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FOR ASSESSOR.

THE Pass ia authorized TO announce HUGH
MILLER as a candidate tor assessor for Crawford
couoty. subject 10 the action Of the Democratic
party.
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Political Announcements.

Far announcements Of Candidates for once
no, exceeding one inch in space, the Following
fees will be chassed-paysble inrsrisole III
.avsnre Positively 10 deviation from this rule
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~ 10 was being oaelej FOR cotton
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Dyspepsia

WHAT'S the use Of a good cook II
there 3 bad stomach "a stomach too
weak properly to digest what is taken
into IT'D
The owner Of such a stomach expert
ences distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belcAing and fits Of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable,
IL have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything.
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relic. until / began taking
HOODS Sarssparilla. After the use OF this
medicine could eat without distress, and
today / an as wcu rs ever, but ! always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" MRS.
4 1. CEOMELl. CAnaiOhaEle. N. Y.
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70 ''NhNNN ~ NVSNp
tive, Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it--heart dis.
case, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result OF kid.
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedtoadyaucc
the kidney.poison.
cd blood will at.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-12-19

New services to Little Rock and Mempbl, '.
Frisco and Rock Island System, twice A am
Train leaving Van Buren, at TAO o. m. rerSs
Little Rock at $3.50 ,, m, and carries throUrs
Pullman sleeper which sets out at Little h.,
and can be occupied until morning II reacsa
Memphis at 5 a. IN, connecting with all mo,ujni
trains on diyerging railways Return serys
is equally as good, Give II a trial and be oo,.
WINGED,
HONEsErKERs Excursions 10 Indian Al
Oklahoma Territories and Texas The Fnrs
system will continue the sale OF these tickets b
first and third Tuesdays IN each month % 4
points In ahave.usmed territory where the Oh.
way rate is 500 or more. Rate is one fare Din
s. % for round trip. Limit, q days
Colonist tickets are on sale again 10 the a,
west and northwest at greatly reduced rata
One way rates 70 san Francisco, Calf aud poIul
in California, New Mexico, and Arizona Inter
mediate are S9725 One way rates TO portaM
Tacoma, Seattle Wash, etc 81 40 Spoksr,
$500 Other points In the northwest 10 propcr
ton. These tickets are TO be on sale daily iron
September 10Th TO November 80. 1903, via d,
Frisco system,
FRISCO HOME-sEEKERs EXCURSIONS
Bear in mind that these tickets viii be on nk
the first and third Tuesdays In each month 10
10 and including April 1904, 10 ponts In lndisi
and Oklahoma Territories aud 10 TeIA.
Minimum selling rate $500 The fare ID QUE
fare plus $500 for the round trip,
p. W. FURRY, Agent Frisco Line
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different from what had been pursued.
In brief it WAS for shorter opinions. no
oral opinions. and. until the docket Of
! the supreme court was cleared of it's
undisposed-of business, longer sessions
OF the court than nine months in the
year in fact, offered If elected and a
quorum of the court would stay with
me, that there would be continuous ses-
! sion of the court until the docket was
cleared | thought with shorter opin-
ions and more rapid work the omission
OF one summer vacation, or at most ),
two, would clear the docket Now,
with so much greater srrearage doubt
it, and | would not now oppose n reason
able vacation (but think three months
unreasonable although would prefer
n continuous session until the docket
WAS cleared. | think this could be ar
ranged without hardship by the judges
alternating in resting during the summer
months at all times leaving quorum at
work. believe with such sessions of the
court and work as rapid AS due delibera-
tion permitted shorter opinions and the
summary disposal of delay cases, that
the docket Can be cleared and the
amount of work disposed of by other
courts justities this opinion.
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THE LAW s DELAYS.

In the State Bar Association meet,
ing at Fort Smith. in May, 1890 the
lamented former chief justice, Sterling
r COckrill az chairman of the commit
tee on law and law reform, presented II
report Of singular strength and power
upon the unfortunate condition of our
supreme court docket; and regarding
the law 5 delays he said
1t is an evil that perpetuates itself
because knowing the certainty of delay
men litigate merely to put off the day of
settlement when they would settle with
ont litigation If justice were swift of
foot. The court S delay is often the en-
CINE OF coutiscation under the forms of
law because ii gives time to the knave to
devise schemes to put his property be-
yVnd the law grasp, or it forces the pre-
yalling party to agree with his adversary
too quickly lest when the law comes
down at last she will light on ruins.
| The denial of justice for any cause or by
any means destroys the public reverence
for law, and thereby breaks down the
mainstay of the Judiciary, for the courts
are strong only RS the people respect
them, aud without regard for law there
can be little regard for courts, -
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Hoods IorsapariNa
and Pills

cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone al!
the digestive organs, and build up the
whole system.
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The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous because so decep-
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What remedy DO you suggest"
In 1895 | WAS n candidate for chief
justice and then urged u policy OF I'D
m nistralion Of the business OF the court
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JOSEPH VI. Hill
Announces His Candidacy for Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court.

An Interview with Joseph NJ Hill Can.
didate for Chief Justice by the Fort
Smith Elevator reporter:
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Hand ailOred Best Black and Fancy

THE OVERCOATS consist of beautiful belt backs fancy
Overcoang and fine long 50 inch black Keeys and Vcunas
elegant $50 and $22 80 garments SIS
THE SUITS made of magnificent imported and domestic
Scotch cheios and weed worsteds and beautiful black
thbe single double $3.50
in the sold by for only SIS
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UPHOLDS ROOSEVELT.
Bunau-Varilla Reviews the Panama
Canal Matter.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1s.-P. Bunau Va
rilla. minister from the republic of
Panama. delivered an address at the
regular meeting of the members of
the American Academy of Political
Science on 1.-The Conditions Under
Which the New Republic was Found
ed
Turning his attention to the French
canal company, he declared that this
company systematically discouraged
ommend the Panama route. by refus-
ing to give to that commission any in
dication as to its willingness to sell the
concession. or to fix a definite price.
The result was" he continued, ito
oblige the commission to report at the
end of November. 1901, in favor of
Nicaragua, while it was perfectly ap-
parent that the sentiment of the COM
mission was fixed in favor of Panama,
and that the recommendation was due
only to the impossibility ofsobtaining
satisfactory offer from the canal COM
pany."
Then he told of how Or. Herran was
sent to washington by Colombia to
take the place of Mr. Concha, and of
the difficulty Of arriving at a suitable
compensation to. Colombia, and then
said:
ST wired to President Marroquin that
was convinced that if he made an
offer of SO. 600. coo cash and $3.50. 900 an
nuaIly it could not be but accepted by
the United States. Dr. Herran made
then proposal according to the terms
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DIETRICH INDICTED.
Grand Jury Again Finds True
Bill Against the Senator.

Omaha, Dec. 1s-Nineteen true bills
have been returned by the federal
grand jury. The following are among
those indicted: Charles H. Dietrich
United States senator, for alleged
Illegal leasing of a building to the gov
eminent to be used as a postoffice;
Leonard w. Colby, ex-adjutant gen
eral, for the alleged embezzlement of
government funds; Daniel Gaines of
Bassett, for alleged perjury in swear
ing falsely to homestead entries;
Elliott Lowe, ex-State senator, for al
legged conspiracy to bride a United
States senator; John c. Mitchell, post
master of Alma, for alleged illegal sale
of postage stamps; William NJ. Irwin,
on a charge of acting as agent for
Mitchell; R. NJ. Allen, president of the
Standard Cattle company, for the al
legged illegal fencing of government
lands. The other indictments were
similar to that against Allen. but do
not involve extensive tracts of land.
The jury reported it had further mat
tsrs under considera ton.
The indictments against Senator Die
trich and State Senator Lowe are in
addition to those returned against
them a week ago. Senator Dietrich is
charged with the alleged violation Of
section 1888 of the Revised Statutes,
which provides that no member or DEL
egate to congress shall directly or in
directly, himself or by any other per-
son in trust for him, or for his use or
beneat, or on his account. undertake.
eKeSases hold or enjoy, in whole or in
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part, any contract or agreement made
or entered into on behalf of the United
States, by any officer or person author
lied to make contracts on behalf of the
United States.
The indictment charges that Senator
Dietrich leased to the government,
April "a, 1901, a building in Hastings,
to be used for Dostoffice. at an an
nual rental of $1,000. There is one
count. which covers the amount re-
ceived for rental upon the building
from the date of its lease by the gov
eminent I'D to the present time. equal
to sum slightly in excess of $1,000
The indictment against ex-State SEN
ator Lowe charges him with alleged
conspiracy to bride a United States
senator. Two counts. eacD OF $500. are
named in the bill. It is charged that
these amounts were paid to Lowe by
Postmaster John C. Mitchell in con-
sideration of Loves Endorsement of
MitchelPs candidacy to Senator Diet
rich for the appointment as postmaster
at Alma.
General Leonard W. Colby was in
dicted for the alleged embezzlement of
amounts aggregating $4,000 Of govern
ment funds paid to him in trust by the
state of Nebraska and others for
equipment belonging to the United
States army. The bill charges that,
while adjutant general Of Nebraska,
General Colby turned over to the state
penitentiary during January, 1901. 700
United States army blankets to be
used in an emergency caused by fire
in that institution: that the state Leg
islature appropriated $2,280 to reim-
burse the government for these blank
cts. the amount being turned over to
Colby to be paid to the government;
that the amount was never paid into
the United States treasury nor turned
back into the state treasury when
Colby's term as adiutant general ex-
Dired. There ara thirty-seyen other
counts In the bill mostly for small
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ms, charging Colby with sellin

sums, charging Colby with selling
small arms and other equipment to
members of the national guard and APP
propriating the money to his own use.
Postmaster J. c. Mitchell of Alma is
indicted for conspiracy to defraud the
government by the sale outside of his
postoffice of large quantities of postage
stamps in order to increase the receipts
of the office at Alma and thus succeed
ing in raising the classification of the
office and securing to him an increase
of salary. Three counts of $50 each are
named. in the indictment, one of them
naming a state officer as the purchaser.
The indictment against William NJ. r.
win charges him with acting as an
agent for Mitchell, in which capacity
it is alleged he SwOre to the vouchers
for the sales of stamps, on which war
rants were drawn.
Daniel w. Gaines, who, until recently
was an extensive cattle owner and
ranchman in BaSsett, was indicted on a
charge of alleged perjury in connection
with homestead entries. The bill charges
Gaines with falsely swearing to proof
made on homestead entries by men
whom he is alleged to have hired for
that purpose, and from whom he is
charged with having purchased the land
for nominal sum when title was COM
pleted.
r. NJ Allen is indicted for the alleged
illegal fencing of government land in
western Nebraska. The indictment con-
tains several counts, and charges that
large tracts of these lands were fenced
by the Standard Cattle company, of
which Allen is president.
The statute under which the indict-
ment against Senator Dietrich is drawn
provides a penalty of $4,000 fine and re-
quires the return of all money paid by
the government under the contract in
case Of conviction.
This penalty for bribery. with which
Elliot Lowe is charged provides
heavy ane and imprisonment not to ex-
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tween that company and Northern Pa
cific. Mr.. Waterhouse was discussing
the 70 cents through rate on hemp from
Manila to st. Paul equally divided be-
tween the water line and the railroad
Does it not come to this them" ask
ed Chairman Knapp, that you want
the Northern Pacific road to carry hemp
from Seattle to ST. Paul for 371z cents
when it is brought over by your steam
ers, but if brought over on tramp
steamer you want them to charge twice
as much as their proportion2'
Mr.. Warehouse: IF brought over on
a tramp steamer they won't take it
Chairman Knapp: why not?"
Mr.. Warehouse: Because they have
a contract with our line which prohibits
them from taking it,
Chairman Knapp: you don't mean
quite that, do your"
Mr.. Waterhouse: Yes, sir, mean
that"
Chairman Knapp: 1.-The Northern Pa
cific have an arrangement with you
under which they will not carry any
hemp except that you bring it over in
your steamers ?"
Mr. Warehouse: "I mean they will
not take it at the same rate. They
would not make the same through rate
to tramp sailing ship or tramp steam
err that arrived in the harbor of Seat
tie or Tacoma that they would to the
regular line"
This admission caused excitement and
General Counsel NJ. D. Grover of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
took the stand to explain the situations
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I had fixed. and it was readily accepted
by the United States.
THE fnexplicable attitude of the
government of Colombia and of con-
gress and the final and unanimous re-
lection of the Hay-Herran treaty by
the BOgota senate in August of this
year are remembered by all. Though
the cause of reason and common sense
seemed to be lost, I made a supreme
attempt to guard Colombia against
herself and I made two independent
efforts to protect her against the fool
ishness of her policy in the beginning
of September"
Mr.. Bunau-varilla upheld President
Roosevelt in all his acts, asserting that
the Spooner act give the president
power to do all he had done, and quot
ed at length from LIE Matin of Paris in
support of his contention He said
that Colombia's course amounted to an
attempt at blackmail. Summing up he
said:
etAll that can bring illvi1l, shame
and contempt on a nation was careful
~ prepared by the congress of Bogota;
between the middle of June and end of
October they had insulted their pro-
tector the United States, the most Of
the slightest hint Of what they wanted,
treaty which was the most liberal
that could be conceived and in which
the United States had taken position
scarcely above that of a private COM
mereial company.
They insu1ted not only the United States
by rejecting the treaty, but by preparing
to sell them the property stolen from the
French investors. they sacrificed to their
blind and passionate greed the very honor
of their country by putting in their par
Iianentary documents inventions which,
if they were committed by individuals,
would be misderneanors or felonIes under
the law
when these accommodations of un5usti-
fable acts obliged the 1sthmus to revolt
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CALLS FOR EXPLANATION.
Gross Discrimination on the Part of
the Northern Pacific

Washington, Dec. 18.-The interstate
commission today gave a hearing OH
its proposed requirement that after
January /, 1904, the tariff on export and
import traffic be published and filed
with the commission the same as do
nestle tariff. A large number of yep
resentatives of both the railroad and
shippers attended the meeting. The
former contended that under the pres
emit system the shippers are better pro-
tected than under an ironclad printed
tariff, as they now get the benefit of
the lowest combination rates among
the various ports which are secured
from steamship companies from day
to day by the railroad agents and are
available to shippers who inquire The
railroad commended that that constitut-
ed as fair a public advance notice Of
rates as q published tariff on domes-
tic traffic. They explained the meth
DDS of the steamship companies and the
competition of the various ports with
the resulting constant changes that
make the fling Of the ordinary publish
ed tariffs in advance impracticable as
to export business.
During the sessions an admission was
made by Frank Waterhouse represent
ing the Boston steamship company of
Seattle Of a discriminating contract be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
CABINET DINNER.
of the Social Season in
Washington.

Washington, D. c., Dec. ia dinner
in honor of the cabinet, which marked
the opening Of the social season at the
White House, was given by President
and Mrs. Roosevelt last night. Invited
to meet the members of the cabinet was
a large company, including members OF
the senate and house and out of town
guests The seni-circular table was
set in the state dining room and 1t was
decorated with red carnations and
brides roses. To the right of the presi-
dent sat Mrs Hay and to his left Mrs.
Root. Secretary Root escorted Mrs.
Roosevelt to the table. Mrs. Roosevelt
wore dress of white brocade and lace,
Miss Carew white satin with crystal
trimmings and Miss Roosevelt blue
Secretary Hay was detained by sick
ness, and Senator Hanna was called
away on business. Other guests were:
Attorney General and Mrs. Kncx:
Postmaster and Mrs. Payne, Secretary
of the Navy Moody, Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock. Secretary
of Agriculture and Miss Wilson, Secre-
Cortelyou, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb,
Colonel Symonds, Captain and Mrs.
Cowles. Surgeon General and Mrs.
Rixey, Senator Frye, Senator and Miss
Mrs. Nelson. Senator and Mrs. Alger.
Senator and Mrs, Foraker, Senator and
Mrs. T. c. Plat, Mrs. Hanna, Senator
and Mrs. Hopkins. Speaker and Miss
(444AkOA5 representative anu zkOS-
venor, Representative and Mrs. DalzsIl
Representative and Mrs. Sherman, Rep
resentative John s. Williams, General
Young, Governor and Mrs. Odell, Mr..
and Mrs. WhiteIaw Reid, Mr. and Mrs.
Horace White, AFR. and Mrs. William
Barnes, jr., MuTy Crane. Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron T. Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam MacAdoo, Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Yerkes, Mr. and MrG- Charles S. Mel
len, DR.. Arthur 7. Hadley. DIR. and Mrs.
w. r. Harper and Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
&. Jessup.
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against the tyranny Of Bogota and when
the declaration of independence on the
isthmus was for third and last time IN
history promulgated after the movement
of November 8, I can say that there has
never been in the history of the world a
revolution that was more justified than
that one. It seems almost incredible to
think that there are still in this country
people who speak of the bonds of unity
that link the United States of Colombia .
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coed ten years. Tie penalty for en-
bezzlement, he charge which is placed
against General Colby, is either fine or
Imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-06
Railroad Topics

baggagemen, which are now effective
will be amended as follows:
First-The rates of pay will be in
creased:
Through freight conductors, Is pei
cent.
Through freight brakemen, Is pei
cent.
Mixed train conductors. 10 per cent
Mixed train brakemen. 10 per cent.
Local freight conductors. Is pei
cent.
Local freight brakemen, 10 per cent
Work train conductors and brake.
men, Is per cent.
Passenger conductors, passenger
brakemen and train baggagemen. IL
per cent.
1t is understood that employees of
Wells, Fargo Express company who
act jointly as baggagemen and ex-
press men are not affected by the pro-
posed increase in wages of baggage
men
All increases shall be based upon
the rate in effect on January l, 1902,
except the rate resulting from the ad-
justment in wages for freight crews
made for the purpose of %equalizing the
rates on freight men on the first dis.
trict of the New Mexico division with
those of the third district, the estab.
lishment of a mileage rate for local
freight service on the New Mexico di.
vision and the increase in rates on the
work trains on the Colorado division,
which changes took place subsequent
to January 1, 1902, shall be made the
basis for adjustment on these divis-
ions.
Second-With trains of over thirty
cars. exclusive of cabooses. the prac-
tice of double heading is to be discon-
tinued, except as hereinafter stated:
(a) Trains hauled by two engines
will be run between Las Vegas and
Thornton with not to exceed 1900
gross ON west bound and 1875 gross
tons east bound.
Third-Helpers will be used between
the following points:
(a) C%hillicothe to Edelstein.
OBJ On Kansas City Belt line.
(c) Florence to Burns and Florence
to Doyle and Newton to Doyle. Service
to be performed by regular pushers.
I'D Winifred to Arkansas City. Ser
vice to be performed by regular push
ers.
(e) Newton and Paxton and Kinsley
and Dodge. No more tonnage to be ad-
ded to the trains at either Newton or
Kinsley than car be handled by one
engine between Paxton and Kinsley
and Dodge. No more tonnage to be ad-
ded to the trains at either Newton or
Kinsley than car be handled by Ii
engine between Paxton and Kinsley
w%estbound or Spearville and Halstead
east bound.