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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
FRANK JAMES IRE AROUSED.
Ex- Missouri Bandit Goes to Court to Stop
Play VIII ch Brings Up UnwhoIe-
some Memories.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Frank
James applied in the circuit court for
an injunction against ''Ehe James
Boys in Missouri" show which is on
the boards at the GilIiss theater this
week. He asks that the court restrain
them forever from representing any
member of the James family upon the
stage. He journeyed all the way from
ST. Louis purposely to stop this play.
For 20 years I have been trying to
live down reputation that came to
me in early life said Frank James.
'And now comes along this gang of
cheap players, who go upon the stage
representing myself, my dead brother
Jesse, my. old mother, who is now very
sick, and my step-father, who has
been an invalid for years. In\this
play the whole James family is made
to take part"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
OPENS PRISON DOORS
Two Hundred Convicted Soldiers
Gain Freedom by Court Decision.
In the Case OF Capt. Deming. Federal
Judges Hold That Regular Army ON
GERS Cannot Court Martial
Volunteers

st. Louis, Feb. 11.-Established
presidents of the United States army
were overthrow and the freedom of
200 men now confined in federal peni-
tentiaries was assured by a decision
rendered by the United States cir
cult court of appeals Monday in the
case of Peter C. Deming, a former
captain of United States volunteers,
against Robert AIcClaughry, warden
of the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth. Deming was impris-
oned on sentence of a court-martial
composed of nine regular army Of
ficers, convened by Gen. Shafter on
March 20, 1900. The opinion of the
circuit court is that the cOurt-mar-
tia1 which sentenced Dening acted in
violation of the articles of war which
provide that officers of the regular
army shall not be competent to sit
on courts-martial for the trial of Of
ficers and soldiers of other forces.
The opinion establishes the fact that
the volunteer army is at all times dis
tinct from the regular army. Deming
will be released from the Fort Leav-
enworth penitentiary within 60 days,
and all other former members of the
volunteer army who are confined in
federal prisons on sentences inflicted
by courts-martial of regular officers
Will be also liberated as the result of
the decision, it is stated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
TOO MUCH ENTERTAINING.
Taft Says Philippine Commissioners Cannot
Save ANY of Their Salaries, Owing
to Cost of Living.

Washington, Feb. lin continuing
his statement concerning conditions
in the Philippine islands before the
senate committee Monday Gov. Taft
said that the estimate for preliminary
expenses in those islands must in
clude a considerable outlay for school
buildings. 1t was necessary, he said,
to make salaries from 20 to 25 per
cent. higher than in the United States.
I am allowed as governor to live in the
Malacanan, the old governor general s
palace. 1t cost me s125 in gold per month
to light it and I pay So, 900 a year out of
my own pocket for servant hire. There
are IA ponies in the stable, eight of which
own and I also keep three carriages.
lighted by the city of Manila, as any old
sioners pay rent and [ can assure you
that I would much prefer to pay mine to
being required to live at Malacanau and
keep up that establishment. If may be
allowed a word personal would say that
of my salary of $4,000 last year, ]. had
only 81 800 left at the end of the year and
I am sure that if my illness had not
prevented my entertaining there would
have been nothing left of the 900 now
paid and Gen. Wright and Judge Ide
have assured me they could save moth
ing. There is much entertaining neceS-
sary and the cost of everything is greater
than in Washington. Indeed, money goes
so fast there that it seems to melt. There
are no allowances other than those I
have mentioned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
ANTEoLEo BILL PASSED.
By a Majority of "a the House Endorses
the Measure, But with Important
Amendments Tackled On.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The house
yesterday passed the oleomargarine
bill. There was no division on the
final passage, the real test of strength
having been made on a motion to re-
commit, which was defeated by a ma
jority of "a. The provision to require
the inspection and branding of reno
waited butter, which was adopted in
committee of the whole Tuesday, was
retained yesterday on an aye and
nay vote. AS finally passed, the bill
is somewhat modified from the form
in which it was reported from the
committee on agriculture. 1t makes
oleOmargarine or imitation butter or
cheese transported into any state or
territory for use, sale or consumption
therein subject to the laws of such
states or territories, Notwithstanding
that it may be introduced in original
packages, and imposes a tax of ten
cents per pound on oleomargarine
made in imitation of ''butter of any
shade of Yellow When not made
in such imitation the tax is reduced
to one-fourth of one cent per pound.
Of the western congressman, the
following voted to recommit: From
Missouri-Butler, Cowherd and Joy;
Kansas Bowersock and Long. Those
voting for the bill: From Missouri
Clark, Cochran, Cooney, De Almond,
Dougherty, Lloyd, Robb and Van
diver. From Observation-Disclosures
Jackson and Miller.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
THE . LAW DEFIED.
Ministers at Salt Lake City Say
Mormons Practice Polygamy.
Report Declares That Positive Evidence
Has been STANDARDIZATION Sent to Con-
gresS Urging Constitutional Amend
ment to THROTTLE PRACTICES.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 12.-The Min
isterial Alliance of Salt Lake City
has unanimously adopted the report
of the committee of that organization
appointed to investigate and report
on the alleged practice and teaching
of pOlygamy by the Mormons at the
present time. The report sets forth
that positive evidence can be proved
that pOlygamy is both practiced and
taught by the Mormons at the present
time in open defiance of the laws of
the state. The document is the out
growth of numerous meetings of the
alliance, resulting several months ago
in the appointment of a committee to
investigate thoroughly the reports of
continued practice of polygamy, such
evidence to be used in the campaign
for constitutional amendment
against polygamy. The ministers as
sert that the evidence is in such shape
that st could be produced as evidence
in court if it became necessary to do
so. Besides being sent to the judi
ciary committee of congress the doc
ument, it is said, is to be extensively
circulated in the east to further the
campaign for the anti-polygamy
amendment to the constitution.
The report, after quoting a num-
Der of Mormon leaders in favor of the
practice of polygamy, and giving the
dates of the same, dwells at some
length on the colonization schemes
of the church, which, according to
the committees report, have a two=
fold purpose, viz: To enable the
MormOns to practice polygamy
''where they will be free from the
scrutiny of their Gentle neighbors,"
and to escape the balance of political
power in the sparsely settled states
of the west, thus blocking the way
of any proposed hostile national leg
islation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
FRANK JAMES VICTORIOUS.
Kansas City Court Enioins the Play POr-
traying Acts of Former Missouri Ban
dits-Risht of Privacy Upheld.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-As soon
as Frank James and his mother fur
nish a bond for $4,000 Judge Teas
dale will make an order enjoining the
production of the play, THE James
Boys in Missouri which is showing
at the Gilliss theater this week. The
injunction will prohibit the produc-
ton of the play in this state. The
bond of $4,000 is required to REIN
burse the manager of the Gilliss and
the owner of the play in case. the
supreme court should reverse the
judgment of the circuit court. The
right of privacy was the principle of
law under which Judge Teasdale
granted the injunction. That is the
right of a private individual to live
in privacy and not have his person
portrayed upon the stage without his
consent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
TURNER CALLS IT GREED.
Washington Senator Made Bitter Attack
on the Attitude OF the Republican
Party Toward the FiIipInos.

Washington, Feb. lin the senate
Monday Mr. Turner (dem. Wash.)
made a vehement attack on the re
publican party's policy toward the
Philippines. He said: 'The leaders
of the republican party have dis
honored the nation by their greed
for power and spoils. They have
done so under the false and bias
phemous pretense that they were
serving Almighty God by advancing
liberty and religion" He maintained
the leaders had deceived and deluded
the people but he did not believe they
could continue it. There Will come
an awakening said he, land the day
of awakening is not far distant. If
[ did not believe so, I should despair
of my country
He called upon his republican
friends to think what a tangled sl1ein
they have woven in the. orient. 81
conjure you he said, ''to unraveI that
sl1ein while there is yet time. I con-
jure you to do it not alone in the name
of the hopeless Filipinos who trusted
you and whose lands you have
drenched with blood, but 1 conjure
you in the name of the American peo-
pie and their posterity to stay your
hand lest their precious liberties be
destroyed along with that of the I'M
fortunate people devoted by you to
conquest and subjugation and spolia-
tiOn''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
BOTH LUNGS AFFECTED,
Condition of Young Theodore RooseveIt
Not So Favorable MOnday-SkilIfuI Med
ical Treatment Necessary.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE condi-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was
slightly less favorable Monday, but
not beyond what the doctors were
looking for. The lung hitherto clear
was found by the doctors to be af-
fected by the disease and the respira-
ton and temperature were higher, but
the pulse was better. While the medi-
cal attendants claim that the patients
condition is not alarming, no attempt
is made to conceal the fact that the
complication Of the second lung gives
the case more serious aspect.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
with the sick boy all the forenoon.
early in the day and seemed anxious
that he should remain with him. A
special messenger arrived from Wash
ington at 1880, bringing documents
requiring the presidents attention.
Secretary Cortelyou said that in or
der that the young patient should
have the benefit of the highest medi-
cal skill, prominent specialist in
pulmonary diseases had been asked to
come to Groton.
This sudden and unfavorable turn
warned the president that the most
skiIlful medical treatment was neces-
sary, and so last night he called to
the aid of Drs. Shattuck and Warren
his family physician, DR.. Alexander
Lambert, of New York, an eminent
practitioner and a man well acquaint-
ed with the boys physique.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
OVER A 2oo-FoOT CLIFF.
A New Jersey Woman Met an Awful Death
in Trying to Save Her Fourteen
Year Old Daughter.

Morristown, Nj, Feb. 11.-Mrs Ell
wood Fichenon took her 14-year-oId
daughter to Green pond to see the
forest fires on Copperas mountain.
They climbed a steep hill and stood
near the edge of cliff with a sheer
drop of 200 feet. The wind was blow
ing a gale and Mabel, the daughter,
walked toward the edge. The child's
skirts were caught by violent gust
of wind and she was carried along. de-
spite all her efforts to stop. Mrs.
Fichenon saw her daughters peril
and ran after her. Mabel was blown
over the precipice just as her mother
grasped her skirts. Mrs. Fichenon
could not recover her balance and
both fell to the rocks below. The
mothers neck was broken. Mabel's
arms were broken and she was other
wise injured, but she may live.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
COULDN'T GET A LETTER.
Methodist Church Refused Credentials to
Prof. Pearson, Who Questioned InfalIi-
bility of Certain Parts of Scripture.

Evanston, Ill, Feb. 13.-Prof C. W.
Pearson, whose recent utterances
against the infallibility of certain por-
tiOns of the Bible occasioned wide
comment in Methodist church circles,
Wednesday resigned as professor of
English literature at Northwestern
university. Prof. Pearson asked for
a letter of dismissal from the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The letter was
given but afterwards was recalled,
as its possession by DR.. Pearson would
indicate that he was in good standing
in the church.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
LINCOLN DAY OBSERVED.
At Omaha the Car Which Hauled the Dead
President from Washington to Spring
field Was Draped.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 13.-LincOln's
birthday was celebrated by the Union
Pacific railway Wednesday by clos
ing the entire headquarters for the
day. President Lincoln's administra-
ton was especially identified with the
building of the overland road, and
the day was observed over the entire
system. The Lincoln carr which
now stands dismantled at the old
shops, was draped appropriately and
the employees were given an oppor-
tunity to view it. The last time the
car was used was to carry the body
of the martyred president from WASH
ington to Springfield, the trip lasting
from April 81 to May 3, 1865.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
WANT THE BALLOT.
Able Speakers Address the National
Woman Suffrage Convention.
Mrs. Shaw Boldly Claims President Roose-
Welt an Advocate of WOman's Rights
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pleads
for Educated Suffrage.

Washington, Feb. ia feature of
the public session of the National
Woman Suffrage convention Wednes-
day was the address of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, of New York city,
president of the association. Mrs.
Gait said in part:
Why should woman suffrage not come?
Men throughout the world hold their
suffrage by the guarantee of the two
principles of liberty, and for those rea-
sons only. One, taxation without repre-
sentation is tyranny" Who dares deny
it? And are not women taxed? The
other, governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned." And are not women governed?
These aXioms have been translated into
every tongue and Numbered forth in elo-
quent plea in every civilized land. Be
fore their logic the most cherished of an
Client prejudices have yielded, and can
their logic fail at last? More, the world
hasput new and unanswerable logic into
the mouths of our advocates.
a strong plea for educated suffrage
was made in an address prepared
by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Mrs. Stanton is the only liv-
ing woman who signed the call for
the first woman's rights convention
held in the world. This convention
was held at Seneca Falls, n. Y, July
1919, 1s4S. She and Miss Susan B.
Anthony have -battlcd together for
woman's rights for the past so years.
Mrs. Brown, who read the address, is
the first woman in the United States
to be ordained by a regularly con-
stituted ecclesiastical body. Mrs.
Stanton's paper was in part as fol
lows:
While we should not allow our country
to be dumping ground for the refuse
population of the old world, we should
welcome all hardy, common-sense labor
ers here. The one demand l would make
for this class is, that they should not
become a part of our ruling power until
they can read and write the English Ian
guage ntelligently and understand the
principles of republican government. This
is the only restrictive legislation we need
to protect ourselves against foreign DOM
ination. With free schools and compul-
sorry education, no one has an excuse for
not understanding the language of the
country The great political parties fear
to propose this measure lest it should
insure their defeat
Mrs. Adelaide Shaw, of Boston,
pleaded for passionate patriotism and
the publication of political life.
What use to plead for suffrage with
those whose apathy about their own
suffrage has become by-word and a
reproach?" she asked. Speaking OF
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Shaw said:
OF course he is with us. The brain
that conceived the idea of rough riders,
the mind that was first to recognize mag
nificent war material in all that unrivaled
craftsmanship and craftsmanship, has not
failed to perceive another waiting host,
a great reserve of moral force. more scat
tered power gone to waste, the unfran-
chised women of his country.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
FOR THE MAIL SERVICE.
Appropriation Bill Carries 8131, 9I6,59S,
an Increase of SI4,133,9IO, of Which
S7,52O,OOO Is for Rural Delivery.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The post of
fee appropriation bill has been prac-
tically completed by the house com
mittee on post offices and post roads
and will be reported in a few days.
1t carries $137,916,59 an increase of
$14, 1885, $40 over the current appropria-
ton and of $3,185,O22 over the esti-
mates. The rural free delivery serv-
ice gets an increase of $3.50, 900,
making the total $685. 900, and provi-
sion is made to place the rural car
riers under a contract system, in
stead of salaries, as at present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
MRS. BAIRD WON OUT.
The Kansas City Court of Appeals Holds
That Christian Science Healer
49, Is Not a Doctor.

> Kansas, City, No, Feb. 11.-The
Judgment convicting and fning Mrs.
Amanda J. Baird, Christian science
healer, for failing to report to the
city authorities a case of diphtheria
was reversed by the Kansas City court
of appeals and Mrs. Baird was dis
charged, Mrs. Baird was fined $50 in
police court in November, 1897, for
failing to report an alleged case of
diphtheria in child she was treating.
The. court holds that as Mrs. Baird
did not have diploma or certificate
from the board of health and was
therefore not physician, she was
not amenable to the ordinance under
which she was convicted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
AN ENCOURAGING REPORT.
Young Teddy Roosevelt Better Last Night
Than the Previous Night and the
OutI0oIs Is Hopeful.

Crotch, Mass. Feb. 13.-If Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., continues for the
next "a hours in his present condition
his physicians have given President
and Mrs. Roosevelt to believe that
their sons vitality viii be sufficient
for him to meet and pass successfully
the crisis of his disease, which is
looked for some time to-day, and on
Friday morning he will be practically
out of danger. Last night he was
considered to be better than Tues
day night. This report, which was
given out by Mr.. Cortelyou at nine
o'clock last night, was the last of the
four issued during the day. none of
which was of a discOuraging or I'M
favorable nature.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
HER FOOT SLIPPED.
Woman Trapeze Performer at Newport
News Fell Headlong to the Floor Among
the Mortified Spectators.

Newport News, Va, Feb. Eva
Gilbert, trapeze performer at the
Powhattan theater, broke her neck
last night during the performance.
In her aerial act she swung from a
trapeze, catching her foot in loop
about 35 feet from the floor. Last
night her foot slipped from the loop
and she fell headlong to the floor,
among the Mortified spectators. She
died in ten minutes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
He SAID "PLUTocRAT."
Judgment Obtained by C. P. Harper Set
Aside Because Lawyer Made OBJ
jectiOnabie Remarks.

Kansas City, No. Feb. ia judg-
ment for damages obtained. by C. P.
Harper against the western Union
Telegraph company was reversed by
the Kansas City court of appeals be-
cause of Objectionable remarks made
to the trial jury by Harper's lawyer
when arguing the case. He said: ''This
telegraph company is a great and
rich corporation, composed of pluto
Gratis, and they take delight in over
riding the rights of the common
people,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
sToCKMEN AND RECIPROCITY
Gov. Stanley Says Extension of Markets
Should Be Demanded by Those Who
Have Cattle to Sell.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 13.-The Okla
homa Cattlemen's convention re-elect-
ed Abner I. Wilson president and w.
E Bolton secretary. Gov. w. E. Stan.
ley, of Kansas, spoke on reciprocity
He urged the cattlemen to unite and
demand an extension of markets. He
said the politicians would not grant
reciprocity unless pressed by public
sentiment
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
Sues a County for $4,000.

Humboldt, Neb., Feb. 12.-Mrs. NJ.
E. Atwood, who was thrown from a
wagon against telephone pole near
Humboldt and so badly injured that
amputation of one of her legs was
necessary, has sued Richardson coun-
ty for $4,000 damages. She alleges
negligence on the part of the county
in permitting the poles to be. erected
in the highway.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
Another scheme to Produce Rain.

Richmond, Ind, Feb. 12.--Prof. John
E. Bollwin, the aeronaut, is prepar-
ing to make an interesting expert
drought in this section. His plan is
to send up 1000 balloons from differ
ent points, each to carry a dynamite
bomb. All will be exploded nearly
simultaneously to produce rain.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
To Guard AGAINST Texas Cattle.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE live
stock sanitary boards of Kansas, Ok
Iahoma, Missouri, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, in session here
yesterday, passed a resolution to the
effect that if Texas abandons it's pres
ent quarantine regulations, which it
has threatened to do, it will become
imperative for the states and terri
tories named to enforce more strin-
gent regulations controlling the
movement of Texas cattle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
ONE AT FORT RILEY.
Army Oh1cers Decide on the Location of
Four Permanent Camps for the Render
vous and Training of Soldiers.

Washington, Feb. 12-The board of
high-ranking army officers, headed by
Lieut.. Gen. Miles, which has been
considering the question of locating
four permanent army camps, have de-
cided on the following locations: Near
Chickamauga park, Ga; at Fort
Riley, Kan; in the Conowago valley
in Lebanon, Dauphin and Lancaster
counties, Pa; on the Nancimointo
ranch in Monterey and San Luis
Obispo counties, Cal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
FOUGHT WITH w1NcBEsrFRs.
Rival Claimants in Battle over Disputed
Land on Chtcago's Lake Front-One
Man MOrtalIy Wounded,

Chicago, Feb. 12.-During a fight
with Winchester rifles yesterday even
ing between the followers of rival
claimants to property lying along the
lake shore drive the most aristo-
cratic boulevard in Chicago, Frank
Kirk, a Waterman for one-of the
claimants, was shot through the head,
sustaining mortal wound. The
property in dispute consists of made
land lying east of the Lake Shore
drive and between it and Lake AIichi-
gan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
Two Years for VIII Prince.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-After
being out % hours the jury trying
VIII Prince for completely in the
murder of Philip Kennedy, his broth
er-in-law, returned a verdict of
fourth-degree manslaughter and as
sessed his punishment at two years
in state prison. His sister, Lulu
Prince Kennedy was sentenced to
ten years for killing Kennedy, and
her case is in the supreme court.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
= strike of Waarers.

Providence, R. L, Feb. 13.-The lock-
out in the five mills of the Ameri-
can Wooden company at Olneyvil1e.
due to strike of 150 weayers against
the so-ca1Ied double loom system,
was followed yesterday by a general
sympathetic strike of the weavers,
numbering about 1000.