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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-15

Oeo ldyiOI. idIctny anu IoCoif.
stolen property.
Geo. Taylor, burg. and lar.
Hugh Title.
Keener Hyatt.
Oscar Roberts.
Oliver Scott, burg. and lar.
Doctor CLANCY (two counts) disp
liquor.
w. u. Barr, lar. and rec. stolen
property.
Josh Holt, bur. and lar.
Lige Long; dist. peace.
Tom Hicks, 6 counts, ex. gamb.
device.
Emmett Hood, 2 counts, lar and
rec. 4. p.
Oliver Scott, larceny.
Clarence Alexander. larceny.
Frank Thompson, g
Fred McNae, 2 counts, lar. and
rec. r. p.
Lewis Fair. int. liz.
Lewis Fair, dIsp. liz.
Bert. Gray, 4 counts, ex gaming
device.
MAY 6, 1902.
Boogy Sanders, 2 counte, assault
to kill.
Geo o Collins, int liq.
Tom Blunt, burg and lar.
Ed Reece, lar and rec 8 p.
Guy Miller, lar & rec 9 p.
G Stevens, int liq.
G Stevens. 2 counts, disp liq.
Harrison Williams, 2 lcounts,
disp liq.
Chas Keys, dist. peace.
VIM Balen.
Jesse Allen, %
Major Vsnn, adultry.
MAY Z, 1902.
Milo Brady, int liz.
Milo Brady. disp liz.
Joe Nipp, adultery.
Joe Nipp, carnal know female.
Tobe Smith, robbery.
Tobe Smith, carry. weapon.
jim Welch, int. liq.
MAY s, 1902.
Addison Stewart, incest.
Addison Stewart, rape.
Addison Stewart. adultry.
Addison Stewart, carnal know.
female.
Noah Hawk. dist relig worship.
Ben Hawk, "
France Condry. int liq.
Jas Dickinson, 3 counts. lar aud
rec p.
Jno. Tiger, assault to kill.
JnO. Dlgponus
NAY 3, 1902.
ER Tanner. violating 1853 r. s:
u. s.
Clyde Courtwright, carrying
weapons.
Clyde Courtwright. dist. pei ce.
Bob Hendricks, diet. peace.
Ed Wofford,
Jap Underwood, int liq,
Jap Underwood, 3 counts, disp |
liz.
NAY 10, 1902.
Thos H Buford. dist peace.
One Reynolds, killing hog.
Buford Patrick. lar and rec p.
Ed Rodman. burg and lar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Cost of War in South Africa.

While new taxation in England has increased the revenue about $150,000,- 900 a year, yet it could not meet all obligations incurred in South Africa and China, and the public debt has been increased as follows: Two issues of treasury bills for 8,000,000 and D. 000,O0O pounds, respectively; three issues of exchequer bills for 10,000,- 900, 3,OO0000 and 100000 pounds. respectively; one war loan of 30,000,- 900 pounds, and two issues of consols for 6OOOO,OOO and 32,O00,000 pounds, respectively-a total of 9,000,000 pounds of debt Without plunging into a maze of figures this may be consid- cred as the cost of the war. It really cost more, because the sinking fund has been suspended and some of the war expenses have been met from current income.
 Reduced to our currency this means an increase of debt on account of the war of $775,OOO,OO0, upon which 212 cent interest must be paid. The an- nual burden then on account of the war will be about $19,000,000. But fully $315, 100000 of this amount will be paid in the next twenty years, leaving to posterity about $360,00n 900, the interest upon which vii be $11,- 000,000 year, most or all of which will be levied on the output of the Rand.
 England ha-' spent, says recent writer, r,ore in the South African war by about $3O,oOO,OO0 than Ger ocany received from France in the shape of war indemnity. Strictly speaking Germany received as indemnity only five milliarus of francs or $1O,OOO, 100000, but she got about $115,OOO,000 more in the form of a special contributor from the city of Paris, special taxes and interest on the chief indemnity. Out of this total sum Germany paid the entire ex- penses of the war, established a pension fund of $140,Oo0,0O0 for her old soldiers, spent $S0, ,O0O,O 900 on army reorganization, ss0,000,0O0 on fort resses, $42,500,0OU on strategic rail ways, and set aside $3O,O00, ,OO0 in gold as an imperial war chest in case of | emergencies, which sum is still lying in the vaults of the Julius Tower in | the fortress of Spandau."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
The Number Limited.

The Alabam Press Association will leave Birmingham on July 9th for pleasure trip to Norfolk, Providence, Boston, New York and Washington. 'I am informed said a well known newspaper man, that over 19O newspaper men and women have filed their applications 10 go, but only 100 can be accommodated Arrangements could not possibly be perfected for more than this limited number
 NO one will be allowed to participate in this tripe except those that are act lively engaged in the newspaper business as editor, publisher. proprietor or active member of the staff of daily paper. No paper will be allowed more than one male and one female representatives The trip promises to be most delightful one.
 "The first top will be at Norfolk, day beinFr scheduled for that city. The at- tratcions around Norfolk include the ship building plant at Newport News and the famous resort, Old Point Comfort, with its fine hotels and artillery school at Fortress Monroe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Louisiana's Poll Tax.

The Louisiana construction provided that the poll tax provision should be tested in one D.ate election, and that the Legislature should then have the power to repeal it without resorting to a constitutional amendment. It is this provision that brings the subject up in an acute form before the Louis jana Legislature, which is now in ses- sion.
 The poll tax in Louisiana is but one dollar a year, and it must be paid in the two years preceding an election. Payment afterwards does not permit a citizen to vote. It is not cumula- tive, it goes to the public schools, and there is no good reason why 1t should be repealed. It has cut down the cleo torate largely, both in New Orleans and in the rural districts.
 The question is a very hot one In Louisiana, but the chief question would seem to be this: Does a man who will not voluntarily pay two dol lars in two years toward the support of the public schools, deserve the bal lot? Is he good citizen to whom the ballot should be entrusted? If he dis franchises himself under such circum- stances he should stand disfranchised until he pays in two dollars, which he may do in two subsequent years. In other words, the poll tax provision has not been sufficiently tested in Louisiana. The Louisiana poll tax provision is one of the mildest.
 In this State on the other hand the poll tax is strictly cumulative to the end of mans life. This is harsh and severe. It Is harsher and severer than any other State has adopted, and constitutional amendment will be needed after while no doubt in order to put it on the Louisiana basis although it is operating in this State to hold the electorate up to pretty Sgood figures. A vote of 100000 in this State is not only possible, but probable, and the State has rarely cast a larger vote-certainly never a largsr honest vote, and the votes this year will be honestly cast. A little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Hlnhest Prices for Beef.

Good times are ahead for growers or beef and other meats in this state, es- pecially if big cotton crop is made remarked an observing Alabamian. We want a good grain crop, too," he con tinued "but an item in the Kansas City World satisfies me that high prices for beef will prevail this winter and that the demand for cotton seed meal and hulls for feeding will far exceed the supply.
 According to the paper referred to the highest prices on record for beef cat tie were paid in Kansas City last week. A. Eirsch, of Formosa, Kan, and Peter Tumble, Missouri feeder, each received $760 a hundred for their cattle. MT Hirsch sold sixty-flve animals that aver aged 1342 pounds, and MT. Tumble thirty two averaging 1894 pounds. J. M. Rose, of Frankfort, Kan, received $579 for a drove that averaged 129O pounds. These prices are higher than the previous high est price. Over 530 head of cattle sold for g a hundred weight or better.
 MT. Hirsch fed the cattle on corn that he bought at 25 cents a bushei. He be- gan feeding them last November. He says they would have returned him profit If he had been obliged to have fed them on 65-cent corn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09

text book law, and it's people are today
 buying school books at prices varying
 from 30 to 70 per cent below the
 prics paid in this State. It should be
 possible to elect next fall a legisla- ture that the book .fust cannot manip-
 ulate. If 1t is not possible, the book trust will simply go on taking two
 prices out of Alabama, while it does we'll in Tennessee when it is confined
 by the law to a single price. Copy books that sell at ten cents a piece In this State are sold at retail to the schoo children of Tennessee a three cents. The proportion does not how ever hold good throughout the list, but taking the list as whole the saving in purchases of school books in Ten nessee is over 30 per cent. No wonder then the Democrats of Tennessee de- clare that they will maintain and en- force the uniform text book law. They cou.~ not well do otherwise, for the people of Tennessee have no de- sire to hand over their State to book trust to be by it exploited up to the point of its avarice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
VIII There be Harmony?

Grover Cleveland was prompt in ac- cepting an invitation to make speech at the opening of the Tilden Club on the 18th of June. but I have not seen any acceptance from William Jennings Bry- an," said a staunch Democrat.
 q am praying for Democratic har- mony and If MT. Bryan and MT. Cleve- land were to be brought together and make harmony speeches from the same platform a long step would be taken in the direction of a united party. But II the Nebraskan should refuse to partiei- pate in the Tllden Club affair where he would touch elbows with the sound money wing of the Democracy, harmony would be as far off as ever. The Democratic party would probably stand little show of victory even if the two great factions were to unite, but without. harmony the Democrats will be worse beaten than they were fin 1g00''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Tennessee Democrats.

The Tennessee Democrats met and nominated MT. Frazier of Chattanoo- ga, business man and an excellent stump speaker, for governor, and they adopted very long platform. There are declarations in this platform against trusts and the tariff that creat- ed them; the ship subsidy bill and the administration Philippine policy. There are declarations in it in favor of the Nicaragua canal of better road laws, and particularly of the pubic plank relating to the last named sub Ject:
 see upon the growth and development of the public school system as inaugurated and extended by the Democratic party, affording educational opportunities to all the children of the state without refer ence to their individual abilities to pro- vide such facilities for themselves. Re- sponsible for the institution and fostering of the present system of public schools, the Democratic party pledges itself anew to the development of this work of first importance. and particularly favors such legislation as will provide, wher- ever needed, a longer scholastic term.
 The enactment of the law providing for uniform textbooks having resulted in a large saving to the school children of the state In the cost of school books, we favor the continuance of this system and pledge the party to it's maintenan6s and development.
 This plank puts the public school system on the correct basis. If the children of the State are to be educat- ed in accordance with the amount their parents pay into the treasury, illiteracy will never De reduced. Tfte "payin" system so sedulously culti-' vated in Alabama is wholly foreign to a public school system. The less a child can contribute, as a rule, the more he needs the benefits of the pub. lie school system.
 Tennessee has thoroughly tested 6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09

R. E. Harrison of Cincinnati is at the Hillman.
 T C. White of Baltimore is at the Hill man.
 H. M. Smith and wife of Selma are at the Hlllman.
 Leon Abeles of New York is at the Hill- man.
 s. D. Lazarus and F. R. Linn and wife of South Africa are at the Hilman.
 J. Damsky of MaplesviIle Is at the Nor ris. Eugene Ware of Baltimore is at the Morris.
 A. W. Smith of Mobile is at the Morris w L. King of Anniston is at the Nor ris.
 J. B. Kimban of Columbus, Ga, is at the Morris.
 D.. W. M. cunninshqs,end wife and MT. H. P. Gibson and '. of Corona are at the Metropolitan.
 J. N. Ray of Woodstock is at the Metro politan.
 w. W. Welsh of Atlanta is at the Metropolitan.
 J. w Harbison of Pittsburg is at the Metropolitan.
 Edward Goodman and wife Of New York are at the Metropolitan.
 George L. Tifft of Milwaukee Is at the Morris. l Allan Little of Griffin, Ga, is at the Metropolitan.
 c. J. Webb of New York is at the aill- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Last Ditchers of Beet Sugar.

The beetsugar brigade in the Senate consists of eighteen Senators, all Re publicans. as follows: Burrows, Mich igan; Bard and Perkins, California; Kearns. Utah; Gamble and Killredge, South Dakota; Mason, Illinois; Elkins and Scott, West Virginia; Foster. Washington; Nelson and Clapp, Min nesota; Jones, Nevada; Willard and Dietrich, Nebraska; Mitchell and Si- mon, Oregon, and Wellington of Mary land. These men have met and re- solved to oppose any tariff reduction whatever in sugar, but they offer re- bate proposition. This revolt leaves the administration eight short of the vote necessary to pass bill as Re. publican measure, and renders and bill in aid of Cuba doubtful and uncertain. In the last analysis it is expected that fifteen Senators will stand together against any tariff reduction.
 The question now is, will the Presi- dent accept a rebate scheme, or will a party caucus be able to whip the beet sugar combine into line. If re- bate scheme be adopted the Demo- cratic Senators may decide to talk 1t to death, and thus there is trouble in any phase of the contest, and the out come is in great doubt.
 The proposition to pay out of the federal treasury bounty to foreign government Is clearly unconstitution- al, but the Republicans care very little about such an objection. They control the Supreme Court, and they have vio- lated the plain terms of the constitu- tion so often and so shamelessly they have no conscience when that noint is reached. A-..--,s- ~s..
 Just why Senators Elkins and Scott have joined the beet sugar combine does not appear. West Virginia is a COdl-pTOuuCluS OCdle, DuC uOI d DCCl- sugar State, and yet Messrs. Scott and Elkins are warm advocates of re- bate and warm opponents of any reel procity proposition. The beet sugar States are California, Michigan, Min ,nesota. Nebraska, Oregon and South Dakota, and these States would scarcely furnish enough Senators to defeat reciprocity.
 The Spooner bill is the more proba- ble compromise. This bill adopts the 20 per cent cut of the House bill, but this cut is to stand five years, and the existing differential rates on refined sugar are to remain untouched. The administration is willing to accept the Spooner compromise, and if any agreement is reached among the Re publican Senators, it will doubtless be the Spooner plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
"HARAkiRl."
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 The report from Tokio that the Japa- nese officer. Yamaguchi. has committed suicide because his father, an old sol dier, reproached him with having lost 200 brave men, who were killed recently by an avalanche, and being saved him. self, is quite in accordance with the Japanese traditions. 'Harakiri." or. as ''seppuku." is not an aboriginal Japanese custom, but was evolved gradually dur ing the middle ages, Its origin is prob ably to be found in the desire on the part of vanquished warriors to avoid the hu- initiation of falling into their enemies hands alive. Thus the custom would come to be a characteristic of the mili- tary class. or at that time of the feudal nobility and gentry. From custom 1t developed into a privilege, and at the be- ginning of the sixteenth century all who could claim the rank of gentleman were to death by the common executioner, and were allowed to commit 'harakiri" in stead. the time and place being notified to them officially and officials being sent to witness the ceremony.
 How ineradicable is the Japanese senti- ment of death rather than dishonor was shown in a rather ludicrous way in the early days of the modern constitution. A young Japanese midshipman on board a British man-of-war was reprimanded by the authorities at Tokio for some small indiscretion, and on the receipt of the letter went and committed "harakiri' in the wardroom. The romantic novels of Japan are full of instances of this time honored custom. the most famous of which is the story of "The Forty-seven Ronins." The vendetta, though impera- lively prescribed by custom. was forbid den by law, much the same as dueiing with us. To take vengeance on an enemy was inevitable to a chivairous Japanese, but it also involved capital punishment in "harakiri'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
TAMMANY AND THE PURE.

New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 According to the way things look now there Is to be a fierce battle at the pri- maries in Greater New York next Sep tember between two, factions in Tam many Hall, and it will be a battle of cash against cash. It Is said that the anti-Crokerites are getting up a fund of $5oo.O 900 to down the other fellows. and that Croker has sent word to his follow CTS to get up a like amount. Of this sum $1000OO is to be used in five assembly dis tricts alone-s20.0o0 each. What mystifics the good men and true of the Democratic party who do not care a snap which one of the Kilkenny cats wins, when hanging, tail tied to tails, as they will be, on the faction clothes line, is the source from witch the s1,0o0.oO0 is to come. Where do they get 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
AMERlcON INHUMANITY.
.e New York World.

From the New York World.
 There is not word to be said in de- fense of the inhuman lynchings that have put American civilization to shame in too many of our states. The World has again and again condemned them in the strongest terms, and will never lose proper opportunity to do so. But when they are bracketed with the water cure tortures and other cruelties done by the orders of certain of our military officers in the Philippines. as if in some way one barbarian could be palliated or offset by another. we emphaticaly dissent.
 You're another'' is not argument, but pure demagogy. Gallinger declaiming about "lynchings," Lodge citing the few badly-blotted pages of our great civil conflict, Foraker reminding us of wer- ler's work in Cuba, are all easily an- swered by one plain question::
 How many wrongs does it take to make one right2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Good Anecdotes.

An old citizen related the good stories which follow:
 Anecdotes of Senator Pettus being in order, take this as authentic: It was in '66 while the carpet-bag Legislature was in session at Montgomery. We were waiting at Marion Junction for a train to Selma. As the crowd moved restlessly about the platform a man inquired for some one going to Montgomery, saying he had business with the Legislature. I de- signedly pointed to General Pettus as a member of that august body.
 Approaching Pettus, the man said: I am informed you are a member of the Legislature, and I have a matter before 1t that I am interested in and wanted to get some one to look after it. With a peculiar snari that so well fitted the oc- casion, Petus said: No. my friend, I am not a member of this Legislature. but if you want anything from the body Just take two dollars in your pocket and you can get it''
 Another: We were riding together on a train In east Tennessee, talking about the country, its politics. etc, when a man walked own the aisle holding in his hand the largest carpet-bag I ever saw. It was of black enamel cloth, very wide. reaching nearly to the floor, and appar- ently empty. As he passed by Pettus, having in mind that we were in east Ten nessee, remarked: Yes, that is the way 1t hangs when they come down here. but that carpet-bag will be full when the man goes back north."
 "Apropos of the cane-brake as a stock and grain country, I remember hearing pr. Syd Vaughn of Summerfield say that he had sold his plantation in the black land and bought on the Cahaba river be- cause he wanted to make cotton, and that the black land was better adapted to grain, but the sandy land to cotton. This was afterward shown during the war when the black belt was given up to corn and aided so much in supporting the Con- federate forces"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
IN NEvITABLY.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 Dr. Henry Van Dyke. the new moder. ator of the 114th Presbyterian assembly, sat in the Waldorf-Astoria recently, while to an appreciative surrounding he told this story: "A certain colored cier- gyman in the south had among his par ishioners an old colored nanny whose shortcomings and backslidings were many and who caused the old minister to make numerous trips to 'mammy's' old shanty, followed by exhortations and prayers. After long time he succeed ed in causing the old lady to renounce one by one each of her bad habits until none remained but the old black pipe.
 Sister Marfa,' he said solemnly one night after an unusually long argument. how you spec to meet yo'r Lord wifi sech a 'baccy brefr
 Bless you, honey, dats ali right cried mammy. 'Befo' I meets my Lord specs to lose my bref.'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
THE DAWN OF PEACE
By John Ruskin.

By John Ruskin.
 Put off your mail, O kings,
 And beat your brands to dust! Your hands must learn a surer grasp, Your hearts better trust. Ohi bend aback a 1ance's point, And break the helmet bar! A noise Is in the morning wind,
 But not the note of war. Upon the grassy mountain paths The glittering hosts increase, They comel They come! How fair theif
 feetl
 They come to publish peace. And victory, fair victory!
 Our enemies are oursi For all the clouds are clasped in light, And all the earth with flowers. Ave- still depressed and dim with .de1 But wait little while. sa And with the deathless radiant hue, The wilderness shall smile. And every tender. living thing,
 Shall feed by streams of rest; ; Nor lamb shall from the flock be lost Nor nursling from the uest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
RICHEST MAN IN JAPAN.

From the New York Evening Post.
 Baron Euchi Shibusawa, the richest man in Japan, Is at the Palace. He ar rived in the steamer America Maru on a tour of the United States and Europe. While in this country the baron will make a study of steel plants and ship yards.
 Baron shibusawa is e3 years old He is leading director and largest owner in forty banks, commercial houses and in- dustrial establishments. His wealth is es- timated at Slo0, ,O00, ,0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
ALABAMA EDITORS.

From the Centre News.
 This speculation about whether Cap tain Jos Johnston will or won't Is the veriest bosh. He will, certain as he lives. When has there been time during the last score of years when he wasn't either an active candidate or trying to save the state on the side? Joe Johnston may not become an active candidate this year, but there is nothing politically more cer- tain than that he will continue to irri- gate Alabama with some selfish schemes up his sleeve. It will require more than one drubbing to sun his moccasins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-09
Pleasant Summers.

"I suffer less in summer here in Bir- mingham than did in the north, said northern man who has been living in this city for several years.
 while 1t Is true that the summers in the south are longer than the northern summers, Birmingham seldom has un- comfortably hot nights after the first of July. The most trying spells here are usually in May and June.