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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
Desks Of Senators Unusually Wei
Adorned With Flowers.

Desks of Senators Unusually We'll
Adorned With Flowers.
Washington. Dec. 2.-The senate
in session twelve minutes dur
ing the day, the first day of the ses-
sion, an adjournment until the fol-
lowing day being taken out of respect
to the memory of the late Senator
James Mcmillan, who died during the
Rarely has the historic cham
Der presented such an appearance as
it did during the day. The custom
Of placing flowers on the desk Of SEN
ators on the opening day of a session
is enc which long has been followed.
The display was admittedly the most
been seen. Many of the senators were
early or the floor and kept busy ex-
changing greetings with old acquaint-
ances.
The galleries were packed to suffo-
cation and hundreds stood outside the
Corridors anxious to-. gain admission
Among the interested spectators were
several members of the diplomatic
corps, Senior Quesada, the Cuban min
lister, occupied a conspicuous place
and exhibited much interest in the
proceedings. The absence of Rev.
DIR. Milburn, the blind chaplain, was
particularly noticed. His place was
taken by Rev. E.. j. Prettyman OF
Washington. No business was trans
acted beyond passing the customary
resolutions that the senate was ready
to proceed to business and fixing the.
hour Of converting the sessions at IL
O'Clock.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF.
Principal Subjects Discussed in thu
Presidents MESSAGE.

Principal Subjects Discussed in the
Presidents Message.
Washington. Dec. 2.-In his message
to congress-, read at today's session.
the president devotes much of the
space to trusts and the tariff. The
message is comparatively brief, being
less than half as long as last years
document,
dent refers to the continued prosperity
enjoyed by this country and says that
the events Of the last four years have
definitely decided that the United
States has become a world power and
must take her place among the ma.
tions of the world.
In discussing trusts the president
~reiterates the position taken in his
former message and insists that so
tiety has the right to regulate the ex-
erc;se OF the artificial powers which
it confers upon the owners of prop
erty under the name of corporate
franchises in such a way as to pre-.
vent the misuse of these powers" He
declares our aim should not be to do
away with corporations but to- DC
away with any evil in them. He rec
ommends the passage of a law to at
tain these ends and not to shrink from
amending the constitution. if neces
sary to secure the power sought.
In discussing the tariff question the
president opposes a general tariff re
| vision, declaring it is better to endure
for a time slight inconvenience anc
inequalities in .soIse: schedules than
to upset business by too quick and too
radical changes. He recommends
that the tariff on anthracite coal be re
moved. ''
The president recommends. the ere
alton OF q department of commerce
advocates reciprocity with Cuba
praises the work. of the army in thu
Philippines: urges the passage of {
Bill providing for a general staff TO,
the army; recommends continual in
crease Of naval vessels and favors ma
tional aid in irrigating arid lands.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
AWFUL SWEEP OF DEATH
Seven Lives Lost in a Mine Explo'
sion at Shamokin, Pa.

Shamokin, Pa, Dec. 1.-Four men
were killed, three fatally and five Sc
ricusly injured by the explosion of
gas in the Luke Fiddler co]liery dur
ing the day.
Officials are now conducting investi-
cation, but have not yet ascertained
the cause of the explosion. They are
Of the opinion. however. that a miner
carelessly opened a safety lamp. The
workings are very gaseous and the
body of gas, once ignited. swept with
a roar up the gangway, carrying
death and destruction with it.
Timbers were torn out, mine cars
were blown apart and brattices de-
Miners working near the
scene of the accident madesa rush for
the foot of the shaft and several were
overcome by the after-damp follow
! ing the explosion.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
To h0Isemen and
Purchasers Of Harness
and Horse Goods.

1t is true and:I believe it is that
a harness should be- selected for
horses according to the purpose
for which they are'used.
1t matters not to what use !
horse is put to-, l have harness to
suit all occasions whether for tho
lightes; or the heaviest work.
My harness are made of A. No.
1 mate rial, and the workmanship
l will guarantee to be the best in
the city and county. I carry in
stock everything that can be con-
sidered' as as horse goods, and
offer the same at prices within the
reach ef every purchaser
|. Yours for trade,
Frank. J. III
The Broadway Harness Maker.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
NEED OF OFFICERS ACUTE.
Navy Department Embarrassed b,
Prevailing Conditions.

Navy DEPARTMENT. E1tb1ft119to by
Prevailing Conditions
Washington. Dec. LIN his annual
report. just made public. Secretary of
the Navy Moody says:
The most imperative need of the
navy today is Of additional 'omcers.
I. can not noverstate this need. 1t in
vites the instant attention Of congress.
The administration of the department
Isl embarrassed almost daily by the
lack of officers below command rank.
This condition has been approach
ing for some years, and was clearly
apprehended and stated by my prede-
cessor in office: 1t is acute today, and.
when the ships already authorized are
completed, it will be desperate unless
there is early action"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE,
Robbers Get $500 in Stamps From
Tonah {Wis.) Postoffice.

:. Tomah. Wis. Dec. 2-The postomce
at this place was robbed by three men
early in the morning. They blew open
the safe and escaped with what
stamps it contained, amounting to ST..
500. The robbers entered the build.
ing by removing a panel from the rear
door. The explosion awakened DR..
Rartell. who lives upstairs in the
building next to the postof6ce. He
hunted up the town marshal. who
scared the robbers away. They es-
capped and he iss following them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
LOSS HALF A MILLION.
Destructive Fire Wipes Out a Cana.
dian Village.

Rat Portage, Ont. Dec. 1.-Prac-
tically the entire business, portion of
the village Of Normal, near here. was
wiped out by a fire :, which n.a started Ii in
total loss is estimated at $500, 600, with
m insurance Of about one-third of that
amount. The principal sufferers from
the fire are@the' lumber companies and
saw mills: which made up the only in
dustry of the. village. twenty-five
million feet of sawn lumber and logs
were destroyed. A number of vessels
lying at the lumber. docks were also
destroyed but their value will not ex.
coed 315, 600. The fire was checked
after fifteen houses in the residence
section Of the town had been de
stroyed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
CONGRESS- AT WORK
USUAL BRILLIANT SCENE TAKES
PLACE WHEN THE TWO
HOUSES ASSEMBLE.
House Tenders a Cordial Reception to
Speaker Henderson and After
Adopting Customary Resolutions
Adjourns Out of Respect to the Mem
DRY Of Representative Russell Of
Connecticvt-Brief Senate Session.

" connecticut-Brief Senate Session.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The opening
of the F~ifty-seventh congress in the
house was, as usual, a spectacular
event. The galleries of the freshly
decorated hall were packed to the
doors with people prominent in socie-
ty and politics and the flower show on
the floor. while not as elaborate as
usual, filled the chamber with per.
fume and added grace and beauty to
the scene. The members were good
natured and jovial and there was no
outcropping of partisan feeling.
Speaker Henderson received a cordial
reception as he assumed the gavel.
but beyond this there was no demon.
stration. The proceedings were pure.
~ p~erfunctory. A prayer, the calling
OF the roll, the swearing of members
e:octed to fill vacancies created by
death or resignation during the recess,
tie aGcL.ion of customary resolutions
to aEDo:nt a committee to wait upon
the president to inform him and the
senate that the house was open fol-
business and to fix the hour of meet
ing, summarizes what was done. Then
the death of the late Representative
Charles w. Russell" of Connecticut
which occurred in the early fall. was
announced by his successor, Mr.. Bran.
degee. The usual resolution of re
greet was adopted and the house as q
further mark of respect adjourned I'M
til the following day. when the presi
dents message will be received. The
session lasted less than an hour.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
FATALITIES FREQUENT.
Fourteen Men Killed During the Dee,
Hunting Season.

Milwaukee,, Dec. 1.-The season for
hunting deer in the Northern woods
closed Sunday. Fatalities have been
unusually frequent in the woods this
season, fourteen men having heen
killed while hunting deer in the states
Of Minnesota. Wisconsin and MICH.
San. II sast eleven=otheg have
bo1a nhnkAn1xDerio1i 61o
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

Or. Joseph Parker, Noted Preacher,
r. - Dies in London.
London, Nov. 29.-Dr. Joseph Park
er, minister of the City Temple, who
has been been seriously ill. for some
time pest. died4at s ~ u
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-05

-Transacts a genera bankiu e business
PAYS interest on time deposits ond buys
and sells foreign and domestic exchange.
bank account.
Directors-F.E E. Cawley, Henry Goulet.
Jerome Mecusker, H. A. Warner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
the POLITICAL OUTLOOK
AS Viewed in Washington by Hen
ry Watterson.
Correspondence of the Courier
Journal.

To a. hayseed like myself, who comes
to Washington to pick up little In
formation and polish. the outlook is
discouraging. Chaos! Everywhere!
In society, which has not quite recov-
cred its equipoise, though the Prince
has been gone fortnight. In poll
tics, where a bronco buster in the
White House is making fingers and
thumbs of things SO that no man can
fortell "What next" And, for the
Capitol, fog generally envelopes 1t,
wrapping it about like garment,
hiding it from it's very intentions
when it has any-and, even as Swim
burne's poem relates it
Folding us round from the dark and
the light,
Folding us round from all thought and
all sight,
For day and night.
Yea and many days and nights; for
if there be anything under sun or sea
which cannot be celestially OWNED or
made predicate of gods or men it is
the Congress of the United States.
In the face of such limitations I am
going to write not as if I were writing
for publication, but as I might talk
to group of neighbors and friends
ranged about my own 6reside. 1t is
so hard to get at the truth, even
when one honestly seeks it. And
when one gets it, or gets a glimpse OF
it-or thinks he does-it is so hard to
hold it long enough to take its pic
ture. Each man clings to his point OF
view-each perhaps has his diverting
interest, or prejudice. Lord, give
us light to see'' should be our con-
slant prayer; and still shall there be
difference of opinion, two or more
versions of the same fact, and, at last,
who is to be believed?
There is but one thing that at this
moment stands out bold and clear
upon the horizon of the National Cap
ital before the eyes of all intelligent
men. That is that the Democratic
party has in front of it q great oppor-
tunity if it but knows. how to improve
it. For the first time these thirty
years it is the Republicans who are at
sea. Their boat may not have yet
sprung leak. Both compass and rudder
may be still intact. But there are two
pilots aboard and rocks ahead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
WILL NOT STAND Trial.
Gaynor and Greene Do Not Intend
Coming Back for Trial.

Quebec, March 17.-Col. Gaynor
made it, clear to an Associated Press
representative today that neither ne
nor Capt. Greene entertained a
thought of returning to the United
States today. Col Gaynor stated a
week ago that he might return to Sa-
vannah voluntarily on the 18th and ap-
pear before Judge Speer. Both men
had long conference with their coun-
sci today after which Col. Gaynor
intimated that they have no intention
of leaving Quebec until forced to do SO.
Two Americans who arrived at the
Chateau Frontenae are supposed to be
secret service men from Washington.
They seldom leave the rotunda OF
Office of the hotel and when one leaves
temporarily his companion remains
on duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19

lev element from the Cabinet. In the
fullness of time they will all go. He
is filing each vacated post with
practical politician made in the Roose-
velt image-that is to say, with poll
tician who knows how to work the
civil service racket for all it is worth.
Broncbo-buster though he be, there IS
method in his broncho- busting.
Mindful of the fate of John Tyler and
Andrew Johnson, be draws the line
about where Grover Cleveland left it.
That he is clean, honest man of good
impulses and the best intentions,
should go without saying. But he
is an inconsiderate man, combative
and aggressive, and, while much heart
ier and more genial than Mr.. Cleve-
land, less coldly reserved and selfshly
resolute. Mr.. Cleveland made no mis-
takes at least in padding his own
canoe. He had nose for his particu-
lar interest. He generally got
there It remains to be seen whether
Mr.. Roosevelt can duplicate the pecu-
liar tactics of Mr.. Cleveland.
In Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Root he has
two very able advisers and friends.
Moody, the to-be successor of Long,
is said to know his business. The OBJ
iective point seems to be to unite the
young men Of the party against the
old, or older, men. It makes a very
pretty quarrrela as it stands, but behind
it stalks the unknowable in the
tropics. the invisible in the Philip
pines, with several revenue districts
at home to be heard from.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19

TIE property owners among the
negro voters of Sumter are asking for
the right to vote in the primary held
for the purpose of nominating muni-
cipal candidates. They claim that
they are fully as we'll qualified to vote
as the white Republicans, who have
been allowed the privilege from the
adoption OF the primary system in this
city. The claim is, from their point
of view, a. reasonable one, for by per-
mitting any Republicans to take part
in the primary it was robbed OF its
distinctive Democracy, and if one Re-
publican is allowed to have voice IN
naming the candidates on account of
his being tax payer and freeholder
and, perhaps an influential citizen in
business circles, any other Republican,
freeholder, though he be negro, has
grounds for asking the same right that
has been granted his white fellow Re
publicans. To be fair and just the
primary must be thrown open to all
qualified voters who are freeholders,
or none but Democrats should be al
lowed to vote in the primary, or the
name Democratic must be dropped
since it is, under the present rule
that permits Republicans to vote, a
misnomer. The negro freeholders feel
that they are denied any voice in the
city government by the operation of
the primary system, for the nomina-
tion of candidates by the primary
decides the election, and as they are
taxpayers and contribute to the sup
port of the city government in proper
tion to the property owned by them,
they ask for the same treatment that
has been accorded white men who are
Republicans and as far as political
opinions go Of the same faith as the
negroes who are debarred from the
privileges of the primary. This is the
case, as stated by several of the largest
property owners among the negroes,
and while they disclaim any intention
of making demand for the privilege
of voting in the primary, they will
endeavor to have the matter brought
up for discussion and consideration at
the next meeting of the city Demo
cracy by which the rules governing the
primary can be changed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
THE CASE CONTINUED.

Savannah, March lin the United
States district court today the Greene
and Gaynor conspiracy case went over
until the May term of court because
of the absence in Quebec of B. D.
Greene and John F. Gaynor. The two
Gaynors here we're complimented by
the Judge upon the faithfulness with
which they have appeared for trial.
and were permitted to go on bonds as
they now stand. They left at once for
New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19

A preliminary survey for railroad
from this city to the Seaboad Air Line
would not be an expensive undertak-
ing, and the data that such a survey
would furnish would be valuable
argument in favor of the road to be
used with the Seaboard officials. If
the business men of Sumter can afford
TO contribute money for any nndertak-
ing for the good of the city we know
of nothing that holds greater prospects
of large returns on the Investment of
money and time than an energetic
campaign in promotion of the effort to
bring the Seaboard to Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
GUN and L0GksMlTH.


I take pleasure III giving no.
tice to my friends and the pub
lie generally, that, having re-
gained my health, | have re-
opened my shop, and am ready
to do any work in the
line of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona-
bic, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed. Shop
On Liberty street a few doors
east of Main.
Mch 5 R. S. BRADWELL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19

If there is any intention to carry
the Lee Conaty issue into the courts
for the purpose of having the disputed
point as to Ghe regularity and legality
Of the lines as established by the
original survey and set forth in the
petitsop for the election passed upon
by the Supreme Court, proceedings
should be Instituted Immediately
and have the matter finally settled with
as little delay as possible. No good
can result from delay, if the matter IS
to be taken to the courts, while on
the other hand delay means great con-
fusion, expense and hardship to the
people of the territory included IN
Lee County should the case result ad-
versely to the new county. The ez-
perience of four years ago is too fresh
IN onr minds for US to have any desire
for the new county issue to. hang fire
unsis the establishment OF the new
county has proceeded 50 far as it did
then. If any man or committee OF
men in Sumter County or elsewhere
feel it to be their duty to carry Lee
County into the courts they should
show their hands at once or hereafter
keep hands off.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
Congressman Levers Popularity.

St. Matthews, Orangeburg County,
March 13.-Cougressman Levers con-
stituents are proud of the record he
has made during the short time he has
been III Office, and he will be return
ed to Washington by large majority
for the full term which he richly
deserves. The changes from the old
to the new district Will not affect his
popularity or his chances of re-elec-
tion.-News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
REPUBLICAN, FACTIONS AN
FACTIONISMS.

In the first place, on the Republican
side, the situation revolves about the
succession. It Teddy and "anti-
Teddy Little of this yet appears
above the surface. Both factions are
out in submarine boats. But these
will be loaded with explosives.
Observe that sleek, smooth-shaven
gentleman crossing the rotunda be-
tween the House and Senate. His
step is light, jaunty, even springy.
Not cloud across his brow. Not a
care in his eyes. You might take
him for prosperous professor; and,
so he is; of the shoals and depths OF
party management; for that is the
chairman of the National Republican
Committee, the junior Senaor from
Ohio, Mr.. Hanna-Mr. Mark A.
Hanna-and duon't let it escape your
memory. He is Field Marshal of he
Old Guard, Past Grand Master OF
Mckinley Lodge, Knights of the
American Protective System; Dean OF
the Anceint Order of Robber Barons.
What he doesn't know about ritual
and sign manual is hardly worth know
ing. Like joey B., of blessed mem
ory, Marcus is "sly, devilish sly"
and tough and, for all his placid
smile, his buoyancy, and benignancy,
he will have to be reckoned with, and
it may yet be written Of him, "as
sweet Rover as e'er scuttled snip or
cut throat" albeit he is not in the
scuttling business just now, while the
throat-cutting has not yet begun!
He, with Senator Fairbanks, of Indi
ana, for good second, is easily the
leader of these responsible elements of
the Republican party who reject the
autocracy set up by the man on horse
back at the other end of the avenue.
Senator Hanna and Senator Fair
banks, and those behind them, do not
intend to abdicate either their power
or their rights. They refuse to stand
and deliver. They do not want to re-
peat the mistake the Republicans made
in 1884, when they turned Arthur
down. But, if they can helpit, neither
do they mean to place themselves in
the hole where Cleveland placed the
Democrats during the years between
1898 and 1897. They may finally agree
to Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination in
1904 But he must, as the saying is,
''behaye himself - He must come
to time, must recah an understanding.
He must play fair, and divide fair
Above all, he must learn to obey, to
listen to the voice of the elders in
Israel, to consider the party organiza-
tion and respect the party law
The President is in many ways
disciple of Grover Cleveland, after Mr.
Cleveland's own heart. He brooks no
rival, is impatient of opposition.
There are those indeed who doubt his
sanity. Yet is he, after his kind and
fashion, politician of no mean pre-
tension.
Gradually, but surely, he has been
wedding out the disItinetiyely McKin-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19

gesting that it would be an awkward
situation, any man who knows me at
all knows how quickly I would have
relived him of his embarrassment.
Thanking you for your kind letter
and with good wishes,
Yours sincerely,
B. R. Tillman.