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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
STATEHOOD
AGAINST time
Early Adjournment of Con-
gress May Defeat Measure
EARLY AS MAY FIRST
Opposition Exists to Taking up
New Business.

Washington, Feb 22.-Republican lead
e9s did not respond to the appeal of the
statehood promoters yesterday with the
kind of pledges that had been hoped for.
Ar. Hamilton, chairman of the house
committee on territories, talked with
many house leaders, but has made no
more progress with Speaker Cannon than
TO secure a promise of consideration un-
der certain conditions. Enough Repub-
licans and Democrats have signified their
Intention to vote for joint statehood if
there Were any way TO hold congress in
session and get a vote The impatient
statehood promoters secured a promise
from Hamilton yesterday that the essen
tial provisions Of the committee and bills
mould he made public next week. If the
full membership of the committee can
agree. the subcommittee will begin work
Tuesday.
Statements by numerous leaders in both
the senate and house that congress would
adjourn by May l have aroused a lively
interest in the race between adjournment
and statehood. Speaker Cannon. who is
opposed TO any statehood legislation, in
vested one dollar yesterday in Il pool
made up in the house regarding adpjourn-
ment and dropped a slip of paper in 4
hat marked May !. Two of seven slips
had dates as early at April /. At about
this time in every session of congress
there is an early adjournment threat
The Republican leaders are bending every
energy to prevent the Introduction Of new
legislation and the last subcommittee
which must form one of the general ap-
preparation bills practically completed it's
labors Saturday
Senator Lodge. when informed of this
fact, said at the White House that con
gress ought to be able TO finish its work
by April Is. The canal treaty, he said
was practically out of the way and there
was no general legislation of consequence
TO hald congress except the appropriation
bills. Senator Dryden and Senator Quarles
made similar comments showing that
the influences against statehood expect to
defeat it by an early adjournment. This
new complication, added to other troubles
which have best Delegate Mcclure of
Oklahoma, has caused a deep-seated
gloom in the Oklahoma contingent. Mr.
Mcclure is not prepared to go on record
as accepting joint statehood. Those who
have been working with him, declare
however, that ne VIII protest against
making a single state of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory to the extent of oppos-
ing 4 joint statehood bill which makes
provision for an Indian Territory school
fund. Mr.. Rodney, the New Mexico DEL
egate. said:
Before we are beaten this time we pro-
pose to do some very plain talking. 1t
IS not a question OF politics any longer.
know that certain senate influences have
reached and agreement that there shall
never be more than inety-four senators.
They do not want any more senators
from the west if they can help it, and
propose to keep the number as low as
possible. We propose to take the fight
into the next Republican convention. and
the west viii be strong enough to carry
fits point
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Tad Out Hunting Is Hit by Shot From
His Comrades Gun.

jefferson, o. T. Feb. 2e,-Winnie Wood
mausee about l. years OF age. was acct
dentally killed while out huutiag last
saturday evening, by the discharge OF
shotgun in the hands Of ccsapauine.
Tom I.uttrelL The boy lived about four
hours after the accident occurred and
exoneraJed hts companion from all blame.
The LuttreR hoy IS almost prostrated
with grief as the boys were hrums. The
accident occurred neSr the boys home.
sixteen miles west OF here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
DRAFT OF A BILL.

Washington. Feb. &--Secretary Of the
interior Hitchcock sent TO the senate
today the draft OF bin approved Ivy she
Dawes commission and said to be neces-
sary for the speedy closing up of affairs
of the five civilized tribes in Indian Ter
ritory- The proposed bill prescribes rules
under which lands shall he allotted or
disposed Of; for the government OF school
funds and other matters Of business not
conducted by The commission.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
ATTEMPT WAS FolLeo.

Helena. Mont. Feb. "a zpeclai q fhs
Record. from Bills. ssys that an sffemp,
was made last night 90 h"id up Northern
Pacific train number T. TIE "a rfa easst
limited. wcs:- bound. between Fargo an1
Valley city. y -. 3 rau gas renewed
By the would be rohbrrs hui 3, was Dis
covered snd the a;tcmp, failed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
SHAWNEE WATER BONDS.
Auditor 70 Approve and Register the
Securities

Guthrie. O. T. Feb - BONDS To the
amount OF Sl95.ooo issued by the city ot
Shawnee have been received here by the
Theri,orial Auditor fer his approval and
signature
These bonds were Issued by tho city
OF Shawnee for the purpose Of providing
water works for the city. There are i5
Of the bonds each Tor 81 oe0.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
CA - IT @ ara.
Bears tho n lss krd f'a HsEa issis basgf;
''',s''" = EHAzzzzW

county central committee cf Comanche
county has decided to hold its convention
Apr,l to select the candidates for tho
November election The towHfhip Pri-
marics 60 elect delegates Co this clnvun-
tioa will be held April
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Brono-ouininc Tablets.
AliNlruggists refund the money II Il falls
to cure. r W. Groves signature IS on
each box sc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23

Washington. Feb. 22-The report Il
Charles J. Bonaparte who was appointed
To investigate affairs in Indian Territory.
has been received al the interior depart
ment. Il viii be read by Secretary Hitch
cock and forwarded to the president 30
intirnation OF it's findings has been given
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23

Nigor and vitality are quickiy given
TO the whole system by Hoods sarsa-
parilla.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
LET YOUR STOMACH
HAVE ITS OWN WAY
Do Not Try 20 Drive and Force X K
Work When II Is Not Able or You
Will Suffer All the More.

You cannot treat yoHr stomach as some
men treat 3 baIky horse; force. drive or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23

Continued on Ninth Pagc.l
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
A REMARKABLE DECISION.

Another instance of the failure
of West Virginia law to reach Of
tenders was noted a few days ago
at Middlebourne, Tyler county.
AS newspaper readers know, SER
ious charges of fraud were made
against the men who conducted
the recent Republican primary
in Tyler county. These charges
were brought to the attention OF
the Circuit court with the request
that the court instruct the grand
Jury to make an investigation.
The court, however, held that in
asmuch as the call for the pri-
mary did not state what chapter
of the code the primary was to be
held under and as the primary
was not conducted according to
the statutory provisions, the prl-
mary officials could not be punish
ed for violating any of the pro-
visions of the law. In other words
the officials could not violate the
primary law because the primary
was not held under that law.
This decision, if the press re-
ports are correct, certainly opens
the way to fraud and corruption
in primary elections. By merely
emitting the statement that a prl-
mary election is to be held under
the State law, the poll clerks and
Judges can do as they please and
cannot be punished. But another
question arises. Is it not obliga-
tory to hold primaries according
to law, and if they are not held
under the law, can the result be
legal or binding? Have the can
didates chosen at such illegal pri-
maries the right to 90 on the bal
lot as regular nominees? Com
nonsense would answer no, but it
is difficult to predict what the law
Interpreters would answer
Wheeling News.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
HOMESEEKERS!
MORE SPECIAL RATES
via.
FRISCO SYSTEM,
THE HOMESEEKER S LINE To
ALL POINTS IN
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST.

September 13 and q, $15 round
trip homeseeker's tickets to all
points in Oklahoma and Indian
Territories, and many points in
Arkansas, Kansas and Texas
tickets tirst-class and good p days
from date of sale.
September % and October 4 and
Is, one-way second-class cOlonist
tickets, from st. Louis to Okla.
homa and Indian Territory points,
So; to many points in Texas and
New Mexico at correspondingly
low rates. The one-way colonist
tickets herein referred to are ten,
dered only to parties of two OF
more travelling together.
Write at once for full partic'
ulars, descriptive literature. etc.
to D. H. MALONEY, Genera,
Agent, Ais Park building, Pitts
burg, Pa. S,3O-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
LEARN SELF RELIANCE.
Do Not Be Continually Appealing t.
Others For Advice.

No greater evidence of weakness;
of character can be shown than q
continual appeal to friends for adj
vice. At times we all need the co,;h-
sci of good friend, but to con
stantly ask for it is like CONSTANT;
borrowing. Better make a mistake
once in awhile from too hasty de-
cision than to form the habit OF in
decision. 1t is the first milestone or
the road to failure.
Never permit yourself to oe pull.
ed hither and thither by h4lE
dozen conflicting opinions rcgard;n :
the course you should pursue. lo:T
friends may be wise, kind and III
selfish, but they cannot live yc"r
life for you. You must work oHt
your own destiny. If YOU are -
lating principles and breaking laws
of God and society, every moral allC
decent citizen has a right to object
to your course of conduct, beclE<>
it interferes with the universal wei
being of humanity, says the Pnlla
delphia Inquirer.
But if you are simply pursuing d
line of work or following a course
Of study or setting forth on career
which seems to YOU the one dcSira-
Bile thing in life, do not allow your
convictions to be influenced or
shaped by tie advice of others.
Do everything that you kno"
must be done as quickly as possible,
not hastily, but with dispatch. When
the ocean tide is coming in, its
waves sweep forward with resistloss
force, one after the other, and break
higher and higher upon the beach
until its work is done, then turns its
force in another direction.
That is the way to accomplish
things-put one task ont Of the way
and make room for another Do not
spend hours, weeks or months in
trying to plan out the way to do
things. Do them. Make a small
beginning and keep going. Put moth
ing off. More failures are the re-
suit of caution than of rashness.
If YOU have tried certain course
of life, believing it to be the right
one, and then find you are in error,
change your methods boldly and
fearlessly. Do not wait to talk the
matter over with all your acquaint-
ances to find out their opinion. II
does not matter what they think so
long as you are convinced what is
the right thing to do.
Only by leaning on yourself and
not on others will you ever amount
to anything in this life.-Exchanee.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
AS IT IS.

Mr.. Dawson stood for a reform
proposition which benefits most of
all the men of toll by taking from
them the burden of taxation, and
placing it upon those more emit
tied to bear it.-Evening Intelli-
gencer.
How so and wherefore? What
taxes have been taken off the
. the workingman and what 9TH
ers "most entitled to bear it,
have they been placed upon?
Dawson did promise to tax the
railroads and the coal, oil and
gas corporations, but dropped that
plan as soon as he had bagged the
nomination.
All the workingman is sure OF
now is that if he owns any tangi-
bic property which the assessor
can get at he must pay taxes on
it at IT'S FULL SELLING
VALUE. whereas it is now assess,
ed at but about 1870 thereof. In
other words, Dawson's bogus tax
reform will DOUBLE the work
ingman s taxes as it will the taxes
of every other owner of tangible
property.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
Method In His Modesty.

"The book is a marvel" said the
publisher enthusiastically. "l on
had better drop the nom de plume
and publish over your own name.
No. replied the author; Its
money | want. not fame"
But, my dear sir, YOU can have
tame and money both if you pub
iisn over your own name"
Not much | can't. My wife
would know | had the money then
Catholic Standard and Times.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30

In case there should fall a few
showers of rain it will have the
good effect of laying the dust
which has accumulated on the
roads, and will add to the comfort
in many respects to the visitors at
the county fair.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30

The Farmers institute will be
held at Meadville, this county, on
Monday and Tuesday, September
II and Is. Every farmer in the
county should arrange their af-
fairs to be present at the above
meetings.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-30
Local News

| q e
L. A. Witten of Witten, o., was
in the city yesterday afternoon.
4 4 z
Dancing assembly will meet at
| the City Building tonight. S,30-1t
q 4 4
Andy Bruner took the IL :1S
train this morning for Parkers-
burg.
Charles Horcher of Wheeling,
was a business caller in the city
today.
X 4 y
Everett Collins has returned
from a visit with his sister at
Pittsburg.
D. F. Connolly of Parkersburg,
was a business caller in the city
last evening.
q &c N
G.. E. Hubbard of Next, returned
last evening from business trip
to Wheeling.
Mart Suter, merchant, of Mata-
moras. was business caller in the
city last evening.
4 4 y
Fred Wermuth of MatamOras,
was in attendance at the baseball
game yesterday afternoon.
Z = Il
Have YOU read the notice issued
August l about water taxes?
S,29-2t
r q z
John Sterling, superintendent OF
the Oxford Oil company, with
headquarters at Pittsburg, was IN
the city today.
i e q
There will be an ice cream and
cake social Thursday evening at
the Nj. E. parsonage. All are cor
d;allv invited S.30-3t
John Kennedy, James kearns
and James Boyles left this morn
ing for the Doddridge county OIL
field.
q y q
There was small freight
wreck at an early hour this NOR
ming near Friendly. Two cars
were badly demolished.
x :: y
Mrs f. O. Bower and son, Mas
ter George, have returned from a
visit of a few weeks with the for
mer's parents at Belpre, o.
Z q e
Mrs. f. B. Clawson and two 1T
tie daughters left this morning on
an extended visit to relatives and
friends in Southern California.
q :: z
The special meeting OF the l.. ..
T. Nj. called for tomorrow after
noon has been postponed until the
regular meeting of the order.
Rev. G.. A. DOwell and family
returned home last evening from
visit of a few weeks with the
parents of Rev. Mr.. DOWell at FL
kins, w. Va.
4 q e
A number of men who went to
Kansas to work for the Eureka
Pipe Line company have returned
home. The climate did not agree
with them.
X X y
Bv order Of the City Council
all water rents due and not paid
by September l, 1904, water will
be shut off. G. o. CUTLER. Wa
fer Commissioner. S,29-2t
q q 4
The family of Rev. a. S. Kelley
left this morning on a visit OF a
week with relatives near Parkers-
burg. Rev. Mr.. Kelley will leave
tomorrow for points in the CEN
trail part of the State, and will be
absent a week.
e x 2
The corn in the Ohio valley
looks unhealthy. The drouth we
had this month cooked the corn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

January. 1909. AZ an annual salary
u $3.50. By that time the depart
ment had found a man Who could
fiil the place. and she was Obliged
90 step aside But she has the sat
isfaction of knowing that he owes
much ~ hia success 20 her. for she
broke him in. A. the occupant 81
the position Ia question she signed
upwards of $4,000 postoffice depart
ment warrants. issued IN payment
for mail service and other miaeel-
laneoua expenses. ranging tn
amounts from I cent 20 500 900
Upon the appointment q her sue
cessOr she was restored 10 her place
a. correspondence clerk. Last No
Vember she was promoted 10 the
chief c.erkship and the $500 salary
She conducts the entire correspond
ence ~ the division.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

WASHINGTON II Miss Lillian
A. Norton we're a man she'd BE-
drawing $40 per annum and TX
ure In the blue book as a bureau
chief IN the postoffea department
But as she isn.f a man. bot. on the
contrary. a very W0mauly sort % a
woman she had 70 put her head on
the ehopplng block u prejudice and
see the position 70 which she was
entitled 60 70 an individual ~ no
greater merit. except In that the
tailor had provided him with
tifureated garment-lf that indeed
may Be- called a merit For. a.
ehiefships IN the departments GO.
men have always been preferred.
are preferred too. and probably al
ways VIII be preferred. But Miss
Norton Isn't complaining She D.
getting 1850 a year. and the roster
shows that her title Is chief clerk
In The division n postal finance
II d one 81 the responsible positions
ir the government so responsible
~ fact, that she is one ~ the few
women who are required 70 furnish
bond for the faithful performance
OF their duties.
Miss Norton ls a Boston girl
Her first service was In the dead
letter office At a salary of 1870 per
annum. That was in lss6. Since
liss she has been in the finance
division. Since 1895 she has acted
aa ehlef u the division In the alb
seuee Of that funetiouafy. Her
knowledge Of postal finances Is con
defed phenomenal When the
lpefintendenf ~ the system ~ pos
al finance died. IN 1901. she was
appointed temporarily his success
sor. She held the position until
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

SAY FRANCISCO. oct ga
discovery made la United States
District Attorney Marshall a. WOOD
worth points Ia s tremendous fraud
uroa ths government a partial In
VestiEauen shows th4f the fraud m-
wolves over t1zooa AVID the mnhn-
defea iandIus Of ssa chinese within
the rast two msutHs In The Euise 90
performers AZ the st Louis fair
These chinese we're brought hrre hy
lee Tgt and EsH Ia silva. now un
der indictment for importing slave
uomen said Ia be for concessions.
They were Permitted O. SO % -.
f.ouIs uY Commissioner % lmfuigra-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

her absence she In accustomed 10
leave the child With Mrs Tanner.
of 1902 Washington street
Before leaving the city week
ago the woman cautioned Mra.
Taner that her husband from whom
she was separated over a year arc
would likely attempt 10 regain pos
session 81 thee hild and when Nj
Clement came 90 the house he wa
allowed t0 Frc thee hid but told
That he could not have H. lie
wanted to take the little boy ~ one
Of the lO-Cont shows and Mrs Tuuz
ncr agreed. " she was allowed L.
go also.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

HIS SON

II. e Clement OF Denver. is a
real kidnaper and the child is his
own son Harold aged 4 years Last
Tuesday the father by n ruse oh
tanned possession Of the child and
Is now In parts unknoWn. Mrs.
Clements. the mother Of the child
Is a tfavelIgn saleswoman IN the
employ Of the Seattle Cereal com
many and Is out of the city. During
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
UNCLE SAM Is VICTIM
OF WHOLESALE FRAUD
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN MuLe OUT or $4,000 AT FRISCO
AND INVESTIGATION Is ONLY PARTIALLY COMPLETED

ton Hart H North. under bonds
supplied by the Aetna Indemnity
company boz che SUM uf $500 each for
the return of thr women Co china
within lo days after the close ct the
exposition.
THESE bonds. amounting O. ttae
opo. are practically worthless. II Dts
trlCt Attorney Woodwork Is cor
rect in holding that bonds of thu
same nature offered for aa Chinese
now awaiting transportation to the
fair are not good lf as 1t II nov
veli Understood. zee chinese uow IN
81 Louis. uH o. return. the United
states has only invalid houda e. fan
bhtk upau.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
TROOPS ORDERED
TO PHILIPPINES

Three batteries Of field artillery
have been ordered 10 go 10 the
Philippines in the near future. and
an early transport will take The
Twenty sixth. the Twenty eighth
and the Finn batteries, now sta
toned respectively Al Vancouver.
Wash. Fort LeaveuwOrth. Kan.
and the Preside. San Francisco
The troops vii lbo modified at
the Preside and will leave on the
first transport leaving San Fran
cisco after January 7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

In atfiaayits filed In the superior
court yesterday By he creditors. ..
A Parker. manager Of the Parker
iusatsf company. IL charged with
mtsSnnfopf iatiun % funds II L.
sIauHea that he tried "a dispose ~
his rfaprFtF Knowing that an az
ton faf the appointment Of a re-
rslfef had been begun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

AZ tbs corner Of Ftfth avenue and
Pike street Mt Clement nlEhtcd
ffuHI one IT the ears With little
Harold In bis arms and before Mrs
Tanner waH aware 81 what had
laksu place the man Hprang into a
rinassi carriage and disappeared
Mr. eiemsnt Is said "a be wealthy.
Nhsa Afa Clement Will do 90 re-
Gaia possession Of the child H. not
kHasn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
IT WAS ONLY AN
ORDINARY SCRAP

mans and the United states ma
rincg
Tho canal zone police will re-ens
force the marines and the Panama
troops are ready 10 cooperate with
the Americans IN restoring order
n necessary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
tBy seripps News Assn1


PANAMA. oct. - The reports
Of the fighting east Of the canal
zone Yesterday proves 10 have been
a small invasion Of the ociumblana
and not a clash between the Pana-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22

~ ssfiprs News Assu1
LONDON oct ga message from Lao dated today
nat beth a another battle rs conflict
Japanese
to be o
tsseEefz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
Port ARTHUR aomsAapUo

ROME IA telegram Toxic 10 Italia Nirats
rsrort. eeHeariusu, october to a.
elusive
srss that TIE Russians placed colossal Lao
II shan fafs Destroying should Be
fsuias Japansse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-22
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