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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01
SENATOR CRUM'S BILL.

last week, we mentioned bill that was IN
troduced in the senate by Senator Crum' TO re-
duce the penalty for statutory rape 10 SIX
months in iail. We have since had talk win
Hon. N. l.. Bowman, who says Senator Crum S
bill was not fully understood; that it was not
h;s nurpose to reduce the penalty for rape, but
to protect young boys from designing women,
or pir]s who are older than the boys VINO fai'
nrev to their wiles; that the six-months SEN
teuce did not apply 20 cases of statutory rape
hit cases of so.called seduction, wherein boys
are often trapped by women and made to suhef
for the women's wrong acts. For instance
bov has father who is well-to'do. some
woman wants money, so she becomes acquaint-
Cd with the boy and inveigles him into her
tran. After while, she gives the boy to I'M
d.rstand that she is in delicate condition, ana
tells him ne must "put up" She knows tine
how has 20 money, but his father has, and' IN
,ranv Gays. the father "shels out" to keep the
matter quiet There is no doubt that there are
,ranv cases of this kind, and, we are told, 1t Is
,b;s class of cases that were to be effected by
Senator Crum's bill-which, however, did not
pass. :.
We do not desire to do Senator Crum all IN
iustice, and publish this explanation tor that
reason.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01
HE FLOPPED.

Last Tuesday, the Kansas senate voted to
give the women of the state the privilege OF
Hot;nq for presidential electors. The majority
was very small, however. The passage of the
hill, created commotion, and those who op-
,osed the measure demanded reconsideration.
Some of the Republican bosses said that its
massage was bad political policy, and that if it
should pass the house and become law, there
would not be more than three Republican SEN
,,ors after the next election Word reached
~. senate that the house would pass the bill,
and the opponents in the senate re-doubed
their energies and secured reconsideration.
This time, the measure was defeated.
Among those who voted for the bill on Tues
aav and against it on Wednesday was Senator
Crnm. Why did he flop? Because the bosses
so;d the adoption of the measure wa: bad party
,,o,;cx-tor no other reason. If the measure
,yas wrong, ne should have voted against it the
srst time. If it was right, he should have
stuck to in spite OF the bosses.
The Republican party lash is very effective.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01
MORE SMASHING.

Topeka had another exciting experience last
Sunday morning. A crowd CT men smarshed
a wooden building in which lot Of beer was
stored. They then attacked car of beer, but
the police interfered and fired their revolvers to-
ward the crowd. The "smashers'' returned
the fire, and in the "scrap," one of the smash
ing party was shot twice, and may die. The
crowd finally dispersed, all escaping the police
except the man who was shot and minister
and doctor. The minister and the doctor
we're arrested, and both were released O. their
own recognizance.
The policemen claim tn ~ shot up in the air,
and that the wounded man was shot by some of
his fellow rioters, but the minister and the doc
tor claim that of the liquor men was with
the policemen, and thew saw him shoot toward
the man who was wounded. Samoan.
We have reached pretty pass when the Of
fcers of the law, who are sworn to support the
constitution a I'd laws of the state, will protect
open violators of the same. Should some citi-
zen, or citizens, see burglar at work at his
''trade," and should capture his kit of tools
and destroy them, would the police be justified
i'll protecting tn. burglar and arresting the citi-
zens who destroyed his "pioperty"? Is one
! law-breaker any better than another? Is a sa-
loonst's property any better than burglars
property? Wouldn't it lock better for the To
peka policemen to clean out the saloous-en-
| force the law-so that the w-abiding people
will have no occasion to do any smashing?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

MRS. McK1NLEYs new dress for her hus-
bands second inaugural is said to be "the fin
est that money could buy" The Presidents
salary is $4,000 year For four years, it
was 100000. Some of the wives of million
aires of this country have dresses that cost al
most as much as the presidents salary for one
year. McKinley's expenditures are lavish.
Does any one bereve his salary pays all of The
expenses? If not, where does he get the money
with which to pay them? Remember, Nc
Kiuley was bankrupt when he was first elect
ed president.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

GRANT HoRNADAy, chairman OF the state
board of chart les, has rendered his resignation
to Governor Stanley, and the governor has
named Henry Allen, his private secretary, tor
the place. Grant Hornaday is one OF the best
men in the Republican party, and Allen can
not fill his place. Indeed, he is positively UNI
fit for the position.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

lies in world. wide cooperation. The dawning
civilization of new ere calls for the united
effort of brains and hearts. No waste for war;
no tribute to parasites and no quarter to drones
But, I'D rises the obector and declares that
if we destroy competition, we take away the in
centive to labor. The worlds best and most
gifted men and women have not toiled and
tainted for the mere possession OF this worlds
goods. Behold we erect new standard OF
excellence. Millionaires, princes and warriors
do not even reach up to the foot Ct the flagstaff,
much less behold the glories of the emblem OF
the coming brotherhood. Noble manhood and
unblemshed womanhood are written upon our
standard in letters of love. We press on and
up to higher civilization, in which the whole
human family may participate.
Again the objector steps in, aud declares that
the ideal is impossible, mpracticable, or it Will
take thousand years. 1t may take thous-
and years, Tut Socialism is not impractible.
Our free school system demonstrates the practic.
ability of cooperation along the lines OF an
education for all our children. Likewise, our
postal system demonstrates the practicablity OF
cooperation in another field. 1t maybe i'm
possible to arouse the people to the effort. The
whole scheme hinges upon effort The masses
are dull of ears, and blind of eyes, because of
that accursed system, or systems, erected IN
blood and extortion, and maintained in laws
and Calling guns.
We cannot be silent. The voice of John the
Baptist was heard in the wilderness two thous-
and years ago, aud the cry was: make
straight his paths" We hear his voice to-day.
If some one had told Jesus that two thousand
wears from the date of His death, large num-
Der of human beings would still be in darkness,
would He have refused the cross?
Could the Apostle Paul have foreseen what
we now know, would his voice crying tor
"glory, immortality, eternal life" have been
hushed in the Glamour for Diana of the Ephe'
SLAMS?
What would the patriots at Bunker Hill have
done if they could have foreseen that, within
hundred years, few men would virtually oo
tain control of the wealth of continent!
Grant said. on MS death-bed "Tbe war il
worth all it cost" Did he know that, while
lovers of liberty fought for human rights,
secret foe was undermining the great republic
The ideals of the great men, the good ant
the noble have never been fully realized, yet
slowly but surely, the human race is climbing
up to higher levels The Socialists OF to da,
will not begrudge their little influence, or thel
best efforts, even, although it may take thous
and years for the human family to attain tt
their cherished ideals. Men of principles d.
not want pay in coin. There is the hldde'
consciousness of having done good that afford
far more lasting pleasure than the grabbing
of the boards of the millionaires.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

THE "Father- Dear Father Come Home !"
songs don't go, nowadays. 1t is the tramp,
tramp, of thousands of women whom God has
raised up to fight this liquor traffic. "Extrene
measures!'' Yes; nothing else seems to fill the
hill, now. The rum-sellers have been preached
at long enough.-Vince Robb in The Guardian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

McK1NLEy's determination to haye an extra
session of congress has scared some of the Re-
nublcan members almost to death. They know
the move is not popular with the people OF this
country, and they see future defeat stasing the
party in the face.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

You can't afford to miss the offer we make
elsewhere, viz: Bryan's paper, The Commoner,
and the Ae1rAroR one year for $3.50. The
price will be $1.7s after March 18th. You'll
have to hurry"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

THE appropriations made by the present leg
islature amount to five million dollars. This is
an "economical'' administration, don't you
know!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

THE old soldiers refuse to march at the tail
end of McKinley's inaugural procession. Cen
eral Sickles writes letter of defamation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01

THE Republicans of the legislature refused to
adopt resolutions of sympathy for the Beers
of course.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-30

Why Old Flats and Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin.
coin avenue, Telephone North 7GS. re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new at very small cost. IL
many cases after expanding money fol
calcimining or paperlng, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, fiy-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations.
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when at very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, etc., can be re-
finished equal to new. We refinish In
all the latest colors, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish.
cd copper, oxidized copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers of fine line of
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times.
Call up North 78S. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO..
2aa Lincoln avenue ChicasA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Is THE TALE FAKE OR FACTi
keport of Chinese Immigration Scandal
Very Distinctly Contradicted.

keport of q Chinese Immigration Scandal
Very Distinctly Contradicted.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Saturday a dis.
patch from Washington reported the
arrest at Nogales, Tex, of the collector
of the port, William H. Hoey, an Indi-
ana man; b. +. Jossey, immigrant in
spector, and couple of Cinnamon on
charges of passing Cinnamon into the
country from Mexico, through Nogales,
by regular system of rascality and
for Doodle. The proof was declared to
be positive against each and every
one, and to show that Chinese were al
lowed to come into this country un-
lawfully whenever they had the
price"
Now come kilograms from Nogales
declaring that up to yesterday MORN
ing none of the alleged rascals had
been arrested. When shown the
Washington dispatch referred to above
Hoey declared that there was no truth
in the charges. Il have not been ar
rested, and do not believe l will be-"
said he. mo smuggling has been done
through Nogales during my term.
More Cinnamon have been deported
from my district than any other, with
one exception"
Indianapolis, Aug. 26.-William M.
Hoey, arrested at Nogales in connec-
ton with Chinese frauds, was ap-
pointed from Muncie, Ind. Before he
went to Arizona Hoey was foreman in
steel mill, and his appointment was
regarded as recognition of the labor
interests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
DEATH OF MAUD WOODS
Typical Beauty Of North America Sue
cumbs to Typhoid Fever.

Typical Beauty Of North America Sue.
cumbs to Typhoid Fever.
Charlottesville, Va, Aug. 26.-Miss
Maud Coleman Woods, daughter OF
Captain Micajah Woods Of Charlottes.
vile. and known as the typical beauty
of North America, is dead in the coun.
try residence Of the Morris family in
Hanover county.
Miss Woods, who with her mother
and sisters had been spending the
summer in the old home Of her moth
er's family, was taken i'll two weeks
ago. Her complaint soon developed
into typhoid fever, and her condition
was serious from the first. She was
constantly attended by her uncle, DIR.
Coleman Morris of Birmingham, Ala,
who called DR.. Wheat of Richmond
and other physicians. Her father was
summoned early In the week and re-
manned with her until the end.
Miss Woods was % years old and
was educated at the Virginia Female
Institute. She was musician of taste
and culture. Her disposition was re-
firing, and it is no secret among her
friends that she shrank from the pub
licity and notoriety caused by her Sc
lection by the committee of the Pan
American exposition as the typical
beauty of North America.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
COLLAPSED ON GaLL0ws
Condemned Man Had To he Tied on
Board aud Strengthened Up.


Board aud Strengthened Up.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 24-Charles
w. Nordstrom was hanged here for
the murder of William Mason last No
yember. From early morning the con-
demned man seemed to realize his POI
sition, and while ministers and men,
bers OF the Salvation Army prayed
with him he wept continually Short
ly after $50 Nordstrom was taken to
the execution room. 1t required the
assistance of four men to keep him on
his feet. When he was taken to the
scaffOld he broke down completely.
crying in childish voice and praying
that his life might be spared to him.
He collapsed entirely and fell to the
floor.
Efforts to raise him and keep him
on his feet were fruitless, and at last
Sheriff Cudihee ordered that board
be brought. To this Nordstrom was
tied. 1t required six men to hold him
while he was being tied. He contin-
ued to cry in a loud voice. Several
times he seemed to speak but his
words were unintelligible. The six
men who had held him raised his body
on the board and with great effort sue
ceeded in getting him on the fatal trap.
Here he was stood upright being fast
ened to the board, four men standing
OF the four sides of the trap and hold
ing him. In less than two seconds af-
ter he was in place the trap was
sprung and Nordstrom paid the penal
ty for his crime,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Fatal Wreck on the Alton.

Jacksonville, Ills, Aug. 22.-The
Chicago and Alton Hummer" which
left Chicago at $50 p. m, was
wrecked in head-end collision with q
way freight In the railroad yards al
Prentice, twelve miles north of here
at 1920 a. m, killing six persons and
injuring six others:
The dead are: Con Sheehan, engin-
eer of the passenger train; John Ad-
ans, fireman of the passenger train,
and four unknown men, who were on
the tender. Injured: Robert Kiley,
Jacksonville, leg broken, injured in
ternally; w. Howatt, Bloomington,
fireman of freight, ribs crushed;
Charles Marshall, St Louis, arm bro
ken, scalp wound; Charles Simms,
Longdale, Ills, section hand, badly cut
about head and chest; William Mason,
Stuttgart, Ark, ribs broken; A. L..
Wood, engineer Of freight, slightly In
jured.
All the passengers escaped injury, a
few only being bruised slightly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
SULTAN CLIMBS DOWN
Declaration of tho French Ambassads
Has Prompt Effect on Porte.

Declaration OF tho French Ambassador
Has Prompt Effect on Porte.
Constantinople, Aug. 26.-The quays
company question has been settled, as
expected, I'm accordance with the de-
sires of France. An imperial trade
has been issued ordering that the COM
pany shall be allowed to exercise free
~ all the rights granted by the con-
cession.
Paris, Aug. 26.-Turkey has yielded
to French pressure, as was inevitable,
and full rupture of the relations be-
tween the two countries has been
ayerted The official communique
announcing the granting of the French
demands just issued is as follows:
I'm consequence of the declaration
made to the porte by the French am
bassador, that he acts under instruc-
tons from the minister of foreign a.
fairs, an imperial trade has been is
sued declaring that no obstacle shall
be opposed to the free exercise by
the quays company of the rights re-
sulting from their concession"
A firman for the settlement of the
matters in question will, it is believed,
be issued shortly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
c. NJ. & st. p. Excursions.

Des Moines State Fair Aug. 22-3l
good to return until Sept. 2. One fare
for the round trip.
st. Paul and Minneapolis for Min.
nesota State Fair Aug, 81 to Sept. 7
good to return until Sept. 9 one fare fol
the round trip.
La Crosse for Interstate Fair Sept.
2S-2S good to return until Sept. 80, one
fare for the round trip.
Minneapolis Natl Cow. of Christian
Church, Oct. Ola, good to return until
Oct. IS, one fare for the round trip
San Francisco, GenY Cow. Episco-
pal Church, Sept. 1927, good to return
until Nov. 5, $4,000 for the round trip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
WAS NOT A CHALLENGE
Schley's Request Regarding Howison Il
Explained by the Former.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Acting Sec
rotary of the Navay Hackett Saturday
received the reply of Admiral Schley to
the letter recently submitted to him
by the department declining to ques-
ton Rear Admiral Howison as to the
authenticity of the alleged interview
with him rejoicing upon Admiral
Schley. The reply was sent to Cap
tain Lemly, judge advocate Of the
court of inquiry. This means that so
far as the department is concerned
further action on the Howison Incl
dent will not be taken. that being left
to the court.
Admiral Schley sets forth that his
request that Howison be questioned
was made to give the latter an oppor-
tunity to take such action as his sense
OF propriety prompted, and that thelet-
ter should not be construed as a pre-
limlnary challenge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Beers win Continue Fighting.

London, Aug. 26-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, dated at Pre-
toria: "DeLarey has issued counter
proclamation warning all Beers
against my latest proclamation, and
declaring that they will continue the
struggle"
Another dispatch says: "Three Of
fiers and sixty-five men who were sent
north of Ladybrand, (Orange River
colony, on the right of Elliot's col
umns, were surrounded on unfavorable
ground and captured by superior
force Aug. %. One man was killed
and four were wounded. The prison.
ers were released. Am holding an in
qulry."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Only a Pr.reut for Delay.

Rome. Aug. 26.-The illness of
Prince Chun. brother of the Emperor
Of China, who, with Chinese mission
has arrived at Basel, Switzerland, on
his way to Berlin to apologize for the
assassination of Baron Won Ketteler,
the German minister, at Picking, is, &C.
cording to dispatch received here
from Basel. pretext for delay. Prince
Chun having received orders from
Picking not to proceed, as fresh compli-
cations have arisen with reference TO
the settlement protocol.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Millionaire Miner shot and Killed.

Crippel Creek, Col, Aug. 23.-Sam
Strong, the millionaire mine owner,
was shot and killed by Grant Crum-
ley. The shooting took place in the
Newport saloon, owned by Crumley.
John Neville, Strong's father-in-law,
and Crumley got into an alteration.
Believing that his father-in-law was
in danger, Strong drew a revolver.
Crumley jumped behind the bar,
grabbed shotgun and blew a hole
through Sam Strong's head. He gave
himself up to the police few minutes
later.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
knight. Tenn plar. IN . wreck.

GAINESVILLE, o., Aug. pa special
train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road carrying Pennsylvania Knights
a horse on the GAINESVILLE hill in the
ditched. Engineer Milo Francis, OF
GAINESVILLE was killed and Fireman
Walter Boston, Of Newark, was fatally
injured. SO far as known the passeD-
gers escaped with slight bruises.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Chicago, Aug. 26-The Allis-Cha
mers company secured an injunction
from Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States circuit court restraining the
striking iron moulders and machinists
from picketing any of the plants of
the company and from intimidating
or showing violence toward any of the
non-union workmen who were filling
their places. 1t was sudden move
on the part Of the company, and took
the strikers by surprise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Famous sculptor Insane.

Boston, Aug. 26.--Robert Kraus. tn,
famous sculptor, has been adjudged
insane and taken to the asylum al
Danvers. What adds to the sorrow
and the loss Is the statement that grief
and dependency and inability through
lack Of means, to complete a master.
piece which he had in hand, was the
cause of his mental undoing. This is
the now cracked and ruined Belshaz-
Ear he had been engaged In molding.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
strikers Appointed Extra Policemen.

Pittsburg, Aug. 36.-Mayor Black,
of McKeesport, 1t is said, tswore in
twenty prominent strikers Satur-
day night to serve as extra policemen.
This action was taken because Super.
intendent William Pitcock, of the
Demmler Tinplate works, notified the
mayor Saturday that the mill would
be started on Monday morning, and
police protection was desired.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Negro Bnrnnd Ind Stake.

Winchester, Tenn, Aug. 26.-Henry
Noles, a negro who assaulted and shot
10 death Mrs. Charles Williams. wife
of a farmer living near here, was
burned at the stake near the scene OF
his crime In the presence Of crowd Of
over 5000 persons shortly after noon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
sells through excursion tickets at very
low rates, with choice of all rail, or rail
to Chicago, Detroit or Cleveland and
lake journey thence to Buffalo. Equip
ment and service unsurpassed. A valu-
able folder to be had for the asking.
For full information and folders address
any Great Western Agent, or J. p.
Elmer, Gen1. Pass. Agent, Chicago.
t10-15
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Was . Miscreant and Brute.

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 26.--An unknown
man entered the office of L. b. Gibson,
ex-judge Of the district court. Satur-
day, and murderously assaulted the
aged jurist with a revolver and piece
OF lead pipe. Gibson is lying in q dan
gerous condition. There Is no clew to
the identity of the assailant. but il il
thought the man is an ex-convict sent
to prison from Judge Gibson's court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Mrs. Reckham IL Improving.

Frankfort, KY. Aug. 23.-Physl-
cians'attending Mrs. J. C. Beckham,
the wife of the Kentucky governor.
pronounced her very much improved
last night. Her temperature had been
normal since noon, and she was able
to eat light meal at 80 d. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Anadsrko Blown or the Earth.

Anadarko, o. H., Aug. ga heavy
wind and rain storm swept through
the town about \ p. IN. Wednesday,
All the larger buildings in process OF
construction were blown down. to-
gether with large number of tents
and smaller houses. Two persons
were killed and many injured. Those
killed We're John Antoine and w, p.
Nevis both Texans.