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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs Florence Clover WIN be the soprano
at the Conservatory recital this after
noon.
Miss Ellen Kimber OF state fame IS IN
the city and paid visit 70 Senator Tapp
yesterday.
Mrs. J. c. Erick is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Dayton zIuusell. OF e Reno,
Oklahoma.
Fred Daneke. Of Kansas City. Is in the
city visiting friends. the guest OF L. L
Titus and family. as West second.
D. " Brown OF this city came up from
the Indian Territory last night and viii
spend couple OF days in Wichita
Guy Levy and Georgs Brown are tax
ing a spring vacation from their studies
al the state university at their homes IN
This city.
The Singer Sewing Machine company
has moved their ONCE from S2e North
Main street TO DO North Main. as their
business during the past year 5ustides
a better location
sam Slower. who has been connected
with the sprlnkling department for the
past ten years. viii be missed next sat
urday from making his usual collections.
for the reason that he is sick from an
attack OF pneumonia. As this is the only
severe attack he has had since he was a
child. it goes hard with him
The East Side Thimole Club net az
Mrs. 5. E Dyars last Friday afternoon.
rs South Ida avenue \ very enjoyable
afternoon was spent il music and fancy
work The members are. Mrs. Robert
Hobson. Miss lille Peters. Mrs. Jas.
Guyer, Mrs McGTi1. Mrs. Ed Richie.
Mrs. o. II. Hall. Mrs. VIM. Swan. Mrs. s.
r. Dyal. The next meeting viii De held
this afternoon ar the home OF Mrs. I'd
Richie. IL Cleveland avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04

which tells. or rather writes the story in
q very novel and interesting fashion II
is composed OF a circular cylinder -hst
resembles in shape the cardboard that a
bolt Of ribbon IS or \ pin traces along
this and IS connected BY q series OF levers
governed by the pressure OF air as mer-
eury in barometer During the thur
der storm Wednesday night. this pen
went zig-zag Al = terrific rate. showing
that the air can be thrown into state
OF violence even on the surface OF the
earth when there Is no wind This IS
what makes the house trembIs during
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
CATTLE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

II the hog receis not soon increase
Cucshy VIII need al. ard more 10 supply
the demand Tor his trade.
Fl Weidliue of Augusta is going 20 feed
a few hundred cattle for the early sum
mer market
T. Il. Cole. formerly hog salesman for
w II. Paugh & Co.. shipped in a car
load of cattle from Goddard yesterday.
q. .. Handy the veteran shipper from
Norwich had car load OF hogs on the
market Yesterday
p. II. Mcclellan. the wei known ship
per Of hiugman consigned car load Of
hogs to this market yesterday
w B. johnson Of Enid was the only Ok
lahoma shipper who had hogs on the mar
ker Yesterday.
Just by way Of reminding the buyers
and packers that the country around kiO-
Wa is stu able 60 raise some good hogs.
A. Garland sent In another car load yes
terdsy.
whitewater was represented by two car
loads of hogs yesterday one was con-
signed by O.. s Stewart and the other by
Foster * Cheesman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP

OF Virginia Is breeding ground ot
Malaria germs. So IS low. wet o. marshy
ground everywhere. These germs cause
weakness. chils and fever. aches in the
bones and muscles, ana may induce dan
gerous maIadies- But Electric Bitters
never fau To destroy them and cure
rnalariaI troubles They VIII surely pre-
vent typhoid. we tried many remedies
for Malaria and Stomach and Liver
troubles. writes John Charleston. OF
Bvesviue. o. '-out never found anything
as good SIS Electric Bitters." Try them.
Only soc. Behring'S Pharmacy guarantees
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
DROVE Soy FROM HOME

Alleges Mrs. Nancy Dcvsrey In Ask
Ing for Divorce From John Downey.
Mrs. Nancy Downey has asked for & d.
vorce IN the district court from John
Downey. She says she married him about
thirty years ago and has OF late been
treated with extreme cruelty. She says
that her husband has driven her only
minor child, John J. Downey away from
home and she asks the custody q him
She further asks for the property
amounting to 400 IN land IN Gypsum
township. She asks that she be given =
divorce. as Mr. Downey has treated her
kill her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hog Market Came TumbIing
Down Yesterday,
HALTED AT TEN LOWER
Receipts of Cattle Were tx
CeedingIy Light.
HALTED AT TEN LOWER

There was another light run OF hogs
yesterday not enough 10 90 round with
the buyers. 50 Cudahy's buyer held the
Tort and took everything offered. II look
Cd pretty hard for sellers at the opening
for the reason that the early reports
showed 15c lower in Kansas City and the
market dun ct the decline Later the
market here settled at about Ice lower,
but ali the time the buyers wanted the
hogs and when trading hung fire it was
because the sellers held for more money.
There was not q wei finished car load on
me market ana the top price s5.75, was
same quality would have brought more
money The decline vas somewhat uu-
expected but people can hardly expect
hogs 10 keep going up all the time with
OK an occasional reaction.
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COTTON MARKET.

New York. April 3.-Ths cotton market
opened steady. 2 points higher 70 1 point
lower and closed barely steady with prices
4 p0itus higher To point lower
New York April 3-Cotton-Futures
opened steady. April SIS; May $50; June
go: July S92. August S64; September.
80: October SIS: November SIC; Deem
ber sos.
New York. April -Cotton-Spot closed
quiet Lice higher. NIiddling uplsnds
1-1sc: middiug gulf 5-16c; sales 216
bales.
Liverpool. april 3.-Cottou-Spot good
business done, prices 1-32d higher. Amer
f0an u7fddlfnc 4-sd
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04

Dock stocks rose about points each.
American Telephone and Telegraph ad-
tanced lg1z on the reported large increase
IN the instruments outstanding. There
was a long list Of gains running from q
point or more Of which were simply re-
coveries from depression OF yesterday. At
the same time AmalgaTnatsd Copper, Col
orado Fuel. United States Leather pre-
ferrec and the minor steel stocks were
rather acuteIy depressed by realizing
sales. When St Paul reached the later
stages OF its advance il encountered
blocks OF offerings running up 70 200
shares. but rose steadily through them
all 70 1888 The Chicago and Northwest
ern shot I'D ~, the preferred Ia, Shtca-
90, St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha II.
and the preferred 4 II was not until
within fifteen minutes OF the close that
these prompted an appreciate effect On
the general market AtA that time the
Pacifics and Soufhwesterns generally
spUrted UP from I 10 , points over last
night The market closed very active
and generally strong though the response
had not been notable outside OF the
stocks mentioned and some Of the spec
islties continued to drop. There was no
change in the general conditions affecting
the speculative situation
The bond market was not very active.
but there was a we'll distributed demand
Total sales, par value S. 629 90.
United States bonds were all unchang-
ed on last call.
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THE WEATHER.
Wichita kan

Wichita. Kan, April :. 1872
4 mild thunderstorm with .l6 inch Of
rain occurred before daylight, followed
by colder cloudy weather and north
wind all day. The temperature was from
s. To s. (as compared with e 70 Il 81 We'd
uesday0 and the mean 4 which IS il de-
grees colder than normal
The rainfall since March I, the begin
ming Of the growing season, Is now 2s5
inches and is still 81 inch more than the
normal for that pericr-
FRED l. JOHNSON. Observer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
New York Money Market.

New York. April 3.-Nonev. on call was
steady II STAT per cent: closing bid and
asked at 1904 per cent: prime mercan-
tile paper Eizd5 per cent Sterling ex-
change firm with actual business IN
bankers bills at s4s77sGASS for demand
and at s4s5@G15 for sixty days: posted
rates S+-s6 and - s81z; COMMERCIAL bills
81 Ss4. d4S 5s
Bar silver sc: Mexican dollars &c.
Government bonds steady: state bonds
inactive. railroad bonds firm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
Chicago.
Chicago, April 3-The leading futures
ranged as follows
CASH QUOTATIONS.

FIour-ctea1F-
Wheat-No. 3 10u&c; No. red $50
7sc.
46iec No. white s4isd45sC.
Rve-NO. 2 5105SC.
Earley-Fair u choice mailing s56s7c.
FiaNseed-N0- 4 SIS. 80. I Northwest
eru. sL74.
Mess Pork. per barrel. SIS a'61s--o-
Lard. per lo4 pounds. s--5l-z slf.65-
short rihs sides Goose S>>tlSSo, dry
saiIed shoulders tboXed1 sass--1c, short
clear SIDES fboCec5 s. Esf.
whisky basis Of high wines $50
Clover contract grade 5elsfrc-L-.
r.--.-r-rr,-r- - SLID, r-,----
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pRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. April 5--Dry Goods-There
were few directions in which business of
any moment was noted today Sellers
remain firm in their ideas and buyers
continue re purchase IN limited Cua1ti-
ties and for immediate necessities only.
Tha markot closed lrm and unohanged-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04

washington. April 8.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair Friday and Satur-
day; variable winds. mostly south
Oklahoma and Indian Territory; Fair
Friday and Saturir~; variable winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
NEW QUARTERS AND ToRTuREs
Queen City Lodge Buys $500 Worth Ct
Cedree Medicine.

The Queen City lodge. No. 2ss. / Q. Q.
2, IS preparing 70 move its quarters 20
rooms over 2o7 East Douglas. where they
wiz hold their meetings for the next i've
years. Their cid meeting place = above
40 East Douglas avenue
The lodge. composed q 10 members.
have put $50 in new parphernaIa for the
administering OF degrees. and although
no member would inform q reporter FOR
the Eagle OF the exact articles 10 be pur-
chased with the 500. he has already
figured it all out. ard this is the result
he gets;
Prime billy goats -....,.-.....-.-.-..----sl $40
Sandpaper sitdes ...................-..-. 10
Hooks and nippers .....-..--........... 50
PIE crlYers .-.....,-...---...-----...- 70
B-oo1 and thu1aer ..........-......... 80
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HOG SALES


Yesterday vas one OF the dullest seen
for a long time IL the cattle section OF
the yards. The buyers stood round ready
Ter business. but the entire receipts CON
sisted OF only one car load. They were
mixed butcher cattle, and while the mar
kets were generally lower for most. grades
they sold at about steady.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
WOOL MARKET.

s.. Louis. April 3.-Wool-DuH Terri
tory and western mediums 15G17i1c, fine
3 11d15tac; coarse Halle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04


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the Republic.
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BinEhanton bottle ara r.
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have sd sWanp-oot regularly for
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04
What IS Art?
Art is Fine Printing

Which is The result Of combination OF beauti-
full faces of type arstcaly arranged and neatly printed
on nice paper. The Of printing has reached that
stage where none save expert tell it from
craving or copper-plate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-04

Egss-steady, frssh 1f.c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
MISS STONE RELEASED.
Given Her Liberty After a Long
Captivity.

Paris, Feb. 1s.-The Temps this
evening publishes dispatch from Con
stantinople which announces that Miss
Ellen M. Stone has been released by the
brigands. who have held her captive
since Sept. 3 last, and has been handed
over in good health to the dragoman
of the American legation.
The dispatch adds that the "Rev.
Tsilka" has been arrested on the
charge of completely in the kidnapping
of Miss Stone Tsilka is the husba nd
of Nine. K. s. Tsilka, Miss Stone 8
companion in captivity.
The brigands demanded ransom of
eco. 600 Turkish, but only $72, 600
was collected for the ransom, and this
sum was paid over to the brigands
Feb. by M. Gargiulo, chief dragoman
of the American legation at CONSTANT
nople, and W. W. Peet, treasurer, of the
American Mission at Constantinople,
who met the brigands on the road to
the Podrome Monastery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
Because Man Does.

Huh" growled the cynical celibatt
to the beaming benedict. Huh, yol
seem to know all about women, yor
do. Can you tell me why pigeon
toed woman is always duller of percep
ton than one who isn'tS And why
would woman rather be pretty than
anything else9 And why does girl
always giggle when she talks to a
mans And why can't women pass a
mirror without looking into it? And
why are women so much more particu-
lar about the outside of their heads
than they are of the inside. And why
do women 30 much more admire bad
men whom they love than they do
good men who love them? And why
do women dislike women in the same
ratio that they like menH And why
it il that women, who are meant to
be Heavens best gift to man amt,
alwaysI Say, tell me those, will
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES North American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
Smallpox.

New York, Feb. Is. From reports
from all over the world it develops
that smallpox epidemic is raging.
That this epidemic is more serious
than any for years is evident from the
reports to hand London, Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago and New York
are all affected In this city. there are
ninety cases, but this is very low for
the total of the population. There is
nothing to fear from fearful epidemic
in New YORK such as has occurred in
the past.
In Connecticut and New Jersey
whole villages are swept by the disease
and it is widely prevalent in Pennsyl-
vania.
In London, where the disease is so
prevalent that smallpox insurance has
become popular, there were 3, 723 cases
between May l. 1901, and January TO-
9O2, and S97 were under treatment on
the latter date. The death rate there
is A per cent among those vaccinated,
90 per cent in cases of doubtful vacci-
nation. and sos per cent in cases
where there has been no vaccination
at ALL
In New York Health Commissioner
Lederle's figures place the total death
rate at 28 per cent of those affected.
In January there were 1874 cases of
smallpox, twenty-six Of them being
'atal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
WILLIAMSON

Williamsport. Feb. 17.-Rev. j. B
Green will fill his regular appointment
here next Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Molloy, of Co
lumbia, visited his father, Rev. j. @
Molloy last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Miller spen,
several days last week with Mr.. anG
Mrs. M. W. Reece.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dansbee is spending
this week with friends here.
Miss Katheryne Porter visited rela-
tives in Columbia last week.
We are glad to see Miss Maggie Hull
able to be out after a brief spell of
grippe.
Mrs. B. d. Joyce of Sawdust Valley,
is with her sister, Mrs. Lena Collins
at this writing.
DR.. l.. e. Ragsdale, visited relatives
in Columbia last week.
Messrs. Webb Temple and Webb Nc
Bride were in the Port Saturday.
Mr.. Choate of Mt. Pleasant, was the
guest of his cousin, Mr.. Stockard
Choate last week.
Miss Laura Porter visited Columbia
recently.
DR.. Eugene Ragsdale lost two good
saddle horses last week.. He is a
speedy footman, and will still heed
the calls of the sick.
Mr.. J. S. Choate is with Messrs.
Volnie and Wick Linck this week.
Mr.. George Miller and charming
daughter, Miss Elizabeth of Shady
Grove, were in our little village last
Thursday.
We are sorry to report Mr.. W. A.
Porter, quite sick with gripp.
Mr.. John Latta, candidate for sheriff,
was down last week, soliciting votes.
Mrs. DIR. Charlton, visited Mrs. |
Newt Jones of your city recently.
"WINSLER. :"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
W. n. DUSS PARDONED.
Elk City Treasurer of Nashville is Now
Free Man.

Nashville, Feb. 90. Elk City Treas
urer Walter o. Doss, who was serving
term of five years in the peniten-
tiary, is free man.
Doss was pardoned from the peni-
tertiary by Gov. McMillin yesterday
The pardon was granted on the recon-
mendation of the Board of Pardons and
petitions signed by 1,241 citizens.
Among those signing the petitions ask
ing for the clemency were the twelve
members OF the jury who tried the
case, a large number of ministers,
professional and business men. Sew
eral of the petitions were from the
citizens OF adjoining counties. The
Strongest pressure has been brought to
bear upon the Governor, and in view
OF this and his reformation, the leniency
was extended.
DOss was convicted in the Davidson
County Criminal Court at it's Septem-
Der term, 1900, in three cases on the
charge of forgery and passing forged
paper and sentenced. to the penitentiary
for a term Of three years in one case
and one year each in the others. In
two cases he was sentenced to one
hour confinement in the county work
house. The sentences were affirmed
by the Supreme Court at the December
ter, 1900, and Doss was received at
the penicentiary on March 7, 1901.
The distinct cases in which the SEN
tence for three years was imposed was
for raising, while City Treasurer of
Nashville, salary check from $50 to
$3.50 and from $3. so to *103. 80. Total
of money alleged to have been
in this manner was about
~, 800.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
FOR A MORE EQUITABLE
TAX ASSESSMENT.
Meeting of the Business Men at the Bethel
House-Committee Appointed to In
vestgate the Matter.

The meeting in the reading room al
the Bethel House Tuesday night was at
tended by thirty-four Of the repre-
sentative business men and largest
taxpayers of the city, and a great
deal of interest was shown in the sub
ject under consideration.
Mr.. A. B. Rains was called to the
chair, and MIR. j. V. Link was made
Secretary.
An informal discussion OF the CUES
ton was had for about an hour, as to
the best way to secure for the town
and county more just and equitable
assessment of the property of tag
payers as compared with the assess
ments in other counties; it being
generally known that not only is
property in Columbia assessed too high,
but also the farming lands in Maury
county.
After thorough discussion of the
matter resolution was adopted. stat
ing that the best way to secure the
readjustment would be the appoint
ment of committee of seven, whose
duty it shall be to inform themselves
thoroughly as to the relative value and
relative assessment of property in CO.
lumbia and Maury county, as compared
with other towns and counties, so as to
be able to intelligently present the
question to the County Board of
Equalization, and if relief cannot be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
GLENN's STORE.

Glenn Store, Feb. 17.-Again ole
Mother Earth is wrapped in white
Some Of our older people think it il
tn deepest snow that has fallen here
in 10 years.
The quarterly meeting will be hello
at Glenn chapel. the fourth. Saturday
and Sunday There will he dinner on
the ground Saturday, and Rev. Fl. B.
Reams will preach Sunday morning al
II O'Clock. Everybody is invited to
come.
Colds and grip are almost an cpl
dem1c in this vicinity.
Mrs. Cora Glenn has been very sick
at her home the past week.
Mrs. Caskey of this place, has re-
turned home from Columbia. She was
called there to the bedside of her niece,
Miss Myrtle Davis. Miss Davis has
many friends here who are sorry to
learn of her illness.
Miss Nora Hampton has been sick
the past week with bad cold.
CLOVER LEAF.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
SHORT SAYINGS.

A train of thoughts is good thing
to possess, provided the engineer knows
when and where to use the throttle.
All preachers do not practice what
they preach. They tell people to marry
for love and yet they marry as they
can for money.
Contentment is better than riches,
but the question in the unphilosophical
mind is how is man going to be
contented unless he is richg
The social custom in Paraguay re-
quires gentleman to kiss every lady
to whom he is introduced; but Para
quay is too far away from here for
Sunday excursions.
A married man should not attempt
TO keep anything from his wife. OF
course it is folly to attempt the inn
possible.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
SCOTTISH RITE MASONRY,
Over n Thousand Prominent MasOns
Attending the Golden COnvOca-
tiOn at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Feb. 20.-Over one thou
sand prominent masons have regis
tered here at the Scottish Rite ca
thedral for the golden convocation OF
the rite of the Valley of Cincinnati,
which was established in this city
just so years ago. While prominent
masons attend this convocation year
ly, there never was such an attend
ance as this week.
Among those present is DR.. ]. Diaz,
prioto of Mexico; the thirty-third and
thirty-second degree men are pres
ent from all parts Of the country.
The programme covers four days, and
includes excellent music and all the
pomp and ceremony of the best ritu-
alistic work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
OUR GsPDyDENTS
GOSHEN.

Goshen, Feb. 16.-As there is no
correspondent from Goshen. decided
TO write the few happenings of our
neighborhood.
Mr.. Felix Jones. who has been very
feeble all winter, is improving slowly.
Miss Emma Gardner is convalescent.
Messrs. G. L. and ]. p. Gidcomb
and Mrs Warren have returned to
their homes after attending their
father during spell of pneumonia.
We are glad to report Mr.. Gidcomb
much improved, and hope he win soon
recover.
Mrs. r. w. Hight. of Columbia,
spent part of last week with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Gray. and
other relatives in this neighborhood.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Oakley visited
Mrs Oakley's parents recently.
James Oakley made a successful
tour through portion of this and
Hickman county last week buying
furs.
Master Mathew Blackburn is attend
ing school at Water Valley.
Mr.. Jess Brown happened to a very
painful accident last week. While fell
ing tree, he got his foot badly
mashed, and had to have pant of his
foot amputated.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrow and little
Miss Ethel of Burwood, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. McMeen this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Blackburn intend
moving to their new home on Turkey
creek this week.
With best wishes to the Dear Old
Herald, VIOLET.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
AN ANOMALOUS SITUATION.
Nearly Four Hundred Thousand
White Men Who Have No Voice In
the Indian Territory.

Washington, Feb. 20.-When sthe
consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill was resumed in the
house Mr.. Little fArk.), the ranking
minority member of the Indian COM
mittee, addressed himself to the con-
ditions' in the Indian territory. The
anomalous situation there, where
200 white men had no voice in the
government, he said, demanded &C
ton by congress. He contended that
a territorial form of government
should be set I'D there.