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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-08-20
overpowsr Military GUARD.

The climax came swiftly and unex-
pectedly. After the military guard
sent here to protect the prisoners
had been overcome the condemned
men were seized. They were told
that they had but a short time to
live and that thay should confess.
The mob intended TO take the men to
the Hodges place, but the heat was so
intense that the members wearied
when two Of the six miles had been
trayersed.
Reed made n confession, and i'm
plicated several other negroes, as he
had during the trial Several mem
bers of the mob climbed to the
branches of a tree and called for
ropes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-08-20
Admits he is euIIty.

Cheers rent the air as men, almost
crazed with hatred of the accused, saw
the flames spread. Just as the match
was applied to the pyre one OF those
I'm front asked Reed II he wanted TO
tell the truth before he died.
Yes, sir; ! killed MIR. and Mrs.
Hodges" he replied.
"Who killed the children?" he was
asked.
Handy Bell" came the response. as
the flames leaped upward and further
questioning was impossible in the tu-
multi. AS the flames touched Reed he
twisted his head around in an endeav-
or 70 choke himself and avoid the tor
thre. Only once did he complain. lie
said Lord, have mercy"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-08-20
sess TO BE Shot.

Burn them Burn them!" shouted
the crowd. Cato begged to be shot
or hanged. saying he was innocent
Some of the more humane wanted to
grant his request. but they were in
the minority. The rest wanted to
visit the same death upon the ne
groes that they had visited upon the
Hodges family.
A member of the mob made a
speech recounting the horrors OF the
crime. This inflamed the crowd TO a
burning pitch. To large stump
twelve feet high the men were
chained, with their backs to the
stump. With trace chains the men
were dashed to the stump.
Then a wagonload of pine wood was
hauled 20 the spot. 1t was piled
around the men and ten gallons OF
kerosene was thrown over them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
ASSESSMENT REDUCED.

The county commissioners yester-
day did just about what was expected
of them by making a % per cent re-
duCtiOn in the railroad assessment for
this year. Assessor Bergman fixed
the valuation Of the main lines Of rail-
way in the county at $4,000 a mile and
Of side tracks at $4,000 a mile. The
commissioners cut these figures down
to $500 a mile for main lines and $4,000
for side tracks. The narrow gauge
line of the O. r. & ~ was reduced
from $1,000 a mile to $500
With the record Of last year in mind
it WAS generally predicted that the
commissioners would stand in with the
railroads for reduction in their as
sessment. AS a result more than a
fourth of the revenue that would have
Assessor Berryman's valuations will be
lost to the county. One of the chief
commissioners was the fact that the
commissioners Of Whitman and Doug
las counties had made a big cut in
the figures returned by the assessors
The boards in those counties are COM
posed of men named by the railroad
politicians two and four years ago, and,
of course. did as their masters wished
The commissioners of this county are
commonly believed to be under the
same corporation influence having
been propiriated by free passes and
other faVors customarily employed by
the railroad lobbyists in this state.
According to the rule of assessment
sanctioned by the supreme court of the
United States, the valuation of rail-
road property should be arrived at by
adding to the bonded Indebtedness tne
market value Of the stock If this rule
had been followed the valuation of thu
So-called second class lines in this
county would be not less than $50. OO(
mile. If the common rule of fixine
the valuation at 60 per cent of the rea
value had been followed. the valuation
Ct mile of railroad would be $50. 600
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

upon them. Thus there ought to be
Opinions on which all American news
papers agree then, Opinions on which
all democratic papers agree Opinions
held by A. B. and c., but disputed by
D. f. and F. 1t is hard to forecast the
results to be expected from such an
organization. 1t is to be observed that
if two or three high-class papers
would agree upon such a policy, it
would nave a tendency to attract all
others into it's influence. 1t would
build a dam right across the tide of
public opinion, which is exactly what
is needed. The waters of public opin-
ion, as things now stand, are divided
up into myriad rivulets. The right
kind of a dam would restrain all of
these, concentrate them in one reser-
voir, whence they could be drawn off
as directed or desired"
But, is it not the fact that most high
class papers do agree upon most
things? And would not the catalogue of
agreed propositions cumber the earth
in it's voluminosity and be utterly un-
wieldy because of it's bulk?
Would such an organization as the
writer suggests render agreement more
likely upon the daily new present.
ments of facts upon which the press
and public opinion act? 1t does not
seem SO. The press expresses itself
spontaneously. on the instant Would
the fact that a certain number of in
dividual papers had agreed on all
things heretofore guarantee agreement
upon the situations which arise tomor-
row?
Granting that the difference Of news
papers are honest. could they be
amended? And would it be desirable
to amend them? Is not the open and
honest exploitation of the differences
beneficial to the public and conducive
to the best public opinion? Would the
private adjustments of opinion, or pri-
vate agreements, which might be had
serve the public or the nation best?
Can any agreement, however broad or
general, guarantee the truth of prop
osition upon which the public will have
to act? Can anything but the actual
test. the actual experience, determine
what is best?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
CHECKS ARE WHOLESOME.

Checks are wholesome, says Golfers
Weekly. 1t is well to stop and take
the reckoning. Anti-inperialism is
useful attitude even though events
would not have turned out differently
had anti-imperialists been in power
Even if it is best for the eagle to con-
tinue on his flight, it does no harm
for certain passengers to howl warn
ings at him. The enormous indus
trial expansion of this continent
creating a demand for foreign oppor-
tunities, is a force against which no
theories could possibly succeed, and
commerce, in these days, usually pro-
pels politics. AS the United States has
plunged hither and thither. the voice of
the critic has been loud in the land
He has had mis- say about Hawaii. Ven
ezuela, Cuba, the Philippines, Porto
leo. China, Panama; the Constitution
and James Munroe have been waved
industriously; but the growing spirit
, of world adventure has hardly felt a
check. European states have consult
to put spoke in our chariot and have
rapidly decided in favor of accepting
the inevitable Nature alone can call
halt. She has made a few remarks
on industrial expansion, apropOs Of
steel and shipping combines, and she
| may use Japan or some other large
phenomenon to limit our political pos
sibilities: but until some such cOmpre-
hensive apparition checks us. we are
pretty sure to go plunging along. part
| ly for gain, partly to see what will
happen, and keep the ball rolling. To
some minds the expanding interests of
all nations mean the approach of uni
versal brotherhood. To others they
mean the commercializing of the entire
earth. To us it seems considerably
| foolish to be entirely certain what they
mean. Our IrlenOS, the anti mDe-
| rialists, however. might quote with eff
| feet, during this campaign, certain
! words written by Lincoln in 1859; THE
| Principles of jefferson are the defini-
tons and axioms of free society," And
yet they are denied and evaded, with
no small show of success. One DASH
| ingly calls them 'glittering gener-
alities,' another bluntly calls them
self evident lies and others insidious-
ly argue that they apply only to 'su-
perior races These expressions,
| differing in form, are identical
! in object and effect-the sup
planting the principles of free
| government, and restoring those
of classification, caste, and legitimacy.
They would delight a convocation OF
crowned heads plotting against the
people. They are the vanguard-the
miners and sappers-of returning des-
| potism. We must repulse them or they
will subjugate u.s."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
LEGAL NOTICES.

In the Superior Court OF the State Of
Washington in and for the County
of Walla Walla.
In the matter Of the estate
Martin Hauber, deceased
This matter coming on regularly to
be heard upon the petition of c.. A.
Hauber, administrator Of the above
entitled case, and it appearing from
said petition that the said c. A. Haul
her, is the duly qualified and acting ad-
ministrator of said estate, and that
there is no cash on hand belonging to
said estate with which to pay the costs
Of administration, and that the per-
sonal property Of said estate consists
Of 16 head Of cattle, IS head Of horses
and 20 head Of pigs, and that it is to
the best interest Of said estate that the
said property be sold to defray the ex-
penses Of administration.
1t is therefore ordered that the said
property be sold at public auction for
cash on the 26th day Of April, 1904, and
that notice thereof be given by notice
published in the Walla Walla Weekly
Statesman as required by law.
THOS. H. BRENTS,
Judge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

The railroad tax agents had every
arguments before the county commits
sioners for a reduction of railroad as
40 attempt to cOntrovert their state
ments and no one else was asked tC
do SO. 1t seems that the doubling OF
the assessment of the railroads in this
county had string to it after all. anG
that the commissioners were depended
upon to pull the string.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

day, at the court room of the Superior
Court in the county of Walla Walla
state Of Washington, be and the same
hereby is appointed for the hearing OF
the said account and the said petition
for distribution and that notice of such
hearing be given by publication hereof
for four successive weeks in the
Statesman, a newspaper published in
and of general circulation in Walla
Walla county and by posting copy
hereof in three Of the most public
places in said county.
THOS. H. BRENTS, Judge.
Date of first publication August s,
A. D. 1904; last August q, 1904.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
ORGANIZATION OF
OPINION.
PUBLIC

Although the mighty force of what
is called public opinion has for CEN
turtles been recognized there has been
little public discussion of the scientific
and systematic regulation of that
force.
1t is evident that public opinion, to
deserve it's name, must be simulta-
neously entertained by many individu-
ais. They must agree and they must
be aware of the agreement. These
conditions being satisfied, concert of
action follows, with results differing
often from the usual course Of events
sufficiently to appear unaccountable.
the greater the number of individu-
ais agreeing, the greater the force gen.
Grated. 1t may be said generally of
the American public that the number
Of individuals who ultimately agree
upon any assertion depends upon the
correctness of the assertion. If an as
sertion be false, everyone may assent
to it for time, but it's practical appli-
cation will surely cause suffering pres
emily, when disagreement will quickly
ensue, and the whole process of forma-
ton of public opinion will begin over
again.
A thoughtful writer says that asser-
tons ought to be tested in advance,
the mistakes of public opinion. He
points out that, even though assent be
nevertheless be false. land, therefore,
if the assertion. be not tested at all in
advance how little the probability of
it's truth! Even if tested, it may fall
Not tested at all, its fall is almost GER
tain.
The idea seems to be that though
American public opinion is ultimately
right it is liable to many disastrous
mistakes. and that it ought, if possible,
to be spared the suffering of these mis-
takes. The suggestion which he offers
for testing propositions to be submit
ted to the public certainly deserves
consideration because of it's novelty, if
for no other reason. Concerning the
newspaper as the chief instrument for
the formation of public opinion, he has
this to say:
The newspaper is a kind of meet
ing held daily by the readers of it's col
! umns. This is the explanation of that
emphatic shock of social feeling which
| name in the newspapers. 1t is almost
! the same thing as if a meeting of the
and the name called out aloud so that
all could hear. Thus the editorials are
| forum. Every member of the forum
| thus hears the same language, and, to
| formation of a certain Quantum of
| public opinion. This analysis seems to
show up very clearly the cause of the
! great power of the press. The editor
has the advantage daily to address a
| large crowd among whom a common
sentiment tends to be developed, and
as that agreement extends, concert OF
| action spontaneously comes into exist
| ence.
| There should be concert and CO.
| operation between several or all news
papers. and the opinions given to the
| public should be classified according
to the number and the Importance OF
the parties VINO had come to agree
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

In the Superior Court Of Walla Walla
County, State of Washington.
In the matter of the guardianship
Of
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned was, on the 18th day Of July,
Of the said Albert Foster, an insane
person, by the above entitled court.
FRANK SINGLETON,
Guardian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

But as other classes Of property IN TINS
county are assessed at a much lower
basis. there were some reasons why an
assessment of one-t third of $4,000, or
$4,000 a mile, was regarded as fair and
reasonable. However, no good reason
can be given for cutting this down to
$500 mile, or about one-seventh
of the market value of the railroads.
1t is said that the tax agents of the
railroads are not vet satisfied with the
concessions made by the plant board
of commissioners and will make an
other effort to have the assessment
made practically the same as last year,
when the assessments for the @. r. &
\. and the W. & c. r. We're fixed at
$3.50 and $4SSO a mile respectively.
The action of the commissioners
yesterday in depriving the county
treasury of thousands of dollars of rev.
enue that might otherwise have been
collected from the railroads adds one
more to the many cogent reasons why
a new board should be elected this year
to safeguard the interests of the peo-
pie
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
w WEATHER..
Tonight and Saturday fair.

The same republican organs that
are now predicting George Turner'S
defeat were just as sure in 1896 and
in 1890 that JOnn r. Rogers would be
beaten. They have already been
proven to be false prophets and little
weight will be given to their vaticina-
tons now when they pretend to go INTO
the clairVOyant state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

How much your little boy resembles
your husband" said the cunning
politician. I've always heard" she
replied, that people grow to look like
those they are much with, but this is
quite remarkable case. We only
adopted the dear little fellow last
week."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

Read the ads In the Statesman
Read the ads in the Statesman
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15
Many Ailrnents-One Cure

! have called these the inside nerves for SIM
pltcity's sake. Their usual name is the "sympa-
thetic" nerves Physicians call them by this
name because they are so closely sllied-hecause
each IL In such close sympathy with the others
The result is that when one branch is allowed
TO become impaired, the others weaken. That
Is why one kind OF sickness leads into another.
That IL why eases become complicated" For
this delicate nerve Is the most sentative part of
the human system.
Does this not explain to you some of the I'M
certainties OF medicines 1t not good reason
TO your mind why other kinds of treatment may
have allied.
Don't you see that THIS is NEW in medicine?
That this IL NOT the mere patchwork OF q slim
ulant-the mere soothing OF q narcotic? Don't
you see that it goes right to the root Of the
trouble and eradicates the cause?
But do not ask you to lake . single state
merit OF mine-I do not ask you to believe werd
say until you have tried my medicine in your
Own home at my expense absolutely. Could
offer you full dollars worth t, ec ifthtre were
any Misrepresentation? Coul.. let you go to
your druggist-whom you know-and pick cut
any bottle he has on his shelves of my mesiicine
were 1t not UNIFORMLY helpful? Could AF-
FORD to do this II l were not reasonably SURE
that my medicine will help you?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15

The inside nerve system ia plainly the most
important system in the human body. Our life
rests on the action OF the vital organs. While
they work We live. When they stop we die. While
they perform Their duties properly We are well.
When they perform their duties poorly We are
ILL., And the vital organs each and every one,
depend upon the inside nerve system, for 1t not
only regulates them-it operates and controls
them.
The work OF the inside nerve Il not only the
most important-it Is the most laborious. For
our other nerves are exerted only ct will. We
think and talk and exercise only a. we !eel In
clined, and when we are tired we rest. But the
stomach, the heart, the liver, the kidneys, must
constantly and continuously-day and night
fresh or tired. perform their necessary duties.
We have no way of knowing even that they are
tired or at iault save the weakening Of the or
gans they supply.
But this strong bond ofsympathy has useful
purpose. For 1t shows US clearly that all are
branches OF one great system-th8t II we make
thu system strong we strengthen every branch.
This Is why so many ailment. can be cured by
one form OF treatment For almost all sickness
Is nerve sickness-inside nerve sickness and
other kinds OF sickness, such as purely organic
arrangements are frequently due to lack of
proper inside nerve treatment
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15
Inside Nerves!


Only one out Of every 9s has perfect health.
Ofthe 81 sick Ones some are bed-rdden, some
are half sick and some are only dull and list
less But most OF the sickness comes rom
common cause. The nerves are weak. Not the
nerves You ordinarily think about-not the
nerves that govern your movements and your
thoughts.
B the nerves that. unguided and unknown,
ntRht and day, keep your heart In motion-con-
troll your digestive apparatus-regulate your
lfver-operate your kidneys
These are the nerves that wear out and break
down.
1t does no good to treat the ailing organ--the
irregular heart-the disordered liver-the re-
bellious stomach-the deranged kidneya They
are not to blame. But go back to the nerves
that control them. There You viii find the seat
OF the trouble
There is nothing new about this-nothing any
physician would dispute. But 1t remained for
DR.. Shoop TO apply this knowledge-to put 1t to
practical use. DR.. Shoop's Restorative Is the
result OF u quarter century OF endeayor along
this very line. 1t does not dose the organ or
deaden the pain-but 1t does go at once to the
nerve-the inside nerve-the power nerve-and
builds 1t up and strengthens 1t and makes it
well.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15
New printing bills (approxi-
,mately) ....................

| f=4
80 Total to be paid. ....$ $40 81
| when the accounts are paid, the to-
tai expenditures for the. campaign up
to election day will run but little over
$1,000; and tbs e-m includes the ex-
penses Of new fling cabinet and sup
plies for the card index system-an
asset now worth approximately a thou
sand dollars. In fact, it could not be
rerlaced for that sum, because it rep
resents the work of more than a year
and contains the largest and most ac-
curate list of Populists ever compiled.
Part of the committe work this win
ter will be to record the names of the
officers and members of every pOpulist
committee, county, congressional and
state and to keep in constant commune
cation with all them regarding the best
method of procedure for the future in
each locality. An analysis of the vote
will be made for each county as soon
as the officia, returns are at hand, and
aSspecial effort made to secure coun-
tX committee in all unorganized coun-
ties.
The chairman and secretary ask every
believer in populism to assist in clear-
ing up the unpaid bills against the ma
tional committee. The work was nee
essary and results show that the peo-
pies party received more votes for
each dollar expended by the national
committee tina. any other party in the
field this year.
The two old parties each expended
in their campaign this year-if news
paper reports are to be believed-an
aggregate suLl exceeding 81 for every
vote cast for Roosevelt and Parker.
This enormous sum was contributed by
the trusts and beneflciaries of class
legislation--but in the last analysis
must be paid by the voters of every
party, provided they are engaged in the
production of wealth. For every vote
cast for Watson and Tibbles, the peO-
pies party national committee ex-
penses all told, including the unpaid
debt, amount to something like wo
cents. But the peoples party funds
must come directly from the people,
We have no trusts and beneficiaries Of
class legislation to act as collecting
agents. It is not difficult to see that
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15
For w onanly Troubles

woman are caused by weakness O. the inside
nerves. There Is no need to doctor and dose an
alling organ when it depends alone for Its sup
weakness. Ii not attended to v iii spread. The
common. name for the inside nerves is the
sympathetic Nerves" Each center is In close
sympathy with the other, and when one be-
comes deraneed, general weakness and de-
rangement frequently ensue. DR.. shoop's Re-
storative gently tones up the inside nerves and
removes the cause of weakness permanently
and forever.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15

est test medicine put toll have falls It
nee."-and r posaibIa
chance for 1t to succeed.
But this mountain evidence no aya to those who
shut their and doze doubt doubt harder
to than disease cannot lack the
faith to try
so now have made this offer disregard the evidence
lay aside the fact that mine the practice
the world and to stranger believe
not one word that say TIL have It yourself
oher to give you outriht fu dollars Dr. Shoops
Restorative No else has tried hard to remove
every possible excuse for doubt the my unbound
ed confidence suggest Its open and fair
the supreme test of my imitiess belief
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-15
A Foil Dollars Worth Free

to eay you why freezes water and why
neat melts Nor DO clGim
my treatment based truths fundamt nal that
deny them And ingredient Of medicine old
the hills 1t grows Ihmply applied the truths and combined
the into remedy that practically certain The
paragraphs below will show you the reason why. ~
But my years OF patient pertinent will avail nothing
you do not accept Offer For facts and
belief will not cure. Only the remedy do that
In eighty thousand communicable than million
homes-Dr Shops Restorative IL There all
around youyour friends and neghbors perhaps-whose
ing 1t has relieved. There Is not physician anywhere
dares tell the medical principles which
apply And Tor SIX solid remedy has stood