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she Is GOOD AT REACHING.
The Boston Yacht independence Takes ~
other Trial Spla.

Boston, June 1.-THE Indepen-
dence had another short sail in the
bay this afternoon, and the breeze
being only moderate the yacht spread
more canvas than has yet been hoist
ed. The sea was smooth, and again
she proved her wonderful reaching
qualities, besides showing considerable
ability in windward work. Not only
did she hold very we'll up to the
breeze, keeping within an average of
three points, but she footed quite fast
and tackled in the neighorhood of 20
seconds. The trial was confined to
less than two hours OF actual sailing,
most OF the time being spent on the
wind or reaching, and as yet the yacht
has not been sent dead to leeward, il
being thought we'll to wait for the
spinnaker and club topsail. There
was no accident today, barring
slight rent the mainsail, which
rather hindered the setting Of that
great piece of canvas. The yacht
may go out again tomorrow after
noon, although there is considerable
work to be done upon her.
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Yes. she's forgotten him." said Billy,
and that belief gave him secret satisfac-
tion. He had known Mary long, and
the interest he had felt in her when q
homely. neglected schiid, had not In the
least decreased as the lapse of time grad
ually ripened her into a fine, intelligent
looking Sin. He was, to her brothef
still. but she to him was dearer Far than
sister; and though in his letters he al
ways addressed her as such, in his heart
ne claimed her as something nearer, and
yet he had never breathed in her ear a
word Of love Or limited that it was for her
sake he, toiled both early and late, hoard
ing up his earnings with almost miser's s
care that she might be educated.
Regularly each week she wrote to him,
and it was the receipt Of these letters
and the thoughts OF her that kept his
heart 50 brave and cheerful, as, alone
and. unappreciated. except by George, be
worked on. dreaming of bright future
when the one great object Of his life
should be realized. q
<IT - fHrs kct~S.x.-IN 49, - -
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cuBANs MAY REPENT.
Administration Hopeful That II will Accept
Amendment.

Washington, June 10.-The cabi-
net was in session over two hours
today discussing the Cuban and
Philippine situations A communi-
cation has been received from Cover
nor General Wood in regard to the
prospect for the unconditional accept
ance of the Platt amendment, but its
contents are not made public. It-can
be stated, however, that there is a
hopeful feeling in administrative
circles that. after the first soreness
wears off the convention will see the
wisdom of accepting the terms OF
the amendment. The answer to Gen.
eral Wood to be sent and the language
of the communication was under
consideration today. Meanwhile the
status in Cuba is to be maintained.
No action looking to the calling of
another convention is contemplated
if the present convention should de-
cline to accede to our terms.
The program looking to the estab-
lishment of civil government in the
Philippines is being formulated in
the shape of an order which is to be
promulgated shortly. 1t is said that
there is no definite conclusion as to
whether the powers Of the civil ad-
ministration will be exercised under
the general war powers of the presi-
dent or the power vested in him by
the Spooner amendment. That, how
ever, is considered matter of detail.
The main point is that the civil ad-
mnistration, which will be confined
largely to the municipalities. will be
vested in the head of the Taft COM
mission and such other officials as
may be designated, and that they
will exercise their functions subject
to the direct authority of the secre-
tary of war, to whom all reports will
be made. Civil administration un-
der military supervision, such as is
contemplated. is said not to be anom-
alous, and the civil government in
New Mexico and che Southern states
during the early stages Of the recon-
struction period are pointed to as be-
ing substantially analogous to what is
proposed in the Philippines.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
nas'eial I'D flsnsaS appsalass Il IN.
Persaaes-A Bid 4svisw u Of In
Growth and lnpsevsmests Of he MANY
Industries Throughout Oar Thriving Cen.
.sawsa'tn-Laaest Market Repent
Quite building boom is on at Viii.

Quite building boom is on at Viii.
bur.
The postoffice at Latah was broken
into and robbed OF $2lO.
Experts are going over the books
OF ex-County Treasurer Whittlesey.
Of King county.
The dates of the encampment of the
Whitman County Veterans Associa-
tion have been extended to include
June IA, Flag day.
Owing to the heavy rains on the
mountain between Kettle Falls and
Republic, nearly all freighting is done
via Marcus for the present.
B0nfires were started and the whole
town celebrated when the news of the
new railroad from Grand Forks ia
Republic reached that town.
The contract has been let and work
will commence at once on monu-
ment for Washington's soldier dead.
1t will be erected in the state plot.
A mile and half of the railway
grade for the Chelan Transportation
and Smelling Company has been fin
ished from Lake Chelan to the Holden
mines.
Frank Fielding Nader, of Walla
Walla, has been awarded scholar
ship at Columbia University, New
York, being one OF the 30 successful
applicants.
One&hundred and seventy-eight
homesteads, aggregating 26, 445 acres,
were taken up at the Walla Walla
land Office during May. The major
ity of the locations were in the Big
Bend country.
Butchers of Walla Walla report
chat it is almost impossible for them tc
secure stock at any price. The prices
offered for cattle are the highest for
many years, and while there is good
supply on the ranges, the owners
refuse to sell.
The safe in the Office of the Palouse
River lumber company at Palouse
was blown open and between $25 and
$50 in money taken. The burglars
gained access to the Office by remov-
ing lower window sash. Dynamite
was used in cracking the safe, which,
with the exception of the door being
shattered, was not damaged.
! 1t is reported that Tacoma will
have another afternoon newspaper.
Recently 5000 head of sheep were
sold at Colfax for 81. so per head.
Robbers at Bremerton secured $50.
In their haste they overlooked much
larger amount.
Snohomish county has been having
considerable trouble recently with old
bridges collapsing.
Unknown persons have been dyna-
miting fish on Hawk creek, II miles
west OF Davenport.
Pomeroy citizens have voted in
favor Of issuing bonds for city water
system 80 miles long from Tukannon
creek. The cost will be about $50. 600.
3 Washington lumber and shingle
men have applied to the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific for a
rate to all territory covered by the
Burlington system, which will enable
them to reach new markets in compe-
tition of the mills of the South.
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CLEANUP m fvLL SWING.


- $SVsVVV ~ n.y. 2
Dawson, May 81, via Seattle, June
8.-The spring clean up is in full
swing in all parts Of the Klondike
camp. Millions of dollars worth of
the precious dust has been washed
from the mountain-like dumps of pay
dirt that were taken out by the army
of toiling miners through the long,
weary winter months. Within .
month g, ,0O0, 900 or a, 600, 600 more
will have been taken out and the
washing of the winter dumps will be
finished. The spring cleanup of the
camp is estimated at SIS, ,O0O, 0U0,
and the summer output at $40, 600, coo.
The dust is coming into Dawson at
the rate of $50, 600 to $40, 600 day.
After two or three weeks the roads
will be drier and it will flow in at a
heavier rate. The two banks at Daw-
son are buster than they have been
for months buying or receiving the
dust for storage. The big trading
companies are receiving great deal
of dust in payment for goods advanced
to miners during the winter. The
camp is in a fourishing condition,
and everywhere good feeling prevails
The first shipments of dust of any
consequence to the outside will per-
haps not start fer a week or two, or
until the river is at a more steady
stage and the boats run more regu-
larly. However, there will be a rush
of people out by the first boats, and
all will carry more or less of the
precious product.
The work of washing upis in pro-
gress on all the creeks, and all are
sending in dust. Some of the more
remote creeks are not sending much
yet, because of the muddy condition
81 the roads or trails. Some of the
trails are almost impossible for even
the pack animals. What gold is
sent from Gold Run. Hunker, Domin-
ion, Sulphur, Eureka, Quartz, Last
Chance, Gold Bottom and others of
the outside creeks comes by horse
back. The stages from Grand Forks
frequently bring in as much as so
600 at time, and it is no uncommon
sight to see prosperous mine owners
carrying into banks grips of the yell
low metal that draw them heavily
earthWard.
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REINDEER TRIP ABANDONED.
Officer Who b Now In SIbssis 10 Secure the
Animals May Stsrve 10 Death

Seattle, June 1.-THE annual voy-
age of a government ship to Siberia
after reindeer, according to DR.. Shell
den Jackson, who left for the north
on the transport Warren today, has
been abandoned for the season.
Lieutenant BerthoK, who crossed Rus
sia and Siberia last year to gather
herd of deer, will be left to get along
as best he can until year from the
coming July. DR.. Jackson thinks
Berthoff may starve to death or perish
while waiting for a ship to take him
of. He is likely to be left all
alone, and to his own personal efforts
for subsistence throughout next win
ter, as there are few natives where he
will be. twill be impossible to at
tempt to rescue him until after next
June, as the ice will permit no ap-
proach to the coast.
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Davenport, Washington, June IL.
II. ID. Winho6, prospector, ar
rived yesterday from Stevens county,
having in his possession gold brick
valued at 1884. He refused to tell in
what manner the specimen was Sc
cured, but evidently it was extracted
in crude manner from exceedingly
rich ore, as it had been nodded in .
babbift lad1e.
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Shanghai, June 11.-An imperial
edict, issued June 6, announces that,
owing to the hot weather and the ad-
vanced age Of the Dowager Empress,
the return Of the court to Pekin has
been postoned until September !,
which the astrologers pronounce 70 b
. lucky day on which to eommncs ,
tourney.
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Buffalo, n. r., June 1l.-Com-
mander J. H. Bull, Of the United
States navy, in charge oi The hydro
graphic service on the PAn-American
grounds, fell from Tho dome Of the
government building. His skull
xss iractured about the left eye, and
lone Of his legs was bsoken. The hos-
|pitsl authorities say that, while biz
injuries ere serious, he probably will
recover,
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Seateaee Cesnsnuted.

Denver, June lO.-The state board
Of pardons has commuted to 18 years
the life sentence Of E. O'Kelley, the
man who killed Bob Ford, the slayer
of Jesse James. The killing occurred
1t Crede, Col, July IL. 1892.
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England, = average winter tempera-
ture is eight degrees above freezing
point.
Germany has now II, ,00O, coo mora
inhabitants than France Il, 00O, 600
|nscus thsn Apptfia Hungry, ~
|O00, 600 more than Italy.
Mortality among the colored people
LOT baltimore during 1900 MAS three
times greater than among the whites.
Tuberculosis caused one-tenth Of The
deaths.
The citizen., 1901-05-31
FOURTH STREET IMPROVE,
MENT.

1t is said that we are going to have
a splendid improvement in West
Fourth street. Messrs. John Baum
gardner and Aldermen Schell and
hindley are getting right down to bus
mess and are determined to fix up our
streets and roadways Well. this
sounds like business any way, and the
people are ready to endorse them. If
they make 1irst-class job out of what
was left them as legacy in Fourth
street by their Republican friends they
will deserve big apple. This street is
extensively used and no road is more
generally frequented than the Monte
vue road. This should be a splendid
driveway for our people. There are
no toll-gates looming up before you on
this drive. The mountain scenery is
most attractive and all that is wanted
is good roads. The county and city
can join hands in this. Now what will
the Board of Charities and Corrections
do for the people. Let us hear from
these gentlemen.
The citizen., 1901-05-31
a Contradictory Opinion.

W. Bourke Cochran, one of
the most distinguished American
lawyers and politician. thus char
acterizes the recent decisions of
the Supreme Court in the insular
cases:
1T is impossible to deduce any
general rule defining the political
status OF natives from published
reports. If the decision has any
significance. it holds that the
Constitution follows the flag. but
at such convenient distance
that the Foraker act may be sus-
tanned. thus enabling the admin
iStratiOn to escape from a gro
teSque predicament.
cone Justice appears to hold
that the Constitution of itself
does not extend at all to newly
acquired possessions; four JUS
ticeS that it does not extend over
them, except as to some of its
provisions, notably the revenue
clause, while four insist that it
covers in its entirety every foot
of territory over which this gov
ernment undertakes to exercise
permanent sovereignty.
'The prevailing opinion leaves
the validity of every extra con-
stitutional law which Congress
may pass concerning these
islands, other than revenue laws,
an open question to be settled
by a separate suit; thus, in eff,
feet, establishing a kind of dis.
penslng power in the Court to
sanction some exercises of au.
thority and annul others not by
any fixed rule, but by what it
may be pleased to consider the
circumstances of each case.
In oyerruling Squarely and
specifically prior judgments of
Chief Justice Marshall and Chief
Justice fancy, the decision i'm
pairs its own prospect of stability
as a controlling precedent.
''In the future litigations, to
which it opens the door, have no
doubt that the conclusions of the
minority, yindicated, as truth is
always vindicated, by a sane
and more harmonious process of
reasoning, will oyail over the
decision reached M a tumult of
confusing and contradictory opin.
ions by an irreconcilably discor.
dant majority"
The citizen., 1901-05-31
Not a Matter for Congratula.
ton.

1t can hardly be said that
either the Court or the coul
try is to be congratulated on a
decision which four of its membeE
say "overthrowS the basis of Ou
constitutional law, and asserts
that the States, and not the peO.
pie, created the government
AS Chief Justice Fuller declares
in the dissenting opinion of the
minority, "The source of national
power in this country is the Con
stitution of the United States
and the government to our inter
nal affairs possesses no inherent
sovereign power not derived from
that instrument and inconSiSteHl
with its letter and spirit That
was the view Of Marshall the
greatest eXpounder of the Con-
stitution, and it must be the view
of all those who believe that the
Constitution was intended by lti
trainers to be supreme and gov
ern President and Congress
wherever the flag floats and tAe
sovereignty of the United States
eXtends.-NeaC York Herald.
The citizen., 1901-05-31

The United States Supreme
Court yesterday handed down its
opinions in the Porto Rican cases
dealing with the right of the Gov
ment to impose tariff duties.
In the De Lima case it was held
that it deals with the transitional
stage, and the majority opinion
was to the effect that territory ac.
quired by the United States is
part of the United States and not
a foreign territory. The Court
decided that import duties upon
goods from that island could not
be levied at that time.
This decision was against the
Government.
In the Downes case, dealing
with the legality of the exaction
of duties on goods sent from Porto
Rico to New York, after the pas
sage of the Foraker act. it was
held that these eXactions were
constitutional.
This decision was in favor of
the Government.
The Chief Justice dissented
from the above opinion, holding
that the source Of national power
i'll this country is the Constitution.
and the Government, as to our
internal affairs, possesses no in.
herent sovereign power not derived
from that instrument, and incon-
sistent with its spirit.
In concurring with the Chief
Justice, Justice Harlan held that
Congress has no authority outside
Of the Constitution which created
it.
In effect, yesterdays majority
opinions mean that Congress has
power under the Constitution to
prescribe the manner of collecting
the revenues of the country's in.
sular possessions and has a right
to lay duty on goods imported
from this country into them. For
taxation purposes the insular ports
are not as much a part of the
United States as is New Orleans
in dealing with New York.
The citizen., 1901-05-31
THAT BIG DAMAGE SUIT.

Major Joseph Pierce, who entered
suit against the Hagerstown lltH for
publishing some comments made by
Col. Baughman in speech at Boons-
boro during the last campaign, re-
ceiyed one ccot damages from Wash
ington County jury, Major Pierce
was badly advised about thi. foolish
suit. He had been assured that there
was nothing Personal intended in the
references that he would open n barrel
to carry the Boonsboro District. Thou
sands Of men all over the country Were
talking about the barrel Hanna in
tended TO tap. Senator McComas aud
Representative PeaTe might have
brought hundred suits of like char
acter and 50 might other gentlemen,
had they thought proper to take Of
fense at every little dig given them in
the game Of politics. Major Douglass
and Major Little, of Hagerstown.
Were counsel for the .GaH Congratu.
lations are due the .UaU as well as the
intelligent jurors who rendered the
verdict.
The citizen., 1901-05-31
DECIDES THE
TEST CASES.
SUPREME COURT DELIV-
ERS DOUBLE EDGED
OPINION.

Long-Awaited Opinion Hand
ed Down Today Status Of
Country's New Possessions
Determined Porto Rico De
clared to be United States
Territory-Tariff Levied on
Goods From Island Illegal
Before Passage Of Foraker
Act-Tax on Imports From
Hawaii alsoUnconstitutiona
Congress May Pass Laws
on Subject, However-Four
Judges Dissent From the
Decision - One of Greatest
Legal Battles in Nations
History
The citizen., 1901-05-31

The census enumerators, indicted for
frauds in the count in the lower coun-
ties, are now on trial in Baltimore in
the United States District Court.
From the evidence 50 far adduced there
i, some rotten work which will come
to the surface, and, although the dupes
and accomplices Of those responsible
may suffer and the persons themselves
go free, the people will learn 4 few
things that will put clear estimate
upon certain persons ana things mixed
up in this dispicable case.
The citizen., 1901-05-31
Maryland Agricultural COl'
lege.

The commencement exercises
of this fiourishing State lnstltu'
tion will take place at the college
on the nineteenth of June. It
board meeting will be held tnt
day before. A meeting OF tne
representatives from the diner
ent farmers organizations in tnt
State to take into consideratlol,
the workings of the college anu
stations will be held on the 'Ip
and Sth of June. This is mas
ter which should receive the at
tention of farmers Throughout
Maryland. Unfortunately ~ ~
one has yet been able to unl''
the great farming interests VI u,
any subject. Trusts may coIs ns
and trusts may go, but WV Wv
farmer plods on in the same Oiu
way forever.
The citizen., 1901-05-31

WASHINGTON. May 27.-The
Supreme Court is now handing
down the decisions in the famous
lnsular test cases. These cases
involve principles of vital mo.
ment TO this country. They have
to do with this country's new
possessions and will practically
decide whether the new posses
Sions are to be part of the United
States or subject colonies. The
decisions are against the govern
ment.
The first case passed upon was
the DE Lima case. The De Lima
case involved the importation of
goodS-sugars in particular-into
the United States from Porto
Rico after the ratification of the
treaty of Paris and before the
passage of the Porto Rico act.
This case was decided against
the government. The CrosSman
case, having to do with Hawaii.
the Goetze case and the Dooley
case were also decided against
the government. The court ad.
mltted the right of Congress to
pass laws for new possessions.
however, even after these posses,
sions became territories. In the
Downes case, dealing with exac
tion of duties, after passage of
Foraker act, the decision was in
favor of the Government.
Justice Brown said til f
whether the sugars imported
from or into Porto Rico were du.
table depends upon whether
Porto Rico is a foreign country.
He held that the right to acquire
territory involves the right to
govern and control it by Con.
gress, but he said that country
could not be both foreign and do
nestle.
PORTO RICO TERRITORY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
The opinion was opposed to the
of the government.
He concluded that at the time
the duties were collected Porto
The citizen., 1901-05-31
Two Kinds Of a Countrr

The Philadelphia Pecor5 s..
The decision Of the United S,a ta
Supreme Court in tile in'a ,as
cases, handed down yestqr5.' I
seems involved and courrad;a.
even after the most careful rs.3 s
ing. The islands are held ~ -e'V
"domestic' and not ,'torsi..
territory, and yet not nart
the United States. They apDert.i
to the United States. The Ca4I
stitution, the Court decides os %
follows the flag to the eyta,.|
that Congress shall permit. m
islands are in the United Sta,1
in so far that they are subiecr i
the authority Of Congress. n
not in so far that their ipba@|
tants have become citizens of u
country, entitled to the eona
projections of the laws. In otG,
words, they are colonies as dist,
guished from territories III
tariff purposes they are bel;
though domestic territory. to
without the pale of the Constr,
ton, which establishes free trai
between the States and forbH|
the levy of export duties.
The government is oyerrulad i,
its minor conventions and sustai,
ed its major position. The pray
dent was right in at first insistin,
that free trade with Porto Pis,
was a plain duty, and is yet Ns
tanned in afterward asserting \
the imposition of a tariff on Pom
Rican products, or, as Justly
White sarcastically obServei
"after the Foraker act Porto RIA
ceased to be a part of the Forakg
act it was a part of the United
States.n
The decision, as we now under.
stand it, is most momentOl,
one, involving a grave change h
the character of our goyernmeu.
Congress, itself the creature d
the Constitution, is apparendT
invested with imperial poves
which find no warrant in the Con
stitution. The Court has takeDi
long time to arrive at any con
clusion, and has been unable d
reach a decision satisfactory 4
more than a bare majority of ii
membership. 1t may be pOssiGt
that when considered in all id
bearings clearer cOmprehensia
of the reasoning may satisfy th
people of the United States ths
they can safely enter upon colon
izing experiments; but instead 0
clearing away difficulty, new dt
ticulties have seemingly bee
created. Henceforth we are
have two kinds of a country.