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now the eleventh instead of the
tenth, and includes the following
counties: Bayfield,, Douglas, Burnett,
Washourn, Sawyer, Polk, Barron,
Chippewa, ST. Croix, Dunn. and
Fierce, with a population of over 217.
OOO. Senator O'Neil offered an
amendment placing Pierce county in
the seventh district. He stated
that the unit of population for a CON
gressional district was $50, 900. while
the eleventh district under the now
new plan had population of nearly
22O,000 The amendment was lost
by vote of "a to 5.
The resolution pertaining to the
submission of the pass question TO
the people has passed both houses of
the legislature, and will now 90 ito
the people. In the lower house the
measure had clear sailing. When
before the Senate last week several
OF the members expressed them
selves as against it, The resolution
passed, five senator's dissenting.
Gov. LaFollette has vetoed Sena-
tor O'NeiPs bill repeating an act 10
which the legislature two years ago
granted to certain parties in SAWYER
county right to construct a dam
on Lost Greek in that county. The
measure passed both houses but was
vetoed by the governor on constitu-
cional grounds. Attorney General
Hicks was interviewed regarding
the legality of the bill and stated
thtt had he been consulted regard
ing the measure, that he would have
recommended it for passage. The
action OF the governor is O ''slap" at
Senator O'Neil for his position on
the Primary Election bill.
When the legislature adiourns
Wednesday it will have been in SEES
sion ll6 days. The cost of the ses-
sion it is estimated will be about
Sl25, OO0 which is goodly sum con
sidering how little has been accom-
plished.
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Do THE REST OF THE JOB RIGHT.

THE great trouble that has al
ways existed in the railroad mat
ter, from the conception of the
idea of building the road, clear
down to the present day, is that
there has been too much "wishee-
,'washee" in the proceedings. It
is getting rather late in the day
to protest much, but the evident
disposition Of certain quasi-pub-
lie institutions and public men
to stand in on all sides of the
question has been very damaging
to the interests of the county.
There has been too much of a
disposition to hesitate about TAX
ing stand, and THE TINES alone
of all the county's newspapers
has stood by the interests of the
people in the matter. The rest
have hesitated and some did not
wish to appear as advisers;
! while some of the members of
the county board have been bluff
ed almost out of existence by the
Representatives of the railroad
company. The members of last
years county board, after insti-
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Wlsconsln's sIawmake1s.
B.. eciaI TimesCo rrespon dent.

The closing scenes of the legisla-
tive session of 1901 will probably &C
down in history as the most drama
tic and stirring of any ever witness
ed in Wisconsin legislative proceed
ings. 1t was thought that the fac
tional contest that has waged SO
fercely during the long session just
closed, had ended; yet the closing
hours in the Senate witnessed a
struggle so fierce, so bitter, that to
portray the scence, is task which
I very reluctantly undertake. Sar-
casm, bitter personalities; impeach-
ment of motives; charges of disloyal-
| ty; faithlessness to sacred trusts;
treason to Republican principles
engendered by all the factional bit
terness conceivable: all this within
the ranks of one party. This in part
is the story of the closing struggle,
all occasioned by Governor LaFol-
lette S veto message on the Hagemeis-
ter substitute, the Primary Election
bill.
His disapproval of the measure
with a message of nearly 5000 words
reached the Senate Friday morning,
and a proposition to PASS the bill
over the Governors veto was lost
by vote of II to II, a two-t thirds
vote being required for such action.
The opposition lacked one vote in
being able to send the measure to
the lower house for similar action.
Primary Election legislation sleeps
for the present. Yet the phalanx
are forming and scarcely before the
legislators have returned to their
homes, the battle of 1902 will have
begun. The first shot of the admin
istration has been fired The Gov
ernor S veto message will be sent
broadcast to the people of the state
and they will again be given an op-
portunity of expressing themselves
uron Governor LaFollette.s pet
scheme of reform.
Were it possible, | should like to
reproduce portions of the message
submitted by the Governor, but
time and space forbid. | take it
therefore that those interested have
familiarized themselves with this
document and | shall only allude to
those portions which led to the in
PRODUCTION of a resolution, the nature
of which is unprecedented in annals
of Wisconsin politics.
The message scored the legislature
for their gross negligence and utter
disregard for Republican principles
and promises. as expressed in the
platform of Aug. s, 1900 1t charged
faithlessness ard desire on part
of the members to defeat the wishes
Of the people, It attacked the means
and methods resorted to by the op-
position in order to secure the de-
feat of a Primary law. It impeach-
ed the motives of some Of the mem
bers, saying, IAN array Of federal
office holders, joining with certain
corporation agents and the repre-
sentatives of the machine in the leg
islatlve lobby, moved upon the
capitol, took possession Of it's cor
ridors, intruded into legislative halls,
followed members to their hotels,
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PRIMARY ELECTION VETO.

THE Primary election bill has
been put to sleep-it would moi
do to say that it was dead issue
as it will undoubtedly 'Bob'
up serenely later on, but so fa1
as any legislation by the legis
lators of 1901 is concerned, it Is
killed. The long fight that has
been going on at Madison finally
eliminated in a bill being passed
applying the primary system tc
counties only, and making it OPP
tional with the counties to adopt
it's provisions. The Governor
and his followers wished to have
a law that would extend to all
branches of the political service,
but were unable to secure the
cpassage of such a bill. The
measure as it was passed was III
powise what Governor LaFollette
and his friends desired, and it
was not very surprising that it
should have been vetoed by His
Excellency. The Governor in
his veto message plainly shows
that he was carried away with
his own enthusiasm, and recounts
a long list of events which he be
1ieyes indicated that the people
were crying loud and vigorously
for the Primary measure. He
has mistaken aquiet acquiescence
to mean that the people were all
of the same opinion as himself,
and he undoubtedly believes a
great wrong has been done. In
this the Governor has certainly
been mistaken. The Hagemeist-
er bill came the nearest to being
right of any measure before the
legislature, and the lawmakers
did perfectly right in passing it.
Primary elections are largely ex-
perimental, and the people were
perfectly willing to give the prin
ciple trial in a small way, but
did not care to have it in a whole
sale manner until it had been
demonstrated that it was a cor
rect principle. According toour
way of thinking, the legislature
was right and the Governor was
wrong. His action in using the
veto would indicate that he felt
good deal of pique in the pro-
visions of the bill not having been
applied to Legislative districts,
and that there is an essence of
truth in the charge that his mo-
tive was to further his own am
billions in trying to secure seat
in the United States Senate.
Just where the consistency arises
in the Governor veto we are
unable to see and we have care
fully read the document, which
looks to us to be about as poor
an excuse for a veto as is usually
put together. The Governor GER
tainly should have signed the
bill, remembering that "a half
a loaf is better than none at all. !"
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across the street, who has grown
rich in the newspaper business
is aping our new form more and
more every week, is about the
greatest compliment we have had
from any source.
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GOVERNOR LaFollette and the
State Senate exchanged courte-
sizes during the closing hours of
the Legislative session. The Gov
ernor in his veto message Of the
Primary election law took occas-
sion to say some very cutting
things about the Senators, and
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attorneys were making, and APP
peared to be almost afraid to ask
them for fear of offending. The
result was, that the Board acted
blindly, and they never knew
and do not know now, whether the
matter was put before the Court
in the best possible manner.
People have been jumping cross
wise at shadows, and the railroad
company has been going right
ahead having everything pretty
much it's own way. The county
has been beaten in the circuit
court trial, and now there are
those who still do not know
whether it is advisable to even
appeal the case. "This is an
awful experience we are having, .
we are told and these same peo-
pie have not had the hardihoOd
to oppose single move made by
the Sabin interests at any stage
of the proceedings. The record
of the case has likely been closed,
and it is probable that the county
will lose on an appeal, but if there
had been any disposition to go
after things hard we believe
there never would have been a
decision against the county
still we challenge any one to
show wherein any one in Bay
field county has taken a more
positive stand against this legal
lied robbery than The TIMES.
There is but one thing the County
Board can do in the matter, and
retain the respect of the people,
and that is to appeal the case
now in the Courts to the highest
tribunal in the land. If we lose
then, it will not be the fault of
the present representatives of
the. county, providing still that
they see to it that the matter is
handled in professional man
ner, and keep themselves advised
of what is being done and see
to it that the best possible thing
is DONE in every process of the
appeal. In our humble opinion
there is very small chance left to
get out of paying this unjust in
debtedness. It is pretty late to
remedy the great wrongs these
railroad projects have brought
upon us-but what can be done
at this late day should be done
right, and that course will be a
big improvement over the past.
The prejudice existing against
secret fraternal SOcitieS among
certain ministers and religious
denominations comes about the
closest to being bigoted of any
thing to be found in the Church
work of to-day. There ought
not to be this prejudice, and the
fact that it exists simply shows
that the clergy responsible forit
are too narrow in their views to
investigate the operations and
principles Of the secret societies.
Nearly everysecret society in ex-
istence uses the Bible in it's work,
and tits always or nearly always,
to be found upon the lodge altar.
Christianity is an essential re-
quirement in the initiation in the
majority of lodges of today. The
aims andpractices of these secret
orders are among the most valu-
able of American customs and
institutions, and there is nothing
in them that should bring the
ban of the church upon them.
When a minister or other individ-
ual attempts to set down upon
secret societies he simply de-
monstrates that his prejudice
and ignorance are monumental.
THE question is being discuss
ed between the New Richmond
Republican Voice and our old
friend Charley Augustin, of the
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The question is being discuss
ed between the New Richmond
Republican-Voice and our old
friend Charley Augustin, of the
Glenwood Tribune, as to just
how good a paper THE TIMES is,
and the Tribune holds that "THE
WASHRURN TIMES comes very
close to being an ideal country
paper, both as to Typographical
appearance and the character
of it's reading matter" The Re
publican Voice sentiment was
reproduced in THE TIMES two or
three weeks ago. Don't haggle
over it, boys The TIMES is very
grateful to Brother Augustin for
his very good opinion, but if the
Republican, Voice doesn't like our
style we can very conscientious
ly say that we don't give D.
The fact that our competitor
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they IN turn passed a resolution
cenSuring him for the use of such
expressions. It is the first time
in the history of the state that
the chief executive has been CEN
sured by Legislative body. The
old factiOnalism which has exist
ed in the party, and which it was
thought had been eliminated last
fall, is stronger than ever, and
there promises to be big fight
when Mr.. LaF'Ollette comes up
for the second term next year.
WALL street speculations went
crazy last Thursday, all owing to
a fight for the control of railroad
stocks between the great syndi-
Gates. The fight came about
over the Northern Pacific stocks,
and Waged vigorously, until the
limit was reached when the
Northern Pacific stocks reached
$1,000 share. Vast fortunes
were made and lost, and there
was feeling of concern through
out the country lest panic would
result. But on the succeeding
day things simmered down in
pretty fair shape, and American
stocks have again gone back to
good values, and the markets are
acting again on a safe basis.
UNDER the Congressional ap-
portionment this Congressional
district remains the same, except
that hereafter it will be known as
the Eleventh district instead of
the Tenth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
Resign, to be Renominated.

WASHINGTON, March AT
the Cabinet meeting today, the
last under this Presidential term.
all of the members presented their
designations to take effect upon
the qualification OF their success.
Sors.
Attorney General Griggs, who
is the only mem Der who has de
cided not to remain during the
coming four years. was among
the number and his denomination
will go to the Senate with the
Others on Tuesday. He will not
serve longer, however, than about
April /. when, it is now believed,
Mr., Philander G. Knox, of Pitts,
burg, will receive the appoint
ment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
Shot In the Neck.

William III. Hall, colored man
aged about 81 years, was shot in
the neck near Frederick Junction,
Saturday night by an unknown
negro. Hall is working on the
improvements on the b. q O.
Railroad and with his compan.
ions was about to retire for the
night in the shanty. Three me-
groes made their appearance and
asked for a place to spend the
night. Hall told them the shanty
was full and there was no place
for the strangers. One of the
strangers drew a revolver and
shot Hall in the neck at the same
time remarking that he would
"teach coons how to receive
gentlemen the next time they got
visitors" When they saw Hall
stagger and fall the strangers
Immediately took their departure
and have not been found since.
The wounded man was brought to
Frederick and taken to Monteyue
Hospital. DR.. Fahrney extract.
ed the bullet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH S 1901,
THE WAY THEY WORKED
THE GAME.

1t will be interesting reading for the
people f Maryland when the facts are
presented as to how the census was
taken in at last one of the >outn,r,
Maryland counties aud one Of Il t
counties, by the way, which, under
the present census, has made q gain IF
one member OF the Legislator. In
ST. Mays, notN ithsta ding the fact
that it is a very healthy cou ty people
will die, and grave ards d. exist in
many ; ctiOus of that good old county.
The recent claims that mistakes may
have occurred in the turns If the
late census has aused an investigation
of things in southern Maryland. The
names of meu who died several years
ago are now resurrected and have
helped to make up the great gains in
populate ion. Name after name OF men
who are dead have been put upon the
lists; names of women Who have mar
ried have been put down two and three
tim 5. The gravey ards have been
robbed and this ; no Joke, and thus We
have the explanation or the wonder
full inctea e of popu at on II st Mary's
county. There are several further ex-
pan tiors which VII all be made in
due time as to how The boys did the
trick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
New Clerk of the Court OF
Appeals.

Mr.. j. Frank Turner, of Tai.
bot County, has been appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of j. Frank Ford, late
Clerk of The Court of Appeals of
Mary land. Mr.. Turner is a law.
yer by profession aud for MANY
years has been active in Demo
cratic politics. He was State
Comptroller from 1884 to 1888
aud previously had been Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Talbot
County. He was strongly sup
ported for the clerkship of the
Court of Appeals by all the lead
ing Democratic lawyers and fac.
tlonS. He is about 60 years old.
The appointment by the court
holds good only until the next
general election, November, 1901.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Legislature Met in Annapolis
on Wednesday--Eallot-La
Reapportionment and Sew
erage System, the Three
Measures to be Enacted.

The extra session convened in
Annapolis on W ednesday aud in
the House Mr.. Lloyd Wilkinson,
of Worcester County, introduced
the Ballot bill, which was sent to
the Committee on Legislation
General a. Leo Knott offered the
Sewerage Enabling Act, which
was sent by Mayor Hayes to the
Baltimore City delegation. and
Mr.. Martin LehmaNer, of the
City Delegation. introduced the
bill providing for the taking of
a census OF the population OF the
State of Mary land under the au-
thOrity thereof.
Speaker Latrobe then announc.
ed his committees, as follows:
Legislation - Messrs. Wilkin-
son, Stewart, Long, Lehmayer,
Waters, Wolfe, King. Siegmund,
Clark, Walbach and Dryden.
Engrossed Bills w aller,
Mackie, Cover, Scrimger, Walsh,
Jeffers, Garner, Mitchell and
Radcliffe.
Claims-Norris, Proctor, Lin.
thicum, Hutton, Duncan, Smith,
Graetf aud Krems.
In the Senate Mr.. Alex Hub.
ner was re elected president and
Alfred Ritter, of Frederick, Sec.
rotary. Senator Rohrback pro
posed rules for the government of
the Senate, which were adopted.
When the Secretary called the
Senate to order, there was not
one Republican in the room. This
did not interfere with matters,
as a quorum was present, and
work was gone about in the rou.
tine way.
There will be no dilatory tao.
tics in this session, and no
lengthy debates, as the delegates
and the Senators mean strictly
business. Delegate Buckley, of
Frederick, offered a resolution
that no bills except the ones the
Governor included in his procla.
nation, should be considered dur
ing the extra session.
Mr.. W. II. Lakin, of Frederick,
was absent on the first day at
roll call. General Ferdinand
G. Latrobe, of Baltimore, was
elected presiding officer of the
House Of Delegates.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08

open for those who have raised
their arms agai INST the govern
ment for honorable submission to
its authority. Our countrymen
should not he deceived. We are
not waging war against the in
habitants of the Philippine Is
lands.
a portion of them are making
war against the United States.
By far the greater part of the in
habitants recognize American
sovereignty and welcome it as
a guaranty of order and of secur-
ity for lie, property, liberty, free.
dom of conscience, and the pur-
suit Of happiness. To them tull
protection will lie given. They
shall not be abandoned. We will
not leave the destiny of the loyal
millions i'll the islands to the dis (.
10y al thousands who are in rebel
lion against the United States.
Order under civil instructions
Will come as soon as those who
now break the peace shall keep it.
Force will not be needed or used
when those who make war against
Us shall make it no more. May
it end without further bloodshed,
and there be ushered in the reign
of peace to be made permanent
by a government of liberty under
law.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
TO TAKE SCHLEYS PLACE.
Rear Admiral Cromwell Going
to the South Atlantic.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-After
more than a Years absence in
command of the South Atlantic
Squadron Rear. a dmlral Schley
Is 10 be brought home within the
next two months. His successor
has been selected and today re
celVeu his preparatory orders.
Rear Admiral bartlett j. Crom
we'll now Ill command of the
Portsmouth (N. H. Navy Yard,
Is the man. He stands Just one
III III Der below Rear Admit al
Sampson Oh the naval register,
and, therefore, two below Rear
Admiral Schley. HIS flagship
will be the Chicago.
1t was stated at the Navy De.
partment that alter a short leave
OF absence Rear \ admiral Schley
Will be assigned TO some shore
station. W hlle not settled, it is
not improbable that Rear. A dmiral
Schley will be assigned to duty
as Chairman OF the Lighthouse
Board, now held by Admiral
Hlgglnson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08
The Way the Pennsylvania
Soldiers Treated the Darkey.

The Pennsylvania soldiers do
not like their colored brethren.
One of the Pennsylvania regi-
ments refused to march in the in.
augural parade because there was
a negro club in front of them.
Then the Pennsylvania boys
wanted to hang one of the negro
police because he attempted to
arrest one of their soldiers. A
riot was quelled by calling out
the police reserve. So the col.
oTed men have few friends among
the Pennsylvania soldiers. Yet
If this had come from a southern
regiment there would have been
a howl all over the country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-08

off much contempt ao,i.
1 by preventing ,;re 4ra1e., the tins N
posal of public lands in rho y
lands, but he did not daro
veto the bill on account of !.
amendment, so that it wo'1,I
have been a dead give away
showing his disappointment !!
cause the whole looting proa,sS
could not be carried out. ''a'
The Senate Cuban inyea,,.
ton cost about $500 ~, <
amounted to nothing. The ~
port of the committee savS ~
Their investigation is unnecpSxa. v
because the frauds are now !
ing handled by the Cuban Con,.
1t is understood that sava's
prominent Republicans felt W..
much relieved when the ran,,
was announced, owing to tb.i '
knowledge that any real iny4stt
cation would make thiugs ~
pleasant to them. ~
Democrats have no reason ;.
complain when the work Of ~
Fifty sixth Congress. wHa
ended just before noon TODAY !.
studied. Being the mino,i,as
party they could not nrpras,
extravagant appropria ion. IN,
they did prevent the pnttias
through the most extrayaaap,
single piece of legislation, I'm
posed-the Ship Sub ,idy biII'
just as they compelled the Rennb
licanS to abandon the scheme y
kill the bill reducing war taye,
both of which were substantial
victories for the minority.