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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
The Case of Crazy Kansas.

We are sorry for the State of Kansas.
or rather for the sane minority in the
Commonwealth who are worth sympathy
In the loss OF business, enterprise, and
progress which the State will sustain
through the current insane and lawless
outbreak OF its female prohibitionists. The
climax OF public alienation was reached
when the two houses Of the State Le;ds-
lature consented to be addressed and
scolded by the illiterate and order-defying
leader of the crusade.
What is the country TO think Of Kansas ,
is il altogether composed of Jerry slrap-
sons and Whisker PETERS and Leases and
Sheldons? II IL be. what is the use I'm
maintaining lunatlc asylums elsewhere?
Why not get Kansas aside as Il reservation
for cranks and maniscs?
AS we ventured to remark the other
day, there lie something crooked and I'M
canny about the population OF Kansas
which cen only be accounted for upon the
ground Of heredity. In the hfties of The
preceding century the wide range OF
prairie was trayersed principally by rhe
Leavenworth trail. The opulent sod boise
settlements that now compete with Its
prairie dog villages for possession of eli
gible sites, and the towns and hamlets
that are seen from Pullman cars. were
hardly in evidence. Topeka was there, as
frontier camp. Leayenworth was an
army post, and there must have been q
place called ossawotamie, because it vas
at point Of that name that old John
Brown took summary vengeance upon a
lot of persons who favored slavery. A
man on the other side. Quantreli, did yeo-
man service in depriying the world of citi-
gems who objected TO the system Of human
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

A singular instance of the survival Of
elopement of ex-Judge Byall. OF Findlay,
Ohio, at the age of eighty-three with
little sweetheart OF his. milliner aged
sixty-seven. The naughty children sue
ceeded in reaching the village OF Lima,
where the nuptia! knot was tied, and their
parents arrived too late to stop the pro-
ceedings Later, they were taken home
are due to Judge Byall as the most equally
good Ohio man We have heard OF in some
time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
Our Relations with Cuba.
From the Detroit Ere. Pres.)

II Is apparent even TO the most stupid states.
man that this Government cannot very we'll give
Cuba a free hand in the conduct of her foreign
relations We have made ourselves responsible
IN way TO the civilized world for Cubas CON
duct. and this responsibility cannot be sbirhed.
We have the Monroe Doctrine 10 maintcin; We
have various other interests that must be pro-
tected, and Congress has finally begun 10 realize
that 1t Is in predicament from which Il can
not easily extricate itself unless the Cubans
Themselves come 10 the rescue.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
A MESSAGE FROM KING EDWARD
Lord Paunccfote Delivers II to Pres
ident Mckinley In Person.

Lord Panncefote called at the White
House yesterday and presented to Mr..
Mckinley a message from King Edward
VII expressing his appreciation of the
sympathy manifested by the attendance
of the President and members of the Cabi-
net at the memorial services held at st.
Johns Church last Saturday in honor of
Queen Victoria. The Ambassador was re-
ceived in the Blue Room. He was dressed
in deep mourning. Lord Pauneefote has
not yet received his credentials from his
new sovereign.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
No Need for Help.


(From the Chicago Tribune.)
In view of these facts. which show the remark
able progress the shpbuilding industry is max
ing in this country, it is unnecessary and unwse
for the National Government TO seek TO aid ma
tufe by adopting forcing process. This industry
needs dollhouse treatment. Leave II 10 itself
and il viii take OF itself exceedingly we'll
The conditions which are to give this country
a great merchant marine OF its own are at hand.
Subsidies are not needed and the Ship Subsidy
bill should be laid on the table for all time
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
The Tax Reduction Bills.


pfom the Philadelphia illnes.J
Tie two bills must go TO a conference com
rnittee for an adjustment of differences, and il
the committee Is as carefully selected as the
irrecOncilable differences in the two measures
have been skillfully framed the Ides OF March
viii come and go and Congress will be adjourn
cd without day before an agreement is reached.
Tax reduction at present promises to be an
irides0ant dream
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
Ambassador Clayton En- Route Home.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. s-United
States Ambassador Powell Clayton ex-
poets TO start northward next Monday to
visit his home in Arkansas and also to go
to Washington. His leave of absence
covers two months and he will attend the
inauguration of President Mckinley
Consul General Andrew Barlow, now Wis
iting his st. Louis home, is expected back
here this month.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

Senators were allowed to stay at homo
ami nurse their friends and pet measures
last night. The Republicans of the Senate
proposed Subsidy steal made 4 deal with
the Democrats and Mr.. Frye was forced
to strike his flag. There will not be any
more night sessions at present, and the
Job is regarded as very dead.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
Two Sides of a Question.
From the Chicago News.)

Lawlessncss begets lawlcssncss While the
smashing OF saloons in Kansas is TO be condemn
ed still the saIoonkeepers set the fashion OF
lawlessness, and as a result personally they are
not deserving of sympathy. In the interests oi
the general public, however, such fanatic at
tempts at temperance reform as those oi Mrs.
Nation are TO be severely condemned.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

(From the New York Press.)
There is no political duty laid on Delaware Re
publicans this year that compares with that OF
exterminating Addicks There is no national
party reason why they should not combine with
the Democrats for that purpose. The party ma
jority in the upper chamber is ample for the
passage OF all party legislation now in sight.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

The perturbing news comes that the
Nation joint smashers OF Kansas have fall
len out among themselves. II is stated
that the leader herself stopped most
splendid expedition, which, under the
auspices of several Topeka preachers and
other excited females. was about to start
out yesterday to wreck saloons. and, In
cidently, the peace of the community.
Some of the sisters are sulky and rude
to her in consequence. They say that
she is coward, and has been won over
to the enemy. Naturally, We do not know
what the result may be, but the chances
are that the unpleasantness will drive
Nation to Washington, where the unli-
censed rumboles on Capitol Hill yawn for
her.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
ing order:

From this statement We naturally &C.
duce the result that General Wood will
eventually command the army for fifteen
years. Taken all in all, the President, the
Secretary of War, and the Adjutant Cen
eral of the Army have managed 10 have
their own way pretty much in everything
they 'fished in the new bill. 1t is, so far
as the staff is concerned, reorganiza-
ton, but 1t will take years to reach its
elimination. Still 1t is a big stride in the
right direction.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
The Lone sur,ivor,-''well, we'll how

The Lone Wen, Wei, now
time does fy,' said Representative Ian
ham of Texas, as he sat In the cloakroom.
Here l am the oldest of the Texas dele
CATION, and when | came here I was the
youngest. / have seen a great many pass
through these halls. never TO come back
again, and many that made their names
famous. When came here We had Coke
and Maxey in the Senate, and there was
host of big ones In the House. There was
Culberson. father OF the one now Senator;
Reagan, Mills, Welborn, Miller, Jones, and
Stewart. Those were only the smaller fry.
We had such fellows representing the Lone
Star State then as Hancock, Throckmortoa,
and Ochiltree. That was a constellation
that any State might be proud Of. They
have all gone now, and am the lone sur
vivor, and the oldest Representative of
Texas"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09
Concerning Celestial wisdom.

free Government like ours-as It once
was-should not be above taking cdvice
from competent authority upon any mat
ter of Importance. In fact it is not, as
witness the Porto Rican Tariff bill That
measure was never thought of until il was
demanded by a combination of four of cur
most sacred trusts. On other occasions
the present Administration has almost
gone out of its way to accept the counsel
of outsiders. 1t did so in the matter Of
the retreat from Pekin, and all through
the course of the executive war in China
Mr., WI, the Chinese Minister to America.
was, to all intents and purposes, our Sec
rotary of State for Asiatic Affairs.
1t is of Mr.. WI that We desire to speak,
and in the most respectful and affection
ate terms This is largely because he does
not like Otis any more than we do; but
there is a difference. Otis is our old
grandmother. and a person belonging 10
us whose Indifference to the eternal veri-
ties, and his constitutional and chronic
inability to observe verbal accuracy, have
often and do still expose him justly TO
charitable comment. But Otis is not Mr..
Wus grandmother, and 1t is neither nice
nor wise for the Government TO allow
any foreign representative accredited to
II to say he Is or otherwise to cast dis
credit upon him. Because. whatever
Americans may think of the object of Mr..
Wu's dislike, he is a major general in the
Regular Army, and more dear to the Ad
ministration than any other inefficient or
unsuccessful officer except that ineycusa-
Bile mistake of Divine Providence known as
Sampson.
Mr.. WI would not eat with the Genesee
Association in New York, in honor of Otis,
and declined its invitation 10 letter,
blaming the late Viceroy of the Philip
pines for introducing the Chinese Exclu-
sion act into that stricken country. We
admit that Otis was wrong, from his OWL
point of view, because he was ordered to
treat the possession as foreign territory,
whereas the Exclusion act was domestic
measure calculated TO increase the cost
of domestic service on the Pacific Coast
But We are able to attend to our own
failures and recalcitrants, and do not need
the advice, In such connections, OF the
pig-tail savants Of the Flowery King
dom Indeed. we need II so little that we
hope Mr.. Mckinley will see his way clear
TO dispense with it, and also with Mr.. WI.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

n personal INJURY suit recently peioie
the Supreme Court of New York. appel
late division. illustrates the difficulty OF
demonstrating by physical facts that an
accident could not have occurred In the
manner described by the witnesses. All
of the witnesses testified that the plain
tiff, a passenger on a ferryboat, fell be-
tween the cleat and the rail, so that his
foot passed through the hole in the cieat.
and was crushed between the boat and
the rack as the boat was entering her
slip. The defendant sought to show by
measurements that it was physical I'M
possibility for the accident TO have hap
pened In this manner, but the court held
that ii appeared as fact that the pas
senger's foot was so caught, and that the
positive testimony must prevail. 1t was
further contended by the defendant that
the passenger was thrown down. not by
the force of the blow OF the ferryboat at
striking her slip, but by the surging of
the people against him. On this point the
court held that II the people lost their
equilibrium by the force of the blow. the
blow was the proximate cause of the ae-
eident Cash VS.. New York Central, etc,
K. R. Co., 81 n. Y. Supp, s2S.)
A surgeon made an examination of pa
tient, informed him a certain operation
was necessary. and entered into an agree
meIt 10 perform 1t for fixed amount,
and then subsequently made another ex-
which disagreed with the first.
and which was more serious and compli-
Gated. He explained these facts to the
patient. but nothing WIS said on the sub
ject OF the compensation for the new oper-
alton, and after the operation. when the
surgeon sent IN his bill for a much larger
amount than was agreed on at the first
the patient refused TO pay.
The court held that in asserting TO the
performance of the new operation the pa
tient must necessarily have understood
that the agreement previously made could
not be carried cut. and vas al an end. and
that he was to pay for the new services
what they should be reasonably worth.
(MaeEvitt VS.. Mas. 81 N. Y. Supp, SID
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

In proceeding for deporting a China
man, where the defence is that he comes
within the privileged classes named in
the several Chinese Exclusion acts, Judge
Kicks of the United States District Court.
n. D. Ohio, in the case of United States
VS.. Lung Hong Q05 Fed Rep, 1881, holds
that the burden of proof rests on the
Chinaman; and that when he claims to
be merchant, he must show fixed place
OF business, and such frequent sales OF
merchandise as to ertitle him to be con-
sidered merchant within the ordinary
meaning of the term. or an actual and
substantial interest in some firm of such
merchants.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

The defendant in an appeal from judg-
ment of conviction for selling whisky
unlawfuliy In Lafayette County, Arkan-
sas, was granted a new trial by the Su-
preme Court because the evidence show
ed that the sale had been made on a boat
on the Red River, the centre OF which
was the boundary line between Lafayette
County and the adjoining county. and the
prosecution failed to prove on which side
of this boundary line the whisky was
sold The indie tment having charged that
the sale was made in Lafayette County.
the court held that there was failure
to prove venue. tCox VS.. State, 60 5. W.
Rep. 26)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

The new corps organization has evoked
much discussion. Able officers of the ar
tillery are divided, and acrlmoniously
SO, on the outcome of the corps or
ganization as against the old line reg
mental organization, with its SPLEEN
did record and regimental esprit. To
O great extent the old regimental
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19

"Yo', Buck! Yo' hidin somcwnar!
70 maw'll spank yo' sho' cf she cotch
yo' hyar troublin the gcmmlcn. Come
out O dar! knows whar yo' air.
I was about to interfere, but Il natu
Eal distaste ut giving away fellow
creature caused me to dcsiSt.
II thought l hcarn dat chile talkin."
The woman stood still Il moment. but,
hearing no sound, numbered ont of the
room. The boy popped up from his
hiding place as soon rs she had gone.
IT like yo'," were the first words he
| uttered. "Yo' wouldn't tell on II fcller,
would yo'?"
I "How could | when you are glad
'plunkeT my enemy? Is that your
nanny"
eyes; that's Lib"
"Nurscd you from haby2"
eyes, an she rcckons she's g0ln to
nurse me all my life"
ais your name Buckinghamy'
"Buckngham! No; | aint got any
such doggone name as that My names
Buckeye"
"How did you happen to get that
nameT
"'Causc | was borned thar"
"WhcrcY"
"In Buckeye"
"In Ohot"
"Rcckon It's the same"
contemplated Buck for awhile with
out hearing any OF the questions he
continued to fire at me. Why not in.
trust him with the message? There
was every reason why should not dc
SO except that hr WAS devoted to mc
and | had no one else to send Whilr
l was drlibrrating lib came in. sur
prisrd him, dragged him out Of the
room and shut th" door.
! heard footsteps on the Vcranda.
then In the han, then ascending the
staircase. as of people carrying Il bur
den. The door had evidently been shut
to prevent my seeing what was being
| done. For aW hilc there was Il hurrying
to and fro, AMI knew that something
unusual had occurred. After all had
been quirlrd i!uck, who had mean
while escaped from his duSky captor,
slipped back t" forbidden ground.
| 1t occurred Iu me that could draw
! from Buck tn" solution of the recent
comlnoiiUIl, hut what passed under the
roof of my friends was no concern ,:
mine, and ! ~l.DvNrI to get e :~c:.. g.
ulrr" OvT. f., wished u t.S- J-..E's
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19


power Of rctcrnCr. Ten to one hu had
been instructed not to talk to me about
the mysterious occurrences
'Buck.' ! asked, "who came to the
house awhile agoT
Wasn't anybody came to the house
awhile ago"
"A Sick man, wasn't itY'
mo, he wasn't sick"
II thought you said no one came?"
"No one did"
| "Of course no one came; he was car.
ried."
IF yo' know 80 much about IT, Mr..
Brandystone. what's the use O. askin
mew
"You admit that whoever he was ne
wasn't sickT'
"Of course he wasn't sick. How
could he be sick If he wasn't nny.
bodyT
| There was sudden rustling in the
ball, and Helen swept into the room.
aer eyes flashing fire.
Buck, leave the roomW she com
&aanded in no uncertain tonc. Buck
gave q glance at his sister which told
Dim he had better obey, and walked
cut reluctantly.
You have beon listening" said
curtly.
Il havo not. I was coming through
ehe hall and heard your last remark"
"An0 you infer that was trying to
got secret which does not ut all con-
oern me3"
II most assurcdly do"
"You are mistaken. ! care no more
Tor what occurs in this house than for
the color Of the dress you happen to
wear. had another. object in uues-
tioning your brother"
II dare say you had"
II wished to discover,ff he could keep
4 secret"
Il dare say you did"
II have intended nothing dlshonor.
able"
Fudge" She snapped her fingers
ma her eyes ut the same time.
You don't believe me. Very well, !
iont believe that you were not caves.
Iropping."
Il was not cavesdroppingw she cried
lotly. "You have the word Of q south
rn lady"
And | was not trying to get your
ecret. You have the word Of a. |
topped short. I had run against a |
nag. She gNve me glance of con- |
.mpt and triumph. Her head was up
little to one side, her nostrdls dilatcd. |
er breath slow and measured
Miss Stanforth." I!said-{ was near
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19
CHATTER ".

Won OVER.
~ llilE BUCK had stood my test
n as 10 his rcticcncc SO we'll and
Qs,e4 was at such desperate straits
FOR messenger that | resolved
TO use him. After breakfast | waited
tor awhile. hoping that he would come
TO my room, but rs he did not feared
ne was deferred 10y the autocrntic Lib.
called Jackson and told him to tell
the boy | wished to see him. tool, n
Confederate bill from my pocket and
handed IT to the darky, but he went Off
grumbling that he didn't want no
lankcr money. and mas'r wouldn't
nab no niggar o hiS'n tnkin money
from stranger ROhow." He sent Buck
TO me, who came in looking somewhat
aStonishcd that ! should take sufficient
interest In him to call for him.
'Huck.' | said, 81 have something
important TO say to YOU"
"What IS 1t, Mr.. Brandystone?"
"Brandorstanc. Please don't mako
that mistake again"
81 won't. sho."
"Buck. I'm thinking Of sending Yea
on an crrand, but It's great secret"
Tie boys eyes grew az big rs saucers.
I looked ut him for a few moments to
observe the effect of my announce.
mcnt and then went on:
"lf YOU should tell any one, It might
cost me my life. You wouldn't tell.
would YOU"
"Tell! Why. sooner n tell I'd-I'd-
ruther be a-a-a dead rat out In the
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19

bctrayinG Wilt demanded sccrccy-"I
will prove to YOU before niEht-no, not
before night. but Soon-that | had an
other object. | will no longer remain
In a house the inmates OF which,
made n step toward the door.
"Mr. BrandrrStanc.'
"Miss Stanrorth.'
"In addition to sailing under false
colors you are now going to cndangcr
your life by
"Fudgc! What is my life to you?"
snapped my fingers.
"a good deal just now. 1t Is un-
pleasant to have Il person die on ones
hands"
counter. \ huZXinE was going on in
my ear tinGltng sensation IN my
limbs. Y knees were giving way.
and was Obliged to sit down on the
sofa. looked lonEIngly at Il bottle OF
brandy that stood on the table. but was
too proud To ask for it. In n momrut
Helen had poured some OF the liquor
Into tumhlcr and held 1t to my lips.
| drank rrviving draft. She put
her hands on my shoulders and gently
forced me to lie down.
"ThiS must not occur again." she
said. ~ uu have no strength to go. and
have uu right 10 excite YOU while in
your present condition. | believe what
you told INC" SIZE put out her hand
"rarJoo." said humbly. "Whcn
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19

.he buggy. She calls him hern, but he
ismI. hes mine. got big dog too"
never mind the dog. Could you get
out your pony and ride into Huntsyille
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-10
PERSONAL.

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Andrew Clarke, agent
general for Victoria. has recently COM
pleted his seventy-seventh year He won
distinction In the first Maori war in 1915
40, was a member of the first Government
OF Victoria, IN 1858 was offered the pre-
miership. which he declined, and was sub
sequently Governor of Singapore
Judge Ell Torrance. of Minneapolis,
MINI. Is candidate for commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
and will be generally supported by the
Northwestern delegations.
Julius L. Stewart. the artist. has been
promoted to the rank of officer of the
Legion OF Honor. A f. VaIois and Lewis
S. Ware, an engineer, have been made
cheValierS of the Legion of Honor.
DIR. Jay C. Eldridge. member of the
Yale faculty. has resigned his position to
accept chair of modern languages at
the University of Idaho.
1t is a remarkable fact that NJ. Paul
Deschanel, President of the Chamber of
Deputies is the only French politician of
note who has ambitions in the direction
of fashionable society. In furthering these
he is assisted by n popular. beautiful, and
wealthy wife. 3i
Colonel Krag is now chief of ordnance
in the Norwegian army, Jorgensen was
foreman of the Government gun factory,
when the colonel was superintendent
there Between them, they got up the
Krag- Jorgensen rifle. The foreman in
vented 1t; the colonel supplied the cash
and put it on the market
The council of the University of Biz
mingham. recently founded, with Joseph
Chamberlain as its chancellor, has APP
pointed William James Ashley, professor
of economics at Harvard University. to be
the incumbent of the first chair organized
of the future faculty of commerce. which
is to be one of the chief features of the
university.
The German poet, Gernart Won Amyn-
tor. celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday on
July Il. He was major in the Prussian
army and took part in two wars Seri-
Gus injuries compelled him to give up the
sword and to take up the pen.
For several years before his death the
late Prince Hohenlohe was occupied with
preparing "A selection from his memoirs
for the press and had advanced SO far
with his work that the publication of n
trst installment may soon be expected
IL is reported that one chapter is devoted
To generous Justification of the policy
If Caprivi. Bismarck's successor and his
cwn predecessor, in the imperial chancel-
lorship.