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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

German singing master OF the
name of Hermann Klein, who is now
teaching in England. says that Amerl-
cans do not know how to pronounce
the English language. hence he is com
ing to this country to teach them cor
rect pronunciation. 1t is safe pre-
diction that Klein has his mind more
upon the dollars of the Americans than
their poor pronunciation of English.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

A close friend of Mr.. Carnegie is
quoted as expressing the opinion that
the great iron master viii change the
form of his tender of 100000 for a
national university in such manner as
to comply with the wishes of the Pres
ident; in other words, that he viii con-
vert the United States Steel Corpora
ton securities into cash and give that
to the government for the purpose.
The matter has not yet been brought
officially TO Mr.. Carnegie's notice.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

The present year. II is estimated by
the Kansas State Board OF, Agricul-
ture, win prove the greatest crop year
IN the states history. Notwithstand-
ing the shortage in values of the d.
unfinished corn crop, there will be a net
increase of more than $I45O,OOO in the
value of the years agricultural prod
ucts over last year. The total of all
farm products Including live stock
is placed at s94s,29s,OOO. There cannot
be much the matter with Kansas this
year.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

The Maritime Canal Company claims
that It owns franchises and conees-
sions over the Nicaragua canal route
that has been recommended by the Ca
nal Commission. The government of
Nicaragua says the Maritime Com
pany once owned what it claims, but
that its franchises and concessions
have been annuIled. The Senate Ca
nal Committee will therefore proceed
without paying any attention to the
Maritime Company: which will be a
sore disappointment to a number OF
promoters and SPECTATORS who had
hoped to get millions from this gov
eminent out of the canal deal.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

The Hon. William Jennings Bryan
does not approve what the President
said In his message in respect to
trusts. That is not surprising. Mr.. Bry-
an is believer in a vigorous war on
trusts. He believes in more silver dol
lars and no trusts, while the President
doesn't want any more silver dollars
but doesn't think trusts are as bad
as some people make them out TO be-
There is very radical difference be-
tween the two eminent statesmen.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

The building of the Pennsylvania
Railroads proposed great tunnel I'M
der the Hudson and East rivers and
under the city of New York, to con-
meet its lines with those of the Long
Island Railroad, may have important
bearing on the, Transatlantic steam
ship traffic. With such a tunnel in
operation, and line of steamships
running to Montauk Point at the east
ern end of Long Island, it is said that
at least one days time could be taken
off the passage between Europe and
America. Years ago it was the dream
of Austin Corbin to have a great
steamship line operated from Montaulz
Point to Europe, with rail connections
into and through New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16

The railroad, the Electric light and
photography have become so interwov-
en- with everyday life that we have
come to regard them as matters Of
course that have always been with US
But relatively they are new inventions,
being all embraced within the span
of single life. We remarked a few
days ago upon the death in st. Louis
recently of a man, in the eighty ninth
year of his age, who had helped John
Stevenson build the first railway loco
motive, and who had been the engineer
of the first locomotive ever operated
in America There died at Tarrytown,
N. Y, on Tuesday, at the age of "a,
Miss Anna c. Draper said to be the
first woman in the world to have her
photograph taken. Her brother, DR..
John w. Draper, invented a process
by which a daguerreotype could be
made in six minutes. Under former
methods it took an hour, and no one,
it is said, could pose that long. What
a contrast with the present snapshot
photography! The electric light was
first publicly exhibited at the Cen
tennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16
CATTLE PARK.
THUNDERBOLT

Car leaves Bolton street Junction $3.50
a. M and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 1870 .. m.
Car leaves TliuDderbolt at 600 a. m
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
100 midnight, for Bolton street junction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
NJ KlNLEY'S TOUR.
VIII Go West on sOuthernROute
Returning Over Northern.

New York, March 25.-ATr. Cortelyou
secretary of the president. probably will
have the itinerary of the presidential
trip to the Pacihc coast completed in a
few days, says 1he Washington CORE
spondent of the Tribune He has been
working on it with the assistance of
railroad men fer more than week No
definite details Of the itinerary will be
given out until the work is finished.
further than that the president and his
cabinet ~vi1 go to California by the
southern route. making the first long
stop at New Orleans about May or g.
and return Ey the northern route and
visit the Pan-Amerlcan exposition at
Bunalo before coming back to Washing
ton President Mckinley and his cab
ineU officers VIII be accompanied by their
wives and other mem bers of their fam
lilies
"A second section of the presidents
train going to California viii carry
nearly all the D1ebers CT the Ohio dele
CATION in congress and other distin-
gUished Orleans. including Governor
Nash, who go to witness the launching
of the new battleship Ohio at the Union
iron works, which built the battleship
Oregon. Senator Hanna announced yes
terday that he would be unable to go
He expects to return to Cleveland about
May I to look after his business affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
SEVEN KILLED
And Nine Badly Injured in a
Mine Explosion.

Connellsvil1e, Pa, March pa special
train composed of a box car and fast en-
gine brought into Connellsville today
nine groaning and blackened men. the
victims of a terrific mine explosion at
the Gates mine of the Eureka Fuel COM
pany in the New Klondiks coke field in
this (Fayette) county. The mine has
been worked only a few months The
explosion, it is believed, resulted from
accumulated gas. Twenty-eight men
entered the mine this morning to work.
OF this number is were caught in the
explosion and seven were killed almost
instantly.
AS soon after the explosion as possible
a force of men were put to the rescue
while a great crowd of grief stricken
wives and relatives surrounded the shaft.
One by one the burned men We're found.
Seven were dead. Nine still live and
they We're put into a box car. A fast
engine was attached and this hospital
express was rushed at full speed to Con-
nellsville where the victims were placed
in the hospitals. Three or four probably
viii die The dead men were taken to
their desolated homes. All the injured
are foreigners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
MAY FIX RATES.
Supreme Court Decides an I'm
pOrtant Question.
WaterwOrks Decision Which
Applies to. Topeka.
GOITNCTI IN NONTP or
COUNCIL IN CONTROL.
May Reduce Price, For Water
During Life Of Franchise.
TOpeka's Rate Ordinance May
Now BE Enforced.

Washington. March 25.-Tn the United
States supreme court today opinions
were handed down in several cases in
volving the construction Of the state law
Of Illinois. authorizing cities and villages
10 contract for water and Waterworks
The cases decided affect the water sys-
TENS Of Freeport. Danville and Rogers
Park in that state
The water companies in each case con-
tended that the law OF 1872 and otne-
subsequent acts authorizing town ana
city authorities to contract for a water
supply for 80 years included the right =
TX rates for that time and that the rate
once fixed could not be changed
They argued that ordinances fxn<
rates were in the nature OF contracts
Tor the term OF 50 years. In the case II
.he Freeport company the rate Of ST5 IL
each fre hydrant was first fixed by ordi-
nance but il was reduced by a subSe-
ouent ordinance to $50 The water com
panr attacked the validity Of this ordi-
slanSe and took the case into the state
courts.
agar 81 the company. holding the ordi-
nance reducing the price OF water TO be
Vali1
Ioday's opinion sustained the finding
on the state court. Justice AIcKenna in
naming down the Cpirion said that the
II rad been thought advisab BILE to decide
~hat ambiguity in the interest of the
pun'c- "a dissenting opinion was handel
down Dy Justice White on the ground
that the first ordinance was a contract.
In this dissenting opinion. Justices Brew
Fl, 6roWn ana White .cOncurred The
opinlons in all the other cases were on
similar lines.
xhis is one O< the points involved in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
WARD REGISTRATION.
Not Quite 5000 Men Have Been
Registered.

The commissioner of elections had not
figured the number of women who have
registered, although all the employees
of the Office worked late Saturday night
and Sunday. The exact number Of men
registered is $685. and the Office esti-
mates the number of women at 6,975.
This estimate of the women registra-
tion is too high, but the figures were fur
nished the city clerk so that he could
order the ballots printed. The exact
number of women who registered will
not be known until this evening. but it
viii not exceed 6,2o0. according to the
opinion of the commissioner of cleo
tiQns-
The following figures were submitted
to the city clerk this morning:
IND
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
Mr.. HUGHES.

Q--Are you in favor Of the munic-
ipal ownership Of the waterworks?
A.-Most emphatically. want
carry out the VIII Of the people ex-
pressed at the polls two years ago.
Q-What steps would you take as
mayor TO secure the water plant Tor
the city2
A--The city attorney has been in
structed and directed to take such
steps and commence such proceed
ings in the district court Of Shawnee
county as may be necessary to ac-
quire the waterworks plant. L agree
with this
O--WouId you sign an ordinance
granting an extension Of the fran
chise to the present water company?
A-No.
OFF it is not possible to agree
upon a satisfactory price for the old
plant do you favor the construction
Of "a new one2
A.-Yes. so that the city can own
It's waterworks.
Q--To what do you attribute the
delay in the present negotiations be
tween the waterwOrks company and
the city?
A--Legal technicalities have had
a great deal to do with it, The cOun-
Gil has followed the advice Of the city
attorney in this matter. The way is
now clear to force the deal. There
has been no delay that the council
could possibly avoid. Under the orig
iual ordinance it was Incumbent upon
the council to exhaust all means
within their power to arrive at q sat
isfactory price. This the council has
done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25

the controversy in Topeka with the wa
ter company. The city council claimed
the right to fix rates and even passed
an ordinance reducing the rates but the
water company paid no attention to the
acticn of the council and since then has
collected the old rates.
City Attorney Bird has been waiting
since to see what the supreme court
would do with the Illinois cases and now
that they have been decided, Mr.. Bird
has a clear field to enforce the new rate
ordinance nassed by the council
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25

Of Mr.. McCIeavy Brown, director general
Of Corean customs announced yesterday
from Seoul is reported to have been set
tied
BRITISH SOLDIERS SABRED.
Tien Tsin. March 25.-In an ARRAY last
evening two members Of the Welsh Fusi-
Ieer regiment and a member of the Vic
torian contingent who were acting as
policemen, were sabred and bayoneted.
1T is alleged that Germans were the prin-
cipal cuIDTits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
between TRAINs
Mrs Nation Finds Time to Visit st
Louis Saloon.

LOUIS oaIOOn.
st. Louis, March 25.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion favored st. Louis with short visit
today. En- route to Cincinnati, the fam
Gus saloon wrecker stopped here be-
tween trains and visited a liquor estab-
lishment on Market street that had been
named after her.
task for daring to name his establish
ment after her. The saloon man said he
belonged TO the Nation as did his Gus
toners and he meant to retain the name
Mrs. Nation was compelled to continue
her journey without securing the object
of her visit. She was followed by a crowd
as soon as her identity became known.
Mrs Nation will meet her manager in
Cincinnati and will proceed to Lexirg-
ton, Ky, where she will lecture tonight
Several more lectures viii be delivered
by Mrs. Nation on this trip before re-
rIlrllln2 homo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
M'FARLkND RANCH SOLD
Topeka Man Sells His Place Near
Alma For $4,000.

J. NJ Mcfarland. of Topeka, has sold
his ranch near Alma, and Mcfarland.
The purchasers are Henry Brehmyer and
Henry Cuttings, cattlemen from near
Wamego.
The price paid was $4,000. The ranch
consists of ,033 acres, and it is one Of
the well known places in eastern KAN
sas. 1t is situated near the town of Nc
Farland on the Rock Island. which was
named for Mr.. McFarland's s father, the
late Judge N. c. Mcfarland The men
who bought the ranch will devote 1t to
stock raising
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
BLIZZARD RACES.
Worst storm Of Years in North
west Kansas.

Kansas City. March ga special to
the Star from Hoxie. Kas.. says. Since
Saturday night the worst blizzard since
1892 has been raging in this portion of
Kansas. Snow has drifted badly in
every direction The Lincoln branch
train is showed in one mile east Of
Hoxie. The loss to live stock VIII likely
prove heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
England viii Make No Further
Effort to Secure Peace.

London, March 25.@The colonial sec-
retary, Mr. Chamberlain, when asked in
the house of commons today if it was
possible to change the offer of peace
terms to the Roers, said the negotiations
were closed and there was no intention
Of reopening thezn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
STANDING FIRM.
Ballot For Senator at Lincoln
Shows Little Change.

Lincoln, Neb., March 25.-The ballot
on United States senator was as follows.
Allen. fusion, So; Hitchcock. fusion, "a;
D. Il Thompson 58; Crounse 6; Currie z:
7Ieiiklejohn "a; HinshaW 10; RoseWateE
81 scattering g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
Weather Indicationa.

Chicago. March 25-Forecast for KAN
sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues
day. except threatening in northeast 2or-
ton tonight; warmer Tuesday; north
west winds becoming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
WOULD BUILD A NEW PLANT
If Old One Can Not Be Bought Then Favor Con
struction of Another.
Neither Candidate Favors the Extension of the
Franchise Under Any Circumstances.

ownership
Of water
Of
Hughes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
MR.. PARKER.

Q.-Are you in favor Of the nu-
nicipal ownership of the water
works2
A.-Yes.
Q.-What steps would you take
as mayor TO secure the water
plant for the city?
Al would have to consult with
the council and take such steps as
would be best. / believe in doing
the greatest good to the greatest
lumber Of people, but as to what
steps should be taken 1 can not
now say
O.-Would you sign an ordin-
ance granting an extension of the
franchise to the present water
company
A.-Not unless we are forced to
do so. If there is any possible
way for the city to own the water
plant I want to favor it, In case
we do have to grant a franchise.
would make it a point to see il
we could not get better rates than
We have at present
OFF it Is not possible to agree
upon a satisfactory price for the
old plant. do you favor the con-
struction of a new one?
A.-Yes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25

Q.-Are you in favor Of the mu-
nicipal ownership of the water
Works2
A-YeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
WIRES ARE DOWN

Mattoon. ILL.,, March Z5.-A terrific hail
and wind storm passed over this section
last night. doing great damage to prop
erty and early crops Between this city
and Charleston fast Big -Four express
passed between two big funnel shaped
clouds which for a time caueed con-
sternatfon among the passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25

zala g one q tAa points involved in
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-10-09
MANY ARRESTS
Follow The Outbreak OF Last Sunday
Night.

Warrants were issued from the
Commissioners court yesterday
for the arrest of Rube Smith, Lige
Henderson, Clay Title, Herb
Williams. Claud Anderson, Troy
Anderson, Ike Reamer aud Henry
Troti, charged with participating
in the affair Of Sunday night.
All Of the parties named, with
the exception Of Henry Trott. were
later arrested and released either
on bonds or their own recognizance,
pending the hearing Of their cases,
which will probably be set for to-
morrow.
Henry Trott was tried and fined
in the Mayors cour. yesterday for
the same offense, but this previous
adjudication is ignored by Conn.,
missioner Stanheld. who states
that he viii have to answer to the
charge in his court
AS the jurisdiction Of the mayors
and Commissioners court are con-
current, an interesting point Of
law is expected to be raised in this
case.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-10-09
UPHOLDS AUTHORITY
OF The Cherokee Nation to Levy
And Collect Taxes. And is
Broad in its Recognition Of
Laws Enacted by The Tribal
Authorities.

On the request Of the Secretary
Of the Interior the attorney general
has submitted the following opin-
ion on the legality Of The export
tax imposed by the Cherokee
authorities on all hay shipped
from the nation:
The Honorable,
The Secretary Of the Interior.
SIR
have the honor to reply to your
note Of August 27, 1901, in which
you request my official opinion
whether your department has
authority, uodef existing laws, to
collect the tribal tax imposed by
the laws Of the Cherokee nation Of
Indians upon the expectation OF
prairie hay from that nation.
The situation is this. Under the
right Of self government, conferred
by congress, the Cherokee nation
has it's own constitution. govern
ment and laws. not Inconsistent
with the constitution or laws of the
United States. BY act Of Congress.
these laws are FIRST approved by
the president. When so approved
they have in all respects the force
and effect OF laws. This autonomy
carries with IL the unquestionable
right of taxation. Under this
powerthe Cherokee nation imposes
tax Of twenty cents per ton upon
all prairie hay shipped out Of and
beyond the limits Of that nation.
Claws OF the Cherokee nation, Sec
tion 374 $3.50 In my opinion there
can be no question of the right or
power Of that nation TO impose
such tax.
For reasons satisfactory to both
nations, the United States collects
the tribal taxes imposed, and the
royalties and rents from the public
domain and deposits them in The
United States Treasury to the
credit OF the Indian nation. The
power and right to do this, by and
through the Interior department,
is expressly affirmed by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. in
Maxey v, Wright 81 S. w. Rep.
s01. under existing treaties and
acts Of Congress. While that de-
cision VAS rendered with reference
10 the Greek nation, 1t is just as
applicable to the Cherokee nation
|rlso. for similar treaties and laws
exist az to that nation.
Part Of the revenue thus collect
Nd by The United States for the In
1|ian nation consists of rents and
Royalties arising from the public
tomein Of that nation. and which
|as no; been allotted to individu-
members of that nation; and
section l6 Of the act of June 2S,
go Stat, z95) provides the
" : fer collection Of such rsven-
hroogh the department Of the
pa; and 10 this end ii forbids
-Ssyment to, or the reception
#nfh.r x,er.o.. ~ thn rnnfn ~
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-10-09

TO the city TO take treatment for his
stomach trouble. The amount Of
money he paid for railroad fare to get
there would OF bought enough OF Dr
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin to have kept
him aud his entire family in good
health for six months. You can't
suffer from constipation. Indigestion,
sick headache OF stomacbe troubles If
you take this remedy. In SOC and 81
bottles. Sold by Peoples Drug
Store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-10-09


lands, and provides for their col
lection by the Interior department
and deposit in the Treasury 70 the
credit of the Indian nation.
But, allotment of these lands to
individual members of the nation
is contemplated and provided for;
and this contemplates that. so far
as il can be done. the allotment to
an individual or Tor his wife and
minor children. shall embrace the
land of which be or they are al
ready in possession. not exceeding
the amount to which he and they
may be entitled in such allotment,
and, in several respects. such per-
sons, in the occupancy If their
lands, not more than their share
upon such allotment, are treated
as quasi owners Of the land thus
occupied, with the right to control
the same and receive lis proceeds.
In accordance With this, section
l6 OF the act referred to, while it
prohibits individuals from receiv.
ing or paying rents or royalties
arising from the public lands Of
the nation, except to officers or
agents of the Indian department.
it makes an exception 10 favor Of
those who are in the occupancy Of
what they would be entitled to
claim under the allotment, and al
lows them to use and receive the
rents and proceeds Of such lands,
as II such aci had not been passed.
This exception is as follows;
"Provided: That, where any cit
izen shall be in possession Of only
such emount of agricultural or
grazing lands as would be his just
and reasonable share of the lands
of the nation or tribe and that to
which his wife and minor children
are entitled. be may continue to
use the same and receive the rents
therefrom until allotment has been
made TO him"
From this it will be readily seen
that this section deals only with
what are the common public lands
OF the nation not occupied by in
dividuals as their share. of the
public domain, and provides that
the revenues from such lands shall
be collected and paid into the
treasury, while it permits those
who have, under existing regula-
tions, taken possession of the whole
or @ portion of what would be
their share upon allotment, to
continue, as before, TO use that of
which they are IN possession; and
that the whole Office Of this section
Is to provide for the collection by
the Department of the Interior. Of
the revenues from the unappropri-
ated common public lands of the
nation, leaving those who have
appropriated and are occupying
their respective shares, 10 continue
to use the same and receive the
rents.
And it will be further seen that
this section has nothing whatever
to do with the imposition of local
taxes by the Indian nation, or with
the exempting Of any citizen from
their payment. The proviso SIM
ply recognizes the quasi ownership
OF the individual in the share he
has selected, but leaves the prop
erty and it's proceeds subject to To-
cal taxation, just as in the case of
other property. And, the nation
having imposed tax upon all
prairie hay shipped out Of the ma