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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
UnfavOrable epo-t on Crum's Nomina
ton.

Washington, Feb. Especial
The Presidents negro policy receiv-
ed a severe setback to-day when the
Senate Committee on Commerce re-
jected the nomination of DR.. w. 7.
Crum, colored, as Collector of Gus
toms at Charleston, as the result of
a combination between Democratic
and Republican Senators. The Pres
ident is not at all pleased with this
action. He announced to a newspa-
per man that he would not withdraw
the nomination until the Senate took
final action one way or the other.
Senators Jones, of Nevada, and Per
kins, of California, are the Repub-
licans who voted with the six Demo
cratic members of the committee,
but the vote would have still result
ed in a tie had not Senator Nelson
of Minnesota absented himself from
the committee meeting. As it was,
the vote stood 8 to 7 against confirm
alton. There was no discussion of
the Crum case before the commit
tee, and it was not reached until a
few minutes before adjournment
when the roll was called. The only
question that presented itself was
the color of the candidate and the
objections that the people of Charles
ton have made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
GENERAL NEWS
What Congress is Doing.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

ment of Congress during the past
week has been the. completion by the
Senate of its trust program which
was concluded on Wednesday by the
acceptance of the conference report
on the Department of Commerce
Bill, including the now famous Mel
son publicity amendment, which is
reputed to have excited the antagon-
ism of the Standard Oil Company.
The final passage of this bill, which
is. certain to receive the approval of
the President, means the creation of
a new department of the government
and another seat in the Presidents
Cabinet. 1t is generally expected that
Mr.. George B. Cortelyou, now Sec
rotary to the President, will be ap-
pointed to the new portfolio, as Pres
ident Mckinley announced that to
have been his intention and it has
thus far been the policy of President
Roosevelt to carry out the intentions
of his predecessor as far as possible.
On this particular question, howov-
er, Nh. Roosevelt has not committed
himself and it is possible that the
great value of Mr.. Cortelyou's ser
vices at the White House may result
in his retention in his present posi-
ton. It is known that the Presi-
dent has been urged to take this
course and to double Nh. Cortelyou's
present salary out of his own pocket.
The Senate has ratified the Alas
kan treaty, practically without oppo-
sition, very few Senators voting
against it, the vote being vive voce.
The ratification of this treaty be-
fore any of the other important CON
v~entions before the Senate was I'M
expected but an opportunity was
seen to effect it's approval and was
promptly seized by the Senate lead
ers. To-day, as soon as the routine
business is disposed of, the Colon
bian treaty, providing for the build
ing of the Panama Canal, will be
taken up and the Senate expects to
spend the day in executive session.
It is the hope of the leaders that all
of the treaties can be ratified before
the 4th of March, although there is
some doubt on the question, as Sen
ator Morgan will strongly oppose the
Colombian treaty in its present form
and it is expected that several ses-
sions will have to be devoted to it's
consideration.
The Statehood blockade remains in
statu quo, although the Republicans
have had prepared a compromise bill
admitting two States comprising the
entire territory of Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, New Mexico and Arizona
to the Union. The Democrats now
threaten to flibuster on this meas
ure, demanding not less than three
States. The advocates of Statehood
say that they will pursue their form
er policy of attaching the Omnibus
Statehood Bill to several appropria-
ton bills and that they will succeed
in so doing. Their opponents, on the
other hand, claim that the President
pro tenn will rule the amendment out
of order and that the Statehood
forces will not prove strong enough
TO override the Chair. In the face
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

the House adopted the Littlefeld
bill, embodying a larger measure of
Government control for monopolies
and attempts to secure monopoly.
We have been unable to secure from
it's author the text of the Elkins bill.
The Littlefeld bill as finally reported
by the Judiciary Committee and
passed by the House is less radical
than the as introduced. It
does not penalize the over-capitali-
cation of trusts, although it provides
for a pretty searching public exami-
nation of their affairs. In explana-
ton of the change made, Mr. Little
field said in the debate that to penal
ize over-capitalization might produce
a panic, but that to require publicity
would be to acquaint the people with
the facts, and the evils of o~ver-capi-
~talization would gradually be cor
rected. Apart from the publicity
provisions, the most important clause
in the act is Section 6, providing
that no corporation receiving rebates
or attempting to monopolize bust
ness in any locality by discrimina-
ton in prices "shall use either di-
rectly or indirectly any of the facil-
tiles or instrumentalities of inter
State commerce" for the purpose of
facilitating it's business with such
intent" This section is supple
mented by the one following, which
prohibits Interstate railroads from
knowingly transporting goods pro-
duced or sold in violation of the
pending act or the Sherman Anti
Trust Act of 1890. In the debate
upon the bill Chairman Jenkins, of
the Judiciary Committee, declared
his belief that Section 6 was uncon-
stitutional, and that the control of
Congress over commerce was limited
to distinctively interstate transac-
tions and did not reach within the
territory of any State. The bill,
however, as the majority of the Com
mittee point out in their report, does
not assume that Congress has the
power directly to prohibit attempts
at monopoly within any State. Any
State may charter all the monopolies
it pleases to serve its own people.
The bill merely says to the monopo-
lies, while we cannot control your
illegal act within the State, you
shall not use the instrumentalities
of Interstate commerce in aid
thereof" In reply to Democratic
questioning, even Chairman Jenkins
admitted that the taxing power of
the Government reached everywhere
and might be invoked to suppress IN
desirable corporations, just as it has
already been used to suppress the
note issues of State banks. The
Democratic attacks upon the bill
we're practically limited to it's al
legged sins of omission. The bill did
not, it was said, contain any provi-
sion to prevent monopoly extortion
by removing the tariff from ono
oily products, it did not aim to pre-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
The Statehood and Antitrust Bills.

any other two that have had the at
tention Of Congress at its present
session. The New York Outlook in
It's issue of February 18th, gives the
following as to the status of both:
The development last week of the
proposal to admit New Mexico, Ari-
iona, Oklahoma, and possibly Indian
Territory as States showed indica-
tions that Senator Quay, the spon-
sor for the Omnibus State Bill would
consent to a compromise. This COM
promise, so it was indicated, might
take the form of the admission of the
above-named four Territories as two
States, Arizona being united with
New Mexico, and Oklahoma with In
dian Territory. In this way unques-
tionably some objections of the op-
ponents of the bill would be met. On
the other hand, new and very serious
objections would be raised. In the
first place, whereas the admission of
the separate Territories could not be
altogether a partisan measure, the
combination would be far more GER
tGinly so. Republican dominance
would seem to be assured, at least
for the present. For this reason the
Democratic supporters of Senator
Quay have not responded gladly to
the proposal. Furthermore, "the
string attached" to the compromise
is a promise that Arizona should be
granted admission as a separate
State as soon as it's population
reaches 100000. Such a promise is
perilously like an attempt to tie the
hands of future sessions of Con-
gress. When the time for the ad-
mission of Arizona comes, the ques-.
ton ought to be decided upon con-
t~emporaneous conditions and not
upon the anticipations of Congress-
men of other times. Opposition on
this ground is sure to be developed.
Most significant of all, however, is
that opposition, stimulated by the
proposed compromise, which is
grounded on Mormon influence in
New Mexico and Arizona. The tes-
timony On this subject was most pro-
nOunced and most seriOus. This tes-
timony was given by Democratic
Senators from Utah, Idaho, and Col
Orado, and was to the effect that no
Mormon would run for political Of
fee without the consent of the First
Presidency of the Church" Al
though this testimony was given in
part to show that polygamists could
be eliminated from politics by the
authority of this huge religio-politi-
cal machine, it was, as Senator Hale
remarked, interesting, valuable, and
startling, through bringing to light
"the conditions that obtain where the
Mormon Church has secured it's
Judgment" Last weeks debate was
useful if for no other reason than
because it made clear that vigorous
opposition to the Omnibus State
hood Bill, even in compromise form,
should be continued.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
THE ANTI TRUST BILLS.

Without debate the Senate accept
ed the Elkins amendment to the De
partment of Commerce Bill. embodv-
ing that measure of trust regulation
acceptable to the larger trusts; and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
MICHIGAN SALT PLANTS.
Many of Them Closed as Result of Dis
elimination.

Chicago, April 3,-The charge that
railroads by practically allowing re-
bate in the salt rate to concern
operating boats between Michigan
points and this city has given it a
monopoly of the sale industry is being
Investigated by the interstate COM
merce commission. The complaint,
which it is said is brought primarily
by the Detroit Salt company alleges
the Michigan, Indiana and Illinois
Transportation company which owns
and operates the boats is allowed as it's
proportion of the tariff rate between
Detroit, Ludington and Manistee and
the Missouri river six cents barrel
more than other companies will trans
port salt for This difference is suffi.
cient it is claimed to drive all competi-
tors out of the business inasmuch as
the boat company is owned and con-
trolled by the International Salt
company, through Joy, Morton and
company. 1t is charged that owing to
this alleged discrimination many of
the salt plants in Michigan are closed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Texas BOUNDARY MATTER.
May Lose 1900 Square Miles to
Oklahoma and New Mexico.
A NEW SURVEY Is DESIRED.

| w Washington, April 2.-The officials
in the general land office have been
looking over the records bearing on
the Texas boundary question, which,
by the way, has never been definitely
| settled, and have reached the conclu-
sion that perfect survey of the line,
from the new Tooth meridian, at the
intersection with Red river around the
northern and western boundaries of
the state to FL Paso, will show that
Texas now has within her immense
borders a considerable area to which
she is not entitled. This area amounts
in the aggregate to something like
1,sOo square miles, which, it is be-
lieved, belongs to Oklahoma and New
Mexico.
The land in question is a strip three
miles wide lying on the extreme north
ern boundary of the state, south of
| Beaver county, Okla, amounting to
about $40 square miles, and strip
| three miles wide and 300 miles long on
the west side of the Texas Panhandle
and strip $50 miles long on the
northern boundary of Loving and FL
Paso counties, Texas
In view of the fact that Texas con-
gressmen are asking survey of this
portion of the Texas boundary with
view to re-establishing the boundary
line imperfectly established years ago
after the annexation of the Texas
republic, in the hope of adding still
further to the already immense area
of that state, land officials are contem-
plating another survey with the conf
dent expectation of showing that Texas
already has land in excess of what she
is justly entitled to. In the last con-
gress bill providing for joint COM
mission to fix the boundaries was in
troduced by Congressman Stephens,
but failed. The Texas legislature,
just closing a long session, has been
considering the question. If the move
ment is undertaken the state of Texas
will lose something like 1.sOo square
miles unless the land officials are
greatly mistaken.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
PRIZES TO COOKS.
s7,5oo.ooo In Cash to Be Distributed

$7,5oo.ooo In Cash to Be Distributed.
Between now and July LIST, family
cooks, whether employees or the mis-
tress Of the household, will be follow
ing the plan laid down for improve
ment in cooks in a contest for 735 cash
prizes ranging from $4,000 to $500
offered by the Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd.
The winners must show improve
ment in general cookery as clearly
\ stated in the rules for the test
No one has to buy or pay anything
whatever. 1t is simply an earnest eff
fort on the part of Mr., Post to stimu-
late the household cook to more care
full and skillful cookery.
To have light, sweet bread and
cakes instead of heavy, sour and in
digestible things. To have no more
greasy, burned or, dried-out meats. To
have properly made Coffee, Postum
and tea To have delicate and diges-
tible, toothsome desserts and a table,
clean, tasty and pleasure to look
upon.
And so s7.500.00 in actual money will
be spent to encourage the cooks of the
country to better effort. And you
housekeepers, please forever abandon
the term ''hired girl" Teach your
cook the dignity of her profession, call
her the cook.
If her duties include other services,
well and good, but don't detract from
her professional title by calling her
the "hired girl" That term doesn't fit
a good cook. A certificate bearing
the large seal of the Postum Cereal
Co., Ltd: will go to each of the 735
winners in this contest. These GER
tifcates or diplomas will be as vaIu-
able to the holders as a doctors sheep
skin is to him
A postal card to the Cookery Dent.
No. S49 of the big pure food factories
of the Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd. at
Battle Creek, Mich, will bring a sheet
OF plainly printed rules for the con.
test
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09

Washington, April 4.-The officials
of the interior department have made
public the carrying out of sections Sc
to 50 inclusive of the Chicllasaw and
Choctaw supplemental agreement of
September %, 1902, under which 444,-
9S3 O3 acres of mineral lands in
Indian Territory are segregated to be
sold at public auction for cash to the
highest bidder by three commissioners
to be appointed by the president of the
United States. The land must be sold
within three years. The mineral cOn-
sists of coal and asphalt. 1t is ex-
pected the Indians will realize $780,
900, 900 from the sale of the lands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Nabob,, baggage Held.

New York, April "A writ of at
tachment, to cover an alleged debt of
S225, was served against the 25 pieces
of baggage belonging to the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester, who recently
arrived from Palm Beach. The writ
was procured by firm of dealers in
antiquities, who sold the duke bill
and took his check for fifty-four
pounds on London bank, which was
returned marked mo Funds" A SINH
lar attachment was served by jeweler
when the duke was in n. Y. before.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Farmers Good Story.

Velpen, Ind, April 6th.-Wm. OBJ.
Sullivan, highly respected farmer of
this place, tells personal experience
to show that there is still some genu-
ineness and honest worth to be met
with in this age in which so many
frauds are reported.
yes, have been humbugged," said
Mr. Sullivan, land when l was so ill
with the Rheumatism, Kidney and
Heart Trouble, used good deal of
stuff that claimed to be remedies for
these diseases only to find them worth
less.
But, as you know, 1 did find the
genuine remedy after all and had not
been taking Dodd's Kidney Pills very
long before / knew that they were an
honest remedy that would do all and
more than was claimed for them. They
cured me, made a we'll man of me and
am now as sound as ever was.
81 can testify that Dodd's Kidney
Pills are a genuine remedy for Rheu-
matism and Kidney Trouble"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
assnred of Extra session.

Havana, March 31.-The treaty of
reciprocity between Cuba and the Uni
ted States as amended by the senate of
the United States was approved in the
Cuban senate by vote of 12 to O. This
approval is absolute and is not ham
pered by any conditions, the question
able time limit amendment having been
dispensed with through the receipt of
the cable message from secretary Hay
in which it was positively declared that
President Roosevelt would call spe-
ciai session Of congress prior 70 Dec. I
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Must Work with Patience.

Washington, April General Wood,
it is stated, is not to interfere with
conditions in the Moro country so far
as they relate to religious practices and
to slavery and polygamy. The war
department has determined to treat
the Moros according to the policy
adopted for the government of Amer
can Indians. Guided by the reports
of American officers, like those of Cap
tain Pershing, the department is con-
fident that this is not the time to
attempt innovations among the Moros.
Later, when the United States author
ity is more fully established, the
gradual extinction OF slavery and sup
preston of polygamy may be attempt
ad
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
SMILES
Good Cheer and Good Food Go To-
gether.

Good Cheer and Good Food Go To-
gether.
Improper feeding is the source of
most human ails. Sick people don't
laugh much. 1t is the healthy and
strong who see the sunny side of
everything. Pure, scientific food will
correct most ailments and bring
laughter and good cheer in place of
sickness and gloom.
The wife of physician of Dayton,
O., says: Before 1 had finished the
first package of Grape-Nuts, which 1
got at the urgent request of a friend
of mine several months ago, l was
astonished to find l was less nervous
over small matters and worried less
over large ones, laughed more readily
and was at all times more calm and
contented than had ever been in my
life. 1 found also that the hollow
places in my neck and shoulders were
filling out and that astonished me as
I had always been very thin, as
women with starved nerves are apt
to be.
AFTER a time 1 discontinued the
use of Grape-Nuts for two months
and found the old symptoms return at
once. l went back to the use of the
food again and feel well and strong.
can increase my weight at will from
five to ten pounds a month by using
more or less Of the food Before 1
was married was for five years a
trained nurse and l have never in all
my experience seen anything to act
as quickly and favorably as this sci
entifc food" Name given by Pos
tum Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
THE PRESIDENT IN CHICAGO.
Spoke In The Auditorium On The
Monroe Doctrine.
EVERY FOOT OF SPACE FILLED.

Chicago, April 4.-President Roose-
velt's sixty-six day tour of the west
began in earnest here when he stepped
from the Pennsylvania special at S:45
o'clock and was received by Mayor
Harrison and special reception com
mittee not to mention huge crowd
which made its unofficial presence
known by cheers which could be heard
across the river.
The program prepared for the presi-
dents five-hour stay in this city was
repeated to him by Chas. s. Deneen,
chairman of the reception committee
and served to remind the president of
the strenuous nature of the life he will
be called upon to lead during the next
two months. The program to which
the president gave his hearty approval
provided for an immediate run to
Evanston, II miles to the northward
and brief address there to the stu
dents of the Northwestern university;
luncheon at 1890 at the Auditorium
Annex, a trip in the afternoon to the
University of Chicago, where the pres
ident received the degree of LII. D., a
banquet at 6:30 at the auditorium, he
being the guest of ITO citizens, and a
mass meeting in the evening, at which
the president delivered one of the most
significant addresses of his tour, 1.-The
Monroe Doctrine"
President Roosevelt smiled his APP
probation when informed by Mr.. De-
neen that every available foot of space
in the auditorium theater had been
assigned and that hundreds of people
who were clamoring for seats could not
be accommodated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Viewed scenery Fifty Miles.

Pittsburg, April S.-The President
viewed the scenery around the famous
horseshoe curve from seat in the ca
of a locomotive attached to his special
train, and, after ride of about fifty
miles, expressed himself as delighted
with his experience. When his special
train reached Altoona, the president
alighted from his car and walked rap
idly to the front of the train. Two
engines were coupled to it ready to
pull the heavy cars over the Allegheny
mountains and he climbed into the
cab of the rear engine
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
NAV Strike Now.

st. Louis, April 3.-The injunction
issued March by Judge Elmer b.
Adams of the United States district
court, at the instance of the Wabash
railroad officials to restrain the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen and Fire
men from ordering a strike on that
system was dissolved in a decision
handed down by Judge Adams, a week
after the hearing of the arguments
from both sides for and against the
removal of legal obstacles. What the
next move will be on either side is
mathematical
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Solid Gold Medals.

Cripple Creek, Colo, April AT the
dedicatory exercises of the st. Louis
exposition will be the presentation on
April 30 by the Colorado commissioners
OF three solid gold souvenir medals,
one to Theodore Roosevelt, president
of the United States, a second to Emile
Loubet, president of the French Re-
public aud the third to President David
z. Francis of the exposition. The gold
for the souvenirs. comprising about
ounces, was contributed by the manage
ment of the Cripple Creek mine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Transport To Manila.

San Francisco, April 1.-The trans
port Sheridan will take the Thirteenth
cavalry and the Eighteenth infantry
to Manila. Brigadier General w. P.
Randall, accompanied by his aide,
Lieutenant Allison, will also leave on
the steamer. General Randall will, on
his arrival in Manila, receive the COM
mand of one of the departments of the
Philippines, probably the Viscayas.
Lieutenant A. 5. Conger, who was aide
de-camp on the staff of Gen. Hughes,
will also be a passenger.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
Las Vegas Postomce.

Washington, April "A controversy
that has been before the postoffice de-
partment for six years was ended by
the appointment of Fred o. Blood to
be postmaster at Las Vegas, n. NJ.
An order was simultaneously made dis
continuing the old Las Vegas Office,
changing the name of the present East
Las Vegas office to that of Las Vegas,
and extending the free delivery service
over the territory now supplied by the
old town, which was formerly supplied
by the Las Vegas office.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
soufriere,s Long Eruption

Kingston, st. Vincent, April 4.-The
last eruption of the volcano Soufriere
was the longest and, considered geo.
logically, the most interesting. 1t
lasted from March 81 until the morn
ing of March 80 The volcano again
began active on the night of March 80,
when startling phenomena was wit
messed, the crater, appearing like an
electric arc, being reflected upon noun
ton is again obliterated by cinders
from the volcano.