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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-08-15
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Eastern Washington Day.
Spokane Day.
Walla Walla Day.
North Yakima Day.
Ellensburg Day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Gould Line to Sprlnufleld.

The long lookedfor opportunity for
Springfield to secure connection with
another great railway system has come
at last. The Missouri Pacific railway
company, through Russell Harding,
general manager. has submitted
definite proposition to the people Of
Springfield to build north and south
line into the city. They ask the right
of way through the county and city
and depot grounds. This will cost
about $l50,000, and there Is no doubt
that the sum needed will be raised.
The building of this line will give
Springfield two lines to Memphis. two
lines to St. Louis. three to Chicago.
four lines to Kansas City, one direct
to Jefferson City and two to Little
Rock
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Appealing to Colored Passenner.

Alexander Southern Thweatt tells
this on his rivals and himself: I'VE
all were working our hardest to trav.
ell to a certain point in Arkansas, and
the usual exhibits were made, every
passenger agent swearing his was the
shortest route. | took the chairman
aside and said to him: Look here;
you don't want to take any short
route. See what you miss! Don't
you travel every day. Take the long
est route and have look at the coun.
try. I'll take you by way of - and
-, etc naming half a dozen cities
and give you all a good time, and
land you at your destination nearly
as soon as If you travel by air lines
1t caught him, and | got the delega-
ton. The short route never catches
Sambo."-New York Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
The Sweet. Iona DAYS.

The sweet. long days when the morning
breaks
Over the mountains in rose and gold.
When the shadows lingcr on vale and
lakes,
And the afterglow tints field and wold
The summer days when the pasture land
Lies dappled with daisies beneath the
sun,
When the waves wash up on the pebbly
strand
And the little ripples leap and run.
The sweet. long days when the children
play
Merry and sweet as the day is long,
Driving the cows, and tossing the hay,
And singing many a snatch of song.
When mother is busy from morn till eve,
And father is earning the childrens
bread:
Ir every task when a prayer they weave
For blessings to rest on each little
head.
The sweet, long days when, though trou-
BILE may come,
We bear the trouble in trustful cheer
For ever in God Is our constant home
A refuge and shelter from grief and
fear.
The sweet, long days which our Father
sends,
Foretaste and pattern OF days to be
In the time when the measure by days
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Ycrkes tube" plan of under
ground railroads has received royal
assent in London.
The American Automobile AssOCia-
ton proposes national highway from
Boston To San Francisco.
The Dawes Commission Will COM
menCe the allotment Of the Choctaw
Indian lands February /, 1903. and
great rush Of homcseekcrs at that time
is expected.
Fernand Du Martheray. secretary Of
the Swiss Legation at Rome, has been
appointed Minister to tho United
States.
The voting machines used I'm the re-
cent election in New York proved high
ly successful Tho results are quickly
and accurately obtained and the cause
of contests eliminated.
Chief Wilkie Of the Secret Service
says a searching investigation has con-
WINGED him that Mrs. Lena Dozheimer
IS mistaken as to the facts concern
ing an alleged plot to kill the presi-
dent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Columbia Students to Be Prosecuted.

County Attorney J. II. hurry is Sc
curing evidence against the students
of Missouri University engaged in the
riot Friday night. with view to prose.
cutting. This is the first time that the
county tticials have ever taken action
against the students and serious de-
velopments are expected. The most
serious offense of the students was
an assault on Sheriff Bradford If
Boone county and DR.. II. J. Waters.
dean of the state agricultural college.
A subscription list is being circulated
among the students and citizens in
behalf Of those involved in the didi.
cuILy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
THE HERoiSM OF MINERS.
Writer Pays Eloquent Tribute to
Workers in Rocky Mountains.

w thSSNJ "Se'ho''Ss
In winter in the Rocky Mountains"
Katherine Sumner pays a tribute &c
the miners Of the mountains. From
the article, which appears in the Era
Magazine, we quote:
The hardest and most courageous
Of the human race are the miners who
inhabit the mountainous regions. They
spend their lives delving for the gold
which almost invariably passes from
their rough, toil.stained hands to en-.
rich the already rich. They are used
to danger. 1t is part of their lives.
A promising claim, half way up the
mountain side, must not be abandoned
because a quarter of a mile of thick
timber near it has been hurled down
into the canon by an avalanche the
previous winter. They take the
chance of snow slides as they do that
of warming giant powder, and picking
out missed shots. Daily they snow
shoe across the track of avalanches,
taking the risk knowingly Nothing
but the event itself will stop them, and
then-the end of all risks for them.
1T is not so much what the noun
taineers are in their daily lives that
make them remarkable. 1t is what
they are capable Of when a crisis
arises. If comrade Is overcome by
noxious vapors and falls in the stope
or drift, or is imprisoned in a burning
mine, or buried in a slide, it is amaz-
ing and pathetic to witness the self
abnegation that is shown by the noun
tain miners. They rush to the assis-
lance of unfortunates, laying down
their own lives with absolute dis
regard. No risk is considered when
there is the slightest chance of rescue
for comrade. or of even the rccov-
cry of burned, or mangled, or frozen
thing for a woman to mourn over"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
A CASE OF RESEMBLANCE
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.
Copyright 1901, by STORY PUBLISHING CoMpASY)

AS the Small Girl with the Ruffles
faced the Captain in the early morning
light, he was again haunted by re-
semblance which had startled him the
night before when he had met her on
the hotel porch.
He had worried through a restless
night and had come early to walk up
and down the leach and watch the
green waves, with heavy, miserable
monotone.
And all at once he had come upon
the Small Girl. She was barefooted
and stood where the waves, shallow
and foam flecked, touched her toes. Her
infinitestimal skirts were gathered up
in a small bunch behind, and more ruff
fes than ever were in evidence. Her
of her head. And now the Captain
knew why he was haunted. Somebody
else had worn her hair that way.
Somebody who had looked like this
small maiden.
But his reflections were broken in
upon rudely, as the Small Girl rushed
straight at him and chung to his white
trousers with sand soiled hands.
ut was a bigger wave" she SILVER
ed. And l am awfully afraid of the
big ones"
With a sudden rush Of memory the
Captain gathered her up in his arms.
Somebody had chung to him once in
just that frightened way, and some
body's curls had blown across his lips.
and he had kissed them. He put the
Small Girl down suddenly.
Did you get wet?" he asked solicit
tously.
NO." she whimpered, "but it came
up to my knees and it looked so deep"
He sat down on piece of driftwood
and took her on his knee.
Its too early in the morning for
little girls to be out alone"
Over the child's face there ran a
ripple of mischievous laughter.
Mother doesn't know" she gurgled,
and clasped her small hands ecstatical-
ly. 81 ran away"
At the flash of her blue eyes the
hand of memory tugged once more at
the Captains heart.
"She's asleep" went on the Small
Girl, land pretty soon she will wake
up and say, Margaret, Margaret, darl-
ing"
The Captain stopped her. as your
name Margaret" he asked excitedly.
"Ye-es," said the Small Girl.
as your mothers name Margaret,
too?" he went on.
She nodded and then gasped as the
Captain caught her in his arms and
held her very close and kissed her.
Margaret Burton?"
So many questions for such Small
Girl to answer.
"Ye-es;" the Small Girl was little
tired of so much emotion which she
did not understand. my father 8
name was Jack" she volunteered.
How old are you?" lie asked, sud-
denly.
Six" was the proud answer.
81 knew your mother once" he said
quietly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Terms Expired at Election.

In an opinion rendered by Attorney
General Crow it is held that the terms
Of the judges appointed in the coun-
ties of St. Louis, Gasconade and Jas
per expire with the last general cleo
ton instead of at the first of the year.
The Republicans in the three counties
mentioned elected Judge for the long
and one for the short term, and ac-
cording to the ruling, the Judge elect
ed for the short term will go into
office at once and serve until January
/, when the Judge for the long term
will qualify. County judges had died
Dockery had appointed three Demo
cratic judges.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
7. S. McPheeters Reelected.

The annual election of officers at the
Missouri Y. Nj. C. A. meeting in St.
Joseph resulted In the reelection OF
T. S. McPheeters of St. Louis as chair
man Of the state executive committee;
e. +. Richardson of Kansas City, vice
chairman; George T. Coxhead of st.
Louis. secretary and treasurer; +. II.
Burt, state secretary, and John s.
Moore, assistant secretary. The re-
port OF the executive committee shows
that the year will close with twenty
city associations, nine railroad associa-
ton, twenty college associations, one
town association and two non-sectari-
an associations of colored men, max
ing a total of forty-fOur as against
thirty-seven of the associations last
year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
Strong Effort to Be Made to Kill Val
ued Policy Law.

ucd Policy Law.
According to reports, there will not
only be an effort made to secure the
law at the coming session OF the leg
islature. but there will be an attempt
to place in its stead the three-fourths
policy law, which was formerly on the
statutes. The repeal OF the valued
policy law, 1t is stated by those in a
position to know. will be worth from
$500 900 to 100000 to the insurance
companies. Another bill affecting in
surance legislation. defeated at the last
session Of the legislature. is likely to be
again introduced. This is measure re-
lating to mutual companies, the pro-
visions Of which place all such COM
panies on the same footing with the
old-line concerns Should il be enacted
1t will impose n heavy tax upon the
mutual companies II il does not result
in driving many Of them out Of bust
ness altogether. A committee will he
selected by the state association OF mu-
tual insurance companies, to oppose the
adoption OF the proposed measure by
the legislature If II should be offered
for passage. Insurance matters will re-
ceive considerable attention at the COM
ing session OF the gen n al asse mbly, ard
more than one lobby will look after
the particular interests 1t represents
or the special features it hopes to have
enacted or defeated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27

OF mischief that he had seen il the
Small Girls.
"She told you | said that?"
"Yes, and it gave me courage"
Down the beach came bobbing fg-
ure submerged in red silk sunshade.
When the Small Girl reached them
she was evidently much uplifted by
the sight of her mother with her head
against the Captains coat.
Mrs. Burton swept her up in her
arms and put her on the Captain g
knee.
ITS your father, DEAR" she said.
Burton waited for cry OF rapture,
but the Small Girl was not alive to
dramatic situations. She kissed him
calmly and then stroked his handsome
nose with admiring fingers.
I'VE really have very nice noses,
father" she giggled.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
The American Iron "PIant."

The Englishman was being prop
erly surprised at the rapidity with
which the sky scraper was going up.
"Deah me-" he exclaimed, 'it seems
as If your buildings grow as rapidly
as your maize"
Yes" replied the westerner I'M
blushingly, land the process OF rails
ing them is much the same"
"Fawncy! Won't you explain fur
ther?"
We'll. you see, we just get an iron
plant, put it in the ground, have the
street sprinklers water 1t, and in a
month or six weeks the sky.scraper is
full grown"
And. taking another breath, the
cousin from overseas managed to be-
lieve it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
joplin Mill Burned.

The Imperial mill at Joplin was
burned. The fire was the work OF in
cendiaries. A fuse connected the plant
with a large dynamite magazine, a
short distance away. and had it ex-
ploded a catastrophe woulu have re
suited, as a large crowd Of spectators
was on the scene. The fuse failed
to burn. Bad feeling against the prop
erty owners Is supposed to have been
the motive. The Imperial mill was a
$40 900 structure.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Tho Country Road.

From the busy fields of tho farmerfolk
1t stars on its winding wSy,
Goes over the hill, and across the brook,
Where the minnows love to play;
Then. past the mill with its water wheel,
And the pond that shows the sky:
And up to the bridge by the village store,
And the church with its spire SO high
You would never think that the country
road.
From the hill to the store. could be
SO long to n boy with an errand to do
And another boy to see.
You can never dream how short 1t Is
From the farm to the frozen pond,
Nor how very mach further 1t always Is
To the school house just beyond
o. the country road! at the farther end
1t runs up hill and down.
Away from the woods and the rippled
brook
To the toiling, rushing town.
But, best of all, when you're tired and
sick
OF the noisy haunts OF men,
II you follow II back, 1t will lead you
home
To the woods and fields again.
st. Nicholas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
MISSOURI LABOR STATISTICS.
Membership Of Unions in the State In
creased 8,796 In 1901.

creased 8,T96 IN 1901.
William Anderson, State Labor Com
missioner, has just finished tabulating
labor unions of the state. and it makes
a most interesting showing. In his
forthcoming annual report will be
found data giving fullest information as
to the organization in ST. Louis. Kan
sas City, St Joseph and the smaller
cities, together with summaries OF each
and a general summary of the whole,
from which last Is shown that there
are 40 organizations, with a member
ship Of 52,426, of which 1878 are fe-
males.
The increase in membership during
the year 1901 was S,796; the average
initiation fee is 1899; average cost per
annum per member is $902; per cent
organized 1909 average number OF
hours constituting a days work during
the year 1890, 1905; 1891, 1929; 1892,
1905; 1898, 994; 1894. 9SS. 1895. 9,S6;
1896, 9.S4; 1897, 9.75; 1898. 9.64 1899.
951; 1900, $50; 1901. 9.45 Average
wages per hour in cents during year:
1890, 1926; 1891, 1928; 1892. 25.74; 1898.
1859; 1894. 1858; 1895, 26 54 1896.
27O5; 1897, 27.52; 1898, 81; 1899, 2S.02;
1900, 29. &c; 1901, $3.50; average number
of days work in 1901, 26S79; total num-
Der Of strikes in 1901, III; total num-
Der settled satisfactorily, 1l9; total
compromised, &c. total lost, 10: total
still pending, 8; average length of
strikes in days, 69.32; total number of
persons involved in strikes. 1919;
total number of persons benefited by
strikes, 1921 total number worsted,
366; total number of unions receiving
reductions in hours, 81; total gain in
reduction of hours, 40; total number oY
accidents in 1901, S62 total number
fatal, 101; total number nonfatal, 75l;
unions favoring arbitration, 1862; unions
favoring arbitration by State Board
1873; by compulsion, 120; number of
unions appealed for arbitration during
the year, 81.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
St. Joseph Charter Scheme.

Extensive city improvements in ST..
Joseph. including the paving Of many
miles of streets, will have 10 cease by
reason Of limitations imposed by the
charter. which was drawn for a city Of
the second class. a meeting was held.
attended by Mayor c. J. Borden and all
city officials. where a new charter for a
city OF the first class was drafted and
will be introduced as soon IA the lcgis-
lnlnre oDena this Wlntcr
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Rock Island incorporates.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
ciflc railroad has filed with the Secre-
tary OF State evidences of incorpora-
ton in Missouri. The railroad com
pany is incorporated under the laws of
Illinois and Iowa. with capital stock
Of SIS, O0U 900, Of which $4,000 900 is to
be used in Missouri for the construc-
ton, it Is supposed, OF the newly ac-
quired Colorado road that will con
meet ST. Louis with Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27

sorry, for he didn't tell her where he
was"
1.-The idiot" breathed the Captain,
whose face was white and set.
The Small Girl slid down from his
knee and faced him wrathfully.
You shan't call him names. He's
my very own father"
Into the Captain eyes there came a
look which the Small Girl did not I'M
derstand. He caught the small hands
in his and drew her to him.
Suppose we write mother letter
and ask her to come down."
"Here?"
"Yes." The Captain took out a note
book and tore leaf from it. Then he
wrote the note with hand that trem.
bled, while the Small Girl watched
him curiously.
what does it say?" she asked when
it was folded.
ut says, Come down."
She opened it, looked at the scrawl.
ed characters, and was satisfied, al
though she could not read it.
But what it really said was:
Margaret: Fate led me to the
beach, where We had been together in
those first days, and brought to me
your second self, little Margaret. 1t
has been such long time. dear. Sure
ly after all these years there is moth.
ing to keep us apart? Come.
Jack"
As the Small Girl laborously
climbed the bluff the Captain watched
her out Of sight. Then he paced rest
lessly up and down, up and down.
At last he say woman down the
beach coming. her figure half-hidden
by the ascending morning mists. He
went to meet her. his eager eyes TAX
ing in the beauty of her-her curls
gathered up in the old way, her cheeks
pink with the hurry and excitement.
Margaret"
"Jack."
There was only a minute for a silent
greeting, and then the Small Girl came
upon the scene. Her mother called to
her before she reached them.
Run back and get my parasol,
darling"
THE red one" shrieked the Small
Girl, land can carry it over my
head?"
"Yes, anything you want"
The child danced out of sight, and
Mrs. Burton turned to the Captain.
Does she know?" she asked.
NO. he said.
why did you come back?"
Because ! am your husband and
her father, dear. / should not have
gone"
But I sent you away" she said
YEARLY, and the tears trickled down
| her white cheeks. How can you for.
give me?"
He sat down on the driftwood beside
her and drew her head down ON his
| broad shoulder.
Because I have such a lovely dis
psition,'" he said
Into her eyes came 'he same fash
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Robert G. Yates Appointed.

Governor Dockery appointed Robert
G. Yates of Gallatin. Daviess county, 70
be State Superintendent OF Insurance to
succeed Edward T.. Yates, recently re-
signed. The appointment takes effect
Immediately Robert G. Yates of Gal
latin is brother of the former Super
intendent and "A son Of the former part
ner of Govery DOckery. Joseph ID.
VIM has been appointed as county
clerk of Davioss county TO succeed Mr.
Yates
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Missouri County Clerks Convention

At the fourth annual convention Of
county clerks twenty-five counties were
represented. The sessions were chiefly
occupied with a discussion Of the rev
enue system OF Missouri The discus
sion showed wide diversity of method
in dealing with the assessment and col
lection OF the revenue in the several
counties represented. School laws and
township organization received some
attention. The visitors were given a
banquet at the Springfield club house
The next meeting will be held in st
Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27

went up to his own face. "Oh, no." he
cried.
You don't know" said the Small
Girl arrogantly. Mother said it was.
And have my fathers lovely dispsi-
ton"
did she say that?" demanded the
Captain.
Yes. But he went away"
''Why did he go?" asked the Captain.
'He and mother had quarrel. 1t
is dreadful for people to quarrel"
proceeded the Small Girl virtuously.
Il don't do it. And mother sent him
away. and he went to war. and she
can't write to him and tell him she is
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
I. Il. Van Idour Died at Joplin.

!. H. Van Idour, Jasper county'7
mammoth politician, who, in normal
health. weighed nearly 400 pounds.
died at his home In webb City Of heart
trouble. The deceased haH been try
ing to reduce his flesh for several
weeks by course Of diet. but the
affiction caused by his Hcshiness did
not abate in the least, although he
had fallen off over fifty pounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Seymour Farmers Institute.

At the Farmers Institute held at Sey-
mour N. F. Murray of the State Board
of Agriculture lectured to large audi
ence OF farmers and the $50 school chill
dren on the subject of The Home From
a Horticultural Standpoint" The lee
ture was we'll received.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Had But a Moment of Liberty.

George HeltIbrand the sheriff OF
Madison county, arrested at the peni.
tenriary gate Charles Johnson, who
had just been discharged after serv-
ing a three-year term from Cape Cir
ardeau county for burglary. Johnson
is wanted in Madison county to answer
to a charge of burglary. The term
he concluded was tho second one he
had served
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Cornelius Vanderbilt Memorial.

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has
placed a window in Trinity church,
Newport, as memorial to her hus.
band. The window represents a Chris
ton knight seated and holding in his
right hand sword, and In his left
shield, upon which is a cross, resting
on the left knee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Prison Appraisers Appointed.

The Board Of Prison Inspectors, con-
sisting of State Treasurer II. p, Will
liams. Attorney General +. c. Grove
and State Auditor Albert o. Allen. ap-
pointed A. J. Shockley Of Joplin. J. r.
Dcatherage of Fayette and f. j.
Fromme OF jefferson City to appraise
the value OF the State buildings at the
Penitentiary and report to the LegIsla-
turp
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27
Wright County Institute Closes.

The Wright County Farmers Insti-
tute held two-days' meeting at Noun
tain Grove. There was lively contest
for the premiums offered by the mer-
chants for different farm products.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27

is your name Margaret! ne asked,
excitedly.
when | was up in heaven?" asked
the Small Girl piously.
The Captain nodded, and the Small
Girl settled herself to listen.
"Tell me about It," she said. WAS
she little girl them"
"She was very young and she had
curls like yours, and eyes like yours"
Everything like me but her nose."
broke in the Small Girl, with her hand
over her own dlminutiye affair. MY
nose In like my fathers"
Involuntarily the Captains hand
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-27

Japanese national flags are alleged
to be practically unob'ni~or'4 Just now
in London.