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The Worthington advance., 1901-03-22

It may be consoling news
to the fourth-cla postmasters
of the country to know the policy
of the postofice department in
dealing with officers of this class
will be to make asfew removals as
possible. The few removals made
will be with a view to improving
the service or at the demand OF
congressman who desire changes.
Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, who is he headsman OF
the administration, was asked as
to the policy to be pursued in re-
gard to the fourth-c class postmaster
It was learned that III the South
no changes will be made unless
charges are preferred against the
incumbent or there is reason for
cutting off the official heads of the
fourth. class postmasters.
In the other sections of the
country a different policy will be
pursued. In the north, east and
west the continuance of the fourth
class postmastsrs in Office will de-
pend entirely upon the attitude of
their members of congress. If a
postmaster has offended the con-
gressman and the latter desires q
change for this or any other req
son it will only be necessary for
the representative to notify the
department of his wishes and they
will acceded to-. Unless charges
are preferred against the fourth
class postmasters they will remain
in their positions at least four years
more unless they retire voluntarily.
1t WILL not be necessary for the de-
partmeut to recommission the
fourth class postmasters, who con-
tinue in Office as their commits
sions are continuous and really ex.
pire at the will Of the postmaster
general. :, .~~S. s#s>, Il I. s*., .o. s.'.. =.
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-22

Saloons Win Remain III Nv orth-
ST ingtOn. 50:

The annual village election was
held Tuesday resulting as follows:]
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-22

= laEr'l1 alrmont IS to have q daily
paper andits Inauguration is being.
heraled in every Of the state. The
editor, Mr.. Day says the time is
coming when every community Of.
any size must support a daily aud
will demand one. The age of tele-
phones, telegraphs and the desire
of the people of the
country districts to be up to date
and have fresh news makes daily
newspaper a necessity. -
It was one of the most benef-
cent acts of President Harrison's
administration the enactment of
the Mckinley tariff law-that led
to his defeat for a second term.
The people thought better of that
Republican policy after their bit
ter experience under Cleveland's
administration, when it was rever-
sed; and the huge majority which
they rolled for Mckinley in 1896
was in some sort an endorsement
of Harrison. Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin.
Anent the turning down of King
the Slayton Gazette states the
situation in very appropriate
manner: "Consideruble Republi
can sympathy has been neediessly
wasted over the action the state
senate in refusing to confirm
Lind's appointment of John p
King as one of the members o
the state board of equalizers. MI
King is editor of the Adrian Dem
ocrat, one of the best count
papers in the state. Besides run
ming an excellent paper he is c
the best fellows we know. AS ed
! itor and politician he spared nc
the opposition and never gave nc
asked quarter. Now that the fo1
+ tunes of war are against him b
= should not kick if Republica
t politicians give HIM no quartz
I It would look better if he took h
i. medicine with the good grace the
he gave the dose to others.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
WILLIAM pINcKNEY FIsHBAcK.

Say first he loved the dear home-nearts. and
then
He loved his honest fellow-ctizea-
He loved and honored him. in any post
OF duty where he served mankind he most
All that he asked of him in humblest need
Was but TO find him striving to succeed;
All that he asked OF him in highest place
Was justice to the lowliest OF his race.
tried.
He owned he marveled. but was satisfied
Relaxed in vigilance enough TO smile
And, with his own wit, fay himself awhile.
Often he liked real anger-as per.hancc.
The summer skies like storm-cloads and the
glance
OF lghtning-for the clearer, purer blue
OF heaven. and the greener old earth, too.
All easy things to do he die with care,
Knowing the very common danger there:
In noblest conquest of supreme 1eoate
The facts simple the victory great
That which had been task to hardest minds
To him pleasure such finds
The captive-truant, doomed to read throughout
The lone book he really cares about.
Study revived him: Howsoever dim
And deep the problem, twas a Joy . him
TO solve it wholly; and he seemed as
Refreshed and rested the work done.
And he had gathered from ali wealth Of lore
That time has written. such a treasure-store,
His mind held opulence-his speech the rare
Fair grace Of sharing ali his riches there
sharing with all, but with .he greatest zest
Sharing with those who seemed the neediest:
The young he ever favored; and through these
Shall he live longest in mems memories.
James Whitcornb Riley.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
ROOSEVELT WAS COOL
AND THE GRIZZLY DID NOT GET A
CHANCE TO HUG HIM.
Vice President-EIect Almost in the
Embrace of the Terror of the
Rocky Mountains.

MEEKER, Col, Jan. 16.-Colonel Roose-
fight with Rocky mountain grizzly bear.
An Hnlucky stumble all but placed the colo
mel within the grasp of the brute, which
was rushing upon him, and was only few
feet away. The GOODNESS of the New Yorker
and the steadiness of his own and his CON-
panions' fire won the day. and gave the
hunters a fine bearskin the trophy of
their second and most thrilling adventure.
After Staying the mountain lion Saturday
morning, the party proceeded to the Key
stone ranch, and remained there quietly
over Sunday. Monday morning saw them
In the saddle and ready for the first on
slaught on the wild game in Coyote basin.
The basin is a natural amphitheater, the
walls being rock-browed. precipitous hills.
There is but one outlet and this the game
know and follow.
DR.. Webb rode into Meelxer yesterday and
detailed the second thrilling adventure of
Colonel Roosevelt. 'It was still early in
the morning when we entered the basin,"
said he. "Goff assured us that we would
stand an excellent chance at that time if
bear were around and as snow had fallen
been driven down from the hills. We were
not disappointed. We had ridden hardly a
quarter of a mile when Goff called our at
tention to a huge brute numbering unsteadi-
ly up miniature canyon to one side. Be-
tween us and the canyon the ground was
comparatively open. so we dashed up to the
rocks, dismounted and resumed our pursuit
of bruin, who was making off up the arroya
as fast as possible.
Hastily the colonel took a shot. The
bear only moved faster. Stewart and
tried it, but still the old grizzly kept on
Colonel Roosevelt was wild with enthusi-
asm, and, despite the guides warnings,
dashed ahead of us all. He rapidly over
hauled the bear, and when thirty yards
away took careful aim and fired. The bear
had now almost reached the head of the
canyon, and there was no escape except by
scaling the cliff. Colonel Roosevelt's last
shot stung him, and, rearing on his hind
legs and snarling fiercely, he started to-
ward the colonel
80 Run, colonel yelled Goff, taking in the
situation, for the bear was mad and his
1200 odd pounds were fairly quivering with
rage. Calmly Roosevelt took another shot,
but the bear was now under full swing and
coming with speed. The rest of us were
some thirty yards back, and we yelled
again.
zone more shot, and then Roosevelt
turned to flee, but to our horror, he stum-
bled and fell sprawling. / took careful aim
at the angry bear and fired, but still he
came. Stewart poured shot into his car
cass, Goff ran forward and shot, and Roose-
Welt scrambled to his feet, with bruin fifteen
feet away He coolly turned and fired
again and stopped the animal. A fusillade
from all of US followed, and, with last
stagger toward us, the game old animal
lay down and died.
THAT skin will remind the colonel of his
most exciting adventure IL I'm not mis-
taken said the doctor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17

islands. 1t is not these people we are fight
ing. but the Malays. who are as much in
truders as we are. Even If the Malays
are not intruders, there are eighty-eight
different tribes. who speak over sixtysix
languages ard dialects. To turn the coun-
try over to Aguinaldo's tribe. which is one
of the smallest. would not be carrying out
the principle of the consent of the governed
with reference to the majority" This man
has been in the Philippines two years, and
puts himself on record to the effect that
the Americans are the best friends Of the
Fillipinos. collectively. and that the people
Of those islands were never so prosperous
as they have been since the Americans
have had control. This man is a much bet
ter authority on this subject than are the
Telers, the Pettigrews or the anti-imperial-
lists, who have never been in the islands.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
NEW SENATE BILLS.
Some Measures of More than Ordinary
Importance.

A bill introduced by Senator Gard in the
Senate yesterday morning, if it becomes
a law, will in measure remedy an exist
ing evil, which in Indianapolis especially
is fast becoming nuisance.
The bill (No. 64) is to prevent tramps and
others from begging or I'm any manner So
lIciting provisions, clothing, money or any
thing of value from any one except Of
trustees or overseers of the poor I'm the
county in which they may have their res
idence. The bill provides penalty OF
vagrancy for its violation.
BIZ No. 65. which was also introduced by
Senator Gard, IL passed, will compel cor
porations that pay their employees by the
month to designate a certain day 10 paw
their employees and TO post a notice of
the day of payment in or near where the
employees work at least fifteen days before
pay day.
Senator Wood introduced a bill cSo. sD
yesterday providing that If any person is
convicted of any crime less than treason
or murder and wishes TO appeal his case
to the Supreme Court he shall not be
confined in the penitentiary during the PEN
dency of the appeal The bill has excited
some discussion among certain of the sem
ators, and there may be strenuous oppc-
sition TO its passage.
A bill introduced by Senator Coniogue
provides that the Governor, secretary OF
state and attorney general shall be con-
stituted a commission to pass on the merits
of voting machines before they can be
purchased for use in the State. rhe bill
sets out that each machine shall preserve
the secrecy of the vote. shall register ac-
curately, ETC., and provides that the COM
mission may employ experts to examine
them before they are purchased.
A bill was introduced by Senator Mat
son authorizing the sale and transfer OF
railroad properties by corporations in the
State to a corporation, or corporations,
out of the State, upon the consent OF two
thirds OF the stockholders I'm both corpora
tions and provides for the protection OF the
stockholders interests that 10 not consent
to the sale by giving them a right Of ac-
ton in Circuit Courts to secure the value
of their stock. The bill also provides for
the payment 10 the State of fees equal
to the fees now payable upon organization
OF a corporation having a capital stock
equal TO the stock OF the selling corpora
ton.
Senator Thompson introduced the bills
prepared by the Commercial Club OF this
city (Nos. a, 70 and 79). amending the city
charter OF indianapolis, a synopsis of which
was published In the Journal a short time
ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
BARBARITY IN KANSAS.

While the savagery attending the lynch
ing in Leavenworth, Kan, is indefensible
and shocking in the extreme the remote
cause of it is not difficult to find. The
law of Kansas requires the Governor, one
year after the sentence of a person for
murder in the first degree, to issue a war
rant for his execution. For years the
execute the law. The result is that at
one time there were sixty men in the Kan
sas penitentiary who were under sentence
to be hanged. There is large number at
the present time. The feeling in Kansas
at times is that the crime of murder Is
inadequately punished. and murders are
frequently so brutal and fiendish that the
general public demands that the perpetra-
tors suffer the full penalty of the law
the penalty which the mass of the people.
in spite of the assaults upon it, believe to
be the natural and adequate one. 1t is
probable that If there had been a certainty
of the prompt trial and execution of Alex
ander. he would not have been the victim
knew that the perpetrator of the fouIest
murder, If convicted, will spend his life in
prison, which they do not believe to be an
adequate punishment Consequently, the
people became a mob of lynchers, and In
the frenzy of lawlessness their conduct was
fiendish.
The cause of that lynching is very re-
mote; but may II not be said that the ex-
ecutive who. influenced by fallacious argu-
ments against the death penalty and the
appeals of friends. had not the nerve TO
enforce the penalty of the law, planted
the germs of lawlessness which eliminated
in the repulsive savagery of Tuesday night?
Nonenforcement of law is the seed; the
frenzied mob is the fruitage. 1t is the
sowing of the wind and the reaping of the
whirlwind.
The remedy is the enforcement of the
criminal laws to the letter by prompt trials
yers as the State pays to defend the ac-
cused. All devices to influence the jury
that are not evidence should be excluded
Grave criminal cases should be tried
within a few weeks after the COM
mission of the crime. before witnesses
have been influenced by the friends
of the defense. The penalty must be GER
tain and adequate. While punishment may
be the popular idea of the penalty. its main
purpose is TO deter the commission os grave
crimes When the chances of escape are
as good those for conviction. and the
penalty by collusion between prosecuting
officer and defendants counsel is reduced
to few years In the State prison. murder
or crime against the sacredness of human
beings will be frequent because the law
contains no terror TO the criminally in
clined In this State, within the past year.
by an agreement between prosecuting Of
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17

Representative Rogers. OF Decatur
county, has prepared an antitrust bin
which he will introduce. The bin provides
that any person or corporation conduct
ing business I'm this State who shall create.
enter into, or become a member OF any
party 10 a pool. trust or combination or
understanding with any other corporation.
person or association TO regulate or fix
the price OF any article OF manufacture,
mechanism. merchandise. etc. or to fix the
price or premium to be paid for insuring
property against loss or damage by FIRE.
lightning or storm, to maintain said
price when so regulated or fixed. or shall
become member OF or any party to .
pool. agreement or combination to fix or
limit the amount or quantity OF any arti-
Gle OF manufacture, etc, shall be deemed
and adjudged guilty of a conspiracy 20 de-
fraud and TO be subject TO the penalties
provided in the act
The bill further provides that any person.
company or corporation engaged in the
manufacture or sale OF any article OF COM
merce or consumption. produced. manu-
featured. or mined in this State or else
where. who shall with the purpose Of driv-
ing out competition. or for the purpose
of financially injuring competitors. seil
within this State at less than cost OK
manufacture OF production. or sell In such
a way or give away in this State their
products for the purpose of driving out
competition or financially iniuring COM
petitors. said persons resorting TO this
method OF securing a monopoly shall be
deemed guilty of conspiricy TO form or Sc
cure trust or monopoly In restaint OF
trade, and on conviction shall be subject to
the penalties OF this act IL Is provided
that for any violation OF the provisions OF
this act, the offender shall forfeit no.
less than $500 nor more than 5000 for
every offense. and each day such person or
corporation continues 10 do so, shall be a
separate offense. the penalties in such
cases to be recovered by an action in the
name of the State.
The bill provides that any corporation
which violates the provisions OF this act
snail forfeit its corporate rights and fran
chises. The bill makes IL the duty of the
secretary of state on or about the first day
OF June of each year and at such other
times as he shall deem necessary. TO adj
dtess 10 the president, secretary or treas
urer or each Incorporated company doing
business In this State, a letter OF inquiry
as TO whether the corporation has all or
any part or Its business or interest IN or
with any trust, combination or associa ton
or persons or stockholders. as named I'm
the preceding provisions of this act and
u require an answer under oath OF the
president, secreatry or treasurer or any
director OF the company. Any refusal TO
make oath in answer to such inquiry or
failure to do within forty-five DAYS
from the mailing OF the request shall De
prima facfa proof that such incorporated
company is violating the provisions Of this
act. The bill makes IL the duty OF the at
torney general and prosecuting attorney
provisions of the act. Ii Is further pro-
vided that the purchaser of any article
sold by an offending company shall not
DC liable Tor the payment Of the same.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.


Bills were introduced in the House yes
terday as follows:
No II. Mr.. mountaineering roads.
Roads.
No. 70. Mr.. notwithstanding elec-
tions. Elections.
No 73. Mr.. Myler-Concerning repair of
free turnpikes. Roads.
No. "a Mr.. Thomas-Concerning drains.
Drains and dykes.
No 49, Mr. MylerlTo legalize acts of
officers of the town of English. Crawford
county. Passed under suspension of rules
No. 76. Mr.. Roberts, of Dearborn-Con-
corning railroad leases. Railroads.
No. Il. Mr.. Trout-To regulate the TAX
ing of fish Rights and privileges.
No. Is. Mr.. Horsfield-To prohibit the
desecration of the soldiers monument. Sol
diers' monument.
No. 70. Mr. Observation-Disclosures bill.
Rights and privileges.
No. so. Mr.. Rogers-To legalize acts of
notaries. Judiciary.
No. 81. Mr.. misunderstanding game
law. Rights and privileges.
No. 81. Mr.. Burrier-To fix tax levy OF
township trustees. County and township
business.
No Ss Mr. Burrier-concerning gravel
roads. Roads.
of school commissioners. Education
No. IS. Mr.. Gauntt-Relating to building
and loan associations. Building and loans
No. S6 Mr. Davis, Greene-To prohibit
No. 81. Mr.. Neal-Concerning appeals to
Supreme and Appellate courts. Judiciary.
No. IS. Mr.. Neal-Concerning election of
trustees of churches. Judiciary.
No. 50. Mr.. Morton-To authorize towns
and cities to purchase water works. Cities
and towns
No. 80. Mr.. Robertson-To regulate ad-
justment of fire losses. Insurance
No. 81. Mr. Roberts, Jefferson-To pro-
vide for settlement of decedents' estates.
Judiciary.
No. 92. Mr.. misunderstanding the
government of cities of over 100000 popu-
lation. Affairs of city of Indianapolis.
No. SO. Mr.. misunderstanding vol
untary associations. Corporations.
No. "a. Mr.. Scott-To authorize county
commissioners to provide Offices for as
SCISSORS. County and township business.
No. 80. Mr. Owen-To authorize prose-
cutors to administer oaths. Judiciary.
No. &C. Mr. Murphy, of White-For re-
lief of James H. Taylor Judiciary
No. 81 Mr.. James-Concerning common
schools and the election Of school trustees
Education.
No. 9s. Mr.. John-To legalize the incor-
poration of the town of Gentryville, Spen-
Ger county. Passed under suspension of
rules.
No. SO. Mr. Madden-To regulate holding
of coroners inquests. County and town
ship business.
No. 100. Mr.. Adamson-To provide for
compilation of state and legislative manual
Judiciary.
No. 101. Mr.. Miller-To legalize the in
corporation and acts of boards of trus-
tees of the town of Etna Green, Kosciusko
county. Passed under suspension of the
rules.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
The Lower House Adjourned mt Noon
and Attended the Zoo I'm the
Afternoon.
MORE BILLS INTRODUCED
SENATE PASSES FIRST MEASURE
SENT OVER BY THE HOUSE.
Attempt Of Minority to Make q Show
of Econ pmy i'm the Senate-Lcs-
isiative Routine.

The Senate was a pretty active body the
most of yesterday, but the House ad-
tourned a, nooi, and at o'clock went in
body to see the animals at the Zoo. The
Senate held two sessions and passed some
bills. among which was House Iill No. l.
appropriating slO5OO0 for the payment of
the expenses of the present LEGISLATURE.
Senator Inman opposed the bill and want
ed to reduce it. 1t passed by vote o. Al
ayes and Cne no. The Senate committee on
corporations recommended that Senator
Bells BILL known as Senate bill No. 3, re-
lating to corporations, be indefinitely post
poned. This is practically the end or the
measure. One of the bills introduced In the
Senate was by Mr.. Johnson, OF Jay county,
and relates TO the divorce laws OF the
State The bill, is from the Ministerial AS
sociation OF Senator Johnsons county, and
deplores the present divorce laws, request
ing the Legislature to enact divorce law
after the plan of the one now in force in
the District of Columbia. Another bill was
introduced in the Senate opposing any
change in the medical laws of the State
In the House the roll-call Of counties was
again made for the introduction of bills.
Prior to this there was prolonged argu-
ment over Mr.. Bonham's bill relating to
the employment of a stenographer for
the House, an assistant postmaster and an
additional page. The bill passed with an
amendment that two stenographers be en-
ployed A large number of bills were in
troduced in the House, and two or three
were passed under a suspension OF the
rules. One of the bills introduced will, II
it prevails in both houses. prevent the
tiOnS-