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Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16
CAN DO NO MORE.
The President Has No Power to
Stop the Coal Strike-The Stu
alton Getting Serious

Washington, Oct 1O.-Close adj
visers Of the President, who have
conferred with him over the coal sit
uation, said tonight that in their
opinion there was no further action
the administration could take on its
own initiative to bring the strike to
an end. They say the administra-
ton is ready to do whatever is pos
sible, but that it has taken all the
action that is practicable. They
scout the idea Of resort to the anti
trust law, and say that no such step
is contemplated, as action cannot be
had under that measure against the
interests involved in the strike.
President Roosevelt had consul
tatiOn with Commissioner Of Labor
Wright today. The president spoke
~ot the great seriousness of the situa-
ton, but gave no intimatiOn of any
further steps looking to a settlement,
which he had in mind. He again
inquired about the arbitration act of
1898, which he had once before dis
,cussed with Mr.. Wright to satisfy
himself that it applied only to COM
mon carriers, and not industrial cor
poration. After Mr.. Wright had
explained the law, the President ap-
peared convinced that there was nc
chance for interference through its
instrumentality
The President has received the
communication from David Wilcox
Of the Delaware and Hudson, and
has referred it, together with the for
mer one, of which Mr.. Wilco1
speaks, to the Attorney General.
CASTo7
s..s.tA. n1h' Kind You Ha.s Always 8'qg'
s's.s'''' s G1ZZzZzx
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16

Let's see, what is hard coal worth
a dozen to-day?
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16
COAL Distributed.

New York, Oct. TO- The distri-
button Of 1900 tons of stove and
chestnut sizes of anthracite. coal to
the poor of this city was begt1n early
this morning at Barber's yards in
Water street right under the Brook
1yn bridge. Two hundred tons were
deposited there by representative of
the coal railroads Thursday hight,
workmen staying us as late as two
o'clock this morning in order to
have the coal ready for those who
would want it during the day The
rush of poor people for this coal from
the time the yard opened until it
closed this afternoon showed how
much some such system Of dIstribu-
ton was needed.
ESCAPED NINE YEARS AGO.
Raleigh News and Observer.
1t has fallen to the lot Of Miss
Julia Howell to make a requisition
upon Governor Montague, Of Vir-
:ginia, for an escaped prisoner. Miss
Howell is administering the affairs
of the executive Office in the absence
of Governor Aycock and Secretary
Pearsall. The man wanted is Ed.
Davis, who escaped from the chain
gang in Durham county nine years
ago and has been located in Rich
mond, Va. Davis was originally
sentenced in 1883 to one year on the
roads for larency. He escaped and
was captured in 1894, when he again
lighted out.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16
GOSSIP Of THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News OF the Stage, Social, POIiti-
cal and Otherwise, CuIled
From Our Exchanges.

1t takes a nervous woman to dem
onstrate what nerve force really is.
John Bull and J. p. Morgan are
partners now in the marine line Of
business.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16
ENCAAIPAIENT.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-San Fran
cisco today was selected as the place
for holding the next encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
AGO0D SUGGESTION.

We were talking with a good, re-
sponsible and substantial citizen one
day last week concerning the represent.
alive muddle. He says the public is sick
and tired of the fuss and in the interest
of decency and sense he thinks all part.
iesshould consent and agree to recount
the ballots cast in Elwood township in a
fair and open manner and let that SET
tie it.
That ls just what the indie has urged
ever since the attempt was made to
count Nixon in but he and his clique
will not agree to it. In private con-
versstion they admit that the 10 votes
recorded in his favor on the judges
certificate is Correct and that they are
claiming Is on mere technically.
The man who made the suggestion
above referred to is republican, but he
is an honest man and does not endorse
trickery or fraud of any nature
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
Unjust to Other Republicans.

The mandamus action which compel
led the counting of eight extra votes,
for Nixon for representative in Elwood
township works an injustice to other
republican candidates who are
equally entitled to them and yet
they were not counted for them and no
demand by any other candidate was
made We suggested to one of the de.
feated republican candidates that he
should have those votes counted to his
credit IL Nixon gets them but he said
he did not want them counted for him
because he knew he did not receive
them. He did not think il was right
to count them for Nixon. Everybody
agrees that this is true, and whether
the machine wins or loses in the gu.
preme court this movement will lose
every man who had hand in 1t, the
confidence and respect of every decent
honest aud law.abiding citizen in Bar.
Der county. It is an outrage that can
never be justified. atoned or explained.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

Do YOU notice that Kentucky is again
permanently in the Democratic column?
1t wasn't that way before the republican
machine down there murdered Gov.
Goebel and it wouldn't be that way now
If that crime had not been committed.
But now the people of that state are
awake and they dare not trust the reins
Of government to them again, and they
will not until the party proves to the
people that they stand for good govern.
ment and against murder and lawless.
ness. In Kansas the machine hasn't
reached the murder stage yet but they
nave gotten to the point where they
deny the opposition fair ballot and an
honest count. and if they keep on grow.
ing in Yiciousness NO man will be safe
who opposes them. When q party be.
gins to deprive the opposition party the
sacred right of franchise trouble begins
TO brew in the air and it is high time
that halt is called.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
Up to the Legislature.


While the constitutional amendment
adopted at the erection recently implied
that the terms of county commissioners
should be six years. the attorney gener-
al, in an opinion rendered yesterday,
holds that 1t is necessary for the legis.
lature to fix the terms next winter.
The question arose by county clerk
asking if he should give the newly elect
ed county commissioner commission
for six years.. In reply, the attorney
general told him to make out the COM
mission without putting an expiration
date on it. He said that the legislature
could make the terms two years, four
years or six years in length. IL
made two years. all three commits,
sioners must be chosen at the same
election; if four years, two must be
elected at one election and one at the
next; it elected for six years one can be
elected every two years.-Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

E. H. Nixon of Medicine Lodge, Re.
publican nominee for the House who
Is suing for certificates of. election.
says he wants recount of the votes
in ElwoOd precinct. The returns show
that he had eighteen votes, but the
Democratic commissioners of Barber
county claim that he had only ten.
and refuse to count him more than
ten. Without eighteen votes In Ell
wood Nixon IS defeated. He claims
thata recount will justify his conten-
ton. Mr.. NIxon's Suggestion is q coed
one. The best way to settle a dispute
about the number of ballots cast is to
recount the ballOts.-Topeka, Herald.
Why Is it that Mr. Nixon Will 90
away from home and make these bald.
faced statements, when he will not
come up and sign up at home? He
knows that he would never consent to
counting the Elwood votes. Such
statements as he made in Topeka last
week as published in the Topeka papers,
are absolutely disgusting to the people
here at home who are acquainted with
the facts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
THE LAW INVALID.
The Supreme Court of California Kaecks
Out the New Ballot Law.

The supreme court of California las
taken shot at the ballot law of that
state which Is similar to ours here in
Kansas. The court says that the legls-
lature has no right to prohibit the
name of a candidate on two or more
tickets. 1t also says that the mo
Nomination" feature Is fraud and a
lie on its face and wholly void.
We hope that the Kansas court will
be equally patriotic in this matter if
only just that such terrible law as
this should be consigned to the realms
of the damned.
The syllabus of the case is as follows
political code paragraph 1897, relat-
Ing to Official election ballots, which
provides that the name of a candidate
shall he printed only once upon ballot,
and. if any candidate IS nominated by
more than one certificate of domination
lie must choose which Of the party
designations he desires to have his name
printed under, and if the candidate
shall fail to make the choice, his name
shall be placed on the ballot under the
party designation named in the certifi-
cate first filed, and underneath the title
of the Office in the other party column
shall be printed the words No Nomi-
nation is unconstitutional, as inter
fearing with the rights of political
partiesito make nominations, and with
the right of candidate to demand that
his name shall be placed on the ballot
80 as to inform the voters that he is the:
nominee of particular party;. and
therefore man nominated by two par
ties for the same Office Is entitled to
have his name printed twice on the
party ballot, under the two designa-
tions."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

Mr.. NIXON, the republican candidate
for representative in Barber county, pro-
posed to the opposition that the votes
in the disputed townships be recounted
end the proposition was refused. The
claim that the republicans were trying
to steal the Office was the strongest card
they had to play and they don't propose
to lose it in another shUff1e-Hutchin
son News. Item republished in Cresset.
Which is lie, hole lie and moth.
ing but lie. The republicans all over
the state are ashamed of this dirty, low
down, contemplate thieving trick and
they are trying to find hole
to crawl out even if they must sacrifice
all honor, manhood and decency they
ever possessed. And they haven't got
the nerve to tell these lies at home eth.
or, they must 60 away to do it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
CHANGES WANTED IN THE BALLOT LAW.

The new law governing the ballot in
Kansas ought to be amended by the
incoming legislature. More than thir
ty thousand citizens have been dis
franchieed because they did not mark
THAR ballots exactly as the new law
directs. The point the Herald makes
is that ballot that can not be voted
correctly without ten per cent of tn g
voters losing their vote needs simpli-
fication and needs 1t badly. A law
governing the manner of voting, that
ignores the constitutional right of the
citizens to be heard at the ballot box,
that does not recognize the intention
Of his ballot, ought to be changed.
No technica!ities or unnecessary diff
culties should be placed in the way of
the voter expressing his preferences
in his vote. That sort of thing is ell
right in Mississippi or South Carolina
where they are proud of the injustice
that defeats the will Of the voter, but
it is not called for nor should it be
tolerated In Kansas.
The plain truth of the matter is that
the law was intended to be q stumb.
ling block for fusion and is q very
small and unnecessary advantage to
take in q republican state by Republi.
cans. Every voter has the right to
have his judgment recorded at the
ballot box without danger of having
it defeated by technical and poorly
understood details as to the manner of
marking his ticket.-Topeks Herald,
Rep.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

Report OF Union school. dist. No. 10.
As the busy season is over the young
people are all able to return to school.
The attendance, though not large, has
been quite regular during the past
month and good interest is taken. TIE
total number enrolled is eleven, includ-
ing nine boys. Those being neither
absent nor tardy during the past month
are Loren 81. Brown. Roy Howard and
Elizabeth III. Howard. The following
were not absent: Harry, George and
Lloyd Clark, John, Roy and Zelena
Lambert. and Amos SoIenberger.-Geo.
F. Wright, teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

G. F. BRATTAIN pulled through In Grant
county, Oklahoma. He was elected
sheriff by majority of %. It was q
close race, but after Charley serves them
one term they will elect him with an
overwhelming majority. We congratu-
late our old Barber county friend on his
6ucceee
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
Irregularity in Eagle.

In Eagle township the void ballots
were not Tailed on the poll books or
returned to the county clerk as
provided by law. There were, accord
ing to the best authority. from five to
eight void ballots in that township.
What effect this will have on q con-
test is q question which the lawyers are
considering.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

THE Popnlists and Democrats elected
IS per cent of their ticket in Barber
but it is not probable that they will
seat that many. We are inclined to
think, however, that the republican
bosses will permit one of them to have
his office
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

The Populists and Democrats did bust.
ness in Woods county, Oklahoma. The
got everything but one representative
and one commissioner. But the people
down there made great mistake by not
electing Tom Dyer as one of the mem.
bers of the board of commissioners,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

THE q 8. Senator will be elected jan
uary 9th. It looks like Long is ahead
at this time because the N achine is for
him. One thing certain, they can't get
q better man than Harris nor Q worse
one than Burton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

JUDGE GILLETT's majority is placed at
2,272. The wonder is that it wasn't sew
ersl times that number. With his OPP
ponent's name stricken off the ballot il
was no hard matter for Gillett to get the
votes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

II WOULD rather beg at the back door
OF coup house than TO hold an Office
to which was not elected" We heard
q man give voice to this sentiment a
few days ago and it is endorsed by men
of all political faiths.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

THE Legislature will convene Jan.
uary 14th. It will be stormy session.
The pie proposition is all there will be
to it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

VIM. Fuller, who lives a few miles
east Of Medicine Lodge. came over last
week after his cattle-4OO or 500 head
which his brother-in-Iaw, Roe Cole, had
been keeping for him.-COldwater Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

W.. BRYAN's precinct went republican
by majority of l6 and President Roose.
velt's precinct went democratic by
majority of 81.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

THE socialist vote throughout the coun-
try was q surprise to politicians. It has in
creased wonderfully. In Kansas, how.
ever. there was Q falling off.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

The new etste administration will
be Installed January 18th. The state
house should be heavily draped on that
occasion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

List your farms for sale with A. M.
Houchin. He has more buyers than
sellers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

Hall Hdw. Go. have few light Deer
ing mowers at very low price. to close
out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

THE corn-cob is mightier than the
"bar'l."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

WHY not simply declare that all the
and democratic votes are illegal?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26

Call on A. M. Houchin for per cent
farm loans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-26
BEFORE THE BOARD OF CANVAS

MoudR Rifle Board dCgo imndm omnbdh
dnyn prs Manwnd~
~ the S
, 1902-06-26
STATE PRESS CLIPPINGS
budget

Budget
Knock the Knocker.
Douglas has adopted Il municipal mot
to. We have been mailing sue words
as enterprise and push to the mast
head for some time now, and they are
still huttering to the breeze; but AS IL
fitting finale TO the programme mapped
by our people whereby a thriving
town will soon become IN ideal city,
we have promulgated a proposition
which will henceforth be recognized 10y
every loyal Douglasite as our official slo-
gan knock the Knocker-Douglas
Does What could be more a%ppropri-
ate? While the knocker, like other
pests, may be useful in some ways, yet
in II community such as this there is no
place for the species, and we've decided
tu either kill or cure him. We are a
unanimous people in u pride because
Of present progress, and a desire to eX-
pcdite even that If possible, and Meth
er mossback nor pessemlstic h|ermophro-
dite will he permitted TO belittle even
themselves, out loud. Knock the
knocker, Douglas does! While in Il tim
pipe trance the other day | ordered a
thousand lapel buttons bearing this
strange device emblazoned in white,
black and red of unique desigu-which
will be distributed %gratuitously on ar
rival to all comers without regard to
age. color, sex or previous condition
Of politics or religion. Knock the
knocker! He may grumble under his
breath if it will ease his bellyache: but
otherwise he must take lis medicine
and look pleasant. Douglas has SAID
At and what Douglas says goes-see!
, 1902-06-26
THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION,
Headquarters Republican State Contra
Committee.


To the Republican Electors of
Wyoming
in accordance with established
usage and by express direction of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, notice is hereby given that
n Republican Convention will be
held at Rawlins, County Of Car
bon, State of Wyoming. on Tues
day, the 18th day of July. 1902, at
3 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the fol-
lowing offices. to be voted for at
the state election to he held ON
Tuesday. the 18th day of Novem-
her. \. ID. 1902, viz:
Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State Of Wyoming;
Representative in the Fifty
eighth Congress of the United
States:
Governor:
Secretary of State;
Auditor;
Treasurer:
Superintendent of Public Iu-
struction:
The convention will also trans
act such other business us may
properly come before it, including
the selection of Il Republican
State Central Committee to serve
for the ensuing two years.
The delegates TO the convention
from the counties constituting the
First and Second Judicial Dis
%tricts, respectively, will also meet
in convention at Rawlins, Wyo..
Mt the hour of S o'clock n. m. july
t6, 1902, to separately place in
nomination n candidate for the
office Of Judge of the District
Court in each of their respective
judicial districts.
The State Republican Cunven-
ton will consist of 116 delegates.
apportioned among the several
counties upon II basis of one dele
gate for each l25 votes, OF major
fraction thereof, cast for Hon.
Frank W Mondell for congress at
, 1902-06-26
JUNE 26. 1902.
u. p. Trains at WalcOtt-
Press Association Meeting.

TIE Tress Association meeting will be
held in Buffalo on the 2Sth and 10Th OF
July. One day will be spent at Sheri-
dan, either on the trip in or out-most
probably after coming out from Buffa
lo-but there will be no excursion tn the
Yellowstone Park this year., owing to
the great cost Of the trip. But. just the
same. we will go to Buffalo and Sheri-
dan aud nave a splendid time, reserving
the trip to the Yellowstone Park until
next year, when the Press will accept
Col. Cody's invitation to be his guests,
from Cody to the Park and the Associa-
ton meeting will be held in the Nations
play ground. J. +. CRAWFORD,
President.
, 1902-06-26
Forest Fres.

The forest fire, now raging on Timber
mountain, just a few miles northeast Of
this place. has caused a great deal of
uneasiness to the inhabitants Of the val
ley for fear it will sweep away the en-
tire forest on the headwaters of both
Pass and Cedar creeks. 1t il not known
at this time who the guilty parties are,
but it is certain that they will be
brought TO justice. as the Government
has taken the matter up and will probe
OF sheep camps on the mountain right
where the fire originated and it is the
general belief that the fire started at
one of the camps. The season is the
driest ever known mere and unless ex-
traordinary care is used forest fires will
be far more numerous this year than
ever. 1t is very strange, indeed, that
men of ordinary Intelligence will not
take more care when using fire in the
mountains. In the present instance it
is said hal the great bon fires, which
our people see on Timber mountain
every night, are built to keep bears and
wolves away from the fiocks Of sheep.
II such fires are necessary they should
be guarded against any possible chance
TO get away.
1t is, a terrible spectacle to see col
umns of flame, from 300 to 800 feet in
height and as large as a quarter section
III H.
back ground of smoke; it is Il grand
sight to see a line OF fire, from five to
ten miles in length, sweeping a whole
mountain forest before it-but we
should hate to be the man who is re
spousible for the starting OF such a
conilagration if Uncle Sam ever lays
hands on him.
, 1902-06-26
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
omsial Call for Convention July 8. and Primaries July !. 1902.
HnApouARrERs REpupLIcAN COUNTY CoMMIrrEE:
RAwLINs, WYOMING, j.,

RAwIINs, WYOMING, June 20, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the Republican County convention
of Carbon county, Wyoming, will be held in the court house in the
city of Rawlins, Tuesday. July 8. at 3 o'clock I. IN. for the following
purposes:
To choose fourteen delegates and fourteen alternates to attend
the state convention which meets at Rawlins. Wyoming. July 10, 1902,
where will be nominated candidates for supreme court. congress. gov
ernor. and various state offices.
For the filling of vacancies in the county central committee: and
for the transaction of such other business a may properly come
before the convention.
The primary meeting for the election of delegates to the said
county convention, in the precincts of Rawlins. Hanna and Medicine
Bow shall be held at SOC p IN. and all other precincts at 200 O'Clock
p. m. on Tuesday, July 1. The said primary meeting shall he held
in each precinct in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 81 of
the Session laws of the first state Legislature of the state of Wyoming
The number of delegates each precinct shall be entitled to in said
county convention, and the name of the person who shall call the pre-
cinct primary TO order. and the place of holding each precinct primary
shall be as follows: