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Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

anese hint vaguely at an attempt at
rescue by President Roosevelt. Per-
haps tomorrow or Sunday an ennis
sary might be sent to Oyster Bay
to sound the president.
The president might be asked to
simultaneously urge both the Russian
and Japanese emperors, in the name
of humanity, to make mutual conces-
sions. But old hands in diplomacy
say the situation created would be
so delicate as to preclude the possi-
bility of President Roosevelt stepping
into the breach.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
New York Stocks.

New York. Aug 1S.-Close. Atchi-
son, S97s; preferred, 1O3ia n. Y. c.
1865 Penna, l45; Southern Pacific,
67k; L. Pp 1870; pfd 9S; u. 5. S.,
.3Gis; ptd., 1O4.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION WILL
MEET AT COLORADO SPRINGS

Toronto. Aug. 1.-THE convention
of the international Typographical
union. IN session here, decided TO meet
next year I'm Colorado Springs, Colo.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
NEAR TOPEKA TERRIFIC
WIND STORM PREVAILED

of Crosby & Co, the Shawnee Mil.
and the Crawford Opera House, we're
unroOfed. Many residences were
damaged, barns blown down and trees
uprOoted No one was hurt, as far
as known.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

is known as Little Creek. This stream
and its adjacent benches had been
many times searched by prospectors,
but it was not until last winter that
1t attracted much attention. Last fall
J. c. Brown discovered a pay streak
of some promise on No. 1 below Dis
covery and big operators, notably ia
tet Lindeberg, president of the Pio-
neer Mining company, hastened to Sc
cure options on much of the surround
ing property. Not prepared to prose
cute winter work on these claims it.
self on account of the plans made for
other work the company let several
small tracts under contracts to pay
the company forty per cent of all the
gold taken out.
Men of Scandinavian descent have
been particularly fortunate in the dis
covery of gold in the Nome country.
Many experienced miners GSgiare EN-
| phatically that one of the reasons for
their good fortune is their persistence
in working property whether 1t con-
tains any promise or not.
Work Winter and Summer.
/ The work of taking out gravel in all
the Alaska placer camps is now car
ried on both summer and winter, but
the gravel can be washed only after
the thaw comes in the spring. The
| spring clean up in the several dis
! tricts OF the Seward peninsula this
| year amounted to S2,7S6,000. The out
put for the season is reliably estimat-
ed at $5000,00O. It will be taken out
chiefly by large operators, men who
( have invested thousands. in some
cases hundreds of thousands in build
ing bitches and installing modern ap-
! paratus and machinery.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
Money Market.

New York, Aug. 1S-Mouey on call
easy, "a to 2iai prime mercantile pa
per, 10 Az; bar silver 81.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

Statement of Mornings Work.
The morning session of the peace
conference came to an end at 1880.
The official statement follows:
"In the sitting this morning, Aug
ust 18th, the conference continued
discussion of article eleven, and the
discussion has not yet been finished.
Discussion of the article will be re-
sumed at o'clock.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

Of this twenty-five millions, eleNen
millions will come from the mines OF
the Klondike country and other fields
in the Canadian Yukon, and fourteen
millions from the Seward peninsula,
the Tanana Valley and other placer
fields of Alaska. The output of the
Klondike is reliably estimated at ten
millions. or about the same as last
year, although the present season has
proven a little more favorable for min
ing operations. The reason why the
more favorable season has not brought
about an increase in production is that
the Klondike fields are extending each
season to lower grade deposits, max
ing it necessary for operators to wash
an even larger and larger quantity Of
gravel in order to secure the same
| amount of gold. This tendency has
been noted in the Klondike for three
or four years and has been attended
with gradually decreasing produc-
| ton from season to season.
Rich Pockets Washed Out.
In its palmy days the Klondike pro-
duced from $20,000,000 to $25,000 900
in gold a season, but those fabulously
rich pockets of gold have nearly all
been washed out and the workings are
gradually extending to poorer dirt,
| Men familiar with the district and
with placer mining in general declare
that there is practically an unlimited
quantity of low grade dirt, capable of
being worked at a profit by the appli-
cation of modern hydraulic methods,
and these are being applied from year
to year to the full capacity of the
amount of water available, without
pumping by artificial power
In some measure the same condi-
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
Loganport's First chautauoua,

Logansport, Ind, Aug. lS.-The first
Logansport Chautauqua, under the au-
spices OF the LOganspOTt Commercial
club was opened here this morning
with large attendance.
The meetings are held in a beautiful
grove on Biddlos island i'm the Wa.
bash river. The list of attractions I'm,
cludes many prominent lecturers, sing
ers, musicians and other tainers.
II is expected that William Jennings
Bryan win be one of the speakers
some time next week. The assembly
viii remain until August %
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18
veteran VoIunteer Elremen,s Muster.

Manchester, n. H., Aug. H. The an
nual muster of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen opened here this morning.
with a parade, the largest and most
interesting ever held in this city. Com
panies from all parts of New England
were represented, and among the
members We're many men well Known
an through the east. Henry b. Fair
banks was the chief marshal Of the
parade, and Fred S. Bean, Manches-
ter, Chief e. S. Homer Lowell; A. Ed
ward Dunham, Central Falls, r. l.;
Charles H. Hooper, Peabody Mass;
W r. Mayberry, Braintree, Mass;
Chief j. ID. Randall, Portsmouth, and
Andrew j. Cummings, OF Portland.
Me, acted as judges.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

w. S. Hopewell. general manager OF
the Albuquerque Eastern railway, tele-
graphed today that he would leave
Chicago tonight for New Mexico. Mr.
Hopewell will probably stop I'm Santa
Fe before coming to Albuquerque.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-18

Miss Terry, of Socorro. is the guest
of Miss Sleight for a few days, Miss
Terry Is on her way TO Painesville,
Ohio, where she will attend school.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
More Graft DEVELOPMENT.

From New York-th great graft
center-comes the following news dis
patch:
New York, Dec. 26. As result of
an investigation the district attorneys
office has valuable evidence bearing on
the records of certain high insurance
officials whose names have been much
before the public of late.
AS a result several officials are likely
in the near future to face charger of
petty larceny for Systematically charg-
ing to the policy holders of their re-
spective companies certain recurring
bills for coal, rugs, bath room supplies,
and house furnishings which went to
make up substantial grand total of
home comforts in their own domestic
establishments.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
Catching at Straws.

Ever since President Roosevelt urged
upon congress the need of giving the
interstate commerce commission the
power to fix a reasonable rate in place
of one complained of as unreasonable,
to become effective shortly and remain
effective until Judgment of court might
be had, we have had a strenuous cam
paign of education directed and financed
by the railways. : We have, indeed,
seen, in the attitude of their employees
organizations, cause to suspect that
more than reason or persuasion was
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30

We have
no prize gifts
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30

used. Papers open to influence have
been subsidized, literary bureaus have
poured out their showers of pamphlets,
and orators have sought opportunities
to meet and address the public in OPP
position. Evidently the railways are
dead in earnest; evidently they see in
rate control by government, instead of
themselves, menace to interest. and
have sought in every way to stem the
tide that was moving so strongly
against them.
We have now their latest move.
When President Roosevelt said in his
message that "the best possible regula-
tion of rates would of course, be that
regulation which is secured by an hon
est agreement among railways them
selves to carry out the law" he threw
out the straw at which the drowning
railways eagarly grasped. 1t was seiz-
ed upon as affording a course that
would fend off action by congress at
this time. So we had the announce
ment last week from Chicago that the
traffic managers Of the Western rail
roads had met and agreed to request
the interstate commerce commission to
invite them to conference with the
view to formulate a mutual agreement
between the railroads and the commits
sion which would be effective in helping
the railroads to obey the law. This
intends another of those old and ever
brittle 'gentlemen's agreements
which railways presidents used to make
to regulate rates, this time made under
the auspices of the interstate commerce
commission.
This is but a variation on old tricks.
It's purpose is to sidetrack the measur G
designed to give effect to the pres
ident's policy. It is for use with those
senators and representatives who sym
pathize with them, but who stand ir
wholesome dread of their constituencies
1t is expected that an ''ironclad'' agree
ment may be made, approved by the
interstate commerce commission, anc
which the doughfaces can use in excus
ing to their constituents their refusa
to support the Esch-T Townsend or other
equivalent bill. All the railroads need
is the conversion" of few of these
synpathizers to defeat any measure.
This is too thin. Its motive and pur-
pose will not ''come out in a wash. -
1t is subterfuge. Experience has am
ply proved the hollowness of these
agreements. Traffic managers have
met and soIemnly agreed and then gone
out to violate at once the agream ent
Law, with man, and not a manakin,
behind it is the only restraint upon
their eagerness to get business" that
they will regard. Dispatch.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
Those Sheriff Bills.

We published last week an article
from the Ladysmith News comment
ing on the matter of sheriff's fees.
In all fairness we must say that the
article is likely to give wrong i'm
pressions in some respects, although
we believe every statement therein
was the truth. From the article one
might get the impression that the
amounts allowed Ex-Sheriff Sergeant
by the county board of 1908 were the
correct legal fees, and that any ex-
cess over those amounts charged by
Sheriff True are illegal. AS a matter
Of fact the county board of 1908 at
tempted to Skin" Mr.. Sergeant by
cutting his bills below what he was
actually entitled to. He afterward
brought action against the county and
recovered on stipulation what the board
tried to beat him out of.
The fees of sheriff for work done
outside the county are definitely fixed
by law at SIS per day and necessary
expenses, and to charge more than
this is graft of the crudest and most
unblushing sort. The Office of sheriff
is in most counties considered a legiti-
mate graft, and it is quite customary
to charge for work done outside the
county at the rate of ten cents per
mile instead of by the day. This
practice was adopted by the first sher-
if of this county, John Peterson, and
his bills were allowed by the county
board. Our next sheriff, Marshall Ser
geant, put in his bills at the same rate,
brit owing to GOODNESS existing be-
tween him and Dist. Atty. McGill, the
latter overhauled the bills and cut
them to the legal rate.
This year there seems to be more
harmony between the offices of sheriff
and district attorney, and sheriff's bills
were sent in at the illegal rate of ten
cents per mile and promptly allowed.
Not only this, but many if not all of
these bills include charge for travel
within the county, for which the sher-
iff is paid salary, the greatly excessive
and disproportionate salary of $500
per year. We shall take occasion later
to publish some of the items of over
charge contained in these bills.-Glen
Flora Star.
The editor of the Star is a lawyer
and doubtless knows what the law is.
Sheriff True charged ten cents per
mile for his trips, both inside and out
side of the county, and the Star says
he is entitled to neither. The county
board passed the bills. And there you
are. As to any misconception from
the first News article-we think there
was and is no danger. The News
doesn't intend that there shall be any
misc0nception of its articles on any
subject. We purpose saying things
in such plain and emphatic English
that there shall be no room for mis-
understanding.
There was no claim that the Ser
geant bills were cut to an exact legal
limit-we didn't say that, but we did
say that that wasn't the question-the
point just then being what the county
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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
The PfiSter Case.

The Pfister Case.
Last week some reference was made
to the rulings of Judge Brace of Mil
waukee in the trial of Charles F. Pfster
for larceny.
The News is not inclined to cri ticize
law points-that is for those learned in
| Jurisprudence. But there are features
of such cases that are for laymen to
pass upon.
Briefly stated, it was proposed to
prove that SIS, 600 was not paid to firm
as expense in securing a city contract.
It had been proven that not more than
5000 to $500 could be used properly as
such expenses. More than that must
be for extravaganza or bribery. Now,
it is clear to the layman mind, we think,
and we mean the layman mind that is
not afflicted by graft notions, that
neither extravaganza nor bribery is
proper charge against money held in
trust-as Pfster is admitted to have
held this money.
Admitting that 5000 was paid for ac-
tual expenses, what about the 1890.
One of the partners in this firm admitted
eceiving this money and it was propos-
red to prove by the other that no such
expenses existed.
Now, if the objection had been that
it already been proven that 5000 to $500
was the limit of legitimate expenses
and that the proposed evidence was an
unnecessary multiplication of testimony
we in our layman view might see the
force of the ruling, but the objection
was upon vastly different grounds-upon
the ground that this money was paid
and that was the end of it-that the
legitimacy or illegitimacyo of the expense
account was immaterial.
Now, the layman will ask-suppose
hat expense account had been $25, 600
or $4,000 or 100000 or any other
amount, would it's legitimacy or illegitit-
macy have been material.
The careless reader may think tina
the fact that Pfster was given $25, 900
was liscncc TO expend it in any way he
chose (perhaps put it down in his pocket
a la McGill and Newman in the power
franchise transaction) but the fact is
that he received this $25, 900 to buy with
it the contract which was expected the
other fellows would get and in case Of
failure was to pay only their expenses.
What does the average man think of
such ruling? And what is the effect
upon government when the average
man loses confidence in the courts? Can
the people afford to have eases of this
kind thrown out Of court upon such
grounds? Will they have it? Or will
the public reform the courts.
Charles F. Pfster poses as an IN
fortunate man who has been charged
with crime. It occurs to the layman
mind of the Ladysmith News that he is
in position to pose as lucky man who
has escaped the tender mercies and
practical common sense Of a jury
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30

board did. We were going to get at
the legal figures later, but the Star
has stated the law from which cal
culations may be made, which the
News will give as time and space per-
NIT
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
EXCURSION RATES
on the 500 Line for

Christmas and New Year.
Tickets on sale daily-Dec. 22nd,
1905 to January LIST, 1906-good going
only on date of sale, and good return
ing until January End, 1906.
Ask the agent.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30
THE 500 LINE TIME TABLE.

East. Ladysmith. West.
Hop, M. Limited !. :. 4:47 A. M.
2:16 P. M. Accommodation. :18 A. M.
8:15 A. M. :. Freight =. 1922 P. M.
P. H. Nelson, Agent.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-30

If youget TheNews you get the news.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
THIS WAS A LOCAL ISSUE
Gov. HOch Signs Bill Providing for Sepa.
rate schools for Whites
and Negroes.

Topeka, Kan, Feb Ex-Governor
Hoch has signed the bill providing for
a separate high school for whites and
blacks at Kansas City, Kan. The
whites demanded separate schools as
the result of the stabblng of a white
pupil by negro boy. In his message
to the legislature explaining his &C.
ton, Governor Hoch says that, while
in it's general aspect the bill appeared
to be step backward, he believed To-
cal conditions made the law advisa-
BILE.
Governor Hoch said, touching the
race question:: Il am in hearty SYM
pathy With them 1.-THE ne2roes] in their
great struggle for higher and better
things and in perfect accord with the
Roosevelt idea that every man should
have a square deal, regardless OF race
or color; but the local conditions are
peculiar"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
Senate and House in Brief.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The last of
the testimony in the interest OF Judge
Swayne in the impeachment proceed
ing against him was presented to the
senate, which sat until 10 p. m. The
bill providing form of government
for the Panama canal zone was passed
also the house bill authorizing the re-
turn OF Union and Confederate flags
to the states of the regiments which
bore them during the war. An execu-
tive session was held.
The river and harbor appropriation
carried by the bill is SIT, 234 ,657. The
military academy appropriation bill
was sent to conference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
STRENUOUS TIME FOR LOVERS
Father of the Girl Goes tho Limit to Pre-.
vent the We dding, but Finally
SuccumhS.

Paris, H., Feb. PA prospective
bridegroom and bride spent very
exciting day before their marriage at
4 p. N. Willis Ayres and Miss Nellie
Thomas reside ten miles northeast of
this city. They had arranged to be
married at the brides home a week
ago, but the brides father, Harvey
Thomas. confiscated the license and
temporarily blocked the plans Of the
young people, who are % and is year $
old. respectively. The girl then left
home and fer week remained with
the Ayres family. Finally Thomas
consented to the marriage and in
formed them that the license had been
returned to the clerk office.
Upon arrival at the clerks office
Ayres was arrested on charge Of car
tying revolver: the warrant issued
OIL complaint of Thomas. After strug-
gle, in which he worsted Sheriff Sum-
lrers and his deputy, Ayres was over
powered by. a dozen men and commit
ted to jail. The Girl became hysterical
and screamed for hours. Thomas final
ly concluded to let the marriage pro.
ceed, but in the meantime he had
caused the grand jury to indict Ayres
for carrying revolver, and it was
necessary to rescind this action before
Ayres could be released from Jail to
attend his own wedding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
THE CLEAN MAN.

The whole world admires and re-
spects the clean man. Younger
men emulate him. Older men point
him out as exemplary. Women
recognize his spirit and his man
hood. The clean man is square
man. He is quiet. He is stead
fast, but not obtrusive. He does
not decry that in others which he
bars out in his own life. He does
not force preachments, but he does
place in the view of others his own
daily mode of living, and whether
he knows it or not those who live
about him see and profit by his
example. Few people realize in any
degree how much influence they
themselves exert upon their sur
roundings. The clean man is modest,
and attends to his own business and
SO very often he does not know that
he is observed and even copied in
quarters far removed from his
sphere. The loose man respects the
clean man, in politics, In business,
in any line. One9may hear sincere
tributes to the clean man in the bar
rooms of his community. One can
hear honest praise for the clean
man in all parts Of his town. If he
as an aggressive man and has won
advancement his good qualities are
heard voiced throughout state and
nation. And no higher word Of
praise can be given than that in
which a leader is described as a
clean man and ION the square,"
Cleanliness means much in society.
1t means physical and moral eleanli
ness, but it means more than that.
1t means white forehead and
clear eye. it means a pure lip and
unsullied speech, but it means more
than that. Above all it stands for
simplicity, manliness, honest, and
home loyalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25
HEPBURN Is INDICATED
Overwhelms His Enemies with Letters
Written by the President and At
torney General Moody.

DeS MOines Ia, Feb. "A. - Repre-
sentative Hepburn, after enduring long
in silence bitter criticisms of his al
legged unfriendliness towards railroad
rate legislation. has publicly defended
himself by reading personal, pen-and-
ink letters from President Roosevelt
and Attorney General Moody. declar-
ing that he had in every possible way
aided by them in this matter.
Hepburn read the letters during an
address was delivered at a session of
the Adams county Farmers Institute,
and a thousand or more of his con-
stituents attended. He was preceded
by Henry Wallace, editor of prom
inent agricultural paper, who has been
a bitter critic of Hepburn. Wallace re-
newed his criticisms and they aroused
applause. When Hepburn read the
letters, his hearers We're dumbfounded,
and thenceforward the meeting was
enthusiastic in applause of him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-25

We ''standpat' on the old schoo
house; and the boy with the dinner
pail, who makes more noise stamp
ing snow off his feet than a thresh-
ing machine, is the boy, always was
the boy, and always will be the boy
who will get there in the battle Of
life and make as much noise event
ually in the halls of congress as he
did when attending the country
school Bring in the people, teach
more intense farming and less
''skinning.' Fill the districts with
farmers with rosy checked children,
and let the old school house stand,
battered and carved by the jack
knives, but the spot that will always
have..a place in memory as something
with hallowed recollections and
association, place where indepen-
dence of thought is instilled into the
youthful mind, and where self-reli-
ance and good hard sense come to
each scholar enrolled as naturally
as the air they breathe. 1t is the
insignia of American independence,
the badge of enlightenment, the
harbinger of fate. It rolls back the
mists of ignorance and hypocrisy
and stands for the betterment of the
world and the redemption of man
kind. Here's to the little red school
house with it's red-cheeked school
ma'am, and down with the chimeri-
cal folderal of centralized school.
AS though numbers were going to
be of advantage to the pupil in his
preparation to become breadwin-
ner in the battle of life. 1t is sim
ply another chimera of chronic IN
novators.