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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

The monthly deficit Of about o25.
~G'OOO has convinced even the stand
Paeters that the tariff must be tinker.
90 so a. to yield more revenue.
There viii be no money available for
distribution ~ a river and harbor
Dill and congress can't get along With.
out ipOrk."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

President Andrews OF the University
OF Nebraska has selected W. J. Bryan
TO deliver the annual address before
the graduating class.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

a bill has been introduced In con.
gresS designed to permit the home.
stealing OF GAO acres OF land in
certain regions Of the west instead Of
lou as at present. 1t is urged that a
FAMILY cannot make a living on 100
acres Of the public domain nov left.
except In irrigated sections.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

st week Nelson W. Mcleod OF St
ouis, delivered an address n which
E said;
so long as forestry was regarded
ierely as a scientific question, but
little progress could be Looked for
nut as its character has changed and
I became more and more a matter OF
'usiOess-the prospect OF IUipg
something with it has frightened
rapidly"
This Abbreviated extract is quoted
merely as a text and in evidence OF
one OF the most widely didused and
unthoughted popular misconceptio
abroad 10 tue land. The idea OF
business exercising a protecting.
patroni1lng care over science is a
conception worthy Of a picture. It is
only one OF a brood Of distempered
'maginings Characteristic OF every
commercial age. In every such age
there comes about a fantastic notion.
never traceable to reason through
any deduction from facts, that
business, business men, and business
principles 10 some mysterious way
confer vast blessings and add vast
credit TO science, religion, politics,
aud those subjects which engage the
generous facuities-Of the mind. Your
business man is sure Of 1t. He ia not.
u be argued with; be knows. Va,
the plain facts attested BY history
and present day observation are ,ho
reverse Religious orthodoxy doe,
not exist Ia any great mart OF traas
'oH''ca' purity and in large measure
personal rights do not exist there
III Tue Middle Ages business AMI
!. business men made the church o
southern Europe a painted harlo
ana made politics all that the nam
~a0nleVeiil means. Ia this age Tn
contribution Of business to pol,t,c
consists OF graft, bOOdling, lobbie,
;. special privilege, and bribery. whs,
business Is the vastest corruption
> the most fragrant. In the cor
m~erclallzed states and sect,o,
personal rights are subordiuated
business prosperity, Ship subsit
schemes sugar bret bountles y,
e Varln grating are tro hies to thu sco
J Oh business. rhe Yuun. est reader
q 'nis article can probau.y rtmemb.
The public senstti n cr,. tea ~ ;,
announc. men' u lew 81 Is ~ II
I Tor Of the frs t so, u an Dp :,
6 A political ecun wl,t
o would teach the 1T .,,,i,
y 10 Que Of our ta>ttr
e for piYl The admui.t
state which + m
n ipSSly nno,r
administrator wa.
e which for Tie fir. lime an
e and permanent l,hb r.i.il
e headquarters in J If r>o on, e
t long haired Missionaries aie ~
dangerous to business prosperi,,
. your business man i, ~ oo.sc.
r'Sn'S and to the welfare . 2
man.
These remarks refer OF course. mi
10 large business Look at he 90, .
torlal representation Of those s,a,e
IN which are located the Standar
VII Company, the st, e. trust. III
anthracite coal trust, the insuran.
Trust and other vast business concsrn
anu compare their ElklnsesSPlatrs
Oiarks' Addickses and such like vii,
the Edmundses and Morgans Of nm
commercialized states.
missouri is about to distIo
guish herself by electing a cuisines,
maj" to the United States senate, tn,
president Of an affiliated organization
OF the tin plate trust.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

Paul Morton says that be is in favor
or.gOVernment regulation Of railroad
rates. In order that there maybe no
objection to railroad pooling
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

W j. Bryan lost his appeal in the
Bennett Will case by a decision Of the
Conuecticutt Court of Appeals this
week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

The committee has reported favor.
aoiy Congressman shackleford's bin
providing for a congressional investi.
CATION of the Panama Rairosa
Company. 'Oau
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

The Colorado Legislature last
week voted to seat Alva Adams.
democratic governor elect. The
action was brought about BY the
Walcott republicans. 1t is under.
stood that WalcOtt is to be elected
senator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

William G., infant son n NJ -.
~ m'', D. 4, M Webb of this county, oiod
~ rari'' No. Jan, 9Th where M
parents we're visiting relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14
g. 4. HOPKINS Rditor
LG HEALE Business Manager

Dick Croker is out OF favor in Eng.
land because he bid against the king
at a horse sale.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14


The Post Check currency scheme !
on the boards again. The newspaner
over the land are receiving letters
ready made editorials, and handsome
" engraved pomph,ets in which tn,
oeauties of the proposition arc
exploited. The first object sought II
De accomplished, according to these
circulars, is to provide a convenient
means Tor the payment of subscrin
lions by the patrons Of the country
newspapers Nobody knows how II
happens that a band Of ministerinu
angels In far OF Washington took II
INTO their heads to come to the relief
ol tne country publishers, but it is 10.
Inc circulars say so. Another arou.
ment for the scheme which really
amounts to the same thing, is that the
Post-Check plan would keep in circula.
tlon a volume of clean money instead
OF the dirty, delapidated bills now IN
use. or course the country editor
would be q chief b~ene6cIarv
OF the improved clean currency. He
handles such vast quantities Of small
ollls; and then. too, the country
editor Is proverbially fastidious about
the cleanliness of his hands. Another
class to which the Post. Check
currency scheme is meant to appeal.
SO the circular says, is the banker.
lie wet sponge used by bankers To-
molsten the fingers 10 counting money
mas been found toswarm with microbes
Oi deadly diseases, the circular tells us.
ana OF course the banker is anxious
TO give up lis trihing exchange fees
TO escape the microbes and n
facilitate the invasion of the man
'iueA uouses-nO, no, not the mail
order houses, either, not a word is
'aid about the mail order houses in
She Post Check currency circular.
rhe whole scheme was be~nevolently
designed solely to enable farmers to
Jay their subscription dues to country
VeeklieS without taking the trouble !
u going to town-and all at Uncle {
ANS expenSel Who would have
bought that the country editor had
UGH a band OF munlicent friends
they would be called a "buuch of
1bbYists'' II railroads were their 9
areas this Post Check currency |
bureau at 1926 Vermont avenue, :
Washington, D. g. r
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

Missouri is about to distio.
guiSh herself by electing a business
MAI" to the United States senate, the
president of an afHliated organization
OF the tin plate trust.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
ro PRoTEcr pusLIc LANp.
The Government Committee Favors
Changes Of LAVE.


The Government Committee Favors
Changes Of Laws.
The public lands committee. which
has been considering the advisability
OF changes in the land laws, has COM
pleted its report The report will be
submitted to the president at once. It
makes important recommendations de-
signed to remedy existing abuses.
The abuse and evasion Of the timber
and stone act, whose repeal or sweep
ing modification Is urged repeatedly in
government reports, and the commuta-
ton clause of the homestead law are
discussed, and it is believed that the
repeal OF the former and the modifi-
cation Of the latter so as to require a
prolonged and substantial residence
on the homestead acquired, instead
Of the present short period, are rec
commended. The question Of control
Of the grazing lands of the govern
ment is considered at length.
It is estimated that there are 300.-
600, 900 acres Of land in this country
apparently fit only for grazing pur-
poses, and designs are recommended
to prevent the constant destructive
work perpetrated on these lands by
trespassers and to prevent the FREE
quent conflicts over public grazing
lands among different classes of stock
men.
One Of the recommendations is that
the land laws and their administers
ton be left in the hands Of the interior
department; another provides for con-
gressional legislation turning over the
grazing privileges on the public do
main to the department of agriculture
with ample safeguards and protection
to the actual settler.
The report goes into number Of
other matters with view Of protect
ing the immense public area of the
country. The commission consists Of
Commissioner Richards of the general
land office, Clifford Pinchot, chief Of
the forestry bureau Of the department
Of agriculture, and f. H, Newell, il
charge OF the irrigation work of the
department Of the interior.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
Building Increase.

Building in the principal cities for
January shows a remarkable increase
compared with corresponding month
a year ago. IN q leading cities per
mits were taken out for the construe-
ton Of 51S7 buildings, involving a to-
tai cost of $24.964,651, against 431T
buildings involving a total Of $1s.575s-
418 for the same month year ago. an
increase of SO per cent. Nineteen out
of the q cities show increases vary
ing from. 81 to s87 per cent. New
York shows an increase OF 299 per
cent. Louisville's increase is the en-
ormous percentage of SS7; Indianap-
oils, 52s; Pittsburg. SO4; Cleveland.
1879; Allegheny, 1889; San Francisco.
107.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
MONTANA NEWS.

The temperature in Helena Sunday
morning reached the lowest of the
winter, 80 below.
James McQuillian, an old timer and
formerly prominent mining and cattle
man, is dead of paralysis at Dillon.
He left considerable property.
In furtherance Of the Madison river
irrigation project the government has
withdrawn a large tract Of land in the
Grow creek and Missouri valleys.
The authorities are puzzled over the
unexplained disappearance Of William
Quay, young ranchman who lived
near Lewiston. He has not been seen
since last November
Three years in the state peniten-
tiary at Deer Lodge is the sentence
Morris L. Bridgman, former agent Of
the Fort Belknap Indian reservation,
must serve under conviction in the
federal court of making false claims
and presenting false vouchers for lum.
Der and other supplies.
William Harrison and Cecil Kuykey,
two prisoners in the county jail at
rOII bSuJOuJ D0CduS SHSaBSu IL q La
tai fight over some unknown cause
Harrison knocked Kuykey down, who
in falling struck his head against the
wall, causing what was at first thought
instant death.
The house, in committee Of the
whole, has killed bill providing fol
the licensing Of gambling. 1t also
killed a bill making train Wreckine
punishable with death.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
IAps 4AvE sss.OoO MEN, ssO evNs
Russians Oppose the Enemy VIII
About 100000 Men.


The Russian army organ publishes
oficial statistics of Field Marshal oya-
mas forces based on the regimental
numbers on the uniforms of the jap
anese killed during the engagements
with General Kuropatkin's forces.
The total of Field Marshal oyoma's
regiment troops is placed at 265,O00
cavalry and infantry and $50 guns
The total number Of reservists is prob
ably 100000.
Military men estimate General Ku-
ropatkin's superiority at about $4,000
men, without including the Sixteenth
army corps, which is not yet in the
far east. These figures are likely to
dash the hopes Of the peace party,
which has distinctly been acquiring in
fluence in high quarters during the last
few days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
comIno Events.

National American Woman Suffrage
association, Portland, June 29-July 5.
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi-
ton. Portland, June Loot. Is.
Spokane County Horticultural soci-
ETY. meeting, Spokane, February IS.
Northwest Stock Breeders associa-
ton, Pullman, February 80.
B. P. o. 3. grand lodge Ito organ
ize), Seattle, February 21-22.
American Medical association, Port
land, June lila.
Royal Arcanum grand council, Ever
EFT, March %.
Washington State Beekeepers' asso.
citation, North Yakima, February $40
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
HoIdups Meet Defeat.

Two masked men entered the Silver
Bell saloon at independence, Col, and
attempted to hold up the place. Both
of them were masked and as they APP
preached the bar they ordered the
crowd within, numbering Is or 20, to
hold up their hands and at the same
time commenced to shoot Nearly all
the men at the bar drew revolvers and
commenced firing on the robbers, with
the result that both were killed before
they could get out Of the place.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
JAPs REPuLsE RUSSIANS.
A Couple Of Minor Engagements Re-
ported Sunday.

a couple OF minor engagements ne
ported Sunday.
Toxic, Feb. 13.-Japanese Man
churian headquarters telegraphs that a
company of Russians attacked Wait
aoshan village and were repulsed. The
Russian batteries on the western foot
Of Ia mountain shelled Putsaowo on
Friday. A company of Russians at
tackled Liuchientun early Saturday
morning and were repulsed. The Rus
sian artillery then slowly shelled Liu-
chientun and vicinity.
The Russians have continued their
defensive works to Liuchientun and
seem to have extended their rights
along to Siafangshen, which is about
"a mile and a quarter east Of Mentapao
Japs Seize Another Prize.
The German steamer Parros, bound
for Vladivostok, was seized off Hokkai
Her cargo consisted Of shipbuilding
material and foodstuffs.
Japan has placed an urgent order
with a Glasgow manufacturer for 50
powerful locomotives.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
oREeoN ITEMS.

beodore Wygant, one Of the Oldest
most prominent citizens of Port
is dead.
he Freewater saloons are open, as
court holds local option election
not legal.
"A. H. Reeder sold 100 acres Of land
d Athena to a recent arrival from
east for $4,000
he Oregon legislature has passed
first of the antigambling laws that
e been introduced at the present
ion.
7crkmen, both skilled and unskill.
are doomed to disappointment who
TO Portland in answer to fake ad-
isements..
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17

Saturday the anniversary of the cor
onation of the first emperor Of Japan,
was generally celebrated throughout
the empire, the war successes giving
additional zest to the celebration. To
kio and all the principal cities we're
decorated. The emperor received at
luncheon a party including the mobiles,
officers and diplomatic corps, number
ing in all 600.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
slqsbee Gives 4 Warning.

Rear Admiral Sigsbee, commanding
the Caribbean squadron, has notified
the Dominican authorities that If any
harm is done to Lieutenant Comman-
der Leiper, the cruiser Detroit's ex.
ecutive officer. who is in charge Of the
customs house in Monte Christi, they
will be held responsible for the con.
sequences. He landed alone, without
arms, and some persons threatened
him.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
TREATIES RATIFIED.
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
and FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The Senate, BY Vote Of so to 9 Pass
an Amendment Substituting the
Word Treaty, for "Agreement' in
Each Treaty-Presldent Roosevelt
Opposed such Action.


President Roosevelt has addressed a
letter to Senator Cullom, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations,
stating that the action Of that commit
tee in amending the arbitration treat
les by substituting for the word
agreement" the word treaty" is, in
his opinion, not step forward, but
a step backward.
If the word treaty" is substituted
the treaties would amount to a spe.
cific announcement against the whole
principle of a general arbitration
treaty. The president also says that
| If, in the judgment Of the president,
an amendment utilities a proposed
treaty, it seems to him that it is no
less clearly his duty to refrain from
endeavoring to secure a ratification Of
the amended treaty.
Senator Cullom read the letter aloud
during an executive session of the
senate. It was received with a great
deal Of surprise and several senators
asserted that the letter confirmed
I
what they had claimed, namely, that
the words treaty" and agreement
were the essential points. They in
sisted that If the word agreement
instead Of treaty" was used it would
give the president full power to nego
tiate agreements without submitting
them to the senate.
The senate, by a vote of so to
Saturday passed an amendment to al
of the arbitration treaties by substi
tuting the word treaty" for "agree
ment" in the second article of each
It was this amendment to which the
president was opposed.
The senate ratified the arbitration
treaties between the United States ant
eight European governments. It re
quired two sessions to reach an agree
ment At the first session considera
ton was given to the communication
from the president to Senator Cullom
in the form of protest of any amend
ment being adopted. At the secon
session the treaties were amended an
ratified with only nine votes agains
the amendment made by the senat
committee on foreign relations.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
Thousanda pestItute.

The drought from which the Riukiu
islands suffered IN 1904 has caused .
famine now. and there is much dis
tress. Nearly 1900 households are
destitute. The Riukiu islanGs number
nearly 49, and are situated between
Japan and Formosa.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
Ladrones Are Hard Pressed.

The band Of Ladrones which attack
ed the town of San Francisco de Mala-
bon, in the province Of Cavite, January
"a and captured the wife and two chill
dren of Trias are being hard pressed
by a troop of cavalry under Major F..
w. Sibley They have released Mrs.
Trias and her two children, whom they
were holding for ransom
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
SCANDAL in OREGON
JUDGE TANNER HAS CONFESSED
TO PERJURY.
Partner Of U. s. Senator Mitchell Al
mIts He PerIursd Himself Before
Federal Grand Jury in Connection
With Land Frauds Shady Agree
ment Between Mitchell and Tanner.

Portland, Ore.-Judge A. H. Tanner,
United States Senator Mitchell's Law
partner, confessed in Judge BelIinger's
court Saturday afternoon to perjury
in his evidence before the federal
grand jury in connection with the IN
vestigation Of the land frauds in this
state, when testimony was being TAX
en- with a view to connecting United
States Senator Mitchell, now under
1--WE indictments, with the conspiracy
TO defraud the government.
Tanners confession shows that there
was a business agreement between
Mitchell and Tanner that Mitchell was
to have the proceeds Of practice OF the
law firm in the federal courts and that
Tanner should have the proceeds re-
sulting from practice before any OF the
government departments which would
involve Senator Mitchell's oath de-
elaring he would not take part in any
law proceeding in which the govern
ment is interested
Judge Tanner made the following
statement to a representative OF the
Associated Press:
mo one knows the terror have
endured since January 81, when I
made statement to the grand jury
concerning the date Of the copartner-
ship agreement between Senator Nit
chell and myself. The last straw came,
however, when learned that the fed
eral grand jury was preparing to I'm
dict my son, who had written the
agreement between Senator Mitchell
and myself, on the typewriter, for per-
jury, and when / learned that the
agents Of the government were in pos
session Of facts proving that the doc
ument was not signed March 5. 1901,
as / had sworn, but that it had been
prepared and signed last December"
Judge Tanner, do you expect to tes-
tffy against Senator Mitchell?" was
asked
Eyes, l expect to be called as a wit
ness in the case against Senator Nit
chell and / viii tell the whole truth
regarding the business Of the firm,
without regard to consequences"
Following close upon the sensational
testimony of Senator Mitchell's law
partner, Judge A. H, Tanner, and Of
Harry @. Robertson, Mr.. Mitchell's prt
vate secretary, came the announce
/. ment that the federal grand jury had
returned an indictment against Con
gresham John r. Williamson, DR.. Van
Gessner, Mr.. Williamson's partner IN
the sheep raising business, and Marion
R. Biggs, United States land commits
sioner at Prineville, Ore The indict
ment alleges that on June 80, 1902
the accused persons entered into I
conspiracy to obtain 100 persons d
file applications for public lands IN
Crook county, Oregon, and swear that
: the land was for their own use, when
l according to- the Indictment, it wal
: for the benefit Of the firm OF GessneI
& Williamson, who desired the landl
for sheep grazing.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
BRIDE is VICTOR IN DUEL,
Drops Her Husband, Who Is Shooting
at Her.

9IDVo IINI ItNoNoITNI WIZ 70 NIIWVNIFIH
at Her.
Oakland, Cal, Feb. 13.-Edward R.
Koehn and his wife, who were mar
ried only seven weeks ago, engaged in
a pistol duel Sunday, with the result
that the husbands body is now in the
morgue. The couple quarreled imme-
diately after marriage. She shot at
him four times. One bullet entered
his neck, killing him.
Kohen was shipping clerk en-
ployed in San Francisco and was 80
years of age. The wife is % years
of age. She was not injured. She is
under arrest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17

President Roosevelt has been urged
to take action looking to the termina-
ton Of the Russo-Japanese war. The
request was made by the Interparlia-
mentary Union, through the president
of the organization, Representatives
Bartholdt of Missouri.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17
Fluaro EdItor Il J pueI.

CASTOR Calmette, editor of the n
CARO-, fought a duel Saturday with
Colonel Jacquot as a result Of the pub
LEGATION Of Jacquot's secret reports.
Pistols at % PAGES were used and two
shots were exchanged. Neither was
hit.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17

George M. Forster Of Spokane died
last Sunday in Los Angeles. His death
followed an operation two weeks ago
for cirrhosis of the liver from which
Mr.. Foster had been suffering for sew
eral months. He was one Of the pion-
eer lawyers and mining men of Spo-
kane. Mr.. Foster was Mason and
an Elk.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17

A general movement is on foot at
New York to increase the wages of
washerwomen to s1.5O day and car
fare. Now the women get $1.25 for
a days work away from home.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-17

Regulations are often taken for
truths.