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The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

A BRIGHT, young man wishes work of
any kind; we'll acquainted in city, and
not afraid Of work. Address Hermann
Schultz 720 Kent St
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

MACHINIST-First expert all
around machinist; experienced model
and experimental, automobiles and BIZ
cycle work. George J. Schultz, 452 ST,
Peter ST
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

H A Leughran. Attorney for Bank
rupt. ST Paul, Mimi
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

lex. Sun lex. Sat.
SEX. Mon. Others Daily.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

F,ARMER-Wanted by good trusty man,
gccd situation taking care of stock on
farm, for good responsible party: ex-
perience; references. address A. D. E.,
23l Spruce street
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04

APPRENTICE-A.b boy of eighteen years
would like a position in a printing Of
lice; had, three years experience; can
ler. 420 Clifton St, St Paul. MINI
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
HoW A DASHIFG UEFEzuEGnf GENERAL
TRIED TO RnISE money For His TROOPS

was warned not to go to his Office, where
squad of soldiers awaited him. His in
formant explained the situation of at
fairs, and added that the American Vice
Consul was among those locked UP.
The young man went at once to the
harbor. in the hope that q Red ID line
steamer or United States gunboat might
be there TO give him help. There was
none such. Only little coast patrol boat
Of the Spanish navy was there, the Jorge
Juan, mounting three guns. and COM
manded by Lieutenant Eulate, afterward
famous as commander Of the vizcaya.
Mr.. Hanna rowed out to see Senior Eu-
late, whom he knew personally; and asked
him for the loan of few marines. Senior
Eulate listened to the story and promptly
loaned the American thirty Spanish SAIL
ors, armed with cutlasses and carbinos,
and went back with his friend. who boldly
marched up to the Jail at the head of his
regcue party.
But the guard house was heavily de-
Tended, the troops being lined up In front
Of the building. with a sergeant In COM
mand. Mr.. Hanna demanded that the
prisoners be released He was met by a
laugh. Let them pay first, and we will
free them" said the pompous command
ant.
Mr.. Hanna and his Spanish friend with
drew for a consultation. Senior Eulate
proposed firing a blank shot from the
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Jorge Juan to scare them. Acting on this,
he went to the quay and signaled for the
shot to be fired. 1t was fired promptly.
and In response the little fortress on
shore plugged a six-pounder at the patrol
boat, narrowly missing her hull. Senior
Eulate then signaled for a broadside,
which was given. knocking Off some Of
the masonry of the fortress to the in
closure.
Echeverria FASTENED to demonstrate
with Hanna and Eulate, who were again
confronting the Jail guard. The PROPOSE
ton he made was for a cessation OF hos
Titles to enable him to communicate with
General Mendoza at Caracas. This would
take day, he said.
on give you just twenty minutes" said
Mr.. Hanna '1f you don't unlock those
gates, my friend and / Will blow your
confounded old Jail into snithereens!"
So saying, he held his watch In hand
At the expiration of exactly nineteen
minutes, Echeverria gave the order to
open the doors, and the prisoners marched
out singing and cheering wildly.
Lieutenant Eulate was court-martialed
In Spain for his breach of international
comfy, and degraded and imprisoned; but
when Mr. Hanna notified all the foreign
governments of his danger, and seventeen
diplomatic communications arrived at Ma
drid thanking the gallant officer for his
timely aid. the Spanish Premier changed
his tune and promoted the lieutenant to
a captaincy.
Tlcheverrla got money for Mendoza a
few weeks later by selling n few conces-
sions to Americans with abundant capital.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
REV. w. X. GUTHRIE

r S murder ever just.fiable?" said 20
the Rev. William Kirk Guthrie.
what is murder said the Rev.
William Kirk Guthrie TO me. There
were two OF his delicious burrs In
murder" rich and full. that made II
lyric rather than crime.
IL occurred TO me that 1t was about time
for me to understand the fine points Of
the definition.
TT would have been a good thing to
look II up he remarked.
But you will do 1t ior me now"
His dictionary said that it was some
thing about killing with malice prepense.
Now. you see, all killing is not muir
der" he began. Murder is not justif'a-
bic. I think, under most circumstances,
but killing may be. believe that killing
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'"Not In self defense?"
She paused there. ''rhat is the extreme
case. of course she said. while she
thought.
''Well. think that one ought not to kill
then. except after due consideration.
should want to weigh the question:
which of these two lives. mine or my as
sassins, will be the greater loss to the
community? I should act on the decision.
Mind. don't take into consideration how
much my life is worth to my immediate
family. but to the community at large. IL
I can be of greater good to greater
number than the man who wants to kill
me. l should think might be justified in
saving myself at tho cost Of his life.
at least It seems so. but don't know
whether should dare to take the respon-
sibility Of killing on my shoulders II It
came to the point.
Anyway. am pretty sure I couldn't IL
I would. for I'm more afraid of a gun
than of q man any day"
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which is not the same thing as murder
The whole thing was 20 make UP our
minds which was the liar. Either those
two men had an argument or they
didn't
II thought and / thought about II. and
first thought one way and then thought
the other. Kept changing my mind and
l didn't go to sleep.
II tell you don't want another case
ike that There wasn't one bit of cir
cumstantial evidence; there was nothing
but the contradicting statements OF the
man who was dead and the man who was
alive.
when I voted for acquittal it was be-.
cause i decided that Clancy didn't COM
NIT murder lie killed Wilson in self
defense. That is the only case where /
think killing is justifable; murder never.
Is"
He gave concluding ihump with the
stick Of peppermint candy and Il shat
tered at the grand climax into a thousand
red and white atoms.
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. NE of the most picturesque figures
In the colombian-ven war

~ NE of the most picturesque figures
H In the colombian-venezuela war
~ was General Echeverria, the gal
liant Venezuelan who fell in battle In the
recent rout in Goajira.
He figured in the affairs Of General
Mendoza, the dictator. In 1892. The Ven
ezuelan soldiers who had fought his bat
ties against Crespo for him refused to
take empty promises for pay. They fol-
lowed him around the streets Of the car
ital demanding their pay. Once In a while
re managed to get hold OF some money.
which he always divided on the spot,
though II seldom appeased the hunger OF
the troops for more than day at time.
In sheer desperation he called his friend
Echeyerria to his assistance. He told him
to go and get money anywhere. anyhow.
He might even take the troops along to
assist in any little enterprise he might
think of-in fact, he would be delighted
10 have them go with Echevcrria. They
went. for Echeverria had a scheme ready
10 hand
The story Of what next happened is in
tensely interesting TO Americans. for an
American Consul figured prominently in IL.
In the seaport OF La Guayra. the COM
rnercial metropolis Of the country. num-
ber OF wealthy merchants were doing
business without interruption from the
two contendinR forces. Several of them
were spanIards. others Frenchmen. Ger
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mans, Italians, Russians, Englishmen and
Americans, besides the native Venezu-
clans A few were acting Consuls for for
eign governments. One was the American
Vice Consul.
The United States Consul was Philip c.
Hanna Of Iowa, whose slender figure and
pale features suggested the student rather
than the diplomat. Mr.. Hanna was out
Of town on business of the Consulate on
the morning Of September II. 1892. when
General Echevarria suddenly appeared In
the city at the head Of a considerable
body of troops. He was after money.
The method he took TO get It was worthy
Of his dashing and original style. He
simply seized thirty men In their places
Of business and put them in the city jail.
Among them were the Consuls and Vice
Consuls Of the seventeen foreign govern
ments. Then he made list Of the names
of his prisopers. which, ran something like
this:
Name. TO Get Out
John Smith ................".."...S 10000
william Jones OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
David Brown ......................... 100000
Tho sums were based on the supposed
wealth OF the prisoners or their ability to
get money quickly through friends The
merchants and Consuls were protected
against outrage. and refused to pay any
thing.
When Mr. Hanna returned to the city he
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much about 1t as the sterner sex
We'll. then, say not because I am a
woman, but because am only a human
being. | can't judge for other people. For
myself. though: no, l should never con-
slider myself justified in killing
mot II some one robbed your
Not If some one robbed me"
Not 60 avenge yourself?"
mot to avenge myself"
Not to avenge some one who was still
dearer TO your"
mot then. Remember. say for myself.
/ can't Judge for others"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
Mrs. w. B. WARRINGTON
5 murder aver tustiaable?"

r S murder ever justihable?'
"Never!'' said Mrs. Harrington. and
she fieurished a feather duster by
way of emphasis, for I had come
upon her in her housekeeping hours.
There can never be any justification
of murder. Never! 1 don't care what the
motive. it cannot be justified.
IF the laws of our country cannot at
tend to Furnishing crime. then let crime
go unpunished, or rather improve the
laws. Lynching and all barbarlty Of the
kind known as taking the law into ones
own hands does nothing but retard prog
ress. Taking life Is too serious thing
to be done without the due deliberatioa
on which the law insists. Nothing justi
fies murder. feel very strongly upon
the subject. Nothing, I repeat.
"If the laws OF our nation are not what
they should be. as some complain, then
whose fault is It? The fault OF the na-
tion that makes those laws. Lynching Is
not righting the wrong. No form OF kill
ing is doing that. It is not getting at the
root OF the matter.
Make the laws right. then adhere to
them"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
DANIEL COLE.

~ ~ r. DANIEL COLE. at present
N Coiner IN our Mint, In the past
pioneer miner. ought 10 know
something about murder, thinks
l TO myself, thinks I. II not he
must have been a pretty uno5seryant fell
low during the years that he lived In the
midst Of nuggets, poker and guns II any
body knows what Efe IL in the roughest
mining country OF the West, that man is
Daniel Cole.
'Yes. ] do know a lot about MUIR
der" he said when accosted him. by
observation, not experience" he hastened
to reassure rne.
i've seen men steal and get killed for
IL. I've seen them cheat and get killed for
IT. And used to think that was right.
But I've changed my mind these days.
when / was I'm the mines people used
to leave fortune in nuggets lying around
loose, and IL was as safe as ~ IL had been
under TnoHern lock and key. Any man In
that country knew that IL was suicide to
steal II. He wouldn't have time 70 think
before he would be strung UP 10 a tree or
puactured with a bullet. The law was no
law. and it was kill quick In those days.
"T was 80 used to this way of doing that
I thought IL was right, but # don't seeu
so now that look back on it-no. Il don't
seem so. dor't heIieYe wo have any
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T HERE are two ways Of looking
at the matter. IL seems.
You might not have thought
II. 1t appears at a glance as il
killing under even the NEST eX-
tenuating circumstances is discou-teous,
TO say the least. II is breach OF eti-
quette- II should certainly be included
in all polite volumes of Don't"
But there are those who make excep-
tions. those who say ION the other hand 8"
They say that mere are occasions upon
which one should waive all polite scru-
pies Of this kind, A whole jury of twelve
San Francisco citizens has lately sur
prised the community by saying this
very thing. That jury acquitted Patrick
Clancy of the charge of murder for kill
ing J. y. E. Wilson.
There was no question as TO who did
the killing. BY every cIrcumstshtial evil
dence Clancy did IL. BY the dying words
OF the murdered man ne did it. BY his
own immediate and repeated confession
he did It. Clancy killed Wilson.
Why was he let go2
Because that Jury Of twelve San Fran
cisco citizens deemed that killing. in his
case. vas 1ustifable.
You remember what his case was, dent
you?-a simple matter Of q pistol He
had left his property interests in VIII
sons charge, Wilson being a lawyer: Will
son had abused that charge, according 20
the defense. and trouble between them
ensued. -. .=.
The lawyer told the story before he
died. saying that Clancy had come into
his Office and shot him down after short
conversation He gave # to be under
stood that Clancy had come TO the Office
with the intent OF committing what he
called a "cold-blooded assassination"
Clancy. testifying In his own behalf.
told a story Of going to Wilson's office
10 attend 20 business. Then, said he, they
quarreled. He alleged that Wilson
threatened 20 throw him out OF his Office
and seized chair with which to strike
him Being afraid Of his life he shot
Wilson.
This is the gist OF the story Of what
has been determined tustihable killing
The acquittaI was popularity accounted
for by the fact that the murdered man
had bad reputation. 30 evidently Clan
cy's story was preferred to his.
He was acquitted on the ground that
he killed in self-defense, and in
the eye OF the law that is not murder.
But keener even than the eye Of the law
is the eye Of the conscience. II Is the
moral side OF the question that is here
discussed; this is what several San Fran
ciscans from several points Of view have
TO say on the subject:
1s killing 5ustinable2
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
MRS. JOHNE. SWlFT.

DON'T know anything about it-what
does woman know about such
things, anyway" was what she said
i at hrst.
/ reminded her OF the fact that she
believed women we're a great deal nicer
than men and a great deal more capable
and that she wouldn't be man anyway.
even II she could. and that. according to
all OF this doctrine, she must know as
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gan 10 settle toward one him
self. He had not quite reached its depth
however. when my eternal query struck
him:
rs killing ever justihabe?'
He jumped up as II he had been dyna-
mited. e.7,
Now see here" he said. trying his
best to look savage. Pm not going TO
be interviewed on a legal question unless
there's plenty Of money in It. How much
have you got?'' ~*
'To-day's carfare and a postage
stamp"
1T won't do
But this i@n't legal question I ex-
planned. IT'S purely moral"
NO; it's legal. and / won't express an
opinion" He was striding UP and down
the room by this time.
But the point OF view I am after Is
the ethical, not the legal said, hesi-
tsting.
ITS a legal question" he repeated,
striding more terribly than ever. But
he added, and there came into the corner
Of his eye that twinkle which is always
death 10 his most fearful frown. there
are some people whom should like very
well TO murder now"
Good" ] cried: that's a statement
just what j wanted"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
HON. no row.

~ - o VOW received me in Lavender
brocade pajamas that fiuttered
about the willowness Of him. He
- discussed murder In a cool AMI
esthetic mood.
"I follow the teachings Of Confucius,"
said he. "Confucius teaches Us that there
Is no good in killing. for by 1t nothing Is
accomplished. and two lives are lost in
stead OF one"
"Then you believe that all killing Is
wrong?"
"Yes: except In self-defense."
And do your beliefs represent those OF
your people?"
II think So They are Confucians. and
follow the laws laid down by the great
teacher"
Ye gods! What would poor Confucius
think has become of his teachings were
he to walk the streets OF Chinatown,
where mems persons furnish lodging for
bullet or hatchet blade?
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right to take life except in self-defense"
But there was no law iE THAI country
what else could be done?'
Wait until the law arrived. II might
have taken great many years. but it is
bound 20 come while the world keeps on.
progressing. II the meantime. It is no
oodys right to talos the law into his own
hands by killing
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OF pepsin chewing-gum and pink
tissue paper. lis murder justiiabi bie:"
asked him.
mo. murder is NOT justIfable." he re-
piled vigorously. whacking the counter
with a stick of striped peppermint candy,
II never said that murder was jpstiGa-
bic. l never thought so. Clancy did not
murder Wilson was what the jury de-
cided
II tell you it was hard case. I didn't
Ike it. lay awake night or two over
it. 1t all hinged on the accounts OF the
two men, and one lied and the other told
the truth. The whole thing was to decide
which was the liar.
IF Wilson told the truth. then he was
murdered; that Is. killed deliberately and
with malice aforethought. II Clancy told
the truth. then Wilson had attacked him
and he shot only in defense Of his life.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

AUL FRANKIE. one OF the iurv
that acquitted Clancy. discussed
the matter OF the acquittal in his
Mission-street store between sales
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

Is soE,e-,---cS right In IaWleSS country.
There are times when a terrible crime Is
committed and the ccpulace takes the
law into its own hands Understand me,
/ do not indorse hasty and excited action
OF this kind, but rather deliberate and
carefully meted out punishment 1t IS. in
spirit. the same thing as the justice of the
law. and must take is place where no
law exists.
killing in self-dsfense cannot be
wrong. The instinct Of self-preservatiop
Is planted in every ona Of US and is Col
given. There are cases where will go
even farther. and say .hat the giving OF
life is not the highest form OF heroism
For instance, a boat is going down. a
helpless, useless fellow Is drowning. An
other man. brave and strong and capable
of much good, has the chance to give hts
life to save the other.
''If he does It he will be called he-o
If he does not. he will be eowardly 20
some-a man of good judgment to others.
He perhaps knows Ecw to handle some
Of the boats apparatus, and is strong
enough to be of use # he saves himself.
1 say that he should do so and let the
useless one so.
Sometimes a man shoots to avenge q
wrong done TO sister or some woman
who is dear to him. think this Is
wrong-yes. think so.''
Notice, he was very slow about saying
that it was wrong, and then he did 1t
half-heartedly.
"And If mans wife sins and the m IN
discovers it. he sometimes kills the other
man, ard sometimes the woman, too.
That is wrong-yes. believe II is wrong
and yet I should be slow to condemn
him."
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w. W. F00TE.

r. FooTE was in. If he had
known what ! wanted. il seems.
he wouldn't have been.
He pointed 70 a chair and be-
gan to settle toward ono him
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-03
POWERS MAY AGREE ON szoo,ooo,ooo.
A Suggestion That China Make Settlement
Upon the InstaIment Plan.

Washington (SpeciaD.-The foreign
establishments here are receiving a
number OF important dispatches relat.
ing to the question OF indemnity and
how it shall be guaranteed-by Chi
nese loan or to each Of the powers indi-
vidually. One of the dispatches coming
through European foreign office says
that Sir Robert Hart has concluded that
China can pay total OF $500, 100000,
and the impression is conveyed that this
will be the amount agreed upon, the
various claims being scaled down to this
limit. Another dispatch comes from a
prominent Chinese official. He makes
a suggestion that when the amount OF
inremrity is agreed upon it will be
greatly to the interests OF China, as
we'll as to the powers, ii the amount pay
able to each power can be made by in
stalments, and not by gross payment
outright In that Case China would be
compelled to negotiate large loan.
The view prevails among officials that
while this proposition is fair, it is not
practical, and there is little idea that it
will be favorably entertained.
Other dispatches which have passed
within the last few days revive the idea
OF having The Hague tribunal admins
ter the indemnities after the total is once
agreed upon.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-03
LIVE NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Cubans Are Salts led.

The Cuban delegation completed rs
labors in Washington Saturday: In the
morning the delegates met Secretary
Root. who escorted them to the White
House. where they had final and de-
cisive talk with the President. lher
they paid a visit of courtesy to each OF
the officials whom they have met, ano
finally they started for New York
homeward bound. The proceedings a.
the White House were interesting. anc
important. Senior Capote acted a.
spokesman for the delegation. he
thanked the President for the many
courtesies shown them, which they &C
cepted as expressions OF good will, &c
the Cuban people. Senior Capotee asked
the President to do something Tor tnt
Cubans upon an economic line, eSpee
cially in the matter OF reciprocal trad
relations. In reply the President sac
it was impossible to settle the economic
questions until the political question:
we're disposed Of He tod the delegate
to first form their government and thef
they would be in a position to enter into
negotiations with the United States "a
20 trade relations.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-03
SAYS CALLAHAN
IS NOT GUILTY.
Jury's Verdict a Shrek TO the PEOPLE
and C)rr'.
WAS IMMEDIATELY REAERESTED.
The Judge, In Discharging the Jury Without
The Compliments Of the Court, Said II
Was Impossible for Him to Understand How
Twelve intelligent Men Could Have Agreed
en- Such Verdict.

Omaha. Neb Disqualification a trial
lasting a week James Callahan was de-
clared not guilty OF any completely in
the kidnapping OF Edward Cudahy, Jr.
Two other counts still exist against
Callahan, and he was at once rea1ested
under these. There is doubt, however,
whether the State will bring the cases
to trial.
Shortly after Q o'clock the jury signi-
fed to Judge Baker through bailiff
that it was ready to report. A small
audience OF attorneys and interested per
sons was waiting when the IL men filed
in.
The foreman annouced that the YER
dict was not guilty.
The Judge had evidently been expect
ing another verdict and was openly dis
appointed
1T is impossible for me to under
stand" he said, how twelve intelll-
gent men could have agreed upon such
a verdict after listening to the testi-
mony The defendant could not have
chosen more wisely ii he had been Sc
Letting his own representatives, and the
community IOulu iOt hoNS hioNS iiiN~
unfortunate selection.
The jury is discharged without the
compliments OF the court and the pris-
inor is likewise turned loose as to this
trial, | presume, to continue the GRIM
nal practices in which you have failed
to check him. | do not know what
motive actuated you in reaching this
decision, but | hope none OF you will
ever appear again in this jury box.
The jury evidently was i'll at ease dur
ing this arragnment, but did not make
any response and filed rapidly from the
box as soon as it was at liberty.
Callahan's attorneys were not pres
ent, and the defendant expressed a de-
sire to thank the jurors in his own be-
half This the court refused to permit.
He said the jury did not deserve any
thanks.