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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
A Bad BARGAIN

Did Wilkey get away with you on
that horse dicker?"
mo, but the horse did the first time
] hitched him Detroit Free Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
PRESIDENTS NAME FORGED
Letter Attacking Union Labor Publish
ed in West Over His Name.

Butte, Mont. Sept 28.-When Sena-
tor Fairbanks and party arrived here
they found the Republican leaders
much exercised over the publication in
the Miners Magazine. published by the
Western Federation of Miners, OF what
purrorted to be denunciation OF la
Dor unions by President Roosevelt, and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Retort Sarcastic

I've had ten proposals this summer"
And you refused him every time?
Chicago American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
POIsONER BREAKS DOWN
At Last Moment Negro Servant Warn

~ GdSN MoInSnI negro servant Warn
ed Family Not to Eat Salmon Salad
Lexington, KY, Sept. 27.-The fam
lily OF Judge James III. Mulligan, former
United States consul to Samoa, has
been saved from death by a negro SER
want breaking down just as a meal was
being served and asking one of the
members of the family not to eat sal
mon salad which was ready to be
served. A chemist afterwards exam
ined the salad and found il contained
enough strychnine to kill so people
The negro servant, Lewis Mitchell,
had been with the family for years.
and had been pardoned from the peni-
Tertiary thr1reh the influence of Judge
Mulligan. When the meat was served
he asked JHH~a Nul!ie2n's son not to
eat the salmon. Being arrested he said
he would CONFESS all.
Judge Muliean was offered the nom
lnatlcA &C. -l@i. sOVCrnor when
William Goebel was nominated for
governor OVID nod no accented he
WOW" ca sO,~4.or of Ken
tues. .oebers death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

opportunities Tor All.
No section of the United States pro-
Vldes the wonderful opportunities for
success co the capitalist, professional
man, farmer, miner. laborer. or Grades
that exists tn the Great Southwest.
Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Olxlaho-
ma, Indian Territory, Texas, New Mex.
leo and Arizona await men with mon.
ey, brain and muscle.
Science has declared the climatic
conditions of this section the grandest
IN the world.
Special round trip tickets to permit
you to investigate and full information
furnished upon application 20
w. L. SAUNDERS. d. p. A.,
Frisco SYSTEM,
HOS E. Main ST., Richmond, Va
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5ss-POSTAGE STAMPS OF A HIGHER De
DOMINATION THAN TWO CENTS MOI
RECEIVED ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Negro Business Men
Robbed Of Thousands. ="

M /hat IN the world should expect of the WORTHLESS.
wv street conner and pillow supporting NEGRO 1
those who represent the leaders and moe -
fact - H. are ught stealing from themselves? sad
ct :; lie WHO nave spent years trying tacl-"hon
VI the three thousand $4,000 engaged in business
OF tnen are daily robbng themselves of the quckt
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s,,-ted IN Ia 7ort OHce e. r.-lroond -
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=. 60. -r..---'-,- %
FIant ~ grocer
- l-cL---. - s--.r .,to1 saicide by
shooting while respondent.
l.isAtni1- .,-, y oil tank at Port
Arthur Tex on which six men were
at work 2nG I'VE were killed.
Wilson Kejser was Killed and several
Others injured by overcharged electric
light wires at New Bloomfield, Pa.
Rev. DIR. Arthur S. Lloyd, of New
York, has been elected bishop of the
Protestant episcopal diocese of Ken
lucky.
John N Navarro, consul general for
Mexico at New York, was stricken with
apoplexy on a train and is in a seri-
Gus condition.
Friday, September %.
Captain John W. Hall, one of Balti-
more's leading financiers, died sud-
denly of heact failure, aged Is years.
The German emperor has conferred
the order OF the Red Eagle on Presi-
dent Harper. of the Chicago Univer-
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OUR Up-to-date SYSTEM

catchy and Intelligent AID writing is the only guid -
u;eesS IN business Write for system TO-DAY And
~ ,aAns money out q your drawer We will sIovv
e bow on white ndghbor earns his millions ;I
We will guarantee Sxsr,1usl T1Tr,E- S q'nekly-
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MAGAZINE.
So. Per Day Sure.

Agents are making $500 per Day
Selling "McGIRT's MAGAZINE"
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TERMS IN ADVANCE

ADVERTISING RATES
y one inch, one insertion, 81
II one inch, each subsequent insertion 2
soE two inches, three months soc
~ two inches, six months, LOs
tcE two inches nine months, 400
-scE two inches, twelve months 200
y a-riage and Funeral n offices, sc
NsSnding and Transient Notices pesr line &C
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

The Richmond. (Va.,) TIuEs- DIS
PATCH in its issue of the 27th ult., de-
sends to the lowest level of the dema.
gogue and INDUCES in editorial COM
ments that do not comport with the
ethics of higher journalism 1t SAYS:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22

hood of states that has a railway COM
mission like the one that Governor
Mcbride sought to have created in this
state 1T the last session OF the iegis-
l,r5ire. while many of them have no
commission at all
The kind Of commission that Gov
arnor Mcbride advocates was Endorsed
unanimously by both party conven-
tioI.s in this state in 1902, and it is the
dutv of every loyal republican and
every Ioyai democrat to bow to the
Will of the people. Every state can
learn something frcm the successes
and failures Of others. 1t is conceded
the northern states have not proven a
success because of their falling under
the cort,o, Of railway Hobbies. 1t is to
avoid such corrupt control that an APP
pointive commission is desired by the
people of this state whose united wis
dom ought to be quite as great as that
Of any organ of the railroad lobby
The Union does not tell of any APP
pointive commissions that have proven
failures. although it will be conceded
that they might be made so in the
hands of a dishonest governor. But
even his political opponents concede
the honesty of Governor Mcbride. IT
the railroads did not believe him to be
sincere they would not be making such
a hard fight against an appOintive
commission. They would gladly COM
promise on an elective ''adVisOry' COM
mission with some of George Steven
sons mnions to do the advising. They
know that such commission law
would be as great q farce as that of
Oregon proved to be and that the peO-
pie would soon demand it's repeal as a
useless remembrance. But the people
are not SO blind as to be fooled in this
way They propose to have the first
men having plenary powers to regu-
late rates and fares and to prevent I'M
just determinations. and they will not
be tricked into accepting anything else.
And don't you forget it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
AND THIS IS JUSTICE!

The two boys, Cecil McMinn, aged IA.
and Frank Smith. aged Is, are still
paraded along Main street twice a day
in clanking chains and nobody raises
hand to save them from the lives of
hardened criminals. If these boys had
only waited until they were old enough
to break a savings bank or default as
public officials. troops of sympathetic
friends would have run their legs off
raising money to save them from pros
ecutiOn.
When a ragged tramp who might
have been a bank president or a re-
spected and popular county OfficiaI Ten
years ago, appears in town he is
promptly given orders to move on. If
he breaks into hen coop or a squat
ter's shack to steal little grub to
keep soul and body together he can
count on going to the pen for four or
five years.
1t is only the petty thieves as rule
who are punished. The big, popular
thieves who squander the money in
trusted to their care for wine women
and gambling always stand good
chance of going scot free.
And all this is what we call justice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
Meets at Peoria,

PEORIA, H., Feb. 22.-The Illinois
ance and Bartenders' League held its
annual meeting in Peoria today with
delegates present from many parts of
the state. The reports of state Orsa-
nizer Benjamin Gordon and Frank f.
Brady, secretary and treasurer. showed
the organization to have made Il graft
flying increase in membership since
the convention of last year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
GOOD PROSPECTS.
Theodore Bellows of the Washtucna
Region.

Theodore Bellows. we'll known in this
city, was over from his homestead near
WaShtucna yesterday TO make a land
deal. He is selling his ranch near the
state line to Robert L. Webb, a well
known farmer of the state line cOun-
try. In speaking of the crop prospects
in the new county Mr.. Bellows said:
Il feel very confident that we will have
ton. The ground is mOistened to a
depth Of over two feet and We have
plenty of rain and l think there will be
no lack of moisture. | have 145 acres
in wheat and | feel confident that
will have good crop.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
JUDICIARY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Represe NATIVE Humphrey Proposes t.
Place Seattle and Northwest IN
One District.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house
refused to adjourn for Washington
birthday. Williams. democratic floor
leader. moved an adjournment after
the reading of WashingtOn's farewell
address. Payne of New York, opposed
the motion and it was past on party
vote.
The house in committee of the whole
then resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
The house committee on judiciary to-
day authorized a faVorab repOr1 on
Humphreys bill dividing the state of
Washington into two judiciary dis
tricts with Seattle and the northwest
counties in one and the rest of the state
in the other: and also a bill for the
creation of Il supreme court for Indian
territory. The house committee on
territories today heard d. Mckenzie of
COldfoot Alaska, and Benjamin Mil
lard of Valdez, in favor of bill pro-
VidinS for the maintenance of roads,
the establishment of schools and the
care Of the insane in Alaska.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
EXPERTS DID NOT ARRIVE.
Notify County Auditor That They
Were Delayed.

County Auditor Honeycutt received
telegram from Clark and Buchanan.
the experts announcing that ii WoulG
be Impossible for them to reach Wall&
WalIa today, as they had intended.
They claim that they We're called to
Canyon City, or, to examine the books
Of the county treasurer who committed
suicide there several days ago. over the
fact that he MAS alleged to be short III
his accounts.
There is considerable work yet for
the experts to do in WaIIa Walla to
complete the work of exporting the
books and as they have not carried out
their contract With the county COM
miSsioners. it is limited that they are
not Very anxious to return to Walla
Walla very soon.
An interesting time is expected when
they return and meet the county COM
miSSiOnerS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
MEMORY OF WASHINGTON

CONTINUED from Page One.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22

The assessment on the machinery,
furniture, etc. of the coast papers was
Us follows (nOne of these were taxed
on Associated Press membership or
corporate franchiSe):
"Portland Oregonian and Port
land Telegram combined rs 10000
Seattle Post Intelligencer -. $4,000
Sea tile Times .............. $4,000
Tacoma Ledger and Tacoma
Evening News combined -. 10000
The above assessments against the
coast papers covered everything on
which they We're taxed except the
buildings in which they are published.
These figures are all the more sig
nificant when the fact is considered
that Portland and Seattle each has
more than twice the population of Spo-
kane"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
Chinese Minister to Speak.

PEORIA. Ill. Feb 22.-F'ive hundred
guests viii be seated at the tables in
the Coliseum tonight on the occasion
of the Washington birthday banquet OF
the Creve Occur club. Bishop Spald-
ing will preside and the speakers Will
include Sir Chen LANG Cheng, the
Chinese minister at Washington: Hon
William +. Gurdey of Nebraska, Hon
Charles w. Miller of Indiana. James
r. Garfield of Ohio, and the Rev
James +. Freeman Of Ionkers, New
York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
Diplomats Go to Far East.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb 22.-J. NJ.
Ferguson, the second secretary of the
American legation in Toxic, who has
been in this country on leave of alb
sence. sailed for YOkOhOma today. Mr..
cy of Secretary Hay in regard to the
present situation in the far east and
on his arrival in Toxic he will be in
d position to advise Minister GriscOn
personally of the secretarys wishes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
THE peoples HAVE SPOhE-\ \.

The Union says that Iowa is the
operation that is accomplishing any re-
suits that are attracting particular at
tention.
In the same article the morning pa
per says that the governor OF Texas
makes particular reference to the
present satisfactory workings of the
commission"
The Tolman commission bin that
was defeated by the last lobby-ridden
legislature at olympia was modelled
after th, Texas law. about the only diff
ference being that it was proposed TO
make thu commission appointive in
stead of elective. The object OF this was
10 make sure that the first commits
SION. which would blaze the way for
all its successors. should not be con-
1rolled by the railway lobby. In a
state convention il is easy for the lob
nyists through trades and combna-
tons To secure the nomination of cor
rupt men for such minor offices as rail
road commissioners. Everybody knows
that commissioners appointed by Gov
ernor Mcbride would do their duty or
C~t the grand bounce in short order
In Texas and most of the southern
states the railroads are not the die
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

AS the railroad organs of the state
have had a great deal to say about the
inconsistency of the Spokane Spokes-
man Review in seeking to evade the
an increase in railroad assessments. it
is only fair to that paper to give it a
hearing. In Sundays issue the Re-
view says:
"Threats are being made that the
Spokesman Review will again he pun
ished by the railways for advocating
that the railways be made to pay their
fair share of taxes in this state.
1t has been given out from the as
SCISSORS office that The Spokesman
Review assessment will again be rails
ed, although it is already several times
inston. including those in the cities of
Portland and Seattle.
This Will not frighten The Spokes-
man Review into silence on this sub
ject.
Last year the railroads, through
| Assessor Stewart of this county, at
tempted To intmidate The Spokesman
Review and silence its demands for
| just taxation of railroad property.
Stewart raised the assessment of this
| newspaper property to many times
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22

took part today in patriotic demon
stration held at Washington's head
quarters under the auspices of the
Washington Association of New Jer-
sey. The Grafton of the day was de-
livered by Hamilton W. Mabie of New
York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
w EA1HER.

Tonight and Tuesday occasional
rain cooler Tuesday high south TO west
winds.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09

Bellefontaine merchants should have
enough pride In their home city to re-
vive the Commercial Club and put the
upon substantial footing.
Interest hiss been allowed to die out
and unless something is done at once
one Of the best organizations Bellefon-
taine ever had will be a thing of the
past Every growing city needs an or
gsnization of its men of affairs. The
welfare of the community demands 1t.
There must be some body to which the
community can look for the work oI
securing new industries and keeping
the city we'll to the front among its
neighbors. This can only be done by a
Commercial Club or Board of Trade.
II is high time for the members of the
present dormant organization to get
together, pay mp their dues, cancel
their indebtedness and plan for enlarg.
ing Bellefontaine and adding to hel
business during the coming fall. Belle
fontsine is booming. Why not have
such a Commercial Club as the city
deservesI
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09
$50 California and Return, Personally
Conducted.

Special trains from Chicago to San
Francisco without change, via the
Chicago, Union Pacific and North
Western Line leave Chicago August
18th and August 25th. Itinerary in
cludes stop-overs at Denver. Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City. Low rates,
choice of routes returning. Tickets on
sale daily August 18th to Sept. 10th.
Two fast trains daily over the only
double track railway between Chicago
and the Missouri River, and via the
most direct route across the American
continent. The Overland Limited,
solid through train every day in =,
year Less than three days enroute.
Low rates from all points. Write fol-
itineraries of special trains and full
information to A F. Cleveland, %.
Superior street, Cleveland, o. aug 10
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09

Port au Prince. Hayti, Aug. 5.-The
city of Port au Prince is in state of
great disorder. Bands of soldiers
throwing stones prevent the Syrians
from reopening their stores. Ameri-
can citizens have hoisted the stars
and stripes over their residences and
a number of them sought refuge in the
American legation. driving there in
carriages flying the American flag and
pursued by the populace throwing
stones.
After the disorders of the morning
Mr.. Powell. the American minister.
went to the palace and demanded of
President Nord that the government
should take immediate action to stop
the disorders and to protect all for
eigners and their property, demanding
especially that American interests be
protected.
The president sent for the minister
OF the interior and the military gov
ernor and ordered them to take imme-
diate steps to stop the disorders, and
for this purpose to send troops and
police to the disturbed districts.
President Nord assured Minister
Powell that the lives and property OF
foreigners would be protected, and
said he would see that their business
did not suffer damage.
After the interview at the palace
Minister Powell, Alexander Batiste
the American deputy consul. and Gen
Carrie, the military governor, visited
the disturbed districts and personally
saw that protection was given to the
houses of the foreigners.
The energetic action of Minister
Powell has no doubt saved not only
the propertS. but the lives of foreign.
ers and prevented greater disturb.
anceS.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09
Obituary..

Joseph z. Marmon, son of Henry W.
and Eliza Marmon, was born July %.
1870, and died at his home near Zsnes-
field, July 25, 1904. aged ca years.
On November 1, 1860, he was mar
ried to Malissa J. Walker. To this
union were born seven children, four
sons and three daughters, five of whom
with the wife survive. He was a
birthright member of the Friends
church. liberal in its support and deep
ly interested in the spread of the gospel
was often heard in testimony to the
power of the Christ to save and lived
and died in that faith that looks be-
yond the veil that hides the future
from our mortal vision. The family
noticed short time before he was
taken sick that he went singing
around much more than was usual
with him. During his last sickness
he quoted Scripture texts and praised
the Lord often. His widow and chill
dren and friends have the very great
joy Of knowing that he was ready to
meet the Lord and his two children
and father. mother. sisters and brother
and many friends who preceded him.
His last words Just before be swept
ont of life We're ''All things are pre-
pared for them that love Him.
a soldier of the cross he has fought
his last battle and falling at the front
went down by the hands of the last en-.
emy. But in that going down a great
victory came to him. So with al
them that believe in Jesus. In hts go
ing ont he leaves wife and children
and n host of friends and neighbors tC
mourn their loss.
Let your faith look beyond the tide
and behold the meeting with the friends
beyonh the river gloriously grand. +.
In 1851 when his country was in peri
he with the thousands of others left
home and friends and all that was deai
and went to the front to meet the foe.
He was n member OF the 18th Regular
Infantry, serving nearly two years
He was discharged by surgeons Ger
tificate of disability but the cause b.
loved and espoused was sustained and
liberty's blessing to all perpetuated
The friends and comrades that are lef
will drop tear and a flower on hi
grave on Memorial Day.
Funeral services were held at Gosh
en- mile east of Zanesfield conducted
by Mrs. TrIphenia Morris, of Morrow
coupty q
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09

General Robert P. Kennedy has writ.
ten a communication TO Mayor W. t.
Haviland protesting against an alleged
action OF the Big Four In blocksdine
the railroad crossings ut west Colum
bus avenue so that citizens on the west
side are delayed ON the streets by the
cars General Kennedy claims thai
passenger trains instead of standing OF
the crossing FIVE minutes allowed by
law sometimes blockade the street,
ten and fifteen minutes. He alst
complains about the Big Four switch
engines which he says should d,
switching in the railroad yards.
Mayor Haviland says he Will report
General Kennedy's statement to Train.
master George F. David and Agent
Edward Sloan.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09

Quite strenuous time had Miss
Antonio Mir. little Spanish beauty,
in this city last evening. Miss Mrs
home is in Havana, Cuba, but for the
past three years she has been a student
at Delaware university. where she be-
came friendly with Bellefontaine peo-
pie. A postal telling of An intended
visit with Miss Maud Hrmer here
miscarried and there was no one at
the train to meet her upon her arrival.
She did not know what to do. She
met Miss Jennie Emery and inquired
of her as TO the whereabouts of Mr..
and Mrs E. J. Short. The Short:
were at the Lake and the young lady 4
troubles multiplied. Miss Mir at last
reached the Short home and is being
royalty entertained. She will slsc
visit at the Hamer home in the coun-
try.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-09
Nearly 500 Operators Struck.

st. Louis, Aug. 3.-At the headquar-
ters of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers 1t was stated yesterday that
$50 operators and station agents on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
system are out, only six men of the
whole force having remained at work.
The information received was to the
effect that passenger trains are from
three TO 12 hours late and that the
freight train schedules are demoraliz-
ed. A telegram received at o. R. T.
headquarters from Sedalia, Mo-, said
that, owing to the strike, all the regu-
lar freight trains on that division were
annullad