | am ready
to give to Mr.. Leech, as [ have al
ready done to the Investigating
Committee, the names of the gentle
men who nave written me that he
promised at least four persons to
vote for the Peeler bill as amended
to apply to the whole State, and this
should be satisfactory evidence of
his ''vacillating attitu e."
Tbe other matters mentioned in
Mr.. Leech's card of last Friday are
of comparatively small importance,
but they are Enthusiastically full
OF errors of memory. For example,
told him that a Nashville minister,
and not one from Dickson, had tele-
phoned me the rumor of the Sena-
tors Bachanalian reve!ry: and it
was Monday night before the Peeler
bill came up for consideration in the
Senate, and not Tuesday night be-
fore my interview with him. that
the Senator was said to Rave been
rather deep in his cups. [ shall be
very glad If, with these dates cor
rected In his recollection, the
Senator from Dickson can disprove
this still some what persistent rumor.
1t is altogether true, as the Senator
alleges, that | could not testify be-
tore the Investigating Committee
that money had been corruptly used
ana where. This lack of informa-
ton Is neither strange nor discredit-
aole To me, as 1t merely argues my
lack OF Intimate acquaintance with
men whose habit it is to give or take
bfioes Like the two other gentle
men who heard him admit that he
had been offered brides and that he
would give the names of those who
thus coITuptly approached him, l
tbougnt L was doing public service
when L gave TO the Investigating
Committee Senator Leech's name as
that OF a man who probably did
know about improper methods of
securing the defeat of proper legis-
iatloni but IL now appears that the
only thing the Senator had an OPP
portunlty to get was a suit of clothes,
while ali the money the saloon peo-
pie OF Tennessee raised was contrib
uted for the purpose of purchasing
at rather phenomenal prices, legal
ADVICE which hitherto has not come
more than miduling high.
Ii Mr.. Leech and his coterie Of
caro- writers will now subside until
after the Investigating Committee
has done its work, they will demons
irate the possession of a prudence
which thus far has not been lumin-
ously manifest.
IRA LANDRITH.
Nashville, Mar. 8.
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DEPOT QUESTION.
A Meeting Of Representative Bust
ness Men.
Committee Appointed to Meet Mel
Geddes and Present the Situa-
ton.

There was quite good attendance of
the representative business men of
Columbia at Dobbins q Ewings store
Friday evening. The meeting was held
for the purpose of discussing the depot
question and deciding what steps, If
any, could be taken to induce the rail,
road to build depot in keeping with
the size of the town and the amount of
travel and traffic at this station.
The matter was discussed in M iufor-
NAL way, quite number having more or
less to say in an advisory, businesslike
way, although no set speeches were
made.
Mr.. S. e. Calender occupied the
chair, and on motion be appointed a
committee to meet Maj Geddes, present
the situation to him, and ask his in
huence with the railroad authorities to
bring about the desired improvement.
Some preliminary correspondence had
already been had with Maj Geddes,
who by appointment was to meet the
committee Saturday. The committee
is composed as follows:
Mr.. ). Il. Calender, chairman: Messrs.
e. w. Gamble, E. E. McLamore, }. p.
Street, Meade Frierson, w. B. Green.
law, Eugene Anderson, Robert Nc
Kinney, r. @. EwinG, j, M. Dedman.
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that room; he had been killed instant.
~, and friend had carried away the
body. To save the familys name a
suicide had been declared; rejected
over and over. it was said, the young
man had come Into the garden and had
shot himself. All the evidence and the
surrounding circumstances poiated
plainly TO this theory. The man who
discovered him. it was said. had found
a note from the suicide upon his table.
directing him where to look for his
body; but. added Holbin. while the
coroner had by skillful selection of a
jury from among the family's friends
secured a hasty verdict Ia accordance
with the theory Of suicide, ii was APP
parent that the police were suspicious.
and il was said that some of them were
quietly searching for the woman who
had left the imprints of number two
shoes under the window of the wing
room. Such was the story.
Louise believed II implicitly. The
horror Of her crime deprived her for
the time Of her mental powers and
good Judgment. She suffered herself
20 be guided aud directed by Holbin.
She was consigned to the care OF an
elderly negro woman. and readily sc-
septed her room a. her prison. II was
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An Editors Troubles.

Editing this paper is nice thing
If we publish jokes, people say we
are rattle Drained. 1t we don't, we
are an old fossil. II we publish orl-
ginal matter they say we don't give
them enough selections. If we
give them selections they say we
are too lazy to write. If we don't 90
to church we are heather, if we
do then we are a hypocrite. If we
remain in thu office we ought to go
out and hustle for locals II we 90
out then we are not attending to our
business. IL we wear old clothes
they laugh at US. If we wear good
clothes they say we have a pull.
Now what are we TO do? Just -
likely someone will say we stole this
item from our exchanges, and so we
did.
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LAWYERS will Not Defend Shaw.

MEMPHIS, TENN, March S.-The
aged father of John Shaw, charged
with criminally assaulting a twelve
year-old school girl at Lucy, near
here, has been here two days
in an effort to secure the ser
vices of a lawyer to defend bis
son. The attorneys of the Mem
phis bar have refused to defend
him. After the arrest Shaw was
spirited of to Nashville to avoid a
lynching, but will be returned for
trial aext week. The evidence is con-
elusive and the only question seems
to be whether he will be legally ex-
ecuted or hanged by a mob.
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Conferenee Held.

Maj. Geddes arrived in the city Satur.
day, and met the committee at the
Bethel House appointed at last nights
meeting. The committee stated the
situation to the Major, and asked
him to present their claims to Presi-
dent Smith and do all he could in
their favor Maj Geddes did not
say what his road intended to do or
not to do.
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(To BE Continued
UNcALLED FOR LETTERS.

The following list OF letters remain
in Office for week ending Mar. -, 1901.
Booker, Miss + Hague, Mr. George
Cotright, Mr. Joe Hahn, Mr. Julius
Curry, Mr. VIM X Harris, Mrs Dolly
Dudley, Miss N Maxwell, Mrs d A
Ellison, Mrs C Moore, Mrs w
Flimens, Mr. John Pollard, Susie
Fryerson, Miss Fl ROLAND, Mr. Davitt
Glespy, Miss Queen Smyt the, Mr. f D
Glenn, Mr. John Strong, 8 q Co
Grishon, Malissie West, Mrs r II.
White, Mr. Bob
Parties calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
Advertised letters due one cent.
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Copyright. 1899, by !
CHAPTER VI.

In all the throng that followed 10
the grave in Hollywood the remains
Of the wealthy and once distinguished
John Brookin there was, aside from
family servants, but one sincere
mourner. The slender figure of his
daughter Frances, supported by the
strong arm of DR.. Brodnar, shook
with an agony of grief. She had not
booked on death since her mother
died, and the passing of the sanity
woman had been but as sleep pro-
longed into eternity But here was
the consciousness of great wrong;
the discovery of an error beyond rem
edy; here was the end of tragedy
in which she had been made to act
a fatal part. Her rightful protector
had been stricken from her.
Courage, my child!'-she heard the
Doctors voice and felt his arm press
upon her hand" courage! Save your
strength for the struggle to come. Live
now to defeat the enemies of your ia
Their" Her frail figure strengthened
and grew steady; she no longer leaned
upon his arm.
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes" The
minister's voice rang out the sad and
solemn words; the clay dropped and
clattered solemnly upon the coffin
box.
The prayer that followed was marked
by a dramatic incident. Frances knelt
by the open grave with moving lips that
uttered no sound. DR.. Brodnar alone
understood that her petition was no
prayer, but pledge that would never
be forgotten. The widow stood oppo-
site, yelled in deepest black, the apothe-
osis of grief.
1t was matter OF general comment
that Raymond Holbin was not present
ut the funeral. 1t was given out that
sudden fndisposition had detained
him at home. But the indisposition of
Raymond Holbin was fiction pure
and simple. There would have been
80 more discreet and well-behaved
sourner by the grave than he; but
there was nothing to be gained in az
tending the funeral and there was {
matter of vital importance which mus
be settled in the deserted residence
of the deceased.
For Holbin was a bewildered ant
unhappy man. Not that he feared Lou
Use. The Brookin will and the deatl
of the testator apparently secured hi
interests, even should Louise be rasl
enough to carry out her threats of Elk
posture. This, however, he felt assured
she would never attempt. Terror o
the Lag had already proved itself pc
tent to control her. In his hurried ant
frequent visits to the hotel he had as
certained the fact that she was for tn
time being completely in his power
Reaction from her fierce excitemen
had set in; she clung to him, helpless
and penitent. That she had seen mai
at midnight in the wing-room of tn
Brookin house and had shot him, h
did not doubt that she believed. A
for himself, there were times whel
he had thought her simply insane
the victim of an illusion; and yet tn
facts seemed to support her statemen
that she had visited the premises
Clearly his best course lay in the sur
port of the Illusion.
This, then. was the invention whic
Holbin carried to the ears of the mis-
cradle woman: The man she had slai
was indeed the lover of the woman j.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-30
okLAHomAs RAP Id STRIDES.

The stories OF the development Of Ok.
lafloma read like fairy tales. When it
was recently opened to homestead set.
cement the pent-up forces seeking new
fields OF effort rushed to the new terri
tory. 1t attracted a good class Of set
tiers for the most part. The census of
1900 disclosed population Of 3ss,331, an
Increase during the decade preceding of
544.2 per cent. Since then it is esti-
mated that its population has reached a
half million. The secretary OF the In
terror devotes sever pages Of his annual
report to Oklahoma, showing its mar
yelors development.
It's centers Of growth are scenes of in
tense activity. Lawton became city
without being town, for the first day
It was opened it had 5000 people. 1t is
now reported to have 10000. and is still
largely q city Of tents, tho building is
going forward as rapidly as structures
can be put up. Other places show like
conditions.
The governor states that social life in
the territory has generally the same as
pect as In the states, without. however,
there being any class distinctions. The
community is thoroughly democratic
one. where all have equal opportunities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-30
/ G. a 4. DEPARTMENT.

An effort will be made this winter to
obtain legislation that will make the
iowa G. A r. state organization one
OF the departments Of the state, SINH
lar to one now in force in New York.
The substance of the New York meas
ure Is contained in provisions reQuir-
ing regular reports to the governor
ana an appropriation from the state to
the state q. A. R. department. AT the
same time, the Communicated chief of
the department Is elected by the de-
partment itself and is not appointive.
The New York measure serves to bring
the department closely into touch with
the state administration. and at the
same time 1t lessons the burden OF
keeping up the department for the vet
Grams. which grows harder as the vet
Grams grow old. An effort will be
made to secure quarters in the new his
torical building for this purpose when
1t is completed. If the legislature looks
upon the movement favorably.
The Iowa legislature may be ex-
pected to do whatever is just in the
matter. The veterans OF the civil war
have an excellent standing in Iowa and
will be favored at every opportunity by
q gratiHed and generous people. The
movement is not In the nature of per-
sonaI aid to them, as it is soley of
value to the state in q historical and
patriotic way. These veterans have
borne the burden and heat of the day
and no other agency In the nation has
done 30 much in a volunteer way to
keep alive the fires Of patriotism and
national pride as the Grand Army or
ganization. They deserve to be aided in
future efforts of this character. The
amount expended need not be great, II
the legislature looks upon the project
fayorably, as, from this point Of view,
it seems to be reasonable and RAJ
tional request.
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TO InwART BANK ROBBERS.

Almost universal attention has been
attracted by the numerous robberies OF
small banks in Iowa, and the hazards
they incur from a rowing class of crimi-
nails. Not less than ten banks have had
their strong boxes blown open lately.
While the subject is uppermost in public
attention the Bankers Mutual Casualty
Company, an insurance organization
which includes in it's membership many
bankers of the state. is moving for
change in the habitual criminal act that
will make it possible to punish rowing
depredators from other states. The pres
ent law h regarded as imperative be-
cause it requires three convictions In
Iowa courts. It is commended that the
habitual criminal is not caught oftener
than once in the same state. The bank
ers want a law passed so that convic-
tions in any state may be shown and
count In trial.
The measure drafted by them for this
purpose provides that if any person
habitually follow the commission OF
burglary. robbery, grand larceny and
forgery, and is convicted of either of the
offenses. he shall be imprisoned In the
penitentiary for term Of not less than
twenty years, provided three such con-
victions shall be shown in this and other
states, but the defendant may always
show his reformation as defense.
Some such rigorous law Is plainly
needed and viii have strong support in
the legislature. The opportunities for
such deviltry are SO great In Iowa. and
the people are SO unsuspecting, that the
state affords fine field for the criminal
classes What will benefit the bankers
will help other business lines, for the
banks are semi-public Institutions that
need to have all public safeguards
thrown around them. 1t is against good
policy to encourage the stocking leg
depository O.. secret boarding OF money,
as It takes funds largely out OF the
l,ealthful channels OF trade, but recent
events in Iowa have tended in this d.
rection. Iowa banks were never
stronger ana never more loyalty sup-
ported than in the present era. and ev-
cry laudabie effort should be made to-
preserve their good standing with the
people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

| Discussing railroad consolidation ant
| the difficulties in the way of prevent
ing it the Algona Upper Des Moines de
| clares Iowa sentiment will be will
stand against this trust" referring t.
| the Northern Securities Company 1
| believes "the interstate commerce com
mission should be given ample power t
fix maximum rates. to determine on the
| minimum of service, and to regulat,
any and all railway companies which
carry interstate commerce. Consolida-
ton after that, if 1t is a good business
policy, will be safe, but not before
That Winterset has a lot of narrow.
| minded people" says the Baskerville
Republican, is evidenced from the
fact that a druggist down there wag-
cred cigar on a game of cards and the
grand jury indicted him for keeping 8
victed him.,
The Alden Times observes that I'm
der the new railroad combination, the
northwest will be at the mercy of q
single great corporation. What the con-
sequences will be. may learned from a
study of the situation in California
where similar state of affairs has pre-
vailed for years."
The Hampton Chronicle makes the
bold declaration that Ninety per cent
or more of the voters of the state are In
favor of having the saloon question for
each county decided by ballot
Referring to Gov. Van SAINTS effort
and railroad control, the Nevada Rep
resentative notices that the trend of
opinion appears to be that 1t will be
impossible to effect any results thru
state legislation.
The Winterset Madisonian says:
Don't worry about Senator Allison go
Ing into the cabinet. Iowa wants Alli-
son to stay where he is, the republican
leader of the United States senate
The IndIanola Herald does not favor
tariff revision, and expresses this opin-
ion: There is some tariff talk going
the rounds of the press these days, and
some republican papers are demanding
that certain kinds Of tariff tinkering be
had by congress. Our opinion is that the
less talk even there is about changing
the tariff. the better 1t will be the bus
mess interests of the country. This ma
ton can well afford to let well enough
alone. The people are prospecting as
never before, so why take chances by
meddling with a question always deli
cate to handle
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for advancement and preferment: there
are neither any very rich nor any pau
| per class. and the homes of all people
are reasonably supplied with the COM
| forts Of life.
Oklahoma is in the same latitude as
| Tennessee. The climate of the territory
is mild, healthful and pleasant, the
| rainfall being sufficient for the growth
Of agricultural crops and the seasons
admirably adapted to the growing and
harvesting OF grains. fruits and other
products. The average rainfall over the
territory is from thirty to forty inches
per annum, we'll distributed thru the
growing season. The great diversity of
crops which can be successfully grown
thruout the territory gives the farmer
an advantage over his co-laborer in
other states. Nowhere else can the
three great staples of wheat, corn and
cotton be successfully produced upon
the same farm, together with large
number of by-products, including oats,
kafiir corn, castor beans, peanuts, mel
ons, potatoes and broom corn in addi-
ton to all varieties of fruits and veget-
ables. Great crops of wheat, cotton and
corn We're raised this year. The general
geology of the territory indicates an
agricultural and grazing community.
The governor states that the passage
been Of untold benefit. This measure
relieved the settlers of payments for
land aggregating s15Oo0,oOO, and this
amount of money, instead of going to
the government, has been kept in the
territory and invested in houses and
barns and live stock for the farms and
comforts for the family, and was a
prominent factor in bringing about the
general condition of prosperity. The
second result has been the attraction of
large immigration to the territory of
settlers coming in to take UP homestead
itdAuS AinuS WA0hS LIE ny LIE PdS~a6S
of this bill. The enactment of this meas
ure has also resulted in large increase
in the area of taxable land by causing
the farmers to prove up on their home
steads, this increase amounting to l.
1000 acres for the current year. The
governor asserts that none are idle in
Oklahoma except from choice and that
the demand for labor is generally in es-
cess of the supply.
Thus the settlement era in a preiod
OF great prosperity, when money is
abundant and chances for investment is
great, gives opportunities to acquire
wealth rapidly and they are taking adj
vantage OF it. There is little doubt that
1t will be admitted as state by the
coming congress.
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issued simultaneously in London and New York.
Readers were enthusiastic In their admiration,
and great critics sent in their approval. Edward
Everett. Irving. Bancroft, billiard and Sumner
joined in the general reclamation Prescott's tes-
timony was as valuable as it was graceful since
the circle Of Motleys Investigations had cut into
his own, his previously had intersected the field
which Irving had pre-empted
No brief extracts from Mot1ey's voluminous
writings can give an adequate idea OF their fitness
to the general subject or their adaptation to par
ticular sections and episodes. Readers who cam
not cover the length and breadth of his historical
scheme, embracing as it did the History of the
United Netherlands and the Life and Death Of
John OF Barneved." besides the Dutch Republic, =
will Judge of the entire work by topics which
have a romantic interest both In themselves and
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