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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-28

most confidence, an old and we'll
TODD citizen, and what is best of
all, q republican, who told him
that Mr.. Steiner was a thorough
gentleman, we'll qualified for SUI
perior court Judge.
Foolish friends often do o
mans cause more harm than
his enemies. 1t is so in the case
of Mr.. Steiner. A Wenatchee
paper and Waterville paper
came to the defense of Mr.. Stein
er by abusing Mr.. Bowman and
the editor of the Bridgeport
Post. The Post published what
q citizen of Douglas county said
about Mr.. Steiner, and gave his
name. If true, the statement is
damaging to Mr.. Steiner. Mel
Their paper denied the truth of
Mr.. Bartholomew statement,
but both abuse Mr.. Bowman and
the Post.
Now mark how the friends of
Mr.. Dill, the republican candi-
date for Judge of the superior
court, met the charge that he
was not qualified. In another
part of this paper we print set
of resolutions signed by nine
members of the Wenatchee bar
which will set at rest the story
of Mr.. Dill's incompetency,
These men know Mr.. Dill. They
have been in court with him and
against him, and the voter will
come to the reasonable conclu-
sion that they are as good, if not
better judges of qualifications
than either or both papers, and
be guided accordingly. Neither
of these papers will, nor can
they, convince the public that
these nine men have knowingly,
deliberately and wilfuliy signed
their names to an unqualified
falsehood. They state over their
own proper names that they
know of their own knowledge
that Mr.. Dill is qualified to dis
charge the duties of judge of
the superior court.
Mr.. Voter, which of the two
methods do you approve? The
republican party answers a re-
port against one of it's candidates
with q statement of facts. The
democratic press answers a
charge against Mr.. Steiner by
abusing L. H. Bowman and the
editor of the Bridgeport Post.
The Posts offense is printing
statement made by citizen of
Douglas county. Mr.. Bowman
favored the nomination of Mr..
Dill. 1t is not claimed by any
republicans that Mr.. Dill's nomi-
nation was brought about by
corrupt methods, neither is any
such charge made from from a
democratic source. The nomi-
nation suits the republican party
and in light of the facts will sup
port Mr.. Dill, and, being largely
in the majority, will elect him.
Republicans will not be put to
the necessity of informing them
selves as to whether the charge
against Mr.. Steiner is true or
not.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-28
Notice. Teachers, Examination

The Chelan county teachers exami-
nation will be held at County Superin-
tendents Office, Wenatchee, Wash,
Nov. 10, II, IL, 1904, beginning at n.
m.
Teachers now in the county who have
an opportunity of attending this exami
nation, cannot receive temporary GER
tihcates. John E. Porter.
County Supt.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-28

A Bellingham Lumber Co. this week
received the award for over two million
feet of lumber for the Panama canal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-28

Mr.. Christensen is so well
known in this community that
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-28

Last week the editor of the Wenat-
chez Republic republished picture of
some potatoes that were grown in the
vicinity of Wenatchee. Occasionally
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31

many Democrats who keep away from
the polls in OF years will vote in the
national election, he will lose a per-
centagc of the gold Democratic vote
that went to Mckinley, but he will
gain two votes for every one he loses.
There was nothing in the work of the
St. Louis convention to enthuse the
Ohio Democrat. The Buckeye dele
gates were led to believe that Harmon
would be chosen as candidate for Vice
President but his barrel didn't meas
ure up to the standard. In turning
him down. Parker's managers virtually
served notice on Ire OhioanS this
State was to be considered hopeless
territory. No part of the Davis mil
lions is to be distributed among the
faithful here. They must work out
their own salvation.
Bryan'S friends-and he has a host
of them in the Buckeye State-are in
dgnant over the treatment accorded
him. Every effort TO humiliate him
struck deep in the Buckeye heart No
matter how earnestly he may urge
them to be regular. they will have
their revenge. The Democrats who OPP
posed him in '96 and 1900 furnished a
precedent and Dave Hill gave the prov
Ocatton
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ST Louis can open anything it cares
to on Sunday but the exposition.
Japan's board OF strategy, on the con
trary. appears to be getting results
That British mission which intends to
retire from Tibet is still intending to re-
tire
rhe Hague tribunal is still shut down.
but the Kr7ipp gun works are going day
and night,
International law appears to he about
as lucid rs law made By the ordinary
State Legislature.
Just the power Of habit may have
and order in Colorado.
some Conetantinople hunorist has ca.
bied It MS a natter Of news that the Turk
is evading his promises.
II Mrs Maybrick misses her inherit
ancc she may nave 10 turn her attention
TO e.evating the stage.
There has been an Improvement in our
trade with South America and there iS
room for lot more OF it,
China's idea Of what constitutes neu.
trality at any given port depends upon
&HaJ nAlfBn ms tAe DIskesE %drSlipS
there.
There are $1,000 more men than won
On in Michigan. There ought to be con
siderable rejoicing when girl baby ar
riyes.
japanese soldiers who are not killed
complain OF their lack aud II may be the
same way a-lth Russian soldiers who are
not captured
As on previous o,5c si0ns. China is aax-
Ioas 10 Jet the neig1.1..ss ;s!.s charge 81
its neutrality TO- safekeeping III the
trouble is Owe
Unless "Gssia differs greatly from 9th
er na,ior some desk strategists in tue
homo vi. +: Office are already pointing OUT
how mnch better they could have done
than either Stoessel or Kuropafkin.
Pennsylvania BARRIERS. ii Is said. will
refuse Ia cot tie hair ~ man who
shaves himself. This brings up the cues
ton. viii wife who truly loves her hus-
hand learn 10 cut bis hair for him7
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
Dangers that Confront Us.


The greatest blunder the Republican
leaders could make would be to as
sumo that the election of President
Roosevelt is a foregone conclusion. The
victory eight years ago was made de-
cisive because the perlls of Organism
were made apparent. and voters turned
out for sell protection,
But when party lines are strictly
drawn there Is no safe Republican ma
jority. no safe Democratic majority Ii
is largely a question of which party
can draw the Independent vote. which
ticket appeals TO third party of I'M
certain numbers but which yields a
potent Influence in national affairs. For
the past two campaigns the Republic
ans have won this element, and should
win 1t again
There Is nothing in the Democratic
platform to reassure the country 1t is
evasiye on every great issue, and even
the tariff plank is constructed in a
manner that satisfies no one. 1t de
clares that protection is robbery, but
instead of promising to stop the
wrong" plans a reasonable" revision,
palpable sacrifice of principle in the
great game of vote catching.
The antics of the ST. Louis conven-
ton on the money question were so lu-
dcrous that its candidate for Presi-
dent, after agreeing through his spokes-
men to swallow any kind of pill the
delegates might offer, was forced to
recant, and its Juggling of the Panama
canal plank showed plainly the differ
ences that exist within the ranks
There is a well-defned determine
ton on the part of Democratic leaders
TO pay no heed TO principle, to let all
issues drift where they may, but TO go
after the votes. The platform tbcre-
fore is a mere assembly Of words,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
The situation in Ohio.

Republicans of Ohio are preparing
for live, aggressive campaign, says
the Toledo Blade. The organize ton is
in excellent shape and thoroughly
drilled for the work. 1t has won nota-
bile victories before under the splen-
did management of Senator Dick. and ii
will add another laurel to the wreath
in November. There are no dissen-
sions in the ranks, no differences of
opinion over the platform. and absolute
unanimity as to the ticket.
The modern normal plurality in Ohio
is very close TO a hundred thousand.
President Roosevelt may fall short OF
this few thousand, and. allowing that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31

of Democratic opinion. The chairman
of the Michigan Democratic State Com
mittee has repudiated Parker; the for,
mer chairman of the Iowa Democratic
State Committee has publicly an
nounced his support of Roosevelt. In
the Missouri Democratic convention,
which named Folk for Governor. Bry-
ans name was received with mighty
cheers when it was mentioned, bur
Parker's was received with cries Of
''NXho is Parker"
These are straws showing the direc-
ton OF the political winds of the West.
The Democrats detest David b. Hill,
and resent the capture of the party by
him and the Wall street crowd. They
look on Parker as the tool Of Hill and
the trusts. and on the trust proposition
alone they will vote for Roosevelt The
nomination of Davis, West Virginia
railroad and mining property promot-
er. strengthens their view that the par
! ty is in the hands of the element the
Western Democrats call the plutocra-
cy." There is no hope for Parker in
the West-Toledo Blade.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31


The trusts. the tariff and prosperity
are discussed at length in the Republican,
campaign text book.
Representative William F. Hepburn Of
Iowa will make a number Of speeches
during the campaign.
The Democratic State convention at
Parkersburg, w. Va, nominated John J.
Cornwel for Governor.
Eugene Parker. brother Of the Demo
cratic nominee for President, is "A gro
Gerry clerk in Astoria. Wash.
The Nebraska Prohibition State con-
yention nominated Clarence f. Swander
for Governor. Woman suffrage is de-
manded.
Henry Gassaway Davis. in mis- speech
accepting the Democratic nomination foF
Vice President. after the formal notiA
cation at White Sulphur Springs. w.
Va. eriticses the Roosevelt admnistr;t.
ton, saying il is extrayagant. He praisef
Alton b. Parker and expresses confidence
in the success Of the ticket
Senator Deliver OF Iowa, owing to the
/ death Of his father-in-law. will not make
campaign speeches in Maine for Senator
Hale
A delegation OF Louisiana Republicans
called on the President. They say they
are seeking a settlement Of the fractional
differences among the Republicans OF
| Louisiana
Thomas r. Watson. in accepting the
Populst nomination FOR the presidency
In New York. delivered a scathing ar.
raignment Of both the old political pa
hes. charging Wall street rule and the
betrayal OF the interests Of the people.
Senator German left New York City
for Saratoga 1t is expected that after
"A month at the springs he will go to
New York to be in touch with the cam.
paign committee.
Former Senator II. G. Davis Of West
Virginia. the Democratic candidate for
Vice President. drove % Mountain Lake
Park, Nd. 10 speak at a Chautsuqua
meeting on "H0bson day"
Benjamin b. Johnson. formerly editor
and owner OF the Richmond. Ind. Item
and a lifelong Republican until year Of
two ago. has been agreed upon by the
Democratic Leaders OF the Sixth Congress
slonal district IS q candidate for Coz
gress-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31

The Democr tie party, including
Bryan. admits defeat until the next
campaign on the issue of honest
money. So it is proposed TO fight this
year on the issue OF the tariff.
For eight years the Democratic par
~ has fought the honesty of the la
bore, wages. Now the fight is against
lne sdtficiehcy of the laborer's work.
Tie people resisted successfully In
1896 and in 1900 the fifty-cent dollar III
the pay envelope. and will resist as
successfully haIf-dme in the works OF
industry.
The Republican part and its candi-
dates represent steady employment at
American wages. THAI party and its
candidates will be victorious over tie
tariff tinkers as over the dollar plug
gers.-TrOy Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
v-.s4Is Anti-Parker.

The game of rainbow chasing has
ever been a favorite pastime with
Democratic newspapers. Just now the
Eastern organs of the party are pub
lshipg predictions that Parker VIII
carry certain Western States which are
reliably Republican. In point OF rae :
had they been in the doubtful column
in the last two campaigns, they would
be to-day. as they are, absolutely Ger
tain for Roosevelt.
The condition is this: The President
is enormously popular throughout the
West. Il is a personal popularity that
woald arouse sweeping majorities III
his behalf. even were there no other
factor making for his success. but the
Democrats of that section are intensely
free silver in sentiment, and Parker
telegram has turned them away from
him. Like Bryan. they are disafected
and they viii by thousands and tens
OF thousands vote for Roosevelt.
There are a number of instances
Ehlcb may be given showing the drift
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
GETTING The NEWS.
REFORMATION AsOUT THE PRES
EMIT WAR is COSTLY.
Publications Pay Mt the Rate OF S1O,-
100000 Per Year--The Casualty List
Is Heavy-Some of the Notable Cor
respondents.

Little does the public know of the
enormous cost OF war news-or the
money that is paid out or OF the hard
ships and perils OF the men commission
81 TO gather information in the field.
From a purely commercial viewpoint,
it is estimated eonservatiNely that the
neN spnpers and weeklies of the world
are paying for news OF the Russo-Jap-
ancse operations in Manehuria at the
rate OF $l0,000.O0o a year Most of this
amount is borne by publications printed
In English. and by far the greatest item
in the bill is telegraph tolls, at abou'
90 cents q word.
Nov 1days the war correspondent
how the names come up, OF the dead and
living: Forbes. Crane and Ralph. who
are gone; Etzel killed only few weeks
ago by the Chinese; Middleton. dead OF
fever in Manchuria: Collins. who died in
Cuba Villiers, Burleigh. Mcknight,
Brindle. Emerson. o. X. Davis. Palmer,
Marshall, Creelman and Dunn and Hare,
the photographers; Stickney, who was
on the bridge OF the Olympia with Dewey
at Manila bay-how the names OF these
ioen and scores of others come to mind
Tor what they did OF what they are do
ing.
Now. in figuring the cost Of CORE
spondence, ially--taking the
Manchuria campaign, for instance--thc
average telegraph toll per word is 90
cents. The rate from Chefoo Shanghai
and Tfen-tsin to New York is A. cents
per wort; from Toxic. "a cents. Each
correspondent sends about 1000 words a
week. SO there is an outlay of about
100000 per week for messages. The
200 average So week salary. making
$4,000. Their Interpreters, servants
mess and forage require about $4,000.
lncideutals bring the total outlay up TO
Sl50,000 Il week for the 200. In addi-
ton. several newspapers employ dispatch
boats, for which they pay something like
| $l,500 week each FOR charter and main
| tenance.
Though this expenditure for the Russo
| Japanese war may strike the ordinary
reader as extravagantly high. it isn't ex-
! travsgant at all when compared with the
actual outlay Of $4,000 week by one
newspaper during the Spanish war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
GOING Back TO RUSSIA.
The Government Il Appealing TO Sub
jccts In America.

The Government Il Appealing TO Sub
jects IN America.
A slow but steady exodus of Russians
AMI Russian Slavs out Of the Pittsburg
district has set in. These men have
been working as laborers in the mills,
mines and coke fields Twice week
special cars. and occasionally n special
train, are run to accommodate the for
eigncrs. many OF them subjects Of the
Gear who wish to go to New York and
thence home The pennsy lvauia a.Sc
carries large numher.
1t is said that the Russian government
Is calling bac.- all Russians who have
not been naturalized 10 serve in the army.
Special Inducements are held out; in
some cases the passage across the ocean
is paid by the Russian government II IS
said all Russians in the United States
remaining subjects Of the Car must reg
lister with the Russian consuls. SO the
Russian government may call on them.
The Russian con,uis in the vaiious
American cities are reported 20 have sent
out agents 10 look mp these people and
induce them to return for military duty
But the Pittsburg district IS not the only
field for such activity In the West and
the Northwest r:any Russians are EN-
ployed on farms. and some spf these. too,
are turning their faces homeward.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
WHEAT GOES SOARING,
Cereal Reaches Highest Price Since
the Famous Letter Deal.

the Famous Letter Deal.
MAY wheat broke all records for the
last SIX years in Chicago Friday when
it touched S1.359s and the excitement
on the Board Of Trade. which has beer
increasing daily since adverse crop re-
ports began pouring in from the North
west. reached its height. Not since the
famous Letter deal" of 1898, when
wheat sold for $1S5, has Fridays figure
been reached.
Closing Thursday at S1099s there
were hundreds OF orders in from the big
houses before the Board of Trade gong
struck for the opening Friday morning,
and the first quotation for the day was
Sill, enough OF jump to set the pit
and galleries wild. On frantic buying
orders from the outsiders. as well as the
profe ssionals. the price went up by leaps
and bounds until 1855 was reached
The big advance was due to the heavy
rains in the Northwest, which will doubt
less create more rust" and cause even
greater damage than has been reported.
Thomas Shevin, Minneapolis expert
who returned from that city with a party
OF millers who have made a tour of in
spection through the Northwest wheat
country, estimates tndl tHFee SLates-
North Dakota, South Dakota and Mime
sota-will not have a combined yield Of
over 100,o00.00o bushels. THIS is about
one-half OF what was estimated six
weeks ago and had decided effect upon
the market The buying of outsiders
and smaller shipments from Argentine
to European ports were also strong fac
tors in the bull movement. Corn, on
the other hand. benefited by the weather
conditions that damaged wheat.
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issued a similar manifesto. but at that
time there was nothing like as many
political offenders undergoing punish
ment. 1t may he that somewhere IN
the archives of The government there
are records TO show how many eNiles
there are, and where aud how they are
situated, but so far as the general pub
lie is concerned it can only guess at
the number of beneticiaries Of the
manifesto
Nicholas H. has always been cred
TIED with progressive ideas. held in
leash TO some extent by bureaucratic
methods and the traditions Of his
house
His grandfather initiated a liberal
policy in lS1C. n policy that reached its
highest fruition in 1861 with the lib.
erstlon of the serfs End which would
have eliminated, many European
statesmen think. in the granting of 4
constitution to his people but for his
death at the hands OF Rusokoff. the
bomb thrower, in 1881.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
FREEDOM FOR ExiLes.
Gar Issues Sweeping Manifesto on
Day of Christening His Heir.

Gar Issues Sweeping Manifesto ON
Day of Christening His Heir.
The Gear Wednesday issued
lengthy manifesto on the occasion of
the christening of the heir to the
throne. The manifesto announces the
following reforms:
Abolishes corporal punishment among
the rural classes and for first offenses
among the sea and land forces.
RENTS arrears due the State for the
purchases OF land and other direct I'M
poses.
Sets apart $1,500O00 from the state
funds for the purpose of forming an in
alienahle fund for the benefit of landless
people of Finland.
Giants amnesty to those Finanders
who have entigrated without authorize
ton.
RENTS the fines imposed upon the
rural and urban communes OF Finland
which refused TO submit TO military CON
scription in 1902 and 1908.
Rcusits the lines imposed upon the jew
ish communes in the cases of jews avoid
ing military service.
I0kIAth LOT Z EtuefAi reduction III SSA-
fences fer common law offenses.
The general effect of that part of
the decree granting amnesty to po-
lItical offenders will be felt from one
end OF the empire TO the other. for
there is not a district. or hardly
commune, that is not represented by
an exile beyond the Ural mountains.
1t would be hard 10 estimate the
number of prisoners affected, but there
are thousands of them, most of hon
were sent away as matter of public
policy from the Muscovite standpoint,
and comparatively few of them are
charged with homicide perhaps hot !
| per cent. The reason for this IS that
thepo.iticai homicide is usually IN sh-
ed capitllly. and rarely reac .es 81.
IBERIA fhe usual allegation a. tinst a
political agItator is that lie is a sus-
plcious person, or that he has con-
spircd against the government, or that
he has read and distributed sedilious
literature.
Many OF the Siberian exiies who
have. according 10 their respective
grades. more or less freedom Of action,
VIII elect to remain on the farms
which they have made fruitful but,
| on the other hand, thousands will find
| their way back
1t is recalled that in 1876, after the
Crimean war, the Gar Alexander H.,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
Note. of current Event..

jacob Tugant. aged 20. an inmate OF
the soldiers home at Hampton, Va.
committed suicide upon being refused 2
drink Of liquor.
The stockholders Of the Wells Fargo
Company Reelected the retiring board Of
directors and tie directors reelected the
former officers.
Til commission appointed TO select %
site GA the great lakes for a naval train
ing station returned 10 Washington and
will formulate q report
Earl NJ Shaw. 20. son ~ The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. has ieen appointed
a clerk in the insolvent division Of the
Comptroller Of Currency office.
MicAsel H. Callaghan, a former race
horse trainer, ana Thomas Eagan.
racing stable attache. were burned to
death at Saratoga, " u. By an explosion
OF gasoline
A petition in bankruptcy was flied IN
the United States District Court at VIII
min gton. Del. against the Diamond Steel
Company By counsel representing q large
number Of creditors
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-31
REMARKABLE rtAfs OF ,nE WIND.

Cut out granite pillars of High Bridge
as neatly as with knife.
Banked broken glass up in the streets
like frozen snow.
Lifted several huge roofs far in air,
replacing one neatly.
Blew heavy skylight downward inside
of high office building.
Pulled big trees out by the roots as IL
they were young onions,
Compressed rain water into solid mass,
so it swept through upper stories of high
buildings like heavy wave.
Clipped high church spire off and set
it up on the ground close by,
Ripped business signs loose and car
ried them into neighboring rival stores.
Ground aud beat glass store fronts 10 a
fine powder.
Drove light straws through heavy
planks and tin roofs by force and COM
preston
Frustrated all electric wires and wound
them many times around trees aud
houses
Lighted two cities as bright a. midday
by continuous intense simmer Of light
ming