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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-17
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE !. ,s,s.-NorIcs FOR
PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office. !,
La Gfande: oregon.

United States Land Office.
La Gfande, oregon, !
July Q. iocs.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions OF the act Of congress Of June 1873.
titled An act tor the sale OF timber lands In the states
" California. oregon. nevada and washington TER
ritory as extended TO all the Public Land states by
act Of August =. 1909.
WILLIAM S. LEWIS,
Of Baker City, county Of Baker. state Of oregon. has
this day filed In this office his sworn statement No.
iiss for the purchase Of the ne Of section No. 10 In
township No. TO south. range No. - HwM. and will
offer proof to to show that the land sought Is more
valuable for Its timber stone than tor agriculture
purposes and 10 establish hts claim to said land be-
fore the county clerk Of Baker county Al Baker City.
oregon. on Friday the s6th day OF September. soos
he names as Witnesses Frank NhurtllH. Grant
eddes. David Baird and lillian Baird. all Of Baker
City. oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this Office on or before said s6th day OF Sept. i9os
e. W. BARTLETT, Register.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
HEARD III PASSING

There are republicans in the house who wish most heartily that Spain had been allowed to keep Cuba.
 MT Roosevelt is learning. He has found out that Cuban reciprocity is full of political nitro-glycerine and must be handled with care.
 Republicans ill congress are so busy pulling each others hair on the ques- ton of Cuban sugar that they haven't had time lately to do any talking about democratic differences.
 1t seems that Senator Lodge was not altogether unselfish in getting Repre- sentative Moody of Massachusetts chosen as Secretary Long's successor, as it is now said that A. F. Gardner. Senator Lodges son-in-law, will be | candidate to succeed Moody ill the house.
 General Hughes will be getting in trouble with the administration if he does any more talking like this, which he said to the house insular committee about fighting the Filipinos: II all ways thought. as others do, that we are fighting children. There is neither honor nor glory in it. And I have never had to make an attack that I did not regret it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17

The president has announced that he will leave for his visit to the Charles ton exposition during the second week in April. He will be accompanied by Mrs and Miss Roosevelt. MT Roose, welt exercised for the first time his right of veto on Tuesday, the bill being one which removed from the record of sailor named John Glass the stigma of having been q deserter. The cir cumstances which attended Glass's de sertion, which occurred at the age of 16, seemed to be particularly extenu- ating, but the president says i'll his message, ''The names of the veterans who fought in the civil war make the honor list of the Republic, and 1 am not willing to put upon nit the name of man unworthy of the high. position
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17

It has just been discovered, by re publican. of course, and that republI- can no less person than Editor Clark of the Hartford Courant, that the pass age of the one-to-a-town vote has taken away fifty-three of the republi- can majority in the house. That is the point where the shoe pinches the worst after all. Take away if you will. but be sure and leave q good working re- publican majority. '.Tle fact stands, 7 says the Courant, that eighty representatives have been taken from eighty-seven towns by the vote of eighty-five towns, and of these eighty five there were fifty towns that had anyway but one each. As for the re- maining thirty-five that have each two representatives, the delegates from twenty-six of these voted for two from q town when the measure was up and thereby registered their belief that each town should have two. though later they joined the others in voting to take away what they wanted. No politics, no sense either. We simply cannot understand it."
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
THE SHAMROCK.

 Dear little shamrock, my treasure, my pride, All hail from the land where you only reside. For that dear little emblem you al- ways were known Of that sainted green island I once called my own. Now what are greetings you'll cast upon me, Or what are the tidings you've brought OCT the sea? Or can l with pleasure grasp your crumled leaf, And list to the news that will grant me relief? Speak, speak, little shamrock, ease my aching heart, Tell me of that island from where yo1 did start, To be borne OCT the sea to land far away, To rest near my heart on St Patrick s day. III your stem are the letters that plain ly do say, By the cold hearted Saxon I'm treated this way. m trampled and crushed for centuries long Which has been indicted in story and song For years in the past was looked at with scorn, Ana from many haven I was ruth lessly torn With pride now I'm plucked from the land where grow By hands once that crumbled and oft laid me low. The bravery and yalor of my mother land Was looked at by England in that Al rican land Where the Irish unequaled death $ pathways did face To lift that old banner once more from disgrace. Sc 1t Is, little shamrock, for this enter prize You are pressed by your foes as a dear little prize Don't rest with that friendship till your birthplace is free, Then to pluck you in bloom I'll sail over the sea-
 PATRICK FLAHERTY.
 164 NH street. The above as written on receipt of a sprig of shamrock from the sister of the writer
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17


 ator Clay of Georgia said he had dis cussed the matter with Colonel Bryan and that he hoped to see the amend ment adopted. Senator Clark of Mon- tana said he was committed to it, and so did Senator Burrows of Michigan. Senator Morgan of Alabama refused to express an opinion. Should the amend ment pass the senate it would be promptly adopted by the house. MT Richardson, the democratic leader, told me all the democrats would vote for it and q number of republicans would also. Tt would make the strongest kind of a party issue" said demo- cratic member, land earnestly trust it will be adopted as such."
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17

The question of so amending the con- stitution as to permit of the election of senators by the people seems to have taken q new lease of life during the past week i'll Washington, and is being actively discussed by the demo- crats in lobbies and committee rooms. Colonel William J. Bryan spent Thurs day at the Capitol and warmly adyo- cated the change, which may have added to the interest taken i'll the sub ject though the agitation had begun before MT Bryan arrived. With a view to learning the actual status of the movement limited canvass of the situation was made yesterday and oD- tained the following opinions: Senator Rawlins of Utah said that he was heartily in favor of the proposed change and believed it had q better op- portunity of being adopted at this ses- sion than ever before. If 1t is not adopted at this session, however" said the senator. q believe there is consid- erabIe Likelihood of it's being made a party issue in the next campaign" Senators Culberson and Bailey of Texas both expressed themselves as strongly in favor of it. Senator Vest of Missouri is internationally opposed
 to it. Senator Jones of Arkansas, as is well known, is committed to it, as is Senator Berry, also of Arkansas, and both the senators from Tennessee. Sen
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Notice To Contractors.

Sealed proposals for laying water mains in High street, from Cherry street to Walnut street, Judd street from West Main street to Browns passway and Beacon street, from Crown street to Sarsfield street, will be received by the Board of Public Works until 8 o'clock D. m., Tuesday, March IS. 1902.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder or bidders and accompanied by certified check for $500, made payable to the order of the comptroller of the city of Waterbury, as security for the execution of the contract within the time specified in this no- tice, in case the bid is accepted. The person or persons to whom the con tract may beaawarded will be required to attend at this office with the surety offered by him or them and execute the contract within five (5) days after the date of the award, and in case of failure or neglect so to do he or they will be considered to have abandoned it and as in default to the city of Wa terbury. The surety on the contract bond must be some surety company authorized by law to act as bondsman in the state of Connecticut
 The engineers estimate or the prln- cipal items of work is as follows:
 2,000 lineal feet of 6 inch pipe laid.
 fire hydrants set
 These quantities are to be consider ed as only approximate, and do not include various smaller items.
 The board reserves the right to re- .ject any or all bids if deemed for the interest of the city.
 The proposals must be made upon forms furnished by the board.
 Forms of contract and specified tions may be seen and blank forms of proposal and bond may be obtained, with all available information, by in tending bidders applying in person at No 9 Leavenworth street
 By orded of the Board of Public Works.
 R. A. CAIRNS, c. E..
 CITY ENGINEER.
 March S-15-17.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
rHE NEW ARMY POST.
Site Near Manila Awaits Congress
 sIona1 Approval.

MANILA, March 17.--General Chaf- fee has signed an executory contract for the purchase of site for an army post at point seven miles up the Pasig river The site is a mile and a quarter wide by two miles and half long. It is bounded on one side by the Pasig river and on the other by the Laguna de Bay. It is on high ground and overlooks Manila. Building on this site will commence as soon as the purchase has been approved by con- gress.
 Givera, the insurgent leader, has is- sued a proclamation in the island of Samar declaring that he has succeeded General Lukban, who was captured by the Americans, and that consequently all orders now standing in the name of Lukban are void.
 Giyera also says he has been com pelled to issue this proclamation.
 Owing to cholera at Hongkong a quarantine of five days will be enforc- ed against all vessels arriving here from that port.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
AS THEY DO IN SPAIN.
Minister Storer Throws Some Light on
 Recent Reports.

NEW YORK, March Bellamy Storer United States minister to Spain, arrived on the American line steamer St. Louis from Southampton
 Mir. Storer was surprised to learn that rumor had been circulated that he had been recalled from his post and emphatically denied that there was the slightest foundation for such report.
 Il have no idea" said MT. Storer, 'how such a rumor could have been started. 1 have simply come home on leave of absence for ninety days be- cause at this time there is no urgency for my presence in Madrid. It is not true that there has been a hitch in the negotiations of the treaty with Spain, and, on the contrary, they have pro- gressed most fayorably, and there is absolutely no obstacle in view to the successful accomplishments of the trea- ty. l may say, indeed, that the most important provisions of the treaty have already been fully agreed upon.
 Owing to the approaching accession of the young king the late ministry of Sagasta was i'll effect simply a provi- sional one, and as the final ratification had to be left to the new ministry an opportunity was afforded me to apply for short leave of absence | expect to return to my post early ill June. My relations with the Spanish government and with officials of all classes have been of the most pleasant character and on all hands I have been the re- cipient of the most courteous consid- eration
 ''I regretted to notice in many of the American papers which I received in Madrid statements to the effect that the young king was physically and mentally unfit to assume the reins of government. That is not true. He has been admirably brought up by most devoted mother, and 1 see no reason why he should not reign with honor to himself and to his country. He has grown very fast and is now fine look ing lad. He takes a keen interest in military affairs and shows to great ad- vantage when he appears mounted at a review of the troops.
 ! What changes are likely to take place in the cabinet I am not prepared to predict 1t would not be surprising
 
 if the queen mother should continue to exercise a strong influence over her son, as their relations have always been of the most affectionate charac- ter.7
 Speaking of the kings accession, Mr. Storer said:
 There will be no formal coronation as the king of Spain is supposed to be born crowned. He will merely take the oath to preserve the constitution, and there will be the customary ceremo- nies. It was, ill fact question up to the last moment whether the repre- sentatives of foreign governments should be specially invited to witness the accession. Only the night before I left Madrid the minister of state per sonally informed me that the king would be pleased to have q representa- tive of the United States present On this President Roosevelt designated J. 1. M. Curry to attend as our represent ative- There was peculiar appropri- ateness in the selection of MT. Curry. as he was our minister at Madrid when the young king was born.'
 MT. Storer left for Washington today to call upon the president.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Hanged with a Neektie.

BUFFALO, March Remorseful because of his arrest on the charge of insulting woman, Edwin Douglass, a well educated young Englishman, com mitted suicide i'll cell of an east side police station. Douglass fastened his necktie to a supply pipe and tied the other end about his heck, and, lifting his feet clear of the floor, he strangled himself. His family lives in England.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Atd For sauthern schools.

DANyILLE, ky, March 17.-Mrs. s. P. Lees of New. York city. according to an announcemelt made by her admin istrator, has made Central university the beneficiary of provision i'll her will bequeathing $25, ,0O0 to the institu- ton and $15,OO0 to the S. F. Lees insti- tute of Jackson, Ky. This makes an in- crease of $75,O00 in the endowment of Central university in three days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17

If the Hartford people are not care ful the exact wording of what Mayor Harbison said to ex-Mayor Dwight will become as famous as the saying of the governor of North Carolina to the governor of South Carolina on an occasion several years ago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Money ana Haessenger Gone

MATTOON, H., March 17.-Larry Mckee, messenger in the employ of the Adams Express company, is miss- ing, and a package containing $30,O0O has also disappeared. The package was sent from Brazil, Ind, to St. Louis in McKee's charge. When the train ar rived at St. Louis, both the package and Mckee were gone
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17

The Philippine problem is daily be- coming more embarrassing to the re- publican party and, despite the efforts of the republican press to present the news of the islands in an alluring man. ner, the facts will not down. Repre- sentative Slayden of Texas called my attention to some of the figures one day this week and said: Ut is cer- tainly remarkable that the people can be led to believe there is either wisdom or policy ill paying out hundreds of thousands every year to maintain a standing army in the islands larger than the entire army i'll the United States before the Spanish war, and re- ceiving in return q trade which amounts to q few paltry thousands. The only people who are receiving any benefit, or who will do so in the flu ture, are certain capitalists who will secure franchises and land grants which will enable them to farm the Philippines while the people pay the expense of maintaining peace so that the unfortunate islanders vii submit to the farming process" What would be the policy if the democratic party were in power?' was asked. We would make the Filipinos under stand that if they would stop fighting and organize government we would give them their independence in all in ternal affairs, and, as soon as they de- veloped sufficient strength to warrant it we would give them absolute inde- pendence,' was Mir Slayden's reply
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Emhasxador White to Retire.

BERLIN, March 17--Withi expres- sions of regret the newspapers here print dispatch from Washington to the effect that Andrew D. White, the American ambassador to Germany, will retire next November.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-17
Nineteen Bodies Recovered.

yICKSBURG, Miss, March 1.-The bodies of nineteen of the twenty vic tims of the steamer Providence disas- ter have been recovered from the wa ters of Lake Pallnyria. The body missing is that of pr. N. A. Lancaster.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
Men Who Ruled Wichita.

The talk Of hOnoring the mayors of
Wichita by placing portraits of those
of them who are dead in the Council
Chamber suggests the fact that blu. very
low-citizens can tell who the executive
heads of the Peerless Princess have been.
The very first man who had chief control
OF this city's affairs was c. A. Stafford.
He was chairman of the board of trustees
and Ike Elder was the first marshal.
The very first mayor was DIR. e. B. Allen,
who was afterwards secretary Of state,
and who is now a ranchman in one Of
the western counties. He served till
April, 1873 Tho first president Of the
council was William Bloomfield Hutchin-
son. "Old Hutch" who cane down form
Leavenworth 70 edit the Vedette and
who died here a few years ago. Under
this administration Mike Meagher, who
was subsequently killed in a famous trag-
edy at Caldwell, became marshal. DR..
Fabrique was also in the first council and
n. A. English was first city treasurer.
Jim Hope became mayor in 1873, and serv-
ed until 1873, when George Harris, the
present city treasurer. was mayor. Dur
ing four or five months in 1879 Sol Kohn
was succeeded by William Grieffenstein,
who served that Office for seven years,
the longest mayoralty service in Wlch-
ita's history In 1856, Ben Aldrich was
MAYOR and was succeeded by J. P. Allen,
brother of the first mayor who served
for the term of 1878. It was under
mayor Aliens administration that Wich-
ita's sewerage system was inaugurated,
Mr.. Allen turning the first SGD with a
shovel still preserved y the city. Mr..
Allen was succeeded by George w. Gle
ment, under whose administration the
City building was erected. He was fol-
lowed by john B. Carey, who served tho
term of 1872, and under whose admin
istcation Douglas avenue was paved with
asphaltum. Mayor L. NJ. Cox, the pres
ent assistant city clerk, served from 1898
till 1897. and Finlay Ross from 1897 to 1901,
when he was succeeded by Ben Mclean,
the present Incumbent Dick Cogdell
was city marshal in 1877. J. II. Black
of the Wichita Wholesale Grocer Co. was
city treasurer the same year and W. P.
Campbell CTiger Bid was city attorney
in 1855 Jimmy Cairns was city marshal
in 70 and DR.. McAdams was president
Of the council in 1881. The municipal
records Of Wichita are not without in
terest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
Wichita Has a 'Possum Club.

It is not generally known that there
IS in this city a club entitled THE Epicur-
can Club 1t meets once month to
cat "rhe Passover" and the menu is
trimmed with sweet potatoes. This club
is a close corporation, but has no signs,
grips, passwords, bylaws or constitution
and has but one bond of union, the love
of possum. They allow the discussion of
but one subject when they assemble. pos
sum. He is examined fundamentally,
socially, politically, religiously, and gas
Economically. They appointed a commit
tee recently to examine the possum sta
tistically and the result was astonishing.
Two million. four hundred and sixty-two
thousand possums We're consumed in the
United States last year. They also found
after diligent research that since the
late unpleasantness. the possum has in
some way lost his latitude and taken TO
longitude, and the love of his toothsome
and oleagenous careas has taken possess
sion Of the north as well as the south
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
oldest conduotor in wlohita.

S +. Hyden is comparatively a young
man but he is the Oldest railroad CON
ductor that runs into Wichita His
homo is in Fort Scott, and he ran his
first Missouri Pacific train into this city
in February. 1882, and he has been com
ing ever since
Mr. Hayden is one of the best known
conductors that ever ran a train in or
out Of this city. Everybody calls him
Steve and over ct Fort Scott they call
him Wichita The reason they cal him
by that name at Fort Scott is that when
he first commenced to run trains into this
city he told his friends at his home town
that Wichita was going to make a great
city.
Mr. Hyden said few days ago that
when he first commenced running trains
to this city in 1852. ne dio not believe
the town had i've thousand people. His
recollection IS that they claimed more
at that time but ne thought they were
not here.
He ha6 figured up in his mind that
Wichita was about far enough from
Kansas City to make a distributing point
and that was his reason for believing it
would make a big city. He showed his
faith by his works and today he GYMS
eight pieces of property in Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
TALK OF
THE TOWN

cold outside. He looks at his watch
again and says: fine weather for pneu-
monia." He finally gcls round tc tie
end OF the bar. but I never say word
or make a gesture. am Oh to hin
and give him a chance to make his
play good. Again he looks at his watch
and gives me the nod.
Il believe a little whisky wouldn't hurt
me today" says this man Brown. He
takes it and says. don't say anything
to Smith about it. I bet that 1 would
hold out longer than him" and off he
goes.
Pretty soon Smith drops in and asks
whether Brown has been around recently
He goes through the same tactics. For
two or three days they keep up this Kind
Of business and finally Brown catches
Smith in the act. THE stufrs of, =" Smith
says, come and have something"
NO, en- the water wagon" Brown says
family. They're or ne, come along"
Smith observes and Brown being a good
fellow accepts. Then they laugh and
laugh, and then Brown sets EN- up
and then and Smith do the act again.
Then I expose both Of them and that's
how the thing is done