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The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

that the support of State paupers in
creased from S9,754 in 1856 to $23, 534 In
1904" This was one Of several other
facts which he cited to show that the
prohibitory liquor law is impoverishing
the State. Now, many honestly believe
that this prohibitory system has more or
less faults and defects, but whatever else
may be said, this is not one of them.
Neither is it a fact that the increase
in the State paupec expense is any
ground fro criticising the republican par
ty, but instead it is one of the wisest
achievements in State legislation.
The development of our State pauper
laws began when Maine became a State
and every step of progress has been re-
sisted by city and corporate Influences
1t has been a continual fight by the
rural interests for simple justice and
fairness
Almost every session of the 1egisla-
ture has extended this statute until by
Chap. 14S of the public laws of 1903 It
was amended SO as to include all persons
who fall into distress ''in any town"
having no legal settlement in such town.
Formerly each municipality had to bear
the expenses of such paupers but this
act places it upon the State
she underlying principle of all these
changes in the State pauper laws which
makes it of such paramount Importance
to the country towns. is that the more
Of the public burdens which are placed
upon the State the more the wild lands
the railroads, the street railway and
numerous other corporations (such for
instance, as the Hon Cyrus W. Dayis
himself is largely interested in) have to
carry and the less the county towns suf-
fer.-Guilsord Recorder.
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

lection Of this claim, the democratic or
gans assert that tie money received py
the State from this source. amounting
to $2S7, 1921 was all kept in the treas
ury for the purpose of swelling the
splendid cashsbalance at the close OF the
year 1908. amounting to 37.67S.3S. What
are the facts? In 1902 the State was
carrying a temporary loan Of $780, m
Cured on account Of the war with
Spain. This was paid during that year.
the amount received from the war claim
during that year (s1o5, 212.65) was ap-
piled to this purpose. together with
other funds from the current receipts OF
the treasury. The attempt Of the demo-
cratic organs to make. it appear as a
part of the cash balance of the close
Of 1903 shows how great may become the
warping effect of political necessity IN
dealing with facts and figures.
The State Of Maine was able to enter
the year 1908 WITH EVERY DOLLAR
OF THE INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED
ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR WITH
SPAIN PAID IN FULL. and in spite
of this fact to close the year with the
splendid cash balance of 1851. 67S.3S re-
naming in the treasury.
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

claim by any means a simple matter.
The case in one form and another was
several times before the court of claims
IN washington. and upon the question
OF the amount of the claim repeated
hearings were had before the auditors
and comptrollers Of the Treasury. In the
early stage Of the proceedings special
Audltor was sent to Maine from the
treasury Department to examine the
records here and take testimony and
from the time the claim was first taken
Up to the end was a period of Seven or
eight years.
The first payment of about $4,000
was based upon the finding OF the court
of claims.
Mr.. Cotton always insisted that this
ruling of the court was wrong and fin
ally he had the SATISFACTION of seeing
the ruling of the court Of claims revised
and the rule Of audit for which he al
ways commended, adopted by the Treasury
Department with the result of adding
over 100000 to the Maine claim.
Now the simple question is whether
1t was good business judgment for the
State to commit a claim of this nature
to competent and reputable firm of
Washington attorneys upon contingent
fee. The result would seem to justify
the wisdom of the Governor and council
and of the legislature in approving their
action.
1t has been suggested that this claim
should have been collected by the SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress
but we hardly think that those who
made this suggestion really believe that
ii would have been wise or to be expected
that these gentlemen should have left
their seats in Congress and undertaken
the preparation and prosecution of the
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

claim in the court of claims, before the
auditor appointed by that Court who
had hearings at Augusta and Washing
ton at all of which counsel for the Gov
eminent appeared and defended to lhe
utmost of their ability. and again be-
fore the auditors of the War Depart
ment and on appeal before the comp
troller of the treasury. In all these
courts the defense was strong and Wig
crous and clear proof had to be fur-
nished that every dollar of interest
which was allowed the State was paid
out upon money borrowed and expended
for tie government and this ON a claim
made up of hundreds of thousands of
items. All this evidence had to be col
lected 25 or 80 years after the transac-
tons took place and when many who
took part in them were dead The pro
cess was slow, but after years of work
it was accomplished and the legality
and amount of the claim was establish
ed. Then and not before the senators
and representatives mighs be expected
to secure the appropriations necessary
to pay the established claim and this
they did promptly and satisfactorily.
The democratic papers have under
taken to bring Senator Frye into this
matter by asserting that Mr.. White. VINO
is now the Junior member of the firm
OF Needham & Cotton. is his grandson.
The absurdity of this is shown by the
fact that at the time the contract was
made Mr.. White was a student pursu-
ing his studies at Bowdoin college from
which he did not graduate until the fol-
lowing June Not only had he no con-
nectior whatever with the firm of Need
ham & Cotton. but he had not even en-
tered upon the study of the law. One
democratic paper goes SO far to de
clare Mr.. Cotton to be Senator Fryas
son-in- la w-aithough as a matter of fact
he is in no wise related to him!
Not satisfied with grossly rnisrep;e-
seating the facts connected with the COL
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25
The Democrat and
the State Pauper.

The Hon. Cyrus W. Davis of Water
vile, the democratic nominee for Gov
ernor,in his speech as chairman of the
Waterville convention is reported to
have said, when in the campaign the
statement is made that the democratic
party in Maine Is the rum party tell
that singer Of empty anthems
The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

Not satisfied with grossly rrisrep;e-
seating the facts connected with the COL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
HUNDREDS SEARCH FOR LOST
BOY AT sEELYVILLE, IND

Terre Haute, Ind, June II. - I'm
der direction of the sheriff there was
Il general search in and near Seely-
VILE for the 4-year-Old Byers boy, who
has been missing for two weeks. Hun
drcds of men Joined in the search.
Ponds and abandoned mines were eX-
amined. Toward evening an abandoned
well, whose existence was unknown to
most of the people of Seelyville, was
Baled out.
Big rocks were first taken out and
when it was seen that these had no
Denc long in the water there was
belief that the child had been MUIR
dered, the body thrown in the well
and the rocks thrown on top of it, but
there was no trace of any body. DIR.
Byers telegraphed from Mendon, Mo-,
that the boy found there with q
tramp is not his son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
CORPORATIONS CAN SELL
TO OTHERS IF THEY WISH

Helena, Mont, June 1.-THE su-
preme court has decided the celebrated
law known as house bill No. 1872,
which permits corporations to dispose
of property to other companies, to be
constitutional. The act was passed
over the veto of Governor Smith in
1859. 1t was under this law that the
AmalgamatedC Copper company was en-
abled to purchase the properties of the
Boston and Montana, Butte and Bos-
ton and Parrott companies.
The question as to the constitution
ality of the law was raised in an ac-
tion brought by o. r. Allen against
the Ajax Gold Mining company, which
sought to transfer its property to the
National Prospecting and Develop
ment company, of New Jersey. Judge
Clements, i'll the district court of Lew
IS and Clarke county, granted an in
junction, and his ruling is now re-
VerSed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
PERDICARIS WILL
BE FREE TOMORROW
If Nothing Happens Bandit Will
Grant His Release From
Captivity.

Washington, June 14.-If all goes
well Pcrdicaris will be released next
Wednesday. 1t is estimated that it
will require this length of time for tho
mission which has gone To his relief
with the ransom demanded to reach
the brigand's camp. Jusscrand, the
French ambassador. was at the state
department and had talk with Sec
retary Hay about the Moroccan situa-
ton.
The ambassador has heard from his
gov ernment that the sultan will grant
the brigands' terms, and, indeed, some
of Raisuli's men who were in prison
have already been released as an evil
dence of the good faith in which the
terms are being met. 1t is possible
that some of the released brigands
may have been sent with the mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
MOB MAKES THINGS
LIVELY AT CANTON
Sheriff Takes Precautions to Protect
AgressOrs in a Race
Riot.

Canton. O.. June 1I.-Clifford Boy
IAN the victim of a race riot, is stlll
alive. but death is expected. Railroad
men who were in an Ominous mood for
severa! hours after the shooting did not
90 near the county Jail or city prison,
where the colored men were held. Off
GERS OF the railroad went among them
at the roundhouSe and other places
where they cougregated. cOunseling
them TO commit no violence and urg-
ing them to go home. This had salu-
tary effect.
The sheriff took special precautions
at the county Jail, where two Of the
cOlored principals were confined.
Armed guards We're on duty through
out the night and all the solid steel
blind doors to the cells were closed.
Fifteen or twenty colored men arrest
ed in THE Jungle" are still in prison
and Will be held pending investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
YANGER KNOCKED
OUT BY HERRERA
Italian Put on Queer Street I'm Eighth
Round at Butte by
Mexican.

Butte, Mont, June 14.-Aurelia Her
rera last night Knocked out Benny
Nanger in the eighth round. Yanger
was carried sensclcss to- his corner.
The hottest 20-round fight ever
fought in Butte was the fight between
Billy Melody and Jack O'Kcefe before
the Silver Bow Athletic club.
At the end of the contest Referee
Duncan Mcdonald called it a draw,
though it appeared that Melody had
much the better of it at that time.
Every round was characterized by
fierce slugging and the men went at
it so strong and vigorously that both
were weary and tagged in the fifth
round.
After that they got their second
wind and continued the Slugging to
the end, both men being severely pun
ished. yet there was not a clear
knock down during the whole fight.
After the eighth round even money
was offered on O'Keefe and found
many takers. The three final rounds
were Melody's. and O'Keefe appeared
several times to be going. but he put
up a strenuous fight to the last. Three
thousand people witnessed the fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
HARMONY RULES WITH ILLINOIS
DEMOCRATS AT STATE CONVENTION
BIG PRIZE FIGHT Is
PUT OFF FOR WEEK
Injury to Jeffries' Knee Results in
Postponement of Match
With MuDroe.

San Francisco, Cal, June IA The
fight between Jeffries and Munroe will
be postponed until June 80. Yester-
day afternoon Jeffries attempted to
work in the gymnasium, but his knee
was too stiff and sore. The doctor
thinks it will be all right in a few
days, but with the fight on Friday
there would be no time for jeff to re-
cuperate, so he made a proposal for
postponement, and it was agreed to.
Jeffries' tryout at Harbin Springs
yesterday afternoon was a great dis
appointment both to the champion and
his friends. The doctor said that the
soreness and stiffness in the knee
would disappear as soon as Jeff got
warmed up. but he proved a bad
prophet.
Jeff could do nothing. His leg was
stiff and he couldn't even indulge in
bag punching. As for sparring, that
would have been out of the question
as much as if he had a wooden leg.
Jeff felt badly about it, as he had be-
lieved the injury was not serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
PEABODY THINKS
WAR" NEARLY OVER
Orders of General
Bell.

Denver, June 14.-Wifh news from
General Bell that the Cripple Greek
mines are open and running Govern
or Peabody expressed the opinion that
the mine region war is nearly over.
News from Cripple Creek also says
that General Bell has sent out sol
diers to capture a party of armed men
reported hiding in the mountains north
of the town. At Galdfield G. q. Ken
nison. president of n w. F. of NJ I'M
ion at Cripple Greek, has been put I'M
der arrest for alleged participa-
ton in the Independence crime. He
got into an alterca ton with the mar
shal who arrested him and was struck
over the head with a gun. Kennison
declares he had no connection with
the Independence murders.
Frank J. Hang, attorney for the w.
+. of NJ. at Cripple Creek has been
arrested, put in the bull pen and held
''incommunicado'-" the good of the
county" says General Bell. Many
other less important arrests were
made at Cripple Greek. The CON
templated withdrawal of troops has
called out a protest from the Citi-
Zens' Alliance and Mine Owners as
sociation, and it is likely that Govern
or Peabody Will be asked to continue
the soldiers in the field for an indef-
inite period.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
INSISTED ON PROVING 1N> OcENcE
Appeals to the President to Right the
Great Wrong" Done Him.

Appeals to the President to Right the
Great Wrong" Done Him.
Tyner then says he has had his day
in court and established his innocence;
that lie instructed his attorneys TO
take advantage of no legal TECHNICAL
ties, but to lay fully before the court
every act of his official career, and to
ask the jury to ignore his age and
physical condition; that he asked not
his acquittal, but for vindication; that
the jury without hesitation pro-
nounced him innocent, and that lie
believes that every member of the bar
agrees with the jury. He then pro-
ceeds:
such a verdict in a trial brought in
good faith would ordinarily be a suffi-
cient vindication of an accused party,
but unfortunately in this case your of
fetal proclamation of my assumed
guilt has such weight, and is entitled
to have such weight, that to many it
practically overrides the verdict of the
jury. l notice that many of your
friends do not hesitate to say that
your verdict given before trial is more
to be relied upon than the verdict of
court and jury given after trial.
Against such injustice l have no re-
course. except by appealing to your
sense of right and fair dealing"
He then refers to his former letter
TO the president, in which he stated
that Roosevelt was misled by Bris-
tOw's report which he charged sup
pressed facts, grabbed evidence and
made untrue statements. He reaf-
firms these charges and adds: Wit
ness after witness on the stand for
the government in my trial denied the
accusations in his report, and docu-
ment after document from the gov
ernment files disproved his charges. l
do not mean for moment to Ques-
ton the good faith and entire sinceri-
" of your proclamation; l wish mere
ly to emphasize the fact that you have
been deceived, and that your laudable
zeal for public and official decency has
been imposed upon.
You accuse me of gross corTup-
tion:' the attorneys for the govern
mcnt constantly disclaimed any such
charge before the jury. You charge
that | was paid by criminals not 10
prosecute them not scintilla of evi-
dcnce WAS offered to sustain such a
charge: nor was a single witness nor
single document produced 10 show
special favors TO 'swindling schemes
or a single violation of duty Every
charge in the Bristow report in any
wise rejecting on me has been dis
proved by the recent trial-disproved
not by virtue of the verdict but by
sworn evidence OF the governments
own witnesses
In my letter to you PRAYED that my
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
TRADE ON COAST
Recent Action of Congress Is Dis
cussed in the British House
of Lords.
FUTURE LAW FOR OUR ISLANDS
John Bull Thinks 1t a Violation of
Our Declarations in
1905.

London, June II. - Lord Muskerry
Conservative, in the house of lords
questioned the government concerning
the reservation of other countries of
coastwise trade to vessels of their own
nationality, and especially to the pro
posed application to the Philippine ISL
ands of the coastwise laws of the
United States. Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne replied. He said the pro
been long in the water there was i
posed restriction in the Philippines
seemed inconsistent with certain decla-
Tations of the United States govern
ment at the time of the drawing up
of the treaty of peace.
Being Discussed at Washington.
The British representative at Wash
ingtOn, the secretary added, had been
asked to call the attention of the
United States government to the mat
ter and point out the detrimental ef-
feet of the restrictions on British
trade. The discussion was still pro-
ceeding at Washington, and it would
not be in the public interest to enter
into details regarding the exchange Of
views. The new law did not take eff
feet until 1906. Therefore there was
plenty of time to consider the matter,
which deserved and would receive the
attention of his majesty's government.
Advises Against ExaggeratiOn.
The colonial governments, Lord
Lansdowne also said, differed widely
in their attitude on this subject Some
of them We're entirely opposed to the
exclusion of foreign vessels from coast
wise trade, while others had an
nOunced their intention of excluding
them. No doubt the present system
was a disadvantage TO Great Britain,
but they must be careful not to eX-
aggerate the extent of the grievance.
If Great Britain excluded foreign yes
sells she would be liable to reprisals
on the part of those countries now ad-
mitting British vessels. At any rate
the whole question was intimately
connected with the fiscal problem
which the government could not deal
with fragmentarily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14

life and mental ruwrrS mli-iit br spared
until had convinced tho American
punlc. and you as cl'Ief magistrate,
that all my acts have been honest,
honorable and str.i ightforward in the
right Of God and man. Ny remaining
hours are few. and though my house
is in order and with clear conscience
l await from day to day the irrevo|a-
bic summons. nevertheless l cannot
close my eyes without first appealing
to you. Mr.. President. as my chief ac-
cuser. to endeavor insofar as you can.
TO right the great wrong which you
have unwittingly done me"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
The Citizens Successfully
Protect Missouri
Town.
THIRD MAN ESCAPES
They Had Broken Open
Stores in Other
Places.

Marshfield, Mo-. June II.-Tn bat
tie between three alleged postoiiice
robbers and citizens in this city yes
terday two robbers were badly wound
Ell and captured, while the third cs-
capped. One of the men says he is
John Requa. of Little Rock. Ark, the
other Harry Reaves, of birmingham,
Ala.
The postofiicc at Hartvillc, Mo, was
robbed last, Friday night and Il store
at Owden robbed Saturday night.
Postmaster McNey. of this place. was
warned that the robbers were headed
this way. McNcN, with posse of cit
izens, was on guard when the robbers
arrived and made preparations To
break into the building.
Made a Fight.
The robbers were ordered to sur
render, but responded by firing on the
citizens. The fire was returned and
two of the robbers fell with their
heads and bodies punctured with shot.
The third robber escaped. although
he was tracked for more than mile
by a trail of blood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
GEN. TYNER PLEADS
Asks President Roosevelt to Take
Up His Case and Right
a Great Wrong"
CALLS IT A DEATHBED REQUEST
Declares Complete VindicatiOn is
Impossible Till Chief Exec
utiVe Retracts.

| Washington, June 14.-General Jas.
n. Tyner, who was removed from Of
fee as assistant attorney general for
the pOstoffice department during the
investigation of the department and
who recently was tried and acquitted
by jury, has addressed u letter to
President Roosevelt, dated June l, in
which he says:
| Quotes the Presidents Charges.
"Sir=In November. 1903, on the
strength of certain char ges contained
in a report by Mr.. Bristow, the fourth
assistant postmaster general. you gave
to the press of the country Il state
mcnt To the effect that gross corrup-
ton in the case of Assistant Attorney
General Tyncr has gone on for II num-
ber of years. and after referring TO me
as the chief offender you say that
in my case the corruption took the
form of favOring get-rich-quick CON
Germs and similar schemes; i'll other
words. the criminals whom it was his
Lmyl sworn duty TO prosecute, paid
him incl for permission To fleece the
public unmOlestcd.'
President's Statement "ExtraOrdinsry."
NO verdict of jury nor sentence
of judge could have had such far
reaching or irremediable conSe-
quences for me as this extraordinary
official proclamation of guilt by you,
and the ordinary machinery of justice
is probably powerless fully TO rectify
the injustice done. Immediately upon
seeing your charges in the press L ad-
dressed you Il letter, protesting that
on the mere say so of Mr.. Bristow you
had no right, without ut least first
giving me IL chance to be heard in my
defense or without confronting me
with the charges or the evidence, thus
prematurely and rashly to Judge
me and perhaps forever blast the good
name and character which for nearly
eighty years 1 had endeavOred to eS-
tablish.
Recorded q "Death-B Protest."
when l wrote this letter l had
little hope that a merciful and just
God would spare my life long enough
to enable me to face a jury of my
peers. and / wished merely to record
what l believed to be Il death-bCd pro-
test against your unusual, unjust and
arbitrary action"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
WOODEN RELIC OF
1000 YEARS AGO
Capstan Used bv Romans Dug Up
on Site of the
Forum.

Rome, June 14.-Signor GaComO
BOni, the archaeologist who is direct
ing the excavations of the Forum. has
found heavy capStan with eight
fixed levers of wood. The wood is
perfectly preserved while the iron fix
lures have become oXidized.
This discovery is considered of the
greatest Importance as being the first
known mechanical contrivance dating
back 1000 years. The capstan, which
was found almost intact, has a dia-
meter of over two yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
ARMY MEN ON DUTY ON THE
IsTHMUs GET MORE PAY

Washington, June a. - Secretary
Taft has decided that army officers
serving on the iSthmus of Panama in
the construction work of the canal
shall receive 30 per cent. additional
from the canal commission over the
pay they are entitled to under the
law. The officers suggest that men
serving in important positions should
receive compensation such as would
be paid to civilians doing the same
character of work, which is more than
Taft proposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
FEUD IN INDIANA ENDS
IN KILLING OF THREE MEN

Bryantsville. Ind, June 1t James
and Charles Ruut and Milton Tow
were killed and james and Frank Tow
seriously wounded in a street fight
with pistols here today. The fight
was the elimination of fcud.