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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
To the F1ditOD.

To the DditoT,:
! belong tp an old Democratic family.
Why should ! not follow the traditions Of
my kin, and vote as my father didf-JOhn
Dean.
Answer: Because there is nothing left
for you to vote for. Nothing but an
empty name Democracy to-day is mere
~ negation, criticism and idle COMPLAIN
ing. True Democracy-that is the doc
trine of the equal rights and oppomuni-
ties of man is only found in Republican
ism
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27

Thomas f. Walton, Peoples carsiidate
for President. says: The DenDcfats
shave a meaningless platform and a
spsschless candidate"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
THE QUESTION BOX.
Answers by william shagbark.

To The Editor:
Alton b. Parker says he will. If he is
elected President, revoke the age pension
order, but try to get Congress 10 allow SOL
diers n service pension. DO Won think
Judge Parker would be able 10 ger such u
measure through Congress old Soldier
Answer: The service pension bill failed
ito pass the last Congress, which was Re
publican. 1t would have no elsa nee. of
course. in a Democratic Congress. The
Disability Pension bill, as construed by
President Roosevelt and the Secretary of
ths Interior, is all right. There is 10
danger Of Parker's getting the chance
Inc wants to cut off the old soldiers little
pension OF Sc to- ST. a month"; VOTE
AS YOU SHOT.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27

All Ready for the Blow.
Now William Jennings Bryan
Has dipped his pen in woe,
Aud has his leader written
u says: II Told You SoP'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
To the Editor.

To the Editor:
When will the work of sanitation begin In
the Panama Canal region Am American
Mother.
Answer: The first work of the COM
mission was that improving the sanitary
conditions ALONG the canal IOnte. The
work is progressing steadily. The entire
route is being orerlmuled, the bindings
disinfected and cleaned, and pans are
under wny for providing a supply " pure
drinking water. From the moment when
President Roosewe11 had power to take
up the matter, everything about the Pan
anna canal has been rushed, and the " Vrk
is going on in a practical manner.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
To the Editor:

TO the Editor:
How can the black mon In the South
please the Democrats? We have worked
hard, and claimed little. Yet we can't seem
to suit anyone.--Uncle Tom No. 2
Answer: According to tine Tillman
kind OF Southern statesmen, the only
thing colorcd man could do to obtain
peace is to die. But there are ten men
to one in this matter. and where one
American is hostile to the negro, ten are
friendly. The republic still lives, and
color, race or religion cannot shut out
citizens from the benefits OF American
freedom.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
FORTY YEARS AGO.
By Henery Gassaway Davis.

=, = 1IOIleI3 OfSsdWdy IdNIs.
TN his letter of acceptance, Mr. Davis
bewails the fact that the per capita cost
OF administering the government has in
creased since the days of Buchanan,
when it was $201)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-04-15

5000 to George A. Robethan, receiver
of the land office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
that afterwards he was informed for
the first time that said proof was five
year proof, instead of cash proof as
was intended this information came
from Receiver Robethan, and he was
also advised by him that the said
Wallis had ask that the difference
between the said amount Of $500 and
the payment due on said five year
proof, about $l92.75 be deposited to his
Wallis credit; that this affiant then
stated in letter to said Robethan that
the proof was commuted proof and
that the said sum of 5000 was due the
government ON the same, and that no
part thereof belonged to said Wall1s
that this the said Wallis well knew, as
he we'll knew that said proof was a
commuted proof, and was SO told at all
times by said affiant and his said wit
nesses; that thereupon said 5000 was
returned to his affiant and another
pIOOl ny thO cohiO
being committed proof; affiant further
stated that said Wallis was not mis-
taken as to the intent of affiant in
making proof, but made said five year
proof as affiant believes for the pur-
pore of securing from affiant said sum
of $l92 To-"
This is the affidavit containing the
charges against Mr.. Wallis, and is
sworn to by George Moore, the entry
man, and corroborated by his witnesses
to the proof. Charles E. Harris and
John s. Heggie. The affidavit was
sworn to before p. M. Austin, a notary
public, on January Is, 1904.
In addition to the charges made in
the foregoing affidavit against Mr..
Wallis he was also accused of retain
ing the final payment on certain de-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-04-15

testify in connection with said proof
and did so testify concerning the resi-
dence and improvements and other
pertinent facts relative to said home
stead proof, that at said time, the af-
fiant and two witnesses in the presence
of each other stated to said Wallis that
the said proof was committed proof,
and this affiant and his witnesses testi-
fed as to atlantis residence on said
tract for the time required for making
commuted proof, to wit, for fourteen
months and to no greater residence;
that said Wallis we'll knew that said
proof was committed proof, but not
withstandinp, made this affiant. against
his will and without his consent, by
wrongfully stating matters in said
proof, testify that he had resided on
said land for period of five years;
that by the same means said Wallis
made the witnesses for this affiant,
against their will and without their
knowledge, testify to residence on
said homestead on the part of affiant
of FIVE years instead Of fourteen months,
notwithstanding the said entry was
made in July, 1900 and affiant had not
resided on said land for five years, and
did not intend to SO testify but was 50
as aforesaid made to so testify by the
proof submitted by said Wallis.
That thereupon, after said proof
! was made. said Wallis told affiant to
send the money for the payment Of the
same to him at his then residence,
Rexburg. Idaho. for which place he
then departed; the amount to be so
sent was the amount for the commuted
proof, to wit. 5000; that, after said
wallis had left the affiant discussed
this matter with his said witness
Charles E. Harris, and upon the said
Harris advice, sent said payment of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-04-15
POLITICAL
WHITEWASH.
Full Text Of the Case
against Commissioner
Wallis.

Below the Examiner prints in
full the affidavit which caused JAS.
IL. Wallls' hurried trip to Washing
ton The article also shows how
Wallis obtained his "vindication,"
and it further relates some caustic
comments on the rottenness that
pervades the land department of
the government. The article is re-
produced from the Biackfoot Demo
crat aud is as follows:
Numerous articles have appeared in
the local papers throughout the state
of Idaho relative to the trip of Mr..
JamesiH y allis of Rexburg to Wash
ington, d c., explaining the purpose
his visit and his remarkable success
as an attorney in securing favorable
action in all of his cases, sixteen in
number, pending before the Hon. Com
missioner of the General Land Office,
and in some of hose articles we have
been avdised that certain charges have
been preferred against Mr. Wallis and
submitted to the Hon. Commissioner,
before whom the above mentioned
sixteen cases were pending. with the
result that Mr. Wallis has been entire
ly vndicated and the charges dismissed
xJaS a
States Commissioner for the District of
Idaho. and resided at Paris, in Bear
Lake county and in connection with
this official position and by reason of
the alleged unlawful misconduct in his
official capacity the above mentioned
charges were preferred against him.
In those charges Mr.. Wallis was ac-
cused of the commission of two di= tinct
crimes, falsifying evidence and embez-
Element.
In connection with the above matter
we quote the affidayit which embodied
the charges against Mr.. Wallis, and
for the purpose of explaining the same
desire to say that there are two classes
OF homestead proofs, one, comnauted
proof, Oh which the entryman is com
selled to pay government fee of 81 2:
uer acre. or in case of the proof upOI
100 acres, the sum of $500 This proc
can be made by showing residence o.
fourteen months. The other, five
year proof, on which the entryman pa.
a fee to the government of $500 will
an addition OF certain fees for testi
,nouy amounting ordinarily to abou
$l.25, or the whole fee of s725 on 16
acres. In this case residence must b
shown for a period of five years.
The following is an exact copy OF tn
affidavit containing the charges agalns
Mr.. Wallis, after emitting the matter
THAT at he time set for the takini
OF said proof, At Montpelier, Bear LAX
County, Idaho. before said Commission
or Wallis this affiant George Moore
and two witnesses, viz. Charles (
Htrris AID John :. Heggie appeared T.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-04-15

ing issuance of patents for over six
months and in ono instance for over a
year. The money which belonged to
the government, he was accused of ap-
propriating to his own USE and it is
known that when accounting for the
same Mr.. Wallis had to borrow to
make good"
In as much as the records OF the local
land Office show that Mr. Wallis has
never been Unidentified with more than
| three or four cases as attorney, ana
| that none of these which have been
appealed have been reached IN the
ordinary course of business for de-
cision, it is evident that Mr.. Wallis
business at the capital was to Sc ure
a whitewash of these charges.
In letter from the department. to
the local officers at Blackfoot, the com
missioner says, If this (the charge)
were SO, it would amount to crime.
and Mr.. Wallis would be an unfit per-
son 70 practice before the department.
or any judicial tribunal"
Upon Mr.. Wallis uncorroborated de-
u
tor Hepburn and Representative French
these charges We're ignored and the
case determined, the letter of the com
missioner ending as follows, from all
these papers before me, am not salts
fled that the charge are sustain
ed, and as no good purpose could be
served by further investigation, think
that the proceedings should be dismis-
sad and it is so ordered"
The practice which permits senator's
and representatives to appear in be-
half of persons charged with federal
crimes as appears from the comm1s-
sioners report in the above case. where
i'll he states that Senator Hepburn and
Representative French testified in be-
half OF the defendant is most repre-
hensible practice, and well calculated
to defeat the ends OF Justice In this
instance, the sworn affidavit of three
prominent citizens whose reputation
for the truth and yeracity is we'll known
all over this part of the state. is set
aside for the uncorroborated evidence
OF the defendant, supported merely by
the statement of Senator Hepburn and
Representative french, neither of
whom live in this part of the state. nor
can know anything of Mr.. Wallis,
character or reputation of their own
knowledge.
Violations Of this charater have be-
come SO frequent and fragrant and have
been SO repeatedly whitewashed by the
higher officers that there is an intensa
feeling in this part of the state against
the interference of Messrs. Heyburn
and French, who are entirely Ignorant
Of the merits Of the case, and only take
this position for political purposes.
This decision was reached without
an opportunity being afforded any one
to furnish further proof of the guilt of
Mr. Wallis, and in speaking of the
commissioners action. prominent
, republican and member of the bar of
high standing said, the commissioner
report simply spells whitewash and is
, in no sense vindication of Mr.. Wallis
| | take 1t that the statement of the com
) missioner TO the effect that the charges
? are not in his opinion sustained as vet
does not simply that he considers Mr.
, Wallis Innocent, but rather in his
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-04-15
HAVE WE BEEN MIsINFoRMED AS TO THE FARMER?

declares that American
as
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
HEAVY SKIRMISHING PRECEDES
BATTLE FOUGHT AT VAFANG0W
Japanese Are RepuISed With Loss in an Attack
Upon Kuropatkin'S Advance Posts and Savs
Seize Pass After Combat Lasting All Night

| following dispatch, dated June 13,
from Major General Karevitch:
During the night of June Hip the
Japanese attacked our advance posts
near the village of Utsaten, south Of
Wanfangtien station and above the
Pitzwo- Pulantien line. The Japanese
were repulsed with loss.
"The same night, after fighting until
morning, our detachments took posses
sion of the pass and heights near the
village of Luitsiatung.
Our losses in these nocturnal en-
counters were four soldiers killed and
eighteen wounded.
During the evening Of June 8
Lieutenant Lang, while engaged in a
reconnaissance in the neighborhood of
Ontachetsa, ten miles northeast of All
yangmoun, was attacked by two COM
panies of Japanese. He succeeded in
forcing his way through after hand
to-hand fight.
According to information, 5000 Jap
anese are marching north toward
Huayensiang.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
MAKES COUNTER CHARGE.
Federation Accuses Citizens Alliance
of Inciting Murder.

DENVER, Colo, June 14.-Acting un-
der instructions given by the twelfth
annual convention of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, recently held in this
city, the executive board of that or
ganization issued a statement regard
ing the strikes in Colorado and the re-
cent disturbances in the Cripple Creek
district in which the following appears:
I'VE are fully convinced from infor-
nation by trustworthy persons that the
original explosion and subsequent out
RACES perperated are not only the work
of the Citizens Alliance, but are thor
oughly of the opinion that the whole
matter was planned in advance. Per
haps no single occurrence has so much
bearing on this conclusion as the fOrci-
BILE resignation of various regularly
elected officials in the district.
What public necessity justified the
mob to compel the resignation of these
officers we will leave the reader to
judge for himself The
very fact that union men are deported
by the military is of itself sufficient to
show that no evidence has been OBJ
tanned against these men, for if evil
dence of crime was at hand does any
reasonable man or woman suppose
that the military commandant or the
mob Sheriff would be simple enough to
deport to other parts the guilty per-
sons Even at the pres
ent time no determined effort is being
made by the authorities to discover
the real perpetrators of the Independ-
ence explosion. Nothing is attempted
except the one thing-that is to fasten
Shis unholy crime by imputation and
fnnuendo upon the heads of our inno-
cent membership"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
DEPORTED MEN MAY BE SENT
THROUGH TO MEXICAN BOUNDARY
international Border Said to Be the Destination OF
Cripple Creek Miners Shipped From District on
Special Train Under Guard of MiIitiamen

VICTOR, Colo, June 14.-Thirty- six
men were deported this afternoon by
the military. The men were residents
of the different sections of the district.
but mainly lived in Cripple Creek and
Victor. There was a large crowd at
the Florence and Cripple Creek depot
when the men were loaded on the train,
but little excitement or demonstration
of any kind was made The destina-
ton of the eXiles was given out un-
officially as New Mexico. The report
was current, however, that they would
be taken through that territory to the
Old Mexico line and allowed to cross
to Mexican soil. A strong guard of
militia will accompany the men until
they are finally released.
The men sent out to-day were nearly
all union men or union sympathizers.
Quite number of them were married.
Food was taken on the train for the
prisoners.
Preparations are under way here
looking to the eventual abrogation of
martial law, which it is expected will
occur within one week. A large num-
Der of deputy sheriffs will be COM
missioned to take charge of the district
under Sheriff Bells direction when
martial law is called off.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
UTAH MINERS DISCHARGED.
Two Hundred Men Let Out for Giving
Themselves a Holiday.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June IA
Two hundred miners employed in the
mines at Bingham, twenty miles from
here, were discharged to-day, in conse-
quence of taking a day off without per
mission. According to the Deseret
News, notices were posted at all of
the mines in Bingha-. several days
ago, notifying employees that if they
took a lay-off on Miners Union day,
the 18th, they would be discharged A
large number of the men cOntended
that they were entitled TO their annual
holiday, and disregaTded the notice.
The News states that mine owners
of the Bingham, Park City and Tintic
camps have reached an understanding
by which they propose to rid the camps
of undesirable men, and that the Bing
ham incident is the init Il step in the
eliminating process.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
POOLROOMS IN YOLO
TO RESUME BUSINESS
Announcement is Made That Returns
Will BE Received From
SauSaIitO

SACRAMENTO June 1.-THE pool
room and bookmakng establishment of
Kripp & Ross in the little town of
Broderick, in Yolo County, just across
the river from Sacramento, which is in
some way affiliated with the Sausalito
poolrooms, will resume operations next
Thursday Telegraph instruments were
put in place in the concern to-day and
the announcement is made that re-
turns are to be obtained from Sausa-
Tito. Nobody connected with the place
. viii tell how the news is to be re-
ceived. Manager Waterbury of the
Western Union and Manager Beede Of
the Postal Telegraph Company both
say they have not received instructions
to put in wires for the pool sellers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
NATIVE DAUGHTERS IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Assemblage at Pacific Grove Is Larg-
est Known in History of
the Order.

MONTERREY, June 1.-THE Grand
Parlor Native Daughters of the Golden
West opened it's annual session this
morning in ASSEMBLY Hall, Pacific
Grove, with the largest attendance
known in the history of the society.
Morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions were held and were occupied
principally by the routine of organiza-
ton and consideration of the grand
presidents message.
The delegates to the Grand Parlor
witnessed a special dress parade of the
troops at Ord Barracks arranged in
their honor at $50 this afternoon. To-
morrow morning they will be taken
around the seventeen mile drive and in
the evening a reception will be ten
dered the grand officers by Mrs. r. f.
Johnson, president of Junipero Parlor
No. las, at her residence in Monterey.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYERS.
Federation of Miners and Trades As
sembly Will Be Fought.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June IA
A committee of forty leading business
men to-day unanimously agreed upon
the following policy toward organized
labor in this district:
I'm the future neither walking dele
gates, agitators nor labor unions will
be allowed to say who may or who
may not labor in Teller County, who
may or may not do business here. The
source of all strife in the Cripple Creek
district has been the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners and the Trades AS
sembly, which they dominated. and
through which they carried out their
boycotts, etc. There is no room in Tel
Ter County for these two organizations
and their existence will no longer be
tolerated.
Unions of the various crafts already
organized will not be interfered with
as to their local or international affili-
ations, provided the Trades Assembly
be forthwith disbanded and no similar
boycotting agency be organized; pro-
vided, further, that such unions of the
local crafts have not for their national
or inter national affiliation the Western
Federation of Miners. the American
Labor Union or the State Federation
of Labor, or any kindred organiza-
ton"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

ST. PETERSBURG, June 14.-Em-
peror Nicholas has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Kuro-
patkin, dated June 1S:
This morning the advance Of two
japanese divisions was discovered
northward from Pulantien. The ad-
vancing forces at 2 p. m. were observed
to extend from the village of Vanchou,
along the valley of the Tassa, one di-
vision advancing by the Tassa valley.
The enemy halted at 4:3O p. m, occu-
pying thu villages of Taotsiatung.
Chantsiatung and Luitsiatung and the
heights southwark of Vandchou.
L have not received detailed infor-
nation of our losses to-day, but Lieu
tenant Tcherepkin and several SOL
diers were wounded.
According to our intelligence no ad-
vance of the Japanese from Siuyen to-
ward falling Pass was observed to-
day"
The general staff has received the
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
GETS FLEECED
AT OWN CAME
Buffalo Man Consents to
Rob Others and Is Him
self Robbed of His Coin
PLAYS "ENGLISH FARO
Victims Confession Causes
Release of "Friend" Who
introduced Him to Players

NEW YORK, June 14.-That iss~ is
possible to lose $4,000 in ten minutes by
playing English faro in New York,
that the police do not know where the
game is played and that the victim
may have no legal remedy were facts
brought out to-day in a case heard be-
fore Magistrate Mayo in the West Side
court Frederick Warren of Buffalo
was the complainant and the prisoner
was, his friend Peter Forrestel. also of
Buffalo. The latter had a badly cut
head which he stated the complain
ant had caused by striking him with a
cane.
Warren told the magistrate that For
restel had told him that a friend of his
made $50, 900, 900 in Wall street and
that the corporation which he repre-
sented could be parted from a great
deal of its money providing he was in
sight to play a combination against
the corporation. Upon this representa-
ton, Warren says. he drew $5OO0-the
savings of a lifetime-from a bank in
Buffalo and came to this city.
When he reached New York last
evening. he says, Forrestel took him to
place and introduced him to seven
other members of the corporation. Al
most Immediately a game which he
afterwards learned was called Eng
lish faro" was proposed, and Warren
was assured that he could not lose.
Ten minutes later, however, he told the
magistrate, his $4,000 had vanished
across the board. He then turned upon
Forrestel, accused him of robbery and
struck him on the head with a cane
He was unable to tell the magistrate
where the game was played, and when
Forrestel told the court that he also
had played and lost $500, the COM
plainant was informed that he had no
redress and the prisoner was dis
charged.
You really came down from Buffalo
for the purpose of beating omebody
else" said Magistrate Mayo to Warren,
"and in that case the law does not help
you even in a civil way. That has been
decided by the Court of Appeals.
There is no evidence here Of a crime
and viii have to discharge the pris-
oner."
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
HORSE THIEF GIVES
OFFICERS LIVELY RACE
Convict Steals Animal at Fresno,
but Is Run Down Near
HaufOrd

HANFORD, June 14.-William Leg
gett, an ex-convict, stole mare near
Fresno last night and after driving to
this place tried to sell the animal to
Frank Walker. Being suspicious,
Walker telephoned to Sheriff Buckner.
Leggett left Walkers place and started
to town. On the way he met Buckner,
and surmising that he was wanted by
the officer, he lost no time in getting
away. Buckner organized a posse and
after chase of several miles captured
Leggett in vineyard. Leggett admits
the theft of the horse.