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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
RATHBoNE's DEFENSE.

The friends of Rathbone, formerly director-gener-
al of posts at Havana, now under ten years SEN
tence for robbing the government out of 1927 600,
have come to his rescue with unique defense The
news comes from Hamilton, Ohio, Rathbone's old
home. that those who knew him are shocked" at
the severity of the sentence, they fully
WINGED that he is no criminal at ALL but that he is
simply the unfortunate pOssessor of peculiar men
tai bent 80 powerful that it succeeded in tearing
down the partition wall between his and
his desire, thus permitting the water-tght compart
ments of the former to be flooded with the contents
of the latter.
''He didn't steal from necessity like some COM
mon thieves" they urge, "because he had an ample
competence in his salary of $1,000 year"
"Nor was he impelled by greed for galr, else he
would have planted the money"
''The poor fellow was driven to it simply by an
inordinate love of luxury and social display He
cannot be a criminal"
This, in substance, is the line of argument put
forward by Rathbone's friends and in the face of
them they cannot see why he should have received
a severe sentence. As a further evidence of his
GOOD character and honest intentions they point out
that before stealing from the government, he had
souandered fortune of his own, impelled by the
same motives that led him to embezzle the postal
funds, "love of luxury and social display" This
cumulative evidence, in their regard, ought to dis
pei the doubts of the most skeptical and convince
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
John L. sullivan's Wisdom.

John l.. Sullivan, now playing ST.
mon Legree in "Uncle Toms Cabin"
unbosomed himself to reporter in
Philadelphia:
II don't think I'll take in the cor
onation. 1t will be gay time, and
many of my friends will be there,
but business will keep me on this
side
''There's a good fellow, King Ed
ward. met him when he was the
Prince of Wales, and he certainly
used me white.
"There's another good fellow
Croker, the Tammany chieftain, the
best policitian of them all. New
York people make yell because he
gives his orders from England. l
don't see where that cuts any ice.
The people of New York are sick of
reform. If an election were to take
place there tomorrow and Croker
came over and put a good, clean
man, Tammany would win out in a
scamper
"But politics isn't the only thing
in life, any more than is prize fight
ing or having good time. There
are other things-art, science, the
newspaper businessman the men
that are most successful get the
hardest knocks from fellows that are
not even also rams. That's what
gets me, to hear people knocking a
man ;nst because he has a lot of
money or a fine home or good
name. That's what those socialists
and anarchists are doing all the time.
"Of course, when man doesn't
make his pile or his fame on the
level he is due for the griddle.
There are lots of men with money
who are worse off than if they didn't
have cent. John D. Rockefeller for
instance. What good are his mill
ions to him when he has CORFU
gated liver and would drop dead il
he dared to have good time? Any
healthy teamster in this town who
lives right and lays by a bit for a
rainy day, the doctor and the under
taker can lose Rockefeller when il
comes to a showdown on happi-
ness"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

every one that the Cuban.courts have committed a
|grievous wrong
Our sense of discrimination may be dulled, but
for the life of cannot how the state of facts
set up should plead against the Rathbone sentence
The Hamilton theory is probably correct as to
Rathbone's motives. At least it was borne out in
the testimony at the trial goodly portion OF his
stealings went to defrayng the expenses of putting
on swell society front. Items of rubber tired car
riages, uniforms and boots for coachmen, personal
clothing, servants and household expenses and such
were all included in the public expense. Rathbone
showed the Havanans how gentleman should live
and Uncle Sam paid the freight.
1t is difficult to understand why Rathbones mo-
tive should be regarded LEGS eniently than the mo-
tive of the who steals because he is hungry oil
in need of nights lodging In fact, it would
seem that Rathbone had not as much excuse fol
going wrong as the burglar who dynamites bank
safe because he thinks he needs the money
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
LOVE CAUSED BURGLARY

Robert Fogle, young man resid-
ing south of Marysville, Ohio, was
so determined to marry Miss Mary
Bennett, beautiful young lady OF
that city, that he employed means
which have got him in trouble, and
which have greatly perturbed the
young lady. 1t is alleged that he
called on his sweetheart Sunday
evening, proposed marriage and was
accepted. Being out of funds, he
went to the livery stable of A. S.
Turner and engaged a sample wagon
under the name of Henry Vaughan.
He drove the wagon to the farm of
w. G. Mitchell, near New Califor-
mia, and loaded up II bushels of fine
cloverseed, already sacked, and
brought the seed to the Yerks eleva-
tor in that city, where he was gwen a
check for $69.05. Fogle was arrested
and admitted the stealing. The
wedding has been indefinitely post
poned.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
COLLECTION OF BABIES

Martin Mock, of 23S Lemon street,
Buffalo, now at work in Pittsburg,
got the news on his own birthday, of
the addition of three boys to his
family. They were born at the
family home. No physician attend
ed the mother. The youngsters are
marked with red, white and blue
to distinguish them, in order of their
birth, and are named Cornelius, Nell
son and Vincent. Mrs. Mock is a
sister of Aid. Mullenhoff, and these
little boys complete her string of ~
children, the eldest being Is years
old. The mother is very proud of
her newest collection. The weight
of the CHILDREN is five pounds each for
two of them, but Cornelius is about
half a pound heavier.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

All the glory of heaven is excluded by gold coins held
too close to the eyes,
But deceived the gaZer the lord of fools
paradise;
With the wide world inviting to action, with humanity
gearing for light,
He but the gold that glds fashion, and beyond
all is swallowed in night.
large the fields and fertile broad is the fathom-
less main!
Like the mountains they're calling for manhood, but
too often they summon in vain
While round the fair, young flowers, and the bees
that within them lurk
Repeat in their endless endeavor "Al the joy of the
world springs from work."
Then, oh how you worship weakly, when mon
arch of money appears
As the hoofs of his steeds you rample in the dust
that is wet with your tears?
All brothers of mind and muscle-ah sisters of delft
ness and skill
Be yourselves kings and queens of high purpOse Be
earth's monarchsl-you can, IL you will.
Robert Mackay, in Success.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
Case Didn't Call for Help.

"These ought We to do, and not to
leave the others undone."
A pale young man sat down on a
bench in the park behind the reser-
yoir on Forty second street. He put
a torn bag OF tools under the bench.
A small, red-faced man came be-
hind him, He stopped to steal the
bag.
The pale man turned, and said in
a slow, tired way: Drop that. 1t
amt worth stealing"
The ruddy man said: mot If
you're lookin'."
The pale man set the bag at his
feet, and said:
"ft's poor business you're in"
"You don't look as if yours was
any better" He sat down. whats
your callin'?"
pm an iron worker; bridge
work"
Don't look strong enough"
"That's so. I'm just out of Belle
vue hospital; got hurt three months
ago"
I'm just out of hospital, too he
grinned.
| w ldu llOSllibdib
"Slng Sing"
"What? Jail?"
eyes, not bad in winter, either
There's society helps fellow aftel
you quit that hospital. Gives yor
good clothes, too"
CLOTHES? Is that SOP
"Gets you work"
"Work-good God! / wish theY'c
get me some"
"You amt bad enough. Go ano
grab somethin'. Get a short sen
tence; first crime. Come out, anc
get looked after by nice ladies'"
my Godr
Didn't they do nothin' for you
when you got out of that hOspit ll2"
mo! Whythe devil should they
I'm only an honest mechanic. Arr
you goin'?" He felt his loneliness:
"Yes; I've got to go after that job
TIN give me time to look about me
Gosh! but you look bad GOod-by.
The ruddy man rose, looked back
iingled the few coins in his pocket
hesitated, and walked away whist
ling.
The pale man sat still on thu
bench, staring down at the ragged
bag of tools at his feet.-Dr. Vie
Mitchell in the April Century.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

Some people labor under the decusion that continue
Gus advertising is not necessary that be-
fore the public remains ever afterward in the public
mind. Think for moment and try to the Ameri-
can minister Spain whose recall sgnalized the begin
ming of the Spanish-American war; and the of h
beautiful Cuban girl who kidnapped from Havana
jail by enterprising American newspaper You can't
do 1t. Do you know of any two people who were more
widely advertised at the timer
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

grapher and dictated flOwery letter
of thanks to the editor for his sex
pressions of good will" and invited
the editor to come and see him when
in Washington. Later he took the
paper on the floor of the house. He
showed it to several of his friends
Representative Bartholdt glanced al
the editorial article and laughed
"What is it?" asked Shattuc
Nothing" said Bartholdt, "eXcept
that the editor roasts the life out OF
you,n
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10
THANKs FOR A Roast

Repres antative Shatt1c, of Ohio.
who cars the most brilliant wais :
co is in congress, receive copy Cf
a German newspt per printed IN
Pittsburg ON Saturday. A long edi-
torial article was marked with blre
pencil. Shattuc looked at it. he
does not read German, but he saw
his name spTinkied through 1t many
times, and he concluded it was some-
thing nice. He called his steno-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

If talking through ones Derby or Fedora is to be
regarded as prima facie evidence of dsjointed in
teilect, then Palatkas representation at the block
house feminist the Chattahocchee hills should
be sufficient to control the balance of power in that
institution.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

Notwithstanding Mr.. Hanna's activity in behalf
of his friend Mr.. Rathbone we still incline to the
belief that an alert conscience is better than nfu-
entail friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
TEETH FELL OUT.
One Result of Administration
of s. Water Cure.''

Washington. April 21-The senate
committee on the Philippines today re-
sumed the examination of witnesses in
the investigation of affairs in the Phil
ippine islands Grover Flint of Camb-
ridge, Mass, who served as first lieuten-
ant in the Thirty-fifth volunteer in
fantry, testified that early in May, 1900,
he had been a witness to the water
cure, as administered to the natives by
the AGaccabebe scouts and that this was
done to get information as to the where
abouts of their guns. The guns were
delivered. The following day some men
of his own regiment applied the cure
but their act was without the authority
of their commanding officers. The Mac
cabebes at that time referred to were
not under command of a commissioned
officer, but under a sergeant OF the
United States army. Flint had been.
he saids a witness to at least 20 cases
OF water cure. He had never seen any
one die as a result of the cure, but had
seen hospital corps man working on a
native who had been rendered uncon-
scious.
It had also been reported to hin that
one Filipino died from the effects of the
water cure.
cd Of administering the cure and said
that in some cases where it was given
to old men he had seen their teeth fall
out
Mr.. Flint in response to a question by
Senator DIETRICH said he was present
upon these occasions tst0 draw the line
on excesses." He did not recommend
TO bis major that the practice cease. nor
did he give any orders to his men TO
StOD the torture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

Florence and Abilene in central Kan
sas, and HiaWatha, in the northeastern
corner of the state, ranged from SO to 80
degrees above in the shade yesterday
and the prospects today are for repe-
titl0n OF this weather The ground gen
orally is reported dry and hard, and
badly in need OF rain. The midsummer
weather experienced in Kansas city
yesterday, when the thermometer ross
81 degrees in seven hours, from So to 81.
prevails today with perhaps slightly
cooler wind.
Chicago, April 21-Chicago is feeling
the effects Of the hot wave that develop
ed in the west yesterday The thermon1-
eter at 9 o'clock registered 81 degrees.
Relief, however, for a great portion of
the continental west is expected today
The director of the United States wealth
er bureau states that storm is gather
ing over Missouri, Iowa and Illinois,
Because of the excessive and unseason-
able warmth thunder showers are ex-
pected. Particular interest in the
weather is manifested by local grain
spectators and many have expressed
the fear that unless rain comes to the
relief Of the winter wheat fields trou ublous
times viii ensue on the board of trade.
St Joseph, No, April 2L-The hot
wave which struck this city yesterday
continues and at Z O'clock this morning
the thermometer stood at 76 degrees.
Two hours later it had craWled up to S2
with prospects of reaching a record
breaking lelShE DeIOre night Inleflnll-
tent storms of dust accompanied the
heat
Omaha, April 21-The temperature
this morning at 8 o'clock was a trifie
cooler than yesterday at the same time,
but the heat is still oppressive and
quite unreasonable.
The mercury stood at r. two degrees
below Sunday. At Valentine it regis
tered Al. against As Yesterday morning;
A high wind prevails in Omaha and
throughout most of the state. The in
dicatfons are that the day will be as
hot as Sunday.
LOG AT CONCORDIA.
Kansas City, Mo. April 21-The
weather bureau at 1880 o'clock this
morning reported that the only promise
of relief for the next "A hours in the
Southwest We're Indications of scatter
ing showers. The highest temperature
recorded yesterday was 100 at COncor-
dia, Kan. Other readings follow:
Hays. 90; Dresden. 95; Fort Scott, 81;
Dodge City, 80; Baker, SO; Manhattan,
81; Mcpherson. 96; Usage City, SO; To-
ronto, So; Wichita, 80.
Observation-Disclosures. 80; Harrisonville,
80; Lexington. 81: Maryville, "a; Bruins
wick, 50; Springfield. "a; Lamar, 81.
Oklahoma-Enid, 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
LOSS OF 100000.
Dallas, Texas, Has Three Fires
at One Time.

Dallas, Tex. April 1.-Two persons
We're fatally injured, Fire Chief Magee
was prostrated and a property loss of
fully $500, 900 was caused by several fires
which occurred here shortly after B
o'clock Sunday morning. AT that hour
an alarm was turned in from the Dor
sey printing establishment, and in a
short time one Of the hercest eonhagra-
tions which has visited Dallas in years
vas III progress. 10 add to the troubles
Of the fremen, several other alarms
from different parts of the city were
turned in in quick succession.
After fighting the fire for two hours,
Chief Magee was Frustrated and the
command was turned over to an assist
ant. The chief was rescued from the
flames by the police and was uncon
scious for several hours, but was later
reported out Of danger. Fireman Viii
Spur was struck in the face with L
brick and fatally injured The young
son of Fire Chief Magee was found on
the floor of the engine room at the cen
tral station with a fractured skull. 1t
is supposed that the lad attempted to
slide from the bunk room to the engine
room on one of the iron poles used by
the drenen, and fell to the floor below.
He probably viii die.
The Dorsey Printing company's plant
was totally destroyed. the loss being
about $780, 000, half covered by insur-
ance.
While the Dorsey fire was in progress,
a fire broke out on Lamar street near
Collin, and 20 buildings We're destroyed.
Half of them were ordinary business
houses and the remainder boarding
houses and dwellings. The Griffith Lum-
ber company is one of the principal los
ers in that section of the city, where It
is estimated the losses win aggregate
$3.50, coo, of which Griffith & Co. ..sustains
$4,000. with insurance of s25,000. The
loss of the keating Implement company
is heavy but not accurately known.
About a dozen smaller mercantile and
manufacturing establishn ents We're de-
stroyed. the losses ranging from $4,000
down.
While the two big fires We're raging, a
third one broke out in the residence dis
trict of Fisher Lane. in South Dallas.
two miles distant. which destroyed four
cottages. worth $4,000
Insurance men are positive that the
fire on Fisher Lane was incendiary and
the police and fire departments are
strongly Inclined to believe that all were
due to endiaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21

lows: Beginning at point where Sew
enth street intersects Quincy street,
thence west on Seventh to Van Buren,
thence north on Van Buren to Fifth,
thence east on Fifth to Quincy. thence
south on Quincy to Seventh, thence east
on Seventh to Madison. thence south on
Madison to Twelfth, thence east on
Twelfth to city limits. All rights on
Ninth street relinquiShed.
Sec g. The rights and privileges
hereby granted to the said Topeka and
Ninewood Park Railway company shall
at no time be leased, sold or assigned
to any company, person or corporation.
owning or operating a line of railway
extending to Kansas City, Mo-, or to
Kansas City, Kan, without first OBJ
tanning the consent of the council of the
said city Of Topeka.
Sec. 4. Railway to be operated by
electricity, compressed air, gas or cable.
No heavy freight to be carried west Of
Madison street.
Sec. 5. Right to make excavations IN
Sec. s. Specifications concerning track
electric poles and wires. Gauge 4 feet
81a inches
Sec. 7. Grade of tracks.
Sec. 8. Pavement of tracks
Sec. s. Cars shall pass a given point
at least once every thirty minutes
Sec. 10. Company to begin construc-
tion Of the road within sixty days after
passage OF ordinance.
See IL Road must be in operation
within Is 4nonths.
Sec. u. Franchise not exclusive.
Sec. IL. City has right to allow any
street railway to run cars over two
blocks of track
Sec; IA. Rights of track and crossing
of other tracks
Sec IS. Fare shall be 5 cents; chill
dren under 10 years, 3 cents
See 16 Right to lay gas and water
pipes in right of way.
Sec II Company shall have so days
after expiration of franchise to remove
Sec: IS City reserves right to regulate
crossings.
sec Is. City reserves right to tax pro-
Sec. 20. Penalty for failure to observe
terms of franchise
Sec q. City has right to require flag
men at street crossings.
Sec p. Repair shops and offices Of
company to be in Topeka
Sec. %. Provision for cleaning road
way.
Sec. "A. Protection for city in damage
suits.
Sec. 25. Mortgage bonds in excess of
30 per cent of cost of road not to be
issued
Sec 26. Road to dismiss suit against
Topeka within 20 days, and pay $500
costs.
Sec. q. Road to file acceptance with
city clerk within 20 days.
Sec. %. Deposit of $4,000 for compile
ton OF road as required by franchise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
CHICAGO MANNERS.
tFrom the Chicago Tribune.l

TFron the Chicago Tribune
Just as there was an attempt made
recently to prove that Chicago's phys
icaI environment is responsible for Ger
tain literary characteristics SO there is
an effort made to show that the moral
atmosphere of the city develops certain
social charac acteristics known as Chicago
manners. It is even intimated that It
IS more difficult for a camel to enter
needles eye than for a man born and
bred in Chicago to keep the high
thoughts seated in a heart of courtesy
necessary to the making of that imDec-
cable parsonage, a gentleman. The diff
Guilty in securing a seat for his person
IS said to be the reason Why the would
be gentlenan's high thoughts are left
standing, or, in other words, poor street
car service engenders poor social serv-
ice. Yet. on the other hand, the fact
that the public service is SO faulty may
afford opportunity for the development
of personal politeness that might
otherwise sink into disuse- This seems
to be . truer statement of the ease. for
in spite of the prOVerbiaI push that pre-
walls in the city, polteness and good
feeling have not altogether gone to the
wall and the stuff of which Chicago
manners is made seems to reveal an en-
eouraging number OF the golden threads
of courtesy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
CHINA'S PROTEST.
Prince Ching Files Objections to the
Exclusion Law.

st. Paul, April 21.-A Helena, Mont,
of state has transmitted to the senate
a communica ton from United States
Minister Conger, inclosing a protest
from the Chinese government against
the exclusion of Chinese from the Phil
ippine islands. The communication fol-
lows:
"On the ninth of the first month of
the XVIII year Kuang Hsu (F'eb-
ruary 18, 1902, I received a petition
from certain Chinese merchants IN the
Philippines saying that the United
States officials are obstructing the en-
trance of Chinese; that they have es-
tablished exclusion officers at the ports
and that when Chinese arrive in the
waters, no matter whether they are Ia
borers or merchants. all are driven in
together and treated as criminals, and
If there is any mistake made by them
in their verbal statements that they
are not allowed to land, but are COM
PEELED to return to China.
Il find on examination that the Phil
ippines are not far from China, and
that from the time of the Ming dynasty
which preceded the present, down to
today, a large number of emigrantS
two FKuangs amounting to a hundred
thousand, more or less, and that it is
very difficult to put a stop to the COM
ing and going of their families fellow
grants were formerly ili-treated and
harassed by the Spanish government,
but they were never forbidden to land
or harshly driven back to China
Your honorable country has usually
the reputation of being lenient and at
present your relations with China are
especially friendly. There are places
to which the restrictions agreed uDOn
in past treaties apply but while we are
hoping that these restrictions may be
entirely abrogated. there has never been
any treaty applying the restrictions to
these islands.
IF no distinction is to be made be-
tween laborers and merchants and the
severe regulations are to be applied to
that place also and are to be subjected
to these harsh restrictions I fear the
good reputation of your honorable
country will hardly be able to escape
injury.
las IN duty bound. send this dis
patch to your exeellency, requesting
you to transmit it to your government
and ask them to adopt some plan to
withdraw the Philippines from the op-
erations of this harsh regulation. so as
to paeify the Chinese emigrants, which
will be amicable and just
The communication is signed by
Prince Ching. president of the Chinese
board of foreign affairs