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The sun., 1903-04-23
SPEAKER NIXON AS DICTATOR
JAMS THROUGH r BILL UNDER
A "HCRRY.I'P" ROLL CALL. :.

Il Was q Biii TO Pay Some "L'os.Retinl
DebtS" ami Il IN Attempt to Couipe
Employer 70 submit 10 the Demands
Of EmpiOyees--Passed Under Threats
ALBANY. April 22.-No man ever domi'
mated the State Assembly like a czar. both
for bad as well as good purposes, as did
Speaker Nixon to-day. when. to pay some
log rolling debts. he 'jammed" through
the Assembly. under 'hurry-up' roll call
Senator Grady's bill providing thA: q
stenographer in . court shall not mold
stock In q printing establlshlnent. II
made no difference 10 the Speaker that
the bill was unconstitutional. He simply
told both the members OF tho majority
and minority Of tho House that II they did
not vote for the bill they could expect no
favoS from him. Tha: meant that they
could get no legislation, II he could pre-
vent 1t, and be can prevent IL. for . more
tyrannical dictator never occupied the
Speakers chair .,
When the Grady bill was first introduced,
II applied only to New York city, but IL
was amended to make It a general bill. 40
AZ to disguise its purpose. It is aimed at
John H. Potts, who 10 q New York city
ested In an establishment which prints
legal briefs This concern had trouble
with the printers union. The bill is an
attempt. through q use Of the legislative
and executive machinery Of the State. to
compel the employers to accede TO the
demands Of the employees.
The bill has been in the Assembly Commit
tee on Codes for the past six weeks. The
committee had refused TO report It,. The
Assembly Committee on Rules was also
opposed TO reporting the bill; but Speaker
Nixon, at last nights meeting. forced its
report for passage to-day. Speaker Nixon
names the Committee on Rules. and he
names no man he cannot control either for
party or other reasons.
There has been loud olamoring both on
the part Of the members Of the Senate
and Of the Asssmbly during the pas. two
years for the abolition OF ths Committee
on Rules because OF the manner In which
1t has been run by Speaker Nixon. This
committee has all the say As to what Senate
or Assembly bills shall pass the Assembly
during the last ten days Of the session and
the committee is swayed absolutely by
Speaker Nixon. A b,tter illustration Of
one-man power could not be pointed out.
When the Grady bill came up in the As
sembly on final passage Assemblyman
Jcsse l.. Phillips Of Allegany county. tho
Chairman OF the Assembly Com nittee on
Codes, demanded recognition Of Speaker
Nixon. for the purpose Of making a motion
to kill the bill. The Speaker very con-
veniently. as he always does when he Is
afraid his personal legislative plans will
be interiered with. declined TO recognize
Mr.. Phillips and ordered the clerk to pro-
ceed with the roll call.
The bill was passed in a jify, for the
Speaker had taken pains to line up. all Of
his friends on the floor in favor Of its pas
sage. This bill was passed like manv
others. The clerk mumbles title which
,an not be distinguished and makes a
pretence Of calling the roll. simply murublng
Two or three names. and the bill In de-
,lared passed.
The sun., 1903-04-23
JONES NAMES cANDIDArEs.
" He Had Tine He Could Select q Hun.
dred Who Would Poll Party's Full Vote.

w Vssg VOuso EoTty run NOtts
WASHINGTON. April %. Ex-senator
James X. Jones Of Arkansas. chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee. who
Is still In Washington. has made public
some views on the subject OF the Presidential
nominee Of the Democrats. As TO nominee
who can poll the full party vote Mr.. Jones
Gays
III were given time to do II could Sc
lect hundred such men. There are plenty
OF available men. agree with Mr.. Bryan
that no one should he nominated who has
not supported the Democratic tickets in
the past. But there are plenty OF such men
to select from"
How about Mr.. Gorman?-
If nominated. Mr.. German would make
a strong candidate. His nomination. how
ever, will be opposed in the convention on
the ground OF his attitude on the tariff bill
in 1884, But 1t seems to me that IL the
Democratic party fully understood his
position on that bill as 1t was understood In
the Senate, the opposition to him on that
ground would not be widespread.
.Whatever the facts were. Mr.: German
believed that when the Wilson bill came
to the Senate It would result in deficiency
II pressed in that form. Of 500, 100000. Had
there been sucn a deficiency he was salts
fed that 1t would put back all genuine tsrin
reform forty or fifty years He aimed to
make the revenue sufficient to prevent a
deficiency. As 1t turned out. after jim
creasing the tariff on sugar thirty or forty
millions and adding twenty-five or thirty
millions to other schedules, we finally met
a deficiency OF thirty or thirty-five millions
II was that view that actuated Mr.. Cor
man, and il the convention is made to fully
appreciate that fact. l don't see how it can
hold that against him..
How about the other probable candi-
dates?"
Il think Judge Parker's candidacy has
been very much injured by his friends
bringing him before the public as a candi-
date so soon. IL he had not been brought
30 prominently before the public In that
way, think he would have been very much
stronger when the convention meets.
Il don't think Mr.. Hill can be a strong
candidate. l don't expect TO see his
strength develop any formidable propor-
tions.
Il believe ii will not he difficult to name
men who can get the entire vote Of the
party. Mr.. Cleveland wants 20 get back
He is tired Of staying out. There are plenty
Of men who have uniformly supported
the ticket who can be selected by the con-
yention. ] think the fighting will be all
in the convention, 30 far as the action of
the entire party Is concerned. II may be
that the selection of the right man. who
ever he happens to be, may be somewhat
difficult, but when the work Of the con-
vention Is over and we 20 before the country.
! think the ote Of the party will be all
right
The sun., 1903-04-23
MAYOR LOW CHANGES HIS MIND.
He WIthdraws All Oh Jections 10 the Els
berg Rapid Transit Bill.


.ALBANY, April 22.-Democratic members
OF the Legislature are tonight char ging
Mayor Low with having deceived the Legis-
lature. To-day the Mayor announced that
he had withdrawn all objections to the
passage at this session OF the Ctizsns'
Union Rapid Transit bill for New York
city which Senator Elsberg succeeded in
passing in the Senate yesterday. At that
time the Democrats offered no serious
digestion, as they accepted the Mayors
statement that he did not favor any rapid
transit legislation this year.
Bat the Mayor underwent another Of
those quick changes for which he has be-
come famous as far az legislation is con-
cerned, and announced this afternoon that
he would not object to the bill. A request
was sent 10 the Assembly Rules Committee
to place the bill on to-morrow's calendar
and the committee complied. II the bill
is made a party measure it will pass the
Assembly and then 60 to the Mayor for
cut out the Mcdonald Belmont syndicate
In the construction OF additional rapid
transit roads.
It is now charged that Mayor Low had a
purpose In announcing that he would favor
no rapid transit legislation at this session
VI ShC i<c6iSio'uiN' bohihe 'uSH
declarationit II removed all attention from the
Elsberg bill. Last Friday, when the hill
was reached on the calendar, Senator Els
berg would not move II. as he said then he
had only 10 votes for II. Had there been
any thought that the bill would be passed
by the Senate there IL no doubt that hard
fight would have been made against II to
preveut favorable action, and at this late
day In the session the probabilities are that
II could have been defeat ed or laid aside.
Others say. the Mayor in his desire to
have the Citizens Union with him next
fall became frightened after he had read
the resolutions passed at the meeting Of
the Citizens Union last Monday night
In favor Of the ELberg bill and demanding
rapid transit legislation this year The
opponents OF the bill fear 1t will pass the
Assembly tomorrow.
II provides that the city NAV contract
separately for the construction, for the
operation and for the equipment OF ad-
dltional rapid transit tunnel routes, and
the work may be contracted for In sections
20 as to permit OF the utmost freedom In
bidding, as It Ia claimed that under the
preeent law only a big syndicate like the
Mcdonald combination would be in a
position TO bid for contracts TO construct
the additional roads The practical effect
Of the Elsberg bill is to give the city authori-
ties the same control over its tunnel rail-
road properties after they are leased for
operation a. 1t has over its docks
The sun., 1903-04-23
MONcments Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, April :2.-Thc monitor
Wyoming has arrived at Santa Cruz. Cal. /:
tho cruisers Atlanta and Panther at San
Juan, and the destrc yer Truxton at Norfolk.
The Runboat Marietta has sailed from Key
Weet for Boston, the trimming ship Hartford
from Havana for New York and the supply
ship Glacier from Cavite for Colombo.
Ceylon. The training sbip Prairie will be
placed In commission at the League Island
Navy Yard on Nav
The sun., 1903-04-23
NET FIRST IN ARMY CAMP.
Lieut.. Reeve and Miss Parker Fell In Love
AZ Montauk Point ana Are Married.

WASHINGTON, April % An army romance
eliminated in the marriage at st. Patrick q
Church this evening Of Lieut.. Ernest Man.
ming Reeve. son Of Col. and Mrs. Felix A.
Reeve, and Miss Grace Parker. daughter OF
Major and Mrs. Leo O. Parker.
Lieut.. Reeve met his bride at Montauk
Point, while she served as nurse to her
brother. Lieut.. William NJ Parker. who
was seriously Ill. Later the young off,
GERS served together in the Philippines
and during the Boxer troubles in China.
The bridesmaid was Miss Gertrude Sibley,
and the best man Capt. Robert II. Dunlap,
United States Marine Corps, while Lieut..
Parker and DR.. Wilson Of the army and Capt.
Frank Wynne. United States Marine Corps.
acted as ushers. Lieut.. Reeve and his
bride left tonight for Monterey, Cal.
where the bridegroom il stationed.
The sun., 1903-04-23
warship wanted At Monte Crtai

WASHINGTON. April 27.-The State De-
partmeht to-day received . telegram from
W. l.. Powell. United States Minister at
Port au Prince. in which he said that the
United States Consular Agent at Monte
Crsu, Dominican Republic, had requested
that an American war vessel be sent there
as soon As possible to protect American
interests from an expected attack by the
revolutionary Runboat Independencia. The
cruiser San Francisco win 60 to Monte
Cristi from Pensacola.
The sun., 1903-04-23

ALsANr. April Ex-senator Iewis's Com
pulsory Education bill has been amended
in the Assembly. and tomorrow II will be
passed under an emergency message from
the Governor. II requires q child to attend
years, The objection TO the bill was that
In the rural communities the town boards
were authorised 70 appoint the truant
otficers. A amended the bill now places
th,t authority where II has always rested,
With the school trustees.
The sun., 1903-04-23

0race Enghsh Evangelical Lutheran Church
In Bushvick avenue and Dectaur street,
Brooklyn, YVES yesterday hled with the
County Clerk. The sldes arc J. c. Bette
mana, ?. q. schunAckey. and c. ], Weiss.
The deacons are q. T. Hsnscheksi, j. A.
Boz, J. \. nsuss, A. b. Alasood. Fred
NeunG, and A.. 0siasisr. The Rev. &. y.
IntsrIpann b the pastor.
The sun., 1903-04-23
Francis Decnssd Faected . Regent.

ALsASY. April 7.-Ths Senate and
Assembly met In joint ssssion at noon to-
day and declared Cbaries 8. Francis. pub
lisher Of the Troy Tipsss. Q Regent Of The
State University, TO suceeed the Hon.
Martin J. Townsend, deceased.
The sun., 1903-04-23
Francis .. Lssmis % Attend Gene,1
Csafcrence.

wAsHINorox, April n.-Francis B.
Loomis. AssastAnt Secretary Of State. has
been named - the representative of the
STATE Department at the International
provsmeet Of ne care u, wounded In IN war.
TO be held at 0snevs this ysar
Rear Admiral 0tsphsn D. "Luce. retired.
has been selsotsd e representative Of the
Navy pepast1sdt,a ,at ths oonlsfsncs CAPT
A. z: nshan AAvins dso,tssd. snG: Gen;
Of tie amy. WI rsprsssdt lie War Ds-
pArtment -.
The sun., 1903-04-23

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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Would Meet Montana Team.

The University of Montana has writ
ten to the University of Idaho for field
meet to take place in Moscow some time
in May. Captain Murphy advises that
there is good prospect of the meet being
pulled off as desired, owing &c the fact
that the Salt Lake trip is off for this
year. The Mormons wanted TOO big
guaranty for next year, and it was not
thought advisable to close up the con-
tract.
AS this is the case, the athletes are
now turning their eyes toward Montana
and expect to meet the team from that
state next May. Preparations will be
made in that direction. The Salt Lake
trip appeared to be certainty and
great many hopes were built upon it,
but the Montana meet may be just as
good.
The University of Idaho track team is
in much better shape this year than last
The team is also much stronger, and as
Washington is weaker, the Idaho team
has hopes of winning. Great improve
ment has been shown in the distance
runs and in the mile the college team
will spring surprise.
The 44o yard is strong this year as
compared to last. The other places on
the team were strong last year, and as the
college has not lost any men it is need
less to say that they will be strong in
that department this year.
The first meet is with Pullman. 1t
comes off May 2. The following is the
,st of men and how they will run: 100
yards, Tllley, Horton; 22o yards, Tilley,
Kenndy; 44o yards, Kenndy, Armstrong:
$50 yards, Mathews, Davidson; mile,
Whidden, Tweedt; 100 yard hurdle,
Murphy, Horton; $40 yard hurdle,
Murphy, Tilley; discus, Horton, Larson,
Jenkins; shot put, Horton, Larson,
jenkins; pole vault, Murphy; high jump,
Murphy, Tilley; broad jump, Murphy,
Tilley.
The relay team will be chosen on the
day of the meet.
Other meets arranged are as follows:
Whitman, May 10, at Moscow; champion
ship meet at Walla Walla, May 20, with
Washington at Seattle, May 80, provid-
ing Idaho wins from Pullman and
Whitman.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
ABSTRACT SHEET FOR NEE PIERCE COUNT,
Prepared by H. K. Barnett. Abstractor. for
Week Ending April "a

Deeds Madison A, Kelly to Clarence
l.. Wright, part OF lot s blk co. city OF
lewiston; consideration $500.
Mrs F 5. Booth and husband to
Leland NJ. Mattoon, lot blk 2I town OF
Nezperce; consideration $3.50.
Frank r. Roe and wife to Robert l..
RalStln, NV or sec 10 tip "a urI B M
consideration $1,000.
lialve: II. Dybirg to Phillip r. Kirby
lots IL, IS, "a, IS, 10, sec II tip 81 nrI
B III; consideration $1,000.
Ernest V. Berwick and wife to William
Hardwick, lot 5 blk IS town of Nezperce;
consideration Sos.
Beatrice NJ. Dowd and husband to jos.
b. F. Morris, lot blk ). Risdon Tract
City of Lewiston; consideration $3.50.
Final Receipt-U. S. to Robert l.. Rail
stin, sw Or sec 10 tip "a nrIe M; con-
sideration 50.
U. S. to Jerry Fitzpatrick, lots II, Is,
10, so, 81, So sec rs tip 81 nrI W B M;
consideration s.. so.
U. :. to Jessie II. Fansler, lots 8, 5, 6, :
sec 80 tip 81 mrs B m; consideration
sos
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Didn't Mind Black Flies.

A guide in the Maine woods was brag-
ging the other day about his indifference
to the attacks of the big black flies, from
which those in his party were suffering
greatly. A $40 bet was made that he
couldn't let the flies settle for FIVE min
utes on his bare back. The guide strip
ped, and the insects came in good nnm'
bers and began to bite. He did not vince
Then one OF the party got behind him,
took burning glass out of his pocket,
and, the sun being out, focused it on the
guides shoulders, The guide squirmed
and wiggled. He stood it for some sec
ouds, then he blurte6 out:
II can stand all the black flies in
Maine, but brush away that burned beef
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Neishborins News.

mr. & L Gfittman of the Moscow hos
,,;,aI has recently purchased an automo-
lille of the Odds Mobile type which he
viii use in his professional work.
The Mountaineer says there is a wild
man living about 80 miles up the Middle
Fork from Kooskia He lives in dug.
ont and is digging a tunnel into the hill
Idle in search of gold. The man is said
70 he well educated and is religious ia
natic.
The term of the district court which
was set to convene in Moscow next Mon
day has been postponed to an uncertain
date. Judge Steele has two or more
weeks of work at Lewiston and when that
is completed he will open the spring term
in Latah county. There are no cases of
pressing importance here and the term
when convened promises to be a light
one.
There will be big Woodman picnic in
Juliaetta on June 10 and II. The COM
mttee having the matter in charge met
there last Saturday and fixed the above
date as the more suitable. The officers
for the occasion are Al Whitfield, Genesee,
president; H. w. Weber, Kendrick, Sec
rotary; F. Fox. Juliaetta; A. H. Webster,
Leland; Dan Whybark and DIR. Beck,
Genesee; James Bratcher of Kendrick,
form the executive committee. The sec
ond days proceedings will probably end
up with and old-fashioned barbecue. A
great time is anticipated.
Mr.. J. Shields & Co, the wholesale
seedsmen, received many orders for corn
wheat for seed which theycould not fill
this spring. Many of these orders came
leads Mr. Shields to believe the virtues
Of this cereal as AN article of stock food
are just becoming known in that section.
In order to be prepared to meet this
probable demand. Mix & Griffith have
leased 100 acres Of land near town from
Mrs. lula A Moore, which they will
SOW to this grain, Mr. Shields agreeing
TO take the product at an agreed price.
While this grain has been raised in this
section before, it has never been under
taken commercially. Small tract of the
ccrn wheat have yielded as much as 10
bushels to the acre here, and it is con-
hdently predicted that at least As bushels
an acre can be raised during any average
crop year.-Moscow Star.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Newton tiibbs Writes from Roosevelt.

Newton Hibbs in letter to a frienc
III Boise, dated at Roosevelt, April IA
says:
Everything looks good for the camp
The Dewey has met the requirements
that were fixed to determine whether OF
not the big mill was found on the lowe,
level and at the end of the long tunnel
This was made the test of perlnanency
by the experts sent in by the stockhoId.
ers last summer.
"A new tunnel half way down the
mountain is now planned.
The Sunnvside is showing up in good
form. The great ore body is proving to
be uniformly rich. This mine has nc
parallel in the mining world. 1t is
readily developed by natural conditions
1t is only necessary now after com
paratively small amount of prospect work
to measure up the millions of tons of ore
in sight and determine the most econ.
omical process of treatment. I, with the
experts who looked over the Sunnvside
early in its history could formulate no
theory that would make values at depth
a certainty. The general distribution of
gold over the surface was a remark able
condition but all the pessimists and
ignoramuses counted for this display of
values by theories of precipitation on the
surface from the porphyry that was
wasted in the process of erosion. 1t is
now demonstrated that the enrichment
is the result of chemical action that has
carried the gold to great depth in this
receptive dyke and precipated it through
out millions of tons of ore So far as the
Sunnyside is concerned this theory is
demonstrated and this fact develops the
mine. All that is needed now is tape
line to measure the reserves to be equal
to all the productions of the Hoinestake,
and then to solve the big proposition of
handling such a bulk of ore. This ore
the biggest mill i'll the world could be
run on the Sunnysi1e reserves Of S. ore
until the youngest stakeholder in the
should die Of old age.
"There was a new strike reported in
the Dewey last Saturday. The boys
were displaying Io-pound sample that
showed at least $40 in free gold and they
large body i'll ore of the drifts
on the 1855 foot level.
"Good reports come from the Kansas
City Gold Reef mine. The superintend-
ent reports large bodies of ~ ore with
veins that run into the hundreds. This
showing demands big mill. This mine
is OF Monumental creek, five miles
above Roosevelt"
Mr. Hibbs is one of the best known
mining men in Idaho, and has a reputa-
ton for good Judgment and veracity that
makes his report reliable standard by
which to measure the wealth OF the
Thunder Mountain district.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Train Robber Sent To Asylum.

Bob Meeks, Montpelier bank rob-
her, has been adjudged insane and will
be committed to the ylnm at Blackfoot.
DR.. Collister, prison physician, swore
u complaint charging Meeks with in
sanity, and the examination of the con-
Wet was conducted by the doctors before
the Probate Judge in the Office of Warden
ferrin. 1t was shown that Meeks was
afflicted with suicidal mania and that he
was otherwise out of mental balance.
his removal from the penitentiary will
relieve the prison auth orities Of a great
zeal OF annoyance, as he was very
troublesome prisoner.
Meeks irst came into notoriety when
IN broad daylight he and three compan-
ions rode up to the Montpelier bank and
robbed the institution of large sum of
money. His companions escaped, but
Meeks was captured and sentenced to
thirty'four years in the penitentiary.
Later his sentence was>commuted.
'''thoS ASNNJ ASol, MOCASt WAilC
engaged in outside work, fed to the hills
on penitentiary horse. He was recap
.ared the following morning and on trial
LOT breaking Jail his sentence was dou-
bled.
Last February, after attempting to
sever an artery in his wrists he sneaked
oui OF the prison gate under cover of a
ueiiVery wagon and again struck out for
tue nils, but bullet in the left leg
stopped his flight and SO fractured the
hino that amputation was necessary.
while summing himself inside the walls
oi the new dollhouse shortly after his
discharge from the hospital Meeks
elimoed up the trestle work to the top OF
Tue wall and after few frenzied shouts
70 those below he dived to,the ground
'n'r'y-hve feet below Strange to say he
escaped with shaking up aud was strong
enou n 10 fight his attendants with pair
u Shears, with winch he tried to stab him.
en' Ills mother was sent for, and after
uer arrival Meeks quieted down, but his
DenaVior was so erratic that he required
constant watching.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Eighth Grade Examinations.

Eighth grade examinations for the pub
lie schools of the county will be held on
Thursday and Friday, Nav 18th and 18TH,
at Lewiston, conducted by Miss Mccoy,
county superintendent, and at Leland
Myrtle and Clifford, Idaho.
These arrangements are made owing TO
the fact that many of the country schools
close in May and it will be convenient
then to have the pupils take the exami-
nation. BERNIcE MCCOY,
County School Supt.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-28
Spells Pekin with a "s'

The United States board of geographic
names has decided that Picking" is the
correct form in English to indicate the
capital of China. The word has always
been spelled with So down to Febru-
airy 3, 1897, when the board of geographic
names voted to shorten it to the Canton.
ese dialect sound "Pekin."
Miss +. R. Scidmore, who spent many
years in the far east, marshalled the tes-
timony and conducted the campaign
which resulted in the restoration OF the
"g." The war department is embarrassed
by the new order. inasmuch as its con
nection with the expedition 10 China in
yolved a mass of printed reports and
maps in which the name is misspelled
according to the latest decision.