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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-07
THEORIES OF THE JOURNEY

Tracy's sensational jump from the
squak valley to Port Madison has
fully confirmed suspicion the
aherina Office has long entertained.
that Tracy has friends IN this city
whom he can depend upon 20 aid
him. While little confidence - plac.
ed IN a sensational story 10 the effect
that "a mysterious man ana woman
visited f3othcii Saturday uighf for the
purpose OF communicating With
Tracy. Under sheriff Corcorau f.
strongly Inclined to believe that
Tracy had assistance IN escaping
across the Sound from Meadow point
to Porte Madison.
The most plausible theory ia that
Tracy ia acquainted with some II
the notorious water pirates who
make Meadow point their rem
devious. and was taken acrcsa the
Sound ~ them Friday night IN a
awtfi launch or sailboat
Tracy IN not believed 60 have been
working without definite plan when
he landed az Meadow point last
Thursday. lie formerly lived IN
Seattle. and while here wns known
to the police as thief and the aago-
ciates OF thieves and smugglcfs such
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Nh. KICKER, pon.r KICK

: quality thar
that
market vents in
rain
had fallen
that red
rained But
did
what's the Of kicking then?
delightful day than
cosing7 !
that hired pressing
service has taken additional
Tracy night
Jesse James exploits startling but
a the
face Of the combined popuiace and officers
visitors probably e,r
usive Justice.
can
offset good deeds a a
every morn
ing IL his head Il
Nation to Inc laying on
Of hands, Of he hate
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waiting Tor dayhrcak. utGrtuug
news which WIS deHtlned 20
put an end 10 the elgil at natheli.
reached Under Sheriff Corvnrau Mt
Seattle. AZ 3 O'Clock sunday MORN
ing the steamer Prosper reached the
city from across the sound. on
board came from Port Madison
Deputy sheriff George Visit of kit
sap county, With the story that
Tracy had appeared AZ the home Of
John Johnson a scandinavian far
mer living near Port Madison, At Z
o'clock. Saturday afternoon held UP
the family 81 four netHouH, obtained
hearty dinner. a foot bath, ak
hours rest, change OF clothing.
abundant provisions for several
days. and then embarked FOR parts
unknown in white boat rowed by
John Anderson. Jehuaon'a hired man.
under cover OF Traey's deadly WIN.
chester riflc.
while at the Johnson house Tracy
made himself agreeable TO the fam
| is and talked freely % hla wander
ings. lie lauehinRly told how he had
slipped through cudihcc'r fingers at
Bnthell, Tracy said that Thursday
night. after killing nrccce ana Raw.
ley az Fremont. he slept In a eemes
terry near Woodland park. The ftext
morning he held up August Fischer
and family az Maple Leaf, near Ra.
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CALAMITY BOWLER NOT ,nu

When the in these he not taken seriously
coutlnu Of ~goodtl ms i tel
TIE crosk then said there
uaterv II
Industrial dispatches that last
Mend marine
mons 10 tie 10 a dock.
forget that steel raise Of
steeo
cts Of the
In Of
the
a fo
a ssinn,s
Ioyst hosewo times
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they HUNT The OUTLAW

Hurry az. Get q move on yon.'
Tracy van heard - Say 90 HIS newly
found servant an he went outside
the house.
Before leaving T'rHcv had nHcsr.
fninsa that Anderson kurN nafhius
Of tfe surrounding country or the
sound
Who Assisted Tracy7
who brought T'Eacy 20 port Madl.
son II something sheriff CIdibes
wauid give considerable 20 know
Jack Mcdonald. the lighthouse
keeper ai the Pert Madison eaad
aptf. can see every boat that passes
that point haat from Meadow
Point would have had 10 take this
route. 10 aaw 80 boa, saturday
evening. Tracy taid che iohnHana
that be told the Jap hr would caHH
back later and take him 70 British
Columbia on a fiahiua voyage.
All Yesterday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff William Cocks launch skirt
- the shores Of the Sound from
Port Nadisnn n rauisbo. About %
miles % shore lire was covered By
hla boat. Every monk and corner Of
the shore wac searched for traces II
the boat In which Tracy fouk An
dsrsnn when he left 5ohrnon's house.
Al only one place was n clue found.
ana that wns a slight one.
on log covered sand spit about
four milcs northwest of Port Madt.
son a camp IRE Was found burning
and near u an iurrotiEe1 -ican-to..
shelter. There we're traces Of a
meal That hal been eaten there but
no boat could be found.
Residents every whare along the
shore were notified ~ the fact that
Tracy was IN the ueigbbprhood and
close lockout yin be kept for him.
a Woman Held Up
while out on his patrol Of the
shore Deputy Sheriff Cook 81 KinK
county hailed Deputy Sherir Dweiiy
Of Kitaap county who had n posse
IN % launch. nwells reported that
a woman whose name he did not
know had reported 20 Prosecuting
Attorney YHkiy Of Kitaap county
that yhe had been held up n miles
west u sidney. The man that did
the holding up & thought 20 have
been Dave Merrill. the convict who
broke Jan with Tracy whom the lat
ter says he killed near Olympia. II
81 now generally believed that Tracy
h again working 20 reioin Merrill
Tracy could not have gotten 10 std.
ney from Port Madison after ieav.
ing al $3.50 o'clock In time to have
done this job. The Kitaap deputies
are working on the theory that Mer.
rim ia IN the county. and are watch.
/ ing for both eonvicts.
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TRACY AT PORT MADISON
Continued from page one1

valley. not far from Botheil. reached
Sheriff Cudlhee. He took another
officer ana drove poHthaate 10
B0theii. being followed few
hours later by special train bear
ing posse II q meu. The posse
was distributed along the line Of the
Seattle n International railroad that
night and piekets strung out to ths
west Of the valley 10 prevent Tracy
from escaping back toward the
sound.
Saturday was passed In impatient
waiting for The convict to come out
Of hiding. Toward evening the Hhef-
m and his men became convinced
that Trncy was surely their meat.
Every sign tended 70 confirm their
belief. Sunday morning. they we're
confident. would see the end u the
long chase.
But while cudihes's men were
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Tracy, the bioodthirsty Oregon
eonvlci. u no longer In King county
He slipped through the hands OF
Sheriff Cudibee's men near Maple
Leaf. Friday morning. and early Sat
urday afternoon appeared 40 Port
Madison. on the west shore Of Puget
sound. fully 40 miles from the section
Of the county In which the man
hunters fondly believed they had the
convict surrounded.
The resemblance between Tracy
ana Paddy'e flea has been often re-
marked. Never since he escaped
from the Salem penitentiary month
ago hae Tracy displayed IT. a more
sfaffiiux manner the peculiar traits
~ The 1rishman'a flea Than within
The post three days
FRIDAY afternoon, il VIII De re-
rnembercd. reliable infornla ti9n o.
tas presence Of Tracy In the s4uak
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WA NTED- Man and wife, city;
camp cook. $50. Mattresses. s25,
room and board. hotel cook. $50.
! flannel washer. 2 chamhermaida.
housekeepera. country. 3 solicit
tors. city; Mattresses for city. $3.50.
dishwashere. family cooks: general
help. Queen city Employment Bu-
reau, under new management.
1924 Third avenue. Main 36e.
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Before hc left he compelled Anders
aon 30 get long rome end bind aud
gag Nj aud Mira. Johnson and the
iItuo Hon, Then giving Anderson a
larrr bundle II fresh clothing ana
food amt valiae full Of food Tracy
compelled him Ia lead the WnY 70
the waterfront where Johuaupn u
foot boat was drawn up on the
beach. The last seen ~ the two men
they were rowing away, Anderson
al the oars and Tracy seated Ia the
stern. rifle IN hand
After two heurs. effort Mrs, John
son managed to release herself and
cut the ropes binding her husband
aud child johnson then gave the
alarm Deputy sheriff What imme5
dlatcly started faf Seattle with the
news
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Bv Karl M. Anderson.

PORT MADIs0S. July 7.--f a. N.
Soon after the report Of Traey's
hoid-up % the Johnson family et
Port Madison reached Seattle Dep
ufy sheriff Cook % klus county and
Deputy kuppi~r q kitHap county
started from Seattle with three
newspaper mnu IN the launch = ana
bound across the sound.
Just across the ifftie inlet from
this village r the house - John
johnson. a farmer and logger. It
waA there that the notorious muf.
dsrer and dedpernde made n rich
haul. Besides a very uacfui sef-
want, Jack Andersen. IohrFgr'a hired
man, Tracy secured - pounds II
flour. a complete change ~ clothes.
a boat. saddle. hffdf~ Is pounds os
ham. four watches several rings.
matches and 81 In money.
Tracy was landed 81 a point about
one mile north II Port Madison b.
someone who l. beiieyd 20 have
brought him over from Meadow
Point. Just who did this e En0wn
positively. Tracy told toe John
sons that n Jap fisherman had been
pressed into service ~ him. This
story n given absolutely no rredenee
by shsrin cudihse and ms men.
After securing all be wanted nj
Jobnson's horne. Tracy bound and
gagged air. and Mrs. johnson and
their son Phillip. Mira. johnson. a
brave little worIau. Wns the first to
break her bonds She then released
her husband and son.
She Was Frightened
when Tracy first appeared Mrs
johnson knew him and he immedi-
ns~iy acknowledge hia Identity.
Mrs. Johnson was frightened az firat
and ran out Of the house down to-
ward the beach. and. womanlika,
screamed Tracy leveled his rifle
at her and she very scnalhly return
ed. During the rest ~ Tracy'a So
fourn ht her house che treated him
with the greataat courtesy. Mra.
johnson says that Tracy behaved
like a gentleman until short time
before hia departure when ne left
he took a blanket from the bed On
which Mrs. johnson waa tied. Tracy
then said that II Il wasn't for the
Did kid ne would burn the
house. The next morning Mrs. john
son found a bundle Of klndlinR out
side the kitchen door
Tracy wns In the johnson house
from ? O'Clock D. m. Until $50 y.
m.
Anderson. the unwilling compan-
ion ~ Tracy, left the house IN front
OF tho convict.
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uEIr WANTED : MALE AND
KT4fAIN

.xANrEfj- ii1foad men. as.
hArkers. tg5s. hurserrH. $500. fall
err. sge4 aud tszQ. 2 rigging cling
ers. t1.7s ana tz01. bolt teanstsr
d 70 day and beard. bolt cutters.
MS cord. skld Ereaser. as month
and board. mil hands. us and
a10o. tic makers. lie tie. % rail-
road lnbnrrrs for Nelson. Bennett
Co. Hoqtasn. tfzs day Grade
foreman. 800 day. fare ana Zee.
f2sos ehinNse packer, TIC. wood
cutters. 81 % cord. camp fiankes.
70 mill men. a. % day. near city.
fox Employ uent Agency. Phone.
Union "a Basement ga occiden=
tai avenue.
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as make mp the Meadow point gans.
n the late report that Tracy has
been located on the Port Madison In
dian reservation proves unf0unded.
there D. strong reason ~ believe thai
the convict win next bc heard from
81 the neiGhaorhaod Of Deception
rasa. The lonely. rocky shores Of
that stretch Of water are known to
shelter members Of the Meadow
point gang on their smuggling and
mara uGiug voyages up and down the
Sound and Tracy could ind n SAT.
retreat there.
Tho fhern'a office IL also inform
I'd TINT Tracy has friends IN What
corn. but there Is no confirmation Of
the report.
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No Room for Doubt

Both from Deputy sheriff Wiat
and later by telegraph from Port
Madison Under sheriff Corroran OF
tanned such accurate descriptions
OF Iracy's appearance ana clothing
that there Is no question whatever
AZ 20 tho Identity 81 iohnaon's uns
welcome guest. Tracy wore The
clothing obtained from August Fieehs
err, ahd even the peculiar checked
cloth cap with visor IN front was
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HfdflEfT pness paia Tor second hand
household goods. stoves. bedroom seia
rarrats etc, aud second hand onics fur
ulture, Red Front Furniture Co. iio-ffa
500 e aHenmn aauIh. Tel. rled Ia21
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-07

FOR SALE Heavy drauRh' team ana har-
ness AMY after .. m, az the Lake
Union Wood Yard.
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HOUSE AND LOT S22s. szh DOWN. $40
NoNrIiI.Y PAYMENT nUya BEAurI.
FuI. HOME FINE fi.AcN FOn uAn.
DEN AND CHICKENS. HEAITIEuL
VIEW CLOSE TO scHooL AND CAR
FfcE. lfifi.AAN STATION. GREEN
LAKE CAR.
HfI.f4MAN's besuutui ,aks frcnt addition
3 - now On the MARKET. nearly 101 lots cold
IN the last few aays, s1a 20 s1Ta eaeh
payments sane a. rent % men now lay
tpe new piank Sidewalks IN front u each
is'. money rsturned t 1isss,i,nsd after
one year 10 extra men will be On
grounds Sunday % shqN unsnid lets. Come
auiek Gee owner. Hiiiman once end Of
present Green Lake car line
rrnsoNsl
A f.AE6r GALE 81 al kinds % Japanese
niattinr from f2e ynri W. Second
Frons Furniture Co. ~ second avenue
south
SEP LLOYD fifiseoe 8 Lloyd. Is Hinekisy
block, about your homes for caah de-
fsrrei rayinsnss
$500 cabinet rhotas. 81 20 por doE, Tor enc
week only. i'aatinen'a Studio Ell
PffvArR amhuiaace. rubber tires 70 All
hospitals az ali hour. reasonable rcl
Aiain 1917.
MRS oFrEnAt. electrician. asa Hotel
Waldorf.
ron SALn-EAaNs am Lawns
FARMs-3ih miles from the city on
the Renton car line, 20 acres: 1
acres In orchard and small fruits
Q barns. 3 COWS. 6 pigs, 100 chick
ems and all necessary implements;
broom house. VIII be sold az n
great bargain, terms 70 cult. for
further Information. come 10 aosts
second avenue. A. Lawrence.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ARcntrrecTs
h. w. ifouoHroN. tit-siT Collins
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Rocker Reductions

$500 from S 00-Reed.
5000 from tf0o-Goldsn oak.
5000 from Upholstered.
$3.50 from sIfoo-Golden oak.
$1,000 froFn tisn0- Mahogany.
$1,000 from 81. % Mahogany.
$1,000 from f24oo-- Flemish oak
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FOR shLE--A cHE TRACTS
woHKfNa men with small capital. Sc
Lloyd hrisooe a Lloyd about building
your homes. 81 tfinokisy block,
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nKATTI4E E~rtnYnEST OFFICE
Hfssis faF TsesasTt cpcs ana hsipsf.
sfs conk fee aaansrg batsi. 80. p4strl
1910 .,s. 80 ~ "a a s- ~, sss 80 e..
Baia general saFis 40 - 49,. seeuna assa
Nzfne uaiass fesfsaaetsnf nufnH maid. eat
elsg. fzs. esH sarsy. go Plks. Main
PACIFIC Enss ora. iios - Ave-. fsr.
nisses sssf bets = eitY. CAL - Asia
MIR WssrrD-ssLE
WANTED Man ia every city where
ARTIFICIAL gas Il used 10 eaii our
Magic Gan twuitera. No more
matches needed. Lasts forever
hiaFis Gas fKatter Co. Indiana
polls, Ind.
too o. n nisS FoH NFvADA- MUCK
Hfse Tkk'@s1 fzlsa. HAMMERS 4 -
ASn MAcltiNE MxN. g. % TO ts.co
~ wneT aAIs svREEr.
WAITED ranYsf and nisr to- ie.hssss
nsiil, steady uafts call eis A4iisf
iHE fa-sgssi Issas - nsly uii sisa ts.ss.
tlrs Ia ffa.n ths uitfHfif Oh CO. tfi =
ave ~ saia ssi Aivo cesi - sass
e tor.
ntsisrs. ORANGES
oNN a HOME.
iiuiiainE contracts Ter seie. VITA these
essriraftn yoa ssa tuf hnr1e. haF =
farm. ray y taafiEaEt % tziild
bone without sasihE iHfsrert We hsss
sosns l1s uumhzta that utn mature this
summer. ~ fast- qNn q lrt ~ eeu 80
r4ge 4cu . l15lidlHE lrar - build Il
aaics 81 an nnfnafufrt contrast Wien
contract uiAtsires viii pay tns toan
Csanrany has s4sffai hctsss composites
ss.h hrilidlrE. TfiN il a ppqr mas ets-
rnrsunity - secure huuns on e@4f Fsas
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address ras.m -. Sullivan haiiidinE
BOARDING HopsE-A srari 20 % q
faa1rlfrrs rsrafFs haAft secured - titu
e.f.r.nv. 81 aIesr tfao month. uNu-r
s4Hf{ef o. seil5 Nli bear lrNeetis attt.ss
$50. farf cash. II. o.. Campbell III
TaIifnan ENsnr Ballard.
ron sAtr--ttrs uEst EsTsrE
sAFH HkRuAtN
sfsno~A ntrs huuss q nvc larwc reptns
ID iUrfM WITH 8 ia.foct alley. place ali
connected viii water ard good new
eefuent foundation started f1f nucthcs
inrErr HOUSE, this uTnpefty u situated In
fs,a q the nlrrei rrzldriacc parts of the
city. nns view q Sound AMI handy 70
cifka r. ADAMS.
as rieuser building.
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PACIFIC Emss ors<. Iios 81 Ave-. faF.
nlskas ssaf tefr - city. Call - Mafn
80, Mrs Hsgss. Mar.
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Like shove picture, made Of
fhaice quarter sawed oak luaf
ordinary oakt. hand rubbed -
mirfor-tfka polish. Foiden fin
ion. saddle seat and handsomely
carved hack panels a ffue type
rocker Htyie. comfort ana aoiiaity.
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" ANTED~ Man ia every city where
ARTIFICIAL RHs Il used 10 SELL our
Magic Gas txuitera. No more
matches needed Lasts forever
hfaFfc Gas fKnfter Co. Indiana
polls. Ind.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

.----.--- ARrntrrecrs
l., W. iiouuHroN. tit-si7 Collins.
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p,srsrs. cn.scrs

BOARDING HopsE-A srari % % q
affsf5any. can clear $50 month eEuFf
sstiiFed a. ell aln boar Invests 4tia.s;
$50. part cash. a. o. tnmfAfhs III
TafinIan sNene. Ballard.
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One bad like Tracy trouble
be offset by the good deeds Of a hundred
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General Miles continues the habit looking in his mi
ing to IL his head Is straight.
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Jesse James exploits startling, but con
these OF Tracy the outlaw BIZ
face Of the combined popuace law
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SNpAnAf sEvApAH
Too o. a. Nf-N FuH NEVADA MUCK
Era Tkk'-s fzIta, HANMkith = -
AID MAclitNE HxN. ts o. TO taeo
FflfF DAILY
MNfeHufs = HAWKINS
iiU WHeT 3AIs STREET..
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4HF ffl-sf5raI t5sss - nlIy uii stsa tsAas-
tir|s IL ffasn the 1fnrif OF CO. fff =
ave tei saia ssi Airc cesi - sass
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
THE SULTAN'S ASTROLoGER.
Had an Astronomical Observatory
Erected and Didn't Know
How to Use It,

The sultan of Turkeys imperial
astrologer, a Greek named Kun baris,
is a worthy representative of the
prevalent blend of superstition and
abysmal ignorance which character
ICES Abdul Hamid's court. This
worthy had on one occasion the bril-
liant idea of erecting a modern
astrological observatory in Yildiz
Kiosk When the work was finished
and the instruments in place he
found he could neither work nor un-
derstand them, and consequently a
professional astronomer had to be
summoned from Naples, says the
Washington Times.
This. however. did not diminish the
influence of Kumbaris. who succeed
ed in preventing the distribution of
Mauser rifles among the imperial
troops in Constantinople in 1895 at
the first news of Armenian disturb
ances by the sage reminder that the
previous change in the succession
took. place Immediately after a dis
tribution of new guns. The sincerity
of this wonderful piece of advice
cannot be doubted, as the self-sac-
riticing genius who offered it to his
worthy master rose from his sick bed
to do so.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
GOOD WORD FOR WALL STREET
Adventures Who Are Not COunte-
nnnced by the Legitimate
Spectators.

There are various types of adven-
turers in the money market. First,
there is the "breaker-in," who forces
his way into a rich, resisting corpora
ton; then there is the plausible fell
ow who endeayors to fleece his brok-
ers, and, agais, you must consider the
bloodless rogue who preys upon cred
ulous and relatively poor investors.
II. Hunt Groyesteene was a leading
member of the third group, writes S.
A. Nelson in Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly. As a Wall street miner"
he was an artist, and the financial ad-
venture Of his life, in which he sheared
a flock Of lambs, containing a liberal
percentage of widows and orphans. is
not pleasing memory to his victims,
nor to Wall street. Now. Wall street
is prOfanely condemned in every one
of the United States for the exploits
Of Grovesteene, when, in truth, they
are an exception to the run of money
market mankind. They bear to Wall
street precisely the same relation that
a case Of plague does to an otherwise
healthy community.
Your rogue may construct the fabric
Of his scheme in a most elaborate Of
flee, adorned with works of art in
paintings, furniture and rugs, but Wall
street itself singles him out when he
opens for business, just as the compe-
tent physician diagnoses a disease. As
the rogue of this tyne is protected by
law, Wall street can only look on pas
siyely. OF course "the street" ia
booes such a man-ignores, shuns and
isoiates him. He is as far from hav-
ing been admitted to respectable bank
ing and brokerage social environment
as he would be were he operating in a
South American republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
ITEMS.

Another of those humanity-stagger-
ing things, says the Chicago Tribune
is the national drink bill.
The Chicago night school term is to
be shortened, but the saloons will con-
tinue to run on full time.-Chcago
Record-Herald.
"Why do they call temperance peo-
pie teetotalers?" Il don't know, IN
less they depend for strong drink to-
tally on tea. philadelphia Bulletin.
Mare and more the great corpora
tons are discouraging the drinking
habit among their employees. A man
who is known to have the drink habit
is finding it harder every year to get
employment from the railroads or the
great iron and steel mills. Indeed, the
drink habit is frowned upon and drink
ing men-even those who drink only
moderately-are not wanted.-Sayan.
nah News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
PROPOSED NEW STATES.
Territories That Are Eligible and
Trying for Admission Into
the Union.

Four states were admitted to the
union in 1889, two in 1890. and two in
1896. In the space of seven years as
many stars were added to the flag and
what is more important-as many
members to the United States senate
as during almost 40 years preceding.
1t is not supervising that, after the
enlargement of the union by so many
commemorative, there should be some
disposition toward conservatism in
passing upon the cases of new appI-
cauts for admission, says Youths Com
panion.
Yet all the territories which are at
present eligible for admission as states
are preparing to knock at the doors of
the Fifty-seventh congress. State
hood conventions for the further
ance of this purpose were held in Ari-
IONA and New Mexico in October, and
last month delegates from Oklahoma
and Indian territory met in convention
with the same end in view. Arizona
and New Mexico are making common
cause in their campaign, and the gov
ernor of each territory addressed the
convention of the other. Oklahoma
and Indian territory are also acting
together; and one plan contemplates
the organization of one state, Okla
homa, to include the Indian territory.
Oklahoma, the youngest of these as
piring territories, which was organized
only II years ago, has the largest pop
ulation, 39S,OOO; Indian territory,
comes next, with 1892, 900; New Mexico
third with 10000; and Arizona last,
with 1891 900. These are the figures of
the census taken IS months ago, and
they do not include Indians not taxed.
No doubt they are each below the pres
ent population of the territories.
If new states were admitted or re-
fused admission on principles of alb
stract justice, the political predilec-
lions of their people would not count.
Practically, however, that considera-
ton does enter into the question in
the minds of congressman. At the cleo
tons last year Oklahoma and New
Mexico were carried by the republic
ands, and Arizona by the democrats.
AS for Indian territory, its government
is peculiar, and the people have had no
opportunity to show their opinions on
national politics.