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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator, with
the will annexed, of Louisa Ray, de-
ceased, late of Wake county N c., this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the said estate to present the
same to the undersigned at his office in
Raleigh, n c., on or before the 21st day
of December, 1902, or this notice viii be
plead in bar of their recovery, and all
persons indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
j. G. MAROON.
Administrator, &c.
Dec. 10, 1901. 6t-w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
The Theatre Vendome Burne d
CBy the Associated Press,

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 1.-The Theatre
Vendome was Quilted by fire today en-
failing loss estimated at $4,000 The
fire was caused by a live wire falling
across the drapery of one of the boxes.
The loss is partly covered by insurance.
The theatre had recently been refitted
and refurnished.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
SIMPSONS CASE HOPELESS.
The Malady Progresses Slowly But Steadily
Toward the End.
Q3y the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 2.-Admiral Samp-
sons malady progresses slowly, but
very steadily toward the end. Medical
science cannot check it. Symptoms of
arterial degeneration have appeared,
such as are incident to his malady, in
jecting great uncertainty into the case.
Moreover, the patient is becoming less
tractable and responsive to treatment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
The Mail Service Improving.
fBy the Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE railroad and
mail service through the flood region is
improving, according to dispatches re-
ceived by the Postoffce Department to-
day The railway mail division head
from Montgomery to New Orleans will
from Montgomery to ew Orleans will
not be open for several days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

grippe Knockers cure any cold, or any
case OF La Grippe In 10 hours. 25c. at
your druggist.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Shares in Cotton Oil Rise.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 2.-The Cotton Coed Oil
Company's shares hardened on the
Stock Exchange today on the issuing of
a circular setting forth that recent nego-
tiations had resulted in j. S. Morgan S
company interesting themselves in the
concern and that the Morgans had been
allotted 100000 shares of stock
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
GOVERNORS EXPENSES.

The recklessness and decentralization
of the present state administration is
well illustrated by the drafts made
upon the appropriation for travelling ex-
penAs of the governor.
The constitution provides that "the
Legislature may provide for the pay
ment of the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general and the superintendent of pub
lie instruction, while travelling within
the state in the performance of Off
cial duty"
In pursuance of this authority the
last legislature appropriated $500 to pay
the travelling expenses of the governor
He had the entire appropriation ex-
hausted in 10 months. That apple was
just large enough for him to take in
four bites.
On April 8, 1901, he drew a warrant
for 800 for expenses in going to Lew
istOn and the Clearwater country. In
May and June he drew $500 in three
separate warrants to pay part of his
expenses incurred on trip to Buffalo
September 20 the fund was further de-
pleted by a draft upon it for 500 in
payment of the expenses of a trip to
the asylum for the insane and to Sal
mon river. On October 10 it was wiped
out by another warrant for 500 to set
tie the expenses of a trip to the Lewis
ton normal school.
1t is a somewhat interesting fact
that one of the other state officials who
him on one of those 100
dollar trips expended only some 500.
Another interesting fact is that the
governor was not satisfied with getting
$500 out of the travel expense fund
provided for him on account of his
visit to Buffalo, but sought to have
300 more paid himself out of the Buff |
alo exposition fund That he did not |
get because the money was needed for |
he purposes for which it was appro-
)riated, and because others would not |
ssent to his graft"
But he did get $500 of state money
oward paying the expenses of his east
m trip. By what right he drew it no
ne knows. There was no necessity
or his going to Buffalo officially. More
yer, the appropriation was only for
he actual and necessary expenses of
ravel within the state. The travel
as not within the state. Again, none
his other expense bills, as turned in.
ere for actual expenses. That is per-
ectly apparent from the fact that he
lmped them off at 800 each.
These may be small matters Per-
APPS they are; but this record is i'm
Ortant because it throws light upon
le spirit that has prevailed in the n
of state affairs under the :
ADMINISTRATION of Governor Hunt
hen one looks it over he can under
and how it is that there have been Z
} many decentralization States 7
an.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
DON'T LIKE HUNT.

The Kooskia Inter Mountaineer,
published by Hugh O'Donnell, was for
r1erly Democratic paper, but 1t re-
fuses to stand for Hunt and 1t defines
fts position in the following caustic
language:
Are the papers that opposed Cover
nor Hunt before the convention going
TO support him now? is the question
asked by many of our state exchanges.
We think not. If Hunt was unfit for
governor of this state before the con-
vention took place, he is unfit now
The very fact of his winning out in
the convention does not remedy mat
tiers particle. Hunt is simply a po-
itical trickster, wholly unfit for the
position he occupies, and his defeat at
she polls next November will be hailed
with delight by all fair minded peo-
pie. Let US have a man for COVER
nor"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
DEMocRAcYs RECORD.
T. E. PICOTTE

Simon p. Donnelly. chairman of
the Democratic state central commit
tee, has issued a pamphlet entitled
1.-THE Grand Record of Democracy"
The purpose of this paper is to indi
cate the wonderful financial ability
of the present and preceding Demo-
cratic and Fusion administrations in
this state. It shows that since Janu
ary 1897. the state debt has been
reduced 1922, 7O4.O1. It also shows that
during Republican administrations
from 1890 to 1896. the state debt was
increased 1901. 9S3.91 Upon its face
this is certainly a very excellent show
ing. but there are some things which
Mr. Donnelly failed to explain. For
example. his statement makes no men,
ton of the fact that during Repubh
can administrations hundreds of thOus
ands of dollars were expended in the
enlargement. improvement and con-
struction of public buildings. In order
to be fair the statement should have
shown just what sums were expend
ed from 1890 to 1896 on the state uni
versity, the normal school at Lewis
ton. the normal school at Albion. the
Blackfoot The statement ought also
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the money APP
piled to the reduction of the states in
debtedness was derived from the sale
of public lands. This is very impOr-
tant. To illustrate: Suppose 100000
acres of public lands have been sold
at the average price of $40 per acre,
that would yield $4,000, 600 and enable
the Democratic administrations to pay
1922, 704.01 and still have plenty over
to pay for all the legislative jobs in
with the code commission
and the creation of half a hundred
new offices for the faithful. 1t would
also enable the administration to make
good the deficit in connection with Mr..
Arney's benevolent assimilation of the
and do a great many
things along the same lines without
drawing one cent from the fiscal rev.
enues derived from taxation. Mr.. Don !
nelly makes a strong point of the fact !
hat the annual levy under Republi- !
AN rule was Sc cents on the 800, while !
lnder Democratic it was reduced to As |
,ents on the 800. This statement is
made for the purpose of leading the
PEOPLE to believe that it does not re-
luire as much money to run the state
nder a Democratic administration as
lnder a Republican administration
n fact the statement is only a SIMS
er truth; for under the Republican ad-
of valuation of state
roperty as only about s26, 900. 900 while
ow it is about 500 600, O0O Eighty-six
ents on the one hundred dollars with
valuation of $4,000, 900 amounts to
22S 600. while 46 cents on the one hun
red dollars with a valuation of $780,
70, 900 amounts to $276.OOO, therefore
he revenue of the state according
} Mr.. Donnelly's own showing is up :
ard of $4,000 more now than it was
1S96.-Caldwell Tribune.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
THE DEMOCRATIC
GERRYMANDER

Probably very few people in Idaho
understand the iniquitious gerryman-
der Of the Fusion legislature of 1901
known as Senate Bill No. r." and
| cordially approved by Governor Hunt
| on March s, 1901. This act practically
disfranchises a large number of the
Republican voters of Idaho for the
legislative ticket, and renders it quite
possible for that party to carry the
state by 1000 to $500, and yet lose the
legislature and a United States sena-
tor. 1t was an infamous piece of pol
itics, yet worthy of the source from
which it sprung. 1t was conceived in
|iniquity and born of robbery No
sincerely honest executive would have
placed his signature to such an act.
and it is a notable fact that not one
single Democratic newspaper attempts
to defend it. Nor do the Democratic
stump orators refer even remotely to
it, There is no defense and well they
know it. Those counties believed to
be safely Democratic or Fusion were
given an outrageously large proper |
tional representation when compared |
to that given Republican or doubtful /
counties. The element of voting |
strength never entered into the calcu- |
lations Of Governor Hunt and his SER
vile legislature. It was a job pure |
and simple, to which all yielded ready |
assent.
1t is impossible. IN limited space, to |
show the entire miserable scope of this
Democratic gerrymander but the eff
feet on few counties is given. as an
Illustration of the whole. The fol-
lowing is statement of the votes and
of certain counties y
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
4 FEW QUESTIONS
TO GOVERNOR HUNT

Haley. Oct. 4, 1902.
Sir: You come here seeking an in
.dorsement of your administration. IN
ouiries into your official acts are there
fore manifestlv proper
Why. sir did you oppose any IN
quiry into the official acts Of your crea
ture and friend. Charles Arney. the
warden of the state penitentiary?
Why. at the investigation to which
YOU were finally compelled TO assent
did you suppress. or refuse to hear
much evidence that. il was alleged
would incriminate the warden?
Why did you suppress. by pocketins
it. the long list of articles of state
property sworn to have been sent to
the ranch of the wardens brother by
the warden's order or consent?
Why did you exculpate the warden
yet remove him from Office
Why did you fix the assessable valu
alton at even lower figures than their
agents suggested would be fair?
Why did you make an arrange
ment' with the Bank of Commerce to
give it the use of the state money re-
ceived by the insurance department?
why ulu SOu ieAASe ~ dHiui tHat
arrangement for months and until the
state auditor felt compelled to threat
en- you. our chief executive, with pros
ecution?
Why did you permit the best tim
Der lands. devoted to the support Of
our schools. to be culled for the ben
eft of monopolies and sold for ride
ulously low prices-which was like sell
ing diamonds for pennies?
Why did you allow $4,000 of Albion
hormal school moneys to be spent
without a single voucher?
Why did you veto the bill giving to
women equal rights to their separate
property?
Yours truly.
T. E. PICOTTE.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
EVIDENTLY NOT A
SQUARE MAN"

1t is well known that Governor Hunt
has the endorsement of a large part of
organized labor in the state and this
rs big thing. but is must also be
admitted that there are hundreds of
Democrats who may not vote the tick
ct. and here is a weakness.-Montepl
Ter Examiner Dem).
The first part of this is entirely mis-
Iesding. Organized labor has not en-
dorsed Governor Hunt nor his present
candidacy. That is false. And what
IS more, organized labor is not going
to endorse the candidacy of Cover
nor Hunt. Organized labor is not in
existence for that purpose. II the ed
itor of the Examiner were a member
of organized labor he could the more
readily appreciate the absurdity of his
sertton.-Silver City Nugget.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
A DUBOIS TICKET.

There is something surprising in the
position Senator Dubois occupies in
the Democratic party of this state to-
day. He has eseen an alleged Demo-
crat less than two years and made his
avowal of a change of political heart
only after he had secured his election
to the United States senate by a COM
bination of all the forces antagonistic
TO Republicanism Yet in less than
two years service as a novice he has
become a potent factor in that party
and its boss" just as readily as he
became the boss" of the defunct Sill
yer Republican party. Men grown
gray in the service of the Democracy
all its old leaders-have been igno-
suiniously thrust aside for this new
recruit
His mandate is and musst be res
peeted and every candidate on the
state ticket from Governor Hunt down
is virtually his creature. The ticket
Is more than two-thirds Silver Repub-
kean, and. except the governor, the
Democrats have representation of
trffiing Importance. 1t is not Dem
soratic ticket; 1t is a Dubois ticket
There is small wonder that the real,
article of Democracy ex-
hibfts alarming symptoms OF kicking
over the traces and the candidates on
the Pocatello hybrid ticket indulge in
lktle but pessimistic dreams. The
Ticket is doomed to utter defeat be-
cause II is lacking in the confidence of
the people and because the people will |
refuse to vote for it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD.

'hxtract from Mining and Scientific
Press. Nov. Is, 1901, Page 2O9D
me wealth of the world is created,
not by labor, as political economists
ana all superficial thinkers have false
~ taught. but by ideas that save Ia
Dor that multiply the laborers ca
pacity. That all wealth is the cre-
alton OF labor is a Fundamental fall
iacy' which can only retain the SEM
piahce or truth to such as are incapa-
ole or indisposed to think to the bot
tom OF things. Labor, unassociated
with labor-saving ideas. has never,
anywhere in the history of mankind,
been able to produce as much as was
necessary for its own sustenance. but
mas 10 draw on the bounties of nature
for the balance"
(Signed.)
JOSEPH II. HUTCHINSON.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24

We notice that all newspapers in
Idaho. edited by land office officials.
are supporting the Republican ticket.
Timber land notices at SO per some
times outweigh political convictions
Boise Capital News.
That would be a real cute saying if
it wasn't for the fact that the Capital
News owes its own existence to the
state printing. A paper with a little
incident like the state code graft firm
ly fixed in its career ought. if it has
a particle of common sense. to be care
ful in making criticisms.-St. Anthony
f
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24

From 5000 in 1896 the Fusion Ma jor-
ity Has DwindIed Down to 1000 in
1eoo-This Year Republicans Ought
to Win by a Big Majority.
tPocatello Tribune, Sept 20. 1902
In 1896 the Republican party in Ida
no only cast 1854 votes. That was the
year of the great silver agitation. In
1898 that vote was increased to 1874
In 1900 the Republican vote was 27.1OS
On the electoral ticket. In other words
the Republican party of Idaho gained
2e.S54 votes in four years. These are
Interesting figures and should the
same percentage of gain continue the
state would he carried by the Repubi
can party this year by about II O0a
On the other hand. the figures on the
decline of the Democratic and Fusion
strength for the same period are
equally interesting. In studying these
figures the increase in voting popula-
tion must always be taken into consld-
Grafton. This increase from 1896 10
1895 was considerably over 9000 From
1888 to 1900 there was a further in
crease of about 5000. It must be re-
membered that none of these statistics
include the Prohibition vote Of the diff
ferent years.
In 1896, with a fusion of the Dem
ocrats and Populists, a vote of 29125
was cast. In 1898 the Democratic-Sil-
yer Republican candidate received a
vote of 10 407. The Populists went it
alone that year and cast 5371 votes.
II all three parties had fused their
total strength would have been PATS
In 1900 there was another complete
fusion of all three parties. On the
electoral ticket the Fusionists carried
the state by vote of 2e.414. but this
was considerably larger than that of
any candidate for state Office. Thus
the Fusionists apparently increased
their vote in the four years but 6279
as against a Republican increase of
20. S54. while the state increased its
voting population a little over 1900
for the same period. The following ia
BILE of the last three elections in the
state will require no explanation:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
tering waY

1t should be remembered that the
rate is always computed on the total
valuation of the previous year in order
to ascertain the revenue for the cur
rent year in order to secure the gross
levy authorized by the legislature.
Governor McConnell's term QS95-e)
closed with a deficiency of apparent
ly $51, 633.17. OF this amount s25.12O. %
was represented by permanent i'm
provements at the penitentiary.
81, 965.OS were old claims incurred be-
fore his time and presented by the Or
egon Short Line Railway company,
which sought to make the state paw
transportation of it's troops at the
to protect railroad property, and So
O3321 spent in preparing for the fusion
legislature of the next administration.
time when the states aid was invoed
so that the real deficiency was less than
S14, 10000, and this sum was small when
there was the niggardly appropriation
of only 1852 100000 made by the legis-
lature for his entire term.
During the next two years QS97-0
Democracy was in the saddle. The
levy was $506, 10000, or $44. 90 more
than that allowed Governor Mcconnell ,
yet when the Democracy closed its
books it had overdrawn its account /
and had incurred debts for which no
provision had been made as follows:
Departments of state govern
ment (P. 1853, Laws 1899 s1e 4O4 40
International exposition Up.
466, Laws 1899 . -. 200 m
supreme court clerk (P 962.
laws 1899 80 -. 80. e. 10000
daho volunteers Up. 391, Laws
1881 '.''-. ---... &c.. 15,65s63
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
ss7.6s412

1897, 664 Il
Democracy succeeded itself and the
next torn. 1Sss-1s0o, was given $500
10000 to carry on the government of
$4,000 more than was allowed Cover
nor McConnell-but at the end of that
term it was found that there 1yero
debts for whose payment no provision
mad been made. and so a generous
Democratic legislature came to the roc
cue and bonded the state to make ~
the deficiencies Up. SO, Sixth Sass,op
LAws) in one lump of s1O2 ooo no
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
based on the vote for congressman il

A moments glance at these figures
Will show TO what extent this Demo-
cratic legislature was lost to all sense
of fairness and honesty. In the suppos-
eddy safeDemocratic county of Lemhi
the representation is placed on a basis
Of one TO $50 votes: in Boise at 764
votes While in the Republican county
Of Canyon it requires 1880 votes for a
member of the house. Accepting
Lemhi as a basis. Canyon is entitled to
four members of the house. for the
vote Of that county lacks but two of
being twice that of Lenhi. Yet it is
accorded just the same representation.
In Ada county. also Republican, it re-
quires 1881 votes and in Bannock 1885
votes for each member of the lower
house. or more than the entire voting
strength of Lemhi or Boise This is
a striking evidence of Democratic
honesty" isn't it?
In the reduction of the appOrtion-
ment from 40 to 46. the actual loss to
the Republican party was five. This
lis shown by the following compila-
ton:
Nez Perce CR) gain ...... 49,. 49,. l
Idaho Cd gain -. -. 90. -. 80. =.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
FALSE CLAIMS OF
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY

Under date of September Bird of this
year Governor Hunts exponent of
Democracy at Boise published the fol-
lowing table to show the economy of
his administration and said:
Now, we have some figures that will
no doubt interest the taxpayer Of
this state, and we take pleasure in
submitting the following for the con-
sideration of our readers. 1t speaks
volumes for the Democracy, and es-
pecially the present state administra-
tiOn.''
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24


But this is not all. Under a fair and
honest apportionment the presumably
Democratic counties of Blaine Boise.
Custer and Owyhee should each have
lost one had such appOrtionment been
based on their actual voting strength
but they did not. and the actual loss
to Republican representation by this
piece of political chicanery is nine
members of the house. The percentage
of loss to the Republican party by
this gerrymander is 2.27; the Demo-
cratic gain 9.97, or SPA percentage
of the entire vote of this state.
Now, then, let some over ardent
Democratic newspaper or orator I'M
dertake to explain or defend this reek-
ing piece of political jobbery. The
gage is elrown down. The figures speak
for themselves. The honest people of
this state charge the Democracy of
IDAHO with rank political jobbery. The
defenseeis up to them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
RESULT.

Republican loss -. 80. -. -. -. -. 4
Republican gain ...... ... 49,. &C.. =. l
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24

JULY l, 1897.
F1oating debt. ...... go. $3OS, OOO. 90
bonded debt. 49,. e. =. 49,, 10000
Tax levy. 1S96-1S97, per
year.. .-.... 800. ...... 1921, 900 90
Interest paid on warrants,
1896. ..... ...... ...... =. =. 2O.7371e
MARCH 1. 1901.
Floating debt. ..... -. 1902. OOO. 90
Bonded debit. 49,. ...... 413,5OO. 90
Total...... .-.... .$515 10000
Tax levy 1899-19OO per year. .s245. 600. 90
Interest paid on warrants,
1900 ..... -. e. 42610O
JULY 1, 1902.
Floating debt. 800. -. ..... None
Bonded debt. ...... -. 1925. 500 90
Tax levy 1901 1902, per year. PAS. OOO. 90
Interest paid on warrants, 1902. None =,
The bonded debt bears 5 and 6 per
cent interest.
1t will be observed that the floating |
debt has been wiped out entirely. |
therefore the state is not now paying !
interest on warrants as it had to do for !
many years past. There is a surplus
and all warrants are paid when pre-
sented While the treasury has a sur
plus there has been no increase in the
tax levy for the past two years, not
the fact that state bus
siness is increasing and the demands
n the line of incidentals and the cur
'ent expenses are becoming greater.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
FIGURES FOR VOTERS.
The FUSION WANE.

From 5000 in 1896 the Fusion Major
ity Has Dwindled Down to 1000 in
19oo-This Year Republicans Ought
"a Min h. Bic M = ioriA.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-01-03
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
A Well Known Texan the Victim of
an Assassin.

Palestine, Texas. Sunday night
near Nechville, Richard Fuller, a
we'll known citizen, was shot and
killed by some unknown assassin in
ambush. Full particulars Of the affair
have not yet been learned.