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The Washington times., 1903-01-25
ACQUITTAL OF MAJOR EDWARD GLENN
BY COURT-MARTIAL AT MANILA RUffORED
Accused Having Ordered
aTIU Considered d Martyr
of Having Ordered

MANILA. Jan. 24-The trial by court
martial OF Major Edward Glenn. Of the
Fifth Infantry. on charges of having or
dered the execution Of several native
guides in the Samar campaign. was
closed today.
All the testimony is in, and counsel
for the defense and prosecution closed
their arguments. The case has been bit
terly fought from the opening Of tn.
court martial on December l..
This was the second trial Of Majo-
Glenn by court-martiaI- He was tried
last MAY on charges of having orderea
the administration Of the so-callrr
water cure" to natives. He was found
guilty and sentenced to one months
suspension from duty and to pay a fine
Of $50
The major underwent this punishment.
and then President Roosevelt ordered a
second court-martiaI on the charges of
having ordered native guides. who had
misIed Americans. put to death
At today's session Of the court. Major
Glenn read an address which occupied
an hour in its delivery. He reviewed
the conditions in Samar at the time the
alleged acts were committed. and de-
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
LONDON "GLOBE" WOULD
HANG COLONEL LYNCH
Communication to Life Imprisonment Probabe-Re-
lease With AmneStV

LONDON. Jan. 24.-The treason case
against Col Arthur Lynch, and three
more or less extraordinary murder trials
which we're simultaneously in progress,
served to supply d suFfeit Of local sen
satIons 10 London in the past week
The Lynch case has not been aiken
too seriously by the public, principally
on account Of the mild contempt in
which the central figure IS held by even
his former friends. Nothing could arouse
any public sympathy in Colonel Lynchs
behalf, except the execution of the SEN
tence of death, which was yesterday
pronounced with so much solcmniFy by
Mr.. Justice Wills
The King. by the way, has a more
genuine prerogative IN this matter than
in an ordinary murder case. where the
question Of a repTieve rests with the
home secretary. II IS the Kings privi-
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

4 new Register Of the Commissioned
and Warrant Omcers of the Navy OF the
United States and The Marine Corps up
10 January /. 1903. was issued by the
Navy Department yesterday.
George Collier Remey is given al the
head Of the list Of rear admirals- Rear
Admiral Remey is chairman Of the Light
house Board. and entered the service
September 20. 1850 He was born in
Iowa and was appointed from that State
Francis Augustus Cook is shown as the
ranking captain. Captain Cook is a
member of the examining and retiring
board, and has been since May :, 1899
This officer entered the service Septem-
her 20, 1860. and has seen seventeen
years of sea service
Charles Whistle Rae is placed al the
head Of commanders. He is also mem
Der Of examining board. and his pres
ent duty dates since May L, 1900 Com
mauder Rae is'to perform engineer shore
duty only
John Marshall Robinson is the first
lieutenant commander on the list Of that
grade He is at present on waiting or
ders. and the date of the expiration OF
mis- last cruise vas June. 1902
William Strother Smith is ,he ranking
lieutenant. a. shown by the register
Lieutenant Smith is 10 perform engineer
duty only 81 sea OF or shore and TO
perform engineer duty only or shore af-
ter reaching the rank Of commander.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

lege to order that traitors be beheadcd
instead Of hanged. and the execution
Of the sentence must in any case be pub
lie.
There has been. so far as noticed. only
one outspoken demand that the law shall
take its course Todays Globe" ex
claims.
ON every ground of justice and pol
icy. there can be only one course to
pursue Lynch should suffer the extreme
penalty of the law which he has defed
and while the world will be well rid
OF such wretch, his aiders and abat-
tors VIII be taught a lesson which they
stood much in need OF learning"
Il - generally believed however. that
the sentence viii be committed to life
Imprisonment at penal servitude. with
the result that bis release will come
when final amnesty has been declared
in connection with the late war, which
viii probably be two years hence
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
NEW REGISTER OF
II. S. NAVAL OFFICERS
Heads of Each Grade as They Appear in the
Schedule Issued.

Franklin, and has seen seven years and
two months of sea service.
John HaIHgan. jr.. who commands the
torpedo boat Rodgers. is the first on the
list of eusig ns. Ensign Halligan halls
from Massachusetts,. and entered the
service September 6. 1894 The date OF
his present commission is April I. 1900.
Julius Augustus FuTer is the ranking
midshipmau in the United States Nav
fceTs. Midshipman Furer is doing duty
on the Wabash
Other officers standing No. l in their
grade as shown by the register are
Capt George Frederick WinsIow. medi-
cal director. Commander James Ross
Waggener. medical inspector: Lieuten-
ant Commander David Oldham Lewis.
surgeon. Lieut.. Adrian Richard Alfred.
passed assistant surgeon. Rear Admiral
Albert sewaI Kenny. pay director; Com
mander James Edward Cam. pay Inspes-
tor; Lieutenant Commander Thomas JET
ferson Cowie, paymaster, Lieut. GunIor
grade Harry Hamilton Bolthi5. passed.
assistant paymaster; Lieut. gunio~
gradeJ William Thomas Wallace, assist
ant DaymasteT.
David Howard Tribou. chaplain. with
the rank OF captain. is head OF the list
Of his grade.
Ia the Marine Corps the following Of
fceTs stand No 1 in their grades.
Charles Haywood, major general. com
mandant. James FoTney. colonel Man
Gil c. GOodCeH. lieutenant colonel: Paul
st. C. Murphy. major; Franklin J.
Moses, captain, Benjamin F Ritten-
house, first lieutenant. and Charles T
Westcott, IT.. second lieutenant.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

The transaction involved waa the pay
ment for the acquisition OF the Lake
Shores interest in Reading The mil
lions were supplied by the New York
Central on a loan negotiated by that
corporation through J. P. Morgan d Co.
The control of the Reading stock +sas
held by Kuhn. Loeb & Co for the Pal
tirnoTe and Ohio. and when the conroI
Of the great anthracite =ystem was di-
vided the Central had 20 pay up.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
Check for S22,5OO,OOO Honored
in Paument for Reading Road
Amount Said to Be the Largest Ever Drawn.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-What is under
stood to be the largest check ever
drawn in the history OF commercial
transactions in this or any other coan-
try recently passed through the rev
York clearing house In round num-
bers it was a check for $22. 500 600. and
was drawn by J. P Morgan & Co, 10
the order Of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. payable
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
SILKS.
Silks for 39c.

The new SHIRT WAIST SUIT SILK
FOUlaTds. q inches wide. are RAH
here Scroll Dot in Wash AEES
able Jap. silk. 75c values, for VV
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

For long period 20. 600 men were
drafted annually from other provinces
10 st. Petersburg and employed in con
slructing the new capital, Peter SUPER
intending the works in person. and max
ing his homo in small cottage. which
IS believed TO have been the first build
ing in ST. Petersburg. and which is SIN
preserved on its original site. and in its
pristine condition in the island citadel OF
ST Peter and 81. Paul. carefully pro
tected by another structure built oves
ana around H. The erection Of this
house was followed by that of the for,
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

PILLOW CASES Of best O1C
8le9sns fss. so5 v6Ia. CORRECTLY o.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

,,,N.as cities ia the Cniaec
s,af- Great wood pulp mills, ron
furnaces. steel NH, and other MATT
tacrur5ng interests iare been So
IIs.rd. ana the great axe tFalae
,Tr.u.a tie Gsv. aameutl'gks mi'fHs
$f~ ~. Il tie .uos, notable gate,
WAYS If commerce in the "oFla
The new connection with Chicago
Will be hailed Sith ~s#tiiac'i"'l o' d
;arse part III lle travelling pnailt,
Tie through slcepi car viii leaSe
Chicago al 30 p. u. daily except sun
n from the ~<ortl-Westctu's Wells
street Station, and reach Sault Sic.
y. RE al 1920 "'cIock the next Morn
ng. SoulliBaund. leave The 500
about 800 j m. except Sunday, ar
irving il. Chicago next morning at
.:3l a n.
Dfrect connectionsare made at Chi
Gag with all lines fr3m the south
and vest. and at Milwaukee. Fond GU
Lac. Appleton and Powers with train
service Of the Northwestern Line
from points in Wisconsin, Southern
Minnesota and the DakofaS-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.
S,e m-hip Line Running Between
New York and Havana Has n Very
Troublesome Passenger

Travelling back and forth on ships
which ply between Havana and the
port OF New York city, Constantine
Garcia, a native Cuban, is atfording
the steamship companies much o
BILE and proving himself to be a man
without q country. He started four
months ago by slowing away at Ha-
vana. Arriving al New York, the i'm
migration officials ordered him back.
AT Havana, the Cuban officials re-
fused him landing because he was
practically a Etowaway. He was
again returned to New York and
again is refused permission to land.
The steamship companies are com
PEELED 10 obey the order and return
Garcia to Havana or pay a heavy
fine. They have been unable to find
any work aboard ship which their I'M
welcome passenger can do. Mean
while Garcia says he is letting the
others do the worrying
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
THE SENATE
Sioux Falls Press.

Senator Quay: II shall keep I'll.
statehood bill the continuous business
before the senate until a vote is taken
or an agreement to vote is made"
Senator Beyeridge: "The statehood
bill will not pass before the adjourn
ment of the present congress"
1T is stated by some of the WASH
ington scribes that circumstances
warrant the suspicion that the state
hood bill has been interposed, by con-
sent, as something that may wear out
the session without bringing either
Cuban reciprocity or antitrust legis-
lation to atest in the senate.
But little more than a month Of
time now interyenes between those
untouched measures and the sine di.
adjournment of the 57th congress.
With the expiration of the current
session all pending Legislation dies am
the succeeding congress must start
everything anew. The 57th con.
gress i,as CALLED with trust, reciprocity
and tariff legislation through all Of
its long session and two-thirds Of tn.
way through the short session. Tile
brief month Of February is close al
hand, With only Aworking days. ane
9Th the midnight stroke Of March *
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
uveE afE Il

szysE EEE faa-
Fzftan republican senator's, uGasr
the leadership nj Senator SazE, Win
Senator's Foraker and Esn a
renants. hare JOINED saEcs ~Esi @
democrats a-ass IoeIr asszas
lssrs ii. the sensEe and lbs c01Ie
Trig elements have e=eJuas45 d772
locked rhe senate 81 Z matter Saas
neither Qoay. Foraker or Ekins- Win
their FAR east emit 1Elens- HfFa@
naturally Ea any Of ther aa-s -
Interest
Under s,e ruls Of tae s=Base, the
statehood 5ili can NDade the Sl85et
Of debate throughout the Ee%asaEnc
Of the SESSION. 1t car be MADE q
give say to appropriation bills a8d
nothing else. There IS SINE gFc5asc
fBr Tie suspicion that the s~taseate1
bill js not beigg pushed Gus 81 regard
for The rights Of tie people @f he faE
west. though II sIotid lass 81 is
merits
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
Tile state Horticultural Society rec

Tile state Horticultural Society rec
III mend as tile best varieties OF apple
trees 10 plant, the Wealthy, Duchess
and lIibernal. For evergreens they
namct the Red Cedaras the best drouth
resistcr OF all the trees. and the Black
Hills Spruce and the Bull Pine as
next in hardness. The latter, which
is also called the Jack Pine, has been
tried by the writer. It's rather a rapid
grower SO that the branches are open
and untidy in appearance. but likely
to prove the most satisfactory for tile
amateur evergreen grower to start
with.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
Half Rates to the Mardi Gras
and Winter Resorts,

Via the Northwestern Line. On
account Of the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans and Mobile excursion tickets
will be sold February II to %, inclu-
sivc land for arriving at Mobile or
New Orleans by noon Of February "a
at one fare for the round trip with
favorable return limits. Excursion
tickets are also on sale daily, at re-
duced rates, to the principle winter
resorts in the United States and Mex
leo. For full information apply TO
ticket agents Chicago& Northwest
crn R'y.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
NEW THROUGH CAR LINE.

Sanlt Ste. Marie is to come into
closer connection with Chicago by
means Of a new through service to be
inaugurated December 10Th, via the.
Chicago & Northwestern and m. st.
P. & St. NJ. Rvs. The new service
will be via Milwaukee, Fond du Lac,
Oshkosh and Green Bay, Marinette,
Menominee and Escanaba to Larch,
the junction point with the 500 line,
and thence via Gladstone. Manistique
and Trout Lake to Sanlt Ste. Marie.
The 500 is one OF the most rapidly
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

the powers and dutse Of the
county Commissioners ars 80 far
reaching and their responsibilities IF
such Increasing I~inPnFtanc that the
existing method Of eEeetiag The mem
beers OF such boards seems morthy Of
consideration. These offfcaEs of tEse
county. with authority to represent
al: tie people OF thc county. are Tnw.
according 10 law. elected :xE districts:
:.s.ti according To custom the coutsty
officer 80 elected represents his Els
trict. Or Gae-dffh az Lie county. or
oHc-tEif8. as s.iie case ma De, instead
II the entire county. This sys.enI in
jects sertigna!iss1 and iac:,a leaey
into the deliberations u The board.
4 Gistrict representative dges int feel
an direct responsibility ~ the entire
county. Ii fosters hostility between
different PARTS Of TIC same county.
a condition which. eyer II it some
times existed during tsie 5twul' days.
shog.Id not exist, TadeE the district
s. stem one-fift!t gf the cBuuty mas
and sometimes must elect men aho
could never secure Az election from
the entire county. The residence Of
a commissioner is Of far less import
ance than his intelligence, hones-y
and business ability. Every
voter in the county should have d
vcj:c in lie selection Of the men who
levy tie taxes. dishtirse the reycu-
lies and manage the affairs OF tie
COUNTY"
\ member OF the legislature.
which two years ago passed the ibi-
luitnus law WHICH took from ihe pco-
I pie vf the commissioner district the
RICH; 10 elect their oSn representa-
tiyes on the county board. quoted the
above passage from Gov. ,Icrr.cd's
| message delivered 1T thai time as q
justification for voting for 4 bill that
strikes at the very Foundation prin-
ciple OF representative government.
Ii there is, iH the above cxtiaordi-
nary argument OF the governor. good
ground FOR withdrawing this right OF
the people tn elect their own repre-
sentative 70 gu.ern Themselves as tt
county affairs. could it not with caslll
force be usei To set aside tie right Of
the people Of a legislative district IL
chose their representative tg vuice il.eil
wishes as TO how they should be gov
erned as to state affairs: La the lat
ter Gre a constitutional provision
world prevent such action, but the
fDimer right If not hedged round b.
constitutional guaranty certainly hae
be- uiic by ciisto:D as Old as tile Union
toe sacred to be rutbIcssly set aside.
Certainly never bcforeGidaiittie gang
Of tFicksters tread under foot so great
a p.Incip e for 50 contemplate a mes
N pattage.
a bill has been introduced IN the
present legislature to repeal this Bit
# unsavor. legislation, decent repub-
icai,s no longer desiring to see their
a"iy bear Tie odium of having passed
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
Aberdeen, 5. D., Jan. 30, 49,:
THE SOCIALIST POSITION.

The last issue Of the Appea3 IS
Reason s called the PcpuIist edition
and Is full If matter intended 10 ap
pes. deleetls to tire PopuIists TO IN
due t]sem t. al.gs, themselves with
thu Sacia / party The position
tai.eu hy tie socialists is that ri!
pubs UTILITIES and al! industries: or
noAe. Dit'st Be turned over 10 the pea
pie, noe the gogeGment. TheAppeal
says; Government ownership means
the t5ansnf Of private monopoly ffam
pirate faads to that Of the govern
menT. Who is the government:
is precisely the politicians who are il
control at Washington DO yon sup
pose that tIte sensible people Of this
country wsli Try tie dangerous eIscEi-
inert Of turning tie great Utilities 81
the ration over 10 a body Of bFainIess
politicians? Socialism compartments
the transfer Of the means Of pr5dGc-
ton aud distribution from the HANGS
Of tie capitalist class to that OF The
working GAS. Government owner
ship means TIE transfer Of utilities 80
the -oscil.Ina:u to be administered
as politicians dycrt.
This is Z fair statement 81 The
position III the socialist party a'id
should be carefully studied. The
m~ainteuanc: Of the socialist position
has this result. that the members Vi
that party lind themselves to assist
in 10 adva,cc step. Their tactics 90
not co~n.einDiate any such thing d.
mo,Iag teyJy step the "ay tie rae
has cliincd up tie long way to better
conditions: Gil the contrary they pro-
pose to stand still Till they gain the
Necessary strength to leap With q
stuDendous bound To the very acme Of
their ideal. There is many a bard
battle IL ware against monopoly, but
they Uill lift no hand for IN: half
wa measure. They will stand aloof
and assafl with sIalderous tongues
the champions of the people. even as
Wayland whites Hearst in every issue
Of his paper
The logic Of TIE socialist must COM
pel bin to urge the abolition Of the
government mall service and the PUB
lie scho9lsaS they may be administered
By politicians. No matter how uEen-
durable TIE GA! situation may be-
come they will never :ute toWrest the
mines from the grasp Of private
monopoly. They al always he relied
upOn to give their negatiyes;ippari IA
thu Tyranny 6f railroad and telegraph
monopoly. All. all Or nothingis theii
CRY. They CAT not with any consis-
tercy advocate municipal ownership
OF any public utility any more ''aa'4
goyernment ownership of national
utilities. Only n object is he'll! IL.
to he worked for and that is tile Wbo.e
vast fabric Of IA great peoples indiss-
tries to be transferred at one fell
swoop to the lands II the working
class. The i'opuiist, To msom this
appeal is made. if he believes in this
ultimate coming OF the cooperative
commonwealth, would prefer to see
this great change come il the orderly
natural process Of evolution. Tie
people are not going to take an indus
try out Of private ownership simpl,
because better seryi; e or juster distri-
button can be had under %colieciis.
ownership. II such changes occur. S
they may from time to time, they vii
come as a last resort to escape from al
unendurable condition.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
At the meeting Of the State Hnrt;.

At the meeting Of the State Horti-
cultural Society, recently held in
Woonsocket, it vas resolved to estab-
lish a periodical to be called "The
South Dakota HOrticulturisc," to be
made the organ of the society and
issued monthly from Woonsocket.
The editors are to be p. j. Bentz.
president of the society, who is pub.
Usher Of the Woonsocket Times. and
Prof. Hanson, secretary of the society.
There is a need of such a publication
IN the state, and it should bel success.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

Within the next few days Gen. Roy
Stone viii begin the work of laying
down in Murray street. New York. ex-
perimental steel truck paths. The
proposed steel highway" viii consist
of two rails u inches broad, and set
with their inner edges less than the
minimum wagon track distance apart.
The rails are to be fat on top. except
that at each edge they will have a
ridge about & quarter Of an inch in
height to act as a slight wheel guide.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
CLIPPED FROM EXCHANGES.

1t isreported that the legislature
willsendthe appropriate ncommittee
on a junketing trip. 1t is fun for tile
committees, bnt-hard on the TREASURY.
About all these visits amount to is a
trip 70 each state institution with a
banquet to the committee at each
place. During the dinner they invest.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30


for we'll established house in u few counties.
"n retail merchants and agents. Lo-
territory. Salary 1904 a year and ca.
penses. layabIe sls-.oa week in ca,,, and
expenses advanced. Petition permauen,
Husinsss sz7ressf.l ard rushing. Standard
House Si Dear. IN ST Chicago.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

Via the North Western Line. Home
seekers Excursion Tickets at greatly
reduced rates will be sold on the first
and third Tuesdays of each month,
November, 1902, to April. 1903, inclu-
sivc, to the Territory indicated above.
Standard and Tourists Sleeping Cars,
Free Reclining Chair Cars and "The
Best Of Everything" For full par
ticulars apply to agents of Chicago &
North-W Western by.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
French DueIs Becoming Dangerous

Another Frenchman has been
scratched in a duel. The French duel
may yet become deadly. says the Chi
csgo Record-Herald. There is always
the possibility Of blood poisoning.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
Hint for Star Ga.erx,

The time OF year is at hand, says the
Chicago Tribune. when you forget all
about the meteors until it is too late
TO look for them
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
FOR RENT OR SALE

City Acreage. Vacant Lots, Houses
and Lots. Farms of. all sizes from s.
to 500 per acre, according to improve
me is and location. Small cash pay
nlenls. terms to suit purchaser. |
sou time and money. Come aud
see me before you make a purchase.
d. ]. HUFF,
WrnGt,up 0caron
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

To the various counties Of South Da-
kt,ta the state land department has
just sent out s.l2. ~ to be loaned By
the counties TO individuals. The way
the iaw is construed. the counties
receiving this money, in tleircapacity
as loan agents. must par interest to
The school fund untiItbey ha%yeloaned
1t or returned it TO the state authori-
ties. If the counties ere like indi-
yiduass they would refuse to receive
tile money under sucn terms. but the
iaw requires them to become the Gus
tcdIans Of the mon Y under certain
r-.ulations.-Sioux Falls Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

lie aes o. tie institution ae
rz, Al STATS faads- and the b@;tSE
,b .Euaev and tie us1seE the ialSeE
a. sbs head Ut tue Institution 'Ae
is tn need far The grab Ig
e9Yes a TIP q several hundred
miles ana cal the rasaE dfaReH i
81 t5.at tzz be accomplished in t.ie
short time al The dESpsal Of iae c'hi-
Enirtes-DeSnleI Independent
T.sn * q general feeling among
-ha members of the legislature that q
ag5Ea! commission should be a
;xintei 10 have charge of the ar
engagements fos plans .oF anew caPi''s
building. also 10 select d site ".1etaef
.ha capit5i would he lett AT Pierre or
be removed TO Mitchell 1t IS thought
mat our state should have a building
Ia compare with oar sister states we
.hsve the best Of granite and prison
labor can be Immediately set 70 woEk
cutting and getting sat the dinleh-
sion too for the ney building. which
viii give Us an excellent state capitol
puiEdIng at a minimum cs--ElS
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