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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
NEWS ITEMS.

G. q. Bishop of Summit,s Idaho, was
killed recently at Big Eddy Of Clearwater,
by his team running away.
Another threshing machine has been
destroyed by fire, making four ma
chimes burned in Whitman county in
five days. The latest reported is that
of N. c. Myers. farmer living near
Wawawai, which burned. together
with 125 acres Of splendid wheat, esti-
mated to average IS to 40 bushels per
acre.
The outlook for an amicable settle
ment Of the strike in San Francisco
has considerably diminished and to-
night indications are the contest will
be prOtracted one. The efforts Of
Mayor Phelan to bring about an un-
derstanding between the opposing in
terests have failed, and he has been
reluctantly compelled to abandon, tenn
porarily at least, his position as me.
diator.
A. Diaz Guerrero, agent in New York
of the Colombian revolutionists, has
received information . from trusted
that bloody battle was fought at Pal0
Negro in the latter part of May The
conflict lasted II days. The battle was
drawn at the end of that period, the
insurgents retiring when their ammu-
milton was exhausted and the govern
ment troops being too badly cut up to
pursue the revolutionists.
At Tampa, Fla. 100 business men,
in order to end the strike of La Re-
slstencia union, searched the streets
OF Tampa and seized number of
| strike leaders, and, it is rumored, that
| they were sent out to vessel outside
the bar and taken to the gulf. Elk.
element prevailed but no rioting oc,
Cured. 1t is said that an attempt was
made to assemble the cigarmakers
strike leaders in conference and cap.
ture them all together, but as the strik-
ers heard Of it they dispersed. The
search for the leaders followed.
Miguel Milivar. who has been rec
ognized as the successor Of Aguinaldo
by the Filipino junta at Hong Kong
has issued proclamation dated July
| 49, copies of which recently arrived
giving assurance to the natives of the
continuation OF an active campaign
and expressing hope for It's successful
issue. The American officials believe
the proclamation was really written
! by Agoncillo (the former representa-
tive of Agulnaldo in Europe), at Hong
Kong. and he probably has never seer
Milivar. Strong efforts are being
tribution Of the proclamation.
The latest report from Jerome. Ari
IONA, states there is no change in The
strike situation. About year agt
miners employed In the camp organ
lied nuion, being the first nuion or
ganized there. Senator w. A. Clark
who owns the mines, encouraged hi,
employees in forming the union ant
, granted them an eight hour workday
, The smeltermen, engineers and all EN-
ployes working on the surface were re
quired to put In from 10 to IL hour
per day. During Senator Clark's visi
last week demand was made b,
them for an eight hour day. which h
refused, and which, he says. will no
I be granted under any circumstances
: Senator Clark has left Jerome for Chi
I cago. A large number Of miners joine
the strikers at the United Verde min
and but few men remain in the under
ground workings.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09

envelope in his pocket were the names
Of w. w. Watkins, George Langdon,
August Held, E. E. jolly, all citizens
Of Moscow. Langdon and Held, who
are In town, state that they know OF
no reason why Steffen should desire
to kill them. jolly is not in town. On
another envelope Steffen had written
with pencil: "If the inevitable comes
| want to rest in Pullman"
On still another envelope he had
written in large letters: II didn't get
the right ones after. all"
Steffen's mother says that he son had
told her some time ago. II have no use
for DR.. Watkins" but says she never
heard him explain the cause OF his
dislike nor say anything Of others.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09

A west side business man Is
scrupulously exact in all his trans
tons that every time he pays "
he insists upon taking a receipt fo1
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09

When a boy begins to wash his face
without being told he IL passing
through the ordeal Of his first love
affair.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
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The third victim to the marksman-
ship of William Steffen, Deputy Sher-
III w. Z. Cool, died from the result OF
the wound in the thigh which Is now
known to have penetrated the abdom-
inal cavity, inducing internal hemorr-
hayes.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
Rowland Notes
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Rowland N c Decemher .

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Rowland. N. c., December 2.
Situated forty-one miles from Flor
ence and forty-three from Fayetteville,
on the Atlantic Coast Line. in one OF
the finest agricultural sections of the
largest county in the state is the pretty
and growing town Of Rowland.
1t was founded on the completion to
that point of what is generally known
as the Short Cut, now the main line of
the great Coast Line system in North
Carolina.
1t is only -four miles to the South Car
DINA line. is growing all the time and
promises in the near future to be one Of
the largest towns between Fayetteville
and Florence. 1t is now made up of
some twenty or more places of business
and is an excellent location for the es-
Establishment of various kinds of manu-
featuring enterprises. With a splendid
climate. fine water and fertile soil, also
as fine a people as any one need to wish
to live among, there is no reason why
should not some day be a
large town.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
HOME FOLKS.

What a most awful accident was that
at Cedar Island. The faithful mother
loses her life in trying to rescue two
of her children. She and one child are
burned to death. 1t is very shocking
and the surviving husband, Mr.. James
Daniels, deserves profound sympathy.
He rescued one child, and his wife, but
she returned to the building to perish
in the vain attempt to rescue her dear
little child. Most %pitiful.
= !. =
We are not surprised to learn h the
North Carolina exhibit at the Charles
ton exposition will be very short and
imperfect and will not, therefore. bring
credit to the state. The Greensboro
Telegram recently mentioned that the
news from the charleston exposition
that the management is greatly sur
prised at the paucity of North Carolina
exhibits. The commissioners for North
Carolina are urged to issue a special
circular with a view to having the Old
North State show up better"
A half show will be worse perhaps
iiei III ohOW. ANOl SdlOllIld L DS
judged by what she exhibits and not by
what h has at home.
= !. =
The Gattis-Kilgo trial at Oxford re-
suited as before, with the exception
that Mr.. w. r. Odell is not held re-
sponsible for damages. Instead of
$4,000 damages as the first trial award
ed. the second trial. with a new jury.
gave $4,000 damages. The jury was
out six hours. 1t decided that the
words used by Kilgo were defamatory,l
false n malicious. Two of the jurors
favored $4,000 damages. One favored
but 5 cents. The compromise was s15,-l
600. The news Of the finding Of dam
ages was greeted with cheers in theI
streets of Oxford. The defendants of
course appeal. 1t seems to be a case of
money against character. |
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
A BIG SURPLUS BUT NO EcoSoMY

The Messenger has prophesied that
the congress will in two years expend
one billion and a quarter. It is pub
lished hat h congress will be asked
to expend at least one-half of that sum
for the fiscal year. Public economy is
a lost art" There are no real econ
omists now. All members of the con-
gress seem to be completely carried
awav by the prevailing idea that great
public expenditures are highly becoming
and necessary. Thev all get soon or
late in that particular swim" The
surplus in the treasury. now large
money taken unnecessarily from the
peoples growing. and it is both out
rageous and dangerous All attentive
students of history and parties know
this. Great Britain has rarely kept a
surplus on hand. The wise. safe faith
ers of this nee economic and good gov
eminent knew better han to gather a
surplus of any magnitude. The new
speaker. Hon. d. B. Henderson, of Iowa.
sees some Of the decentralization OF .
surplus. but he is no advocate of close
economy. Nowadays a member who
will stand for strict and re-
sponsibility in the conduct OF govern
mens is set upon with ieers and names.
is branded as niggardly and called the
watch dog Of the treasury or by some
other offensive epithet. Speaker Hen
derson out the surplus view in this
wise:
I'VE will require all OF the wisdom
we possess, and all Of the patriotism.
for we have a great danger to confront
MS continuously, and that is the sur
plus in the treasury. 1 appeal to nv
republican colleagues to keep in mind
that this is a danger. The American
people do not expect any niggardliness
in the treatment of matters that thew
require. / do not counsel that, but i
counse that conservative consideration
of every question which should be OBJ
served at all times. without reference
to the 500. 000. 900 thai we are SOC to-
have"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

He Is the staunch advocate OF the
Monroe doctrine, which may be loaded
with calamity and ~unending woes.
Europe shall not own a foot OF lar in
South America II it undertakes to be-
come "a squatters Uncle Sam must
take his ships and make war at once.
The Nation might be wise to protect
this continent, but what right has 1t to
be nosing around in South America does
not appear. When in view Of recent
events the. president talks Of safe
guarding independence" for the lesser
mong" the South American peoples il
is all cheeky and contemplate.
He wants a big navy but no present
Increase of u large army. He fav-
ors a National Naval" reserve to be
under the authority of the navy de-
partment. He writes at length for the
improvement of these two arms OF
war. He favors the raising Of yolun-
teer forces He is for arming and or
ganizing the national guard of the sew
eral states upon h regulations OF the
regular forces. He is full Of patriotic"
glow in writing of the veterans" who
defeated the south. He farther on rec
ognizes that we are all lone Nation"
and thinks the "valor'' Of the south
should be recognized. He believes in
the merit system of making appoint
ments, and says that it is simply the
one system of securing honest and eff
cient administration Of the govern
ment." He thinks the Indian should
'be recognized as an invidual and not
as a membe of a tribe. The general
allotment act is a mighty pulverizing
engine to break up the tribal mass. 1t
acts directly Upon the family and the
individual. Under its provisions some
sixty thousand Indians have already
become citizens of the United States"
He writes favorable of the st. Louis
and Charleston expositions He favors
making the census office "a ermanen
government bureau"
He points to the deficit of nearly s4,-
600. 900 in the p~ostoffice department for
1901. Of the rural routes-those for the
people living in the country-he says
that there are now in operation 5000
practically all established within three
years. and there are 5000 applications
awaiting action. 1t is expected that
the number in operation at the close
of the current fiscal year will reach
$500. The mail will then be daily car
ried to the doors of $500. 900 of our peo-
pie h have heretofore been depen-
dent upon distant offices land o%ne-third
of all that portion of the country which
is adapted to it will be covered by this
kind of service" He points to the
abuses under the second-class matter
and a heavy loss to the government is
the result. He wisely says that eff the
pound rate of postage, which produces
the large loss thus entailed. and which
was fixed by the congress with the
purpose of encouraging the dissemina-
ton of public information. were limit
ed to the legitimate newspapers and pc
riodicals actually contemplated by the
law, no just exception could be taken"
There are other points raised but the
above will do for the present. He re-
fers appropriately to the death of Queen
Victoria
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
THE CONDUCT OF \ JUDGE.

The Messenger promised to retract
anything said against Judge Starbuck
for his action in certain criminal cases
in Rockingham county superior court.
1t has awaited the coming of The
Reidsville Weekly to see what Its edi-
tor had to say about it. 1t has nearly
three columns bearing upon it. So far
from retracting anything. it stands by
its charges. 1t says:
In our issue of the 14th instant, we
gave expression to the universal feel
ing of disappointment and indignation
felt by the good people of Reidsville
and surrounding county over the man
ner in which the criminal law was adj
ministered at the last term OF Rocking
ham superior court. This was done in
no spirit of partisanship, nor had we
any intention of doing injustice to any
one. We felt that the peace and secur.-
ty of society and the cause of justice
and decency would be subserved by let
ting it be known that such justice as
was dealt out in Judge ~Starbuck's court
did not meet with the approval of the
good people of Rockingham" so.
The opinions of prominent and intel
ligent citizens are given and hey all
condemn the course of Judge Starpuck.
These include the mayor. the chairman
of the board Of county commissioners
and the sheriff of the county. The
consensus of opinion is that
there is no apology for it," lit simply
puts a premiums on crime" 1.-The fleet
for evil is far reaching it lis a traves-
ty on justice and an outrage upon tax
payers" and Sheriff Hutcherson says
that the punishments were totally in
adequate and caused UNIVERSAL indigna-
ton all over the county. The Reds
vile Review, friendly to Starouek.
says: 's5 Ht& 70
we do not take issue with the Week.
ly upon the question Of the insufficient
cy of the punishment .meted out IN eth
tr of the three cases complained OF,
viz: State VS.. Ware, Stephens n Jim
Neal. but, on the contrary. concur in
the opinion that the punishment in each
case was probably insufficient"
Crime is much on the increase. The
record in this particular in the south
is shameful. The courts are at fault.
The criminal laws are defective. But
few of many persons who are arraigned
for murder are hanged in North Caro-
lima. The failure of the courts. the
pardoning of criminals, the wide SYM
pathy with rascals and murderers, and
the deafness of the law are all favor
able to multiplying crime sand bring
ing great reproach upon the state.
Webster's Weekly impressively says:
When criminals go UNPUBLISHED CT
are let off with a light sentence, wrong
is encouraged and the good citizens Sc
curity is threatened. Law is not ne
cessary to keep a good man from in
juring his neighbor. Reason, religion
and conscience control him. But all
men are not good. The law must be
made a terror to evil doors to restrain
them and warn others against follow
ing their example. Punishment has a
twofold object to each the criminal a
lesson and to set before others a warn
ing that if they follow his example
they will cap the same penalty"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
Stranded steamer Domingo de La

London, December 3.-The British
steamer Domingo de L%arringa, from
Savannah. via Newport News, for Bre-
men. which was ashore at Nieuwe
dep, has been examined by divers. who
report her bottom to be not seriously
damaged and hat the leak can be
stopped without unloading. She is
~re-shipplng the portion of her cargo
which was discharged. The salvage
claim made against the vessel is s35,-
600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
Carter's Habeas Corpus case Argued

Washington, December 3.-Argument
was heard today in the United States
supreme court in the habeas corpus
case Of Captain o. NJ. Garter. The case
comes to the supreme court on appeal
from the decision of the circuit court
for the district of Kansas. where Car
ter'S petition was denied. He was rep
resented bv Messrs- Frank P. Blair and
Horace O.. Stone and the government by
the solicitor general and General Cous.
This is h second effort made in the
supreme court to secure CAPTAIN Car
ter'S release on habeas corpus.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

A bill is introduced in the senate for
the establishment of an executive de-
partment Of the government to be,
called the department Of commerce. |
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

with the world at large. r ,s .
My predecessorscomfmuniozted to the
the fact that the We'll and La
Abra awards against Mexico have been
adjudged by the highest courts or our
country to have been obtained through
fraud n perjury on the part OF the
and that in accordance with
the acts OF the the money re-
naming in the hands OF the secretary
or state on these awards has been re-
turned TO Mexico. A considerable por-
ton OF the money received from Next
co on these awards had been pai1 py
this government to the claimants be-
fore the decision of the courts was ren-
dered- My judgment Is tina the con-
gress should return to Mexico an
amount equal TO the sums thus already
paid TO the claimants.
The death Of Queen Victoria cx1sed
the people OF the United States dec,
and heartfelt sorrow. to which the gov
gave fun expression. when
President Mckinley died, our nation in
turn received from every quarter oe the
British empire expressions Of grief and
no less sincere. The d-ath
OF the Empress Dowager Frederick. OF
Germany. also aroused the genuine
sympathy Of the American people: and
TINS sympathy was cordially recjp-
rocated by Germany when the presi-
dent was assassinated. Indeed, from
every quarter OF the civilized world we
received. at the time OF the presidentg
death. assurances Of such grief AMI re-
gard as To touch the hearts Of our peo-
PIE In the midst OF our afiictioa we
reverently han the Almighty that we
are at with the nations OF man.
kind; and we firmly intend that our
policy shall be such as TO continue I'M
broken these International relations OF
mutual respect and good will
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

yaE DA1LY MESSENGER by mai
sa< sear. 800; n, months. $3.50; thret
s.patsa. I76: n month. so cents.
gJs2 sEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
.:~~ . pege papers). by mail. one year
81 - STA monIhs. 30 cents. In advance
The sun., 1901-12-13
EXTENSION or BANK CHARTERS.
Comptroller Ridgeiey Thinks the Banks
rs q Rule Desire TO Extend.

WAsHINoroN. Dec. 12.-Comptroller Of
the Currency Ridgeley discussed to-day the
hill introduced in the Senate by Senator
Aldrich, authorizing the Comptroller 10
extend for further period Of twenty years
the charter Of any national bank organized
under the act of July l2 1882. He was
asked II he believed the banks as a rule
would desire to extend, providing the pro-
posed legislation should be enacted.
Requests are coming in every day for
information he replied, (which indicates
that such will be the case. Between July "a,
1902, and Dec 81, 1903, the charters of go
banking associations will expire for the
second time and can only be extended
under legislation 70 be enacted by this
Congress. The others, which will expire
for the first time. are not material to this
inquiry, as they can be extended under the
act OF 1882. This whole matter of charter
extension is less complicated than most
anticipate any great difficulties arising under
the operation OF such o bill as that presented
by Senator Aldrioh.'
He was asked II there would not be
tendency for the banks Of low earning
power, which have good assets and high
the expiration Of their charters.
THAT IL something for the shareholders
Of the banks themselves to determine he
replied: They may extend OF hquidate.
The written consent Of shareholders owning
two-thrds OF the stock. provided the neces-
sery legislation Is obtained, will extend
the charter; less than that will compel
liquidation. There Is an Observable tendency
now toward bank copsoidations, especially
IN Boston and In New York. The economics
with the expiring charters or this proposed
legislation
The sun., 1901-12-13
SUBSIDY BILL RFFERRED
Nobody Can Now safely Predict whether
or Not II VIII Pass.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i2.-T The Senate Com
nfttee on Commerce this morning referred
the Ship Subsidy bill TO a subcommittee
consisting Of Senators Frye OF Maine.
Elkins OF West Virginia, Hanna of Ohio
and Dcpew Of New York. Republicans. who
begin its consideration with a view OF re-
porting to the full committee. Nobody at
this time can make a safe prediction as TO
whether the bill will pass The situation
with regard TO IL is too badly mi xed. In
the first place, the bill came from the print
ers only day or two ago and its provisions
arc not yet familiar 10 the Senators, very
few, II any, Of whom have read 1t. The
it's revised form is designed to include the
features of the old bill that were SO OBJ
jectionable to some of the most influential
Senators on both sides Of the chamber
Some of these men are still antagonistic,
as they are really opposed 10 any subsidy
at all, and others, while favorlng the gen
eral subsidy idea. criticse the plan on which
the proposed subsidy is based
The railroad corporations, as rule, are
opposed 10 the bin, and the farmers in
the localities not interested in shipping
are beginning TO send in their protests,
which OF course will have effect Strong
effort will be- made TO have the Subsidy
bill placed at the top Of the Senate order
of business 40 that il will be one of the first
measures TO be reported back from com
ties down 20 work after the holiday recess
ends on Jan. o. The programme Of busi-
ness has not yet been arranged, however,
and the Subsidy bill will be opposed by
other questions that are being urged upon
the Senate.