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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-08-09
DR.. c. r. GIBSON'S BIRDS
The Veteran Redwood Fails Doctor Turns
Over Rare Collection of Birds
and Shells to Library.
His Own Work as Taxidermist and Pol
Usher of Shells Now on Exhibition
LOO New Children's Books.

At the regular meeting of the Ii
brary board Monday evening Miss
Martin, the librarian. made an i'm
portant announcement in that DIR.
c. P. Gibson of this city had loaned
the library for an indefinite period
the major poI ton of his unusual
private collection of birds, consist
ing OF SO Minnesota birds superbly
mounted by the doctor himself.
This collection is now on exhibition
in the library and with it is a rare
collection of Minnesota shells, gath
cred and polished by Dr. Gibson
himself.
This is not all of the collection
owned by DIR. Gibson, as many
other species are fastened to the
walls of the residence of his Third
street home, which would be indie
finitely loaned to the library board
by the owner could they be removed
without injury. The board gave to
DR.. Gibson unanimous vote of
thanks for his kindness.
Miss Martin announced, in her
July report, that the building was
open for the circulation of books 26
days and for reading and reference
work 80 days. The total number of
volumes issued was S34, an increase
over June of over 200 books. The
daily average was % books, of
which 1O8, or about Is per cent. was
non fiction.
The largest circulation on any
one day was 81 volumes.
The juvenile report shows to-
tai circulation of 369 volumes, of
which SO, or about Is per cent,
was non-fction.
There we're 68 new registrations,
AZ being children and 46 being
adults. The readers numbered $50,
of which 237 were in the children S
department. The largest daily at
tendance was 10. There were two
reference workers.
During the month 165 volumes
have been added to the children s
library and 800 books have been
catalogued.
A collection of about IS ST. Nicho
las League pictures were on exhibit
ton the greater part OF the month.
Mrs. Martha Russell presented one
years magazines - Cosmopolitan.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Neu-
fert a very attractive notice of IL
brary hours, ETC., was placed in the
hotel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-08-09

Attorney for Assignee of
Mortgage, Waseca. Mimi.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT
Several Names Sent to Scnate-Othe
Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. March 1.-THE Presi-
dent today sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations:
Collector of internal revenue-Louis
p. Summers, Sixth district of Vir-
ginia.
Second ~lieutenants in the marine
corps-Andrew B. Drum, Virginia:
Calhoun Ancrum. South Carolina;
Holland NJ. Smith, Alabama: John r.
Henley, Georgia.; Ralph s. Keyser,
Virginia.
The Senate today in executive ses-
sion confirmed the following nonina-
tionS:
Aston G. Dayton. district judge for
the northern district of West Virginia:
Charles H. Treat, treasurer of the
United States; Chas. W. Anderson,
collector OF the internal revenue for
the 2nd district of New York. George
w. Roosevelt. Pennsylvania, consul
general at Brussels. T. st. John Gaff-
ney. New York. consul general ut
Dresden. Saxony.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
SECRETARY OF STATF. HAY.

Under the heading Secretary Hay
in a Hole the New York Evening
Post published the following editorial
a few days ago:
Secretary Hays statement that the
original San Domingo protocol was OF
the nature of a surprise to the depart
ment. and hat it was always the IN
tention to submit it to the senate, is
an explanation which itself needs to be
explained. How could an agreement
signed at the city of Santo Domingo on
January Goth, and purporting to take
effect from and after the 1St OF Feb
ruary,' ever contemplate ratification by
the senate at Washington? Not a syi-
liable in the agreement breathes of n
such intent. The question is, therefore,
under what instructions Minister DaW-
son and Commander Dillingham; were
acting. Diplomatic agents seldom
draft a protocol out of their own
heads. If they do, and it e-mbarrasses
their superiors, as the Dominican pro-
tocol obviously dOeS Secretary Hay.
they are ~disavowed, rebuked, removed.
So they are if they violate instruc-
lions. But in this mysterious case.
nothing Of the sort has been done.
What we are entitled to have is the
full correspondence. 1t will have to be
given u ooner or later; n the ad-
ministration may as we'll make a clean
breast Of it at once.
The facts stated by Ike Post Were
a surprise. to us.we dfa<not think
such conduct on Mr.. Hays part in
keeping with the eco he had made
during his many years in the public
service in Washington. We thought
there thust be somesSplanatiop mat
could Gear him of an attempt at Sch
fragrant deception of the people. That
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

With Russia's only army in the east
fleeing before the victorious Japanese
and the French financiers refusing to
make her another loan, the council Of
war decides to continue the war.
Every additional success of the enemy
will add so much to the terms Japan
will impose when the time does come
for settling the conditions for ending
hostilities. There can be no doubt that
Hardin and Vladivostok will fall into
the hands of the Japanese before the
present campaign is over. If Japan
is talking about a sever hundred mil
lion dollar indemnity now what will
be her figures when these two impor-
tant positions fall into her hands:
Russia seems to think she must con-
tinue the war in order to vindicate
her honor and restore her prestige.
1t oes not look as if she were in a
fair way to accomplish either by so
doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
WHERE Is

| There is criticism in some quarters
Iof the slowness with which Field Mar
Ishaa Oyama lis following up his victory
land of his tardy pursuit of the fleeing
Russians. We take 1T for granted that
1.-THE japanese commander in chief
knows better what he is about than
lido his critics. His record so far during
this war Dis ref tation of the superstition
THAT he is surrendering any advantage
THAT could be secured by energetic
movement and strategic action. 1t
may be, aus cabled from the e of
WAR, that his soldiers are too exhaust
Jed by the h~erculean efforts of the last
1.-TWO weeks to continue he pursuit
immediately. LIT must be remembered
THAT the Russians are not heavily i'm
Ipeded with artillery or baggage and
ammunition trains, while the Japa-
Inese are carrying these impedimenta
lalong with their armies; so their prog
lress is bound to be slower.
There is another thing in reference to
1.-THE show advance of the victorious
larmy, which has not been taken into
account. That is THE whereabouts of
General Kamamura and this troops.
ISome days g this army started off ON
"a wide thanking movement. 1t has not
lsince then come in touch with the Rus
Isians, and THE latter are wondering
what has become of it. Their scouts
lhave any of the war correspondents,
$50 far as their reports show. We may
lbe we'll assured, Though, that there is
lat least one mar interested in its move
ments who knows exactly where it is
and what it is doing, ind that is Gen
Ieral Oyama. No n need be surprised
amy day to hear that this large body
lof Japanese soldiers has taken position
between the Russian army and Hardin
and is ready to strike the enemy in the
lrear simultaneously with a front attack
from Kuroki's and Nogi's forces. To
get in position to do this would AXE
much time, for a circuitous route
would Ehave ITO be pursued. If this be
the plan for the next move General
lOyama would, of course, wait for the
thanking forces to get i'm position before
making the attack in front. This delay
also will give his men time to rest and
after the terrible mental
land physical strain through which they
|have gone since the battle began two
weeks ago.
1t is too soon ITO begin criticism OF
General Oyama for not following ur
This victory with greater vigor. Wal
land ee>what is the cause of this della,
land what is the final outcome of the
present movements
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
!. SALE OF THE LILLY.
steamer purchased by C. X. Cook-No
supreme Court Opinions.
Snecial tn The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. n. c., March 1.-THE alb
sence OF Associate Justice Brown from
the city caused the Supreme court to
defer the handing down Of the
batch of opinions until later in the
week, possibly on Thursday afternoon
The council OF state decides best to
sell the steamer Lilly to Charles h
Cook. OF New Bern for $4,000. II cost
something like $4,000. but the COVER
nor and his council consider that hey
have made a good sale The boat was
made famous during the fusion admin
s~stration when K was charged that
Theophilus White. the oyster commits
siones- used IL as q pleasure boat for
himself and other state officers.
1t was decided today by the build
ing committee OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical College TO have no inter
ruption In work on n agricultural
building. The contract had only been
LET for exterior work but today the
the further contract was given for COM
ple;ion. so Il can be equipped Tor She
opening OF the fail term.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

For years the federal treasury has
kept what it calls the conscience fund.
This is the none WHICH is from time
to time returned to the government by
or ~defrauded it and whose consciences
have driven them to make restitution.
Som times the persons say they can
make only partial return. At others
they send the full amount of their
stealings. We do not remember ever
hearing Of such person restoring more
than the amount taken until the pres
ent case just announced by the treas
ury department, in which the man
made restitution four fold. The fol-
lowing letter to Secretary Shaw ac-
companied the twelve thousand dol
lars in bank notes:
Dear Sir: I am sending you here
with enclosed $12,0 900 which is TO go
to the use of the United States gov
eminent. Years ago I ~defrauded the
government Of money, but have re-
turned it all and now am paying four
fold in accordance with the teachings
of scripture. The way of transgres-
SOrs is hard and no one but God
knows how I have suffered the conse-
auences, and I would seek to do a
bountiful restoration. May God par
don while the United States govern
ment is benefited.
"a CTNyNTTTD -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
FIRE Al RED SPRINGS.
Several Stores Rurned and the Post
office Destroycd-No Insurance.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Red springs, March 1i.-Rei Springs
had 4 destructive fire on the 18th and
the stores of w. J. Council, l.. NJ. Cook,
Holt B.1thers were burned. The post
office building was also destroyed, but
the mail matter and furniture were
saved. Most of the goods were saved,
but badly damaged. There was not a
dollar Of insurance on the stocks or
buildings. The frequency of fires JUS
titles the Suspicion hat robbers are
at work. These fires and robberIes
occur on dark and rainy nights.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

y westerner while in Washington
following as the reason for Mr.. Roose-
velts popularity with the cowboys:
Every man in the thirty thousand
marching today ought to know, I'M
less he is plumb locoed, that the boy
who is now in the White house is
game. and will do just what he says
give a square lea to every man.
That is the reason the cowboys who
are with me came down here. They
van to show their appreciation of
having one of their own kind Of men
in the saddle ready to brand every
proposition according to it's merits,
and to rope any job that comes its
way, and not ask any nan to do any
thing he isn't willing to do himself.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

explanation we think is given in the
press dispatches from Washington in
yesterdays paper in which it is an
nounced that the secretary contam-
plates resigning his portfolio be-
cause he is made subordinate ty
the president to his assistant
secretary in regard to dealings
with certain important foreign
tiers. It seems that Assistant Score
tary LOOMS engineered the Santo Do
mingo treaty and that Mr.. Hay is p
posed TO the presidents policy in the
matter of becoming the guardian and
sponsor of the South American and
West Indain republics.
It looks as IL the relations etwee
these three men are such that the head
of the state department did not know
that the president intended to put that
treaty, OF protocol. as he called 1t, into
effect without securing the consent CT
the senate. If Mr.. Hay made the state
ment credited to him by The Post, we
can very naturally suppose that he
took it for granted that the president
and the assistant secretary who were
conducting the negotiations without his
assistance would not attempt to put :t
in effect before It had been submitted
to the senate. We cannot believe Mr..
Hay designedly and deliberately made,
his false statement to the public.
Mr. Hays retirement from the cabi-
net would be deplored by the whole
American people. He is far and away
ahead of any diplomat now connected
with our government. He has shown
time and again that he is able to hold
his own with any of the diplomats OF
the foreign countries. With this, he is
conservative and, withal, a true Amer
lean; and his additional value to the
country for the next fou Years is the
fact that he is expected to act as a
check on the president in matters
wherein the latter's ideas of strenuous
and aggressive policy need curbing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
Friday, March II. 1905.
THE DOMINICAN TREATY.

1t looks as if the president is going
TO get another check from the senate
on one of his pet schemes-the treaty
with Santo Domingo whereby u gov
eminent is ITO take charge Of her GUS
toms houses and settle her foreign debts.
The treaty, 1T will be remembered, was
greatly changed by the committee be-
fore reported to tthe senate. Up to a
day OF so ago it was supposed that
enough democrats would vote for con-
firmation to insure it the requisite two
thirds vote. Yesterdays dispatches,
though, announced that all the demo-
crafts would vote against it. Should
they do so and all the republicans sup
port THE a it would be defeated
situation came as quite a surprise. Up
to a few days ago the advocates of the
treaty were sure of its passage by the
senate.
ut must be that there are a number
of republican senators, who, while in
tending ITO vote for the treaty, are not
averse to its defeat, for when the prop
osition came from the democratic side
ito postpone action until the situation in
Sam Domingo could he investigated
there was sufficient opposition on the
republican side ITO prevent this. They
wanted no delay i'm THE voting, wen
should suoh postponement increase the
chances of confirmation. Had they
been earnest supporters of the measure
they would hardly have been so deter
mined in their opposition to postpone.
In this way it a been made a party
issue and the republicans, even those
who do mot really approve of the treaty,
have thrown on the democrats the re
the democrats are willing to bear it;
in fact, are rejoiced that they are able
TO prevent being taken the first stop
in a movement likely ito end in the
annexation of this g republic or,
at beast, the establishment of a protec-
tOrate owe 1T.
The action of Venezuela regarding
the French Gable Company shows how
careful our government should be in its
dealings with those West Indian and
South American republics in matters
between them and other foreign pow
ers. If Venezuela does adopt radical
as ito this company we sup
pose h will loo to the United States
to protect her against any ~retributive
measures the French government may
take. 1t lis a dangerous position for
our government to assume-that Of pro-
tector of these republics against Eu-
ropean powers whenever they, by IN
just and illegal conduct, put themselves
in a position to be disciplined by any
one of tirose powers. These republicans
are beginning ITO think they can do as
they please in their intercourse with the
powers of Europe and when called to
account have only to call the at
tenIbion of>the United states to it's for
mer declarations regarding the Monroe
doctrine and they will be protected
against THE just consequences of their
actions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Let the war on corSets close. An
exchange gives the piece Of news that
pretty Ada HOwes. of Wilkesbarre
caught four bullets, fired by her ieal-
Gus sweetheart, in her corset steels
and escaped injury
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
New York Nationals at Birmingham

birmingham. Ala. March 1.-THE
New York Nationals arrived here to-
day a2 strong and went into practice
at once They will play a series Of
practice games with the Birmingham
club. during the next two weeks. Nc
Ginnity joined the team here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
A Good Suggestion.

Would it not De a good idea for the
historical organizations Of the
state TO get together in the effort to
bring out a good history of North Car
DINA This is something that has been
needed for a long while and there
Should be enough interest in such a
work to justify its being carried to
completion, at an early date. 1t would
Ebe a good thing if an edition suitable
for use in schools could be provided
Winston Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
Short Session of the Senate.

Washington, March 14.-The absence
|of a quorum was suggested by Mr.
IGallinger when the Senate convened al
III a. f. today. The roll was called and
after some delay n Senators, a quo
rum responded. At 11:14 on motion Of
Mr.. Cullom the Senate went into exec-
.utive session and at $40 p. m. adjourn
ed until noon tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

A London judge has decided that
$3.50 is enough for a nan to pay for
his wife's Easter bonnet, ooh, wise
and upright judge" Come over
Washington Post.
Does The Post want to raise a Sc
rious International question by having
a judge Of a friendly power lynched
by a mob Of American women?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

The Russians say the Japs were
fdrugged when making those des-
perate charges on their Notifications.
They should try to procure some of
the same drug for their own soldiers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

The Atlanta Constitution says the
beef trust showed Mr.. Garfield it's
books. They must have been the ones
specially prepared for his benefit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Mr.. Carnegie gives further evidence
of his determination to die o o He
failed to call for his witness fee in
the Chadwick case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Booker Washington urges the col
ored people to raise more chickens.
This is a right move and in the inter-
est OF his white friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Kuropatkin is likely to fee the
want soon Of those cart-loads OF MAPS
he left behind when he so hurriedly
departed from Mukden.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Newport News. Va, March 1o.-ihe
United states cruiser Colorado arrived
here today for coal preparatory 10 SAIL
ing south to Join the squadron for ma
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Why could not March do this way
all the time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
PARDON FOR SMILEY.
Friends of Grain Trust Secretary
Appeal to Hoch.

Letters are pouring in on Governor
Hoch asking for the pardon of f. j.
Smiley, secretary of the Kansas Grain
Dealers association, to save him from
serving his sentence of ninety days in
jail for violating the Kansas antitrust
law. Smiley is not yet in Jail, but
unless pardoned he will have 10 serve
a sentence OF ninety days In the Rush
county jail and pay fine of $500.
1t was in the Smiley case that the
United states supreme court recently
upheld the cOnstitutionality of the
ANTITRUST law 1t has been three years
since Smiley was convicted of vio-
lating the law and the case has been
in the higher courts ever since. Now
the Jail sentence is hanging over Mr..
Smiley's head, and naturally he does
not appreciate it.
Smiley was arrested as the execu-
tive officer of the State Grain Dealers
association, charged with fixing prices
and sitting competition IN the grain
business at Bison, Rush county. 1t
is now argued that this was a test
case and that Mr.. Smiley ought not
to be compelled to go to Jail in con-
sequence thereof.
on the other hand some of the
farmers of Rush county are protesting
against the pardon. They want the
law enforced, and they think the way
to effectually break up trusts is to
send the law breakers to Jail. The
following has been sent to Governor
Hoch from Rush county:
Whereas, We see by a notice pub
lished in the papers that E. J. Smiley,
the secretary of the State Grain Deal
ers' association, who was convicted in
October, 1901. in the district court of
Rush county, Kansas, of violating the
antitrust law of this state. has petit
toned your honor for a pardon.
1.-The facts as developed upon the
trial of his case showed that he came
into this county and organized the
wheat buyers of the several towns into
a combination by which they We're to
pay certain prices agreed upon to the
farmers and wheat raisers- Tor their
grain which price was at times as low
as p cents per bushel below the mar
ket price for wheat on track. thereby
robbins the farmers and wheat grow
ers of this county of thousands or
THE object of this prosecution was
not to test the validity of the law, but
to break I'D the combination formed,
and to, If possible, prevent others from
forming or entering into such COM
binations to the great disadvantage or
the farmers and wheat growers, not only
of Rush county, but of the state as we'll
He had a fair trial and was justly
convicted of the crime of which he was
charged and in fact made no defense
other than to contest the constitution
atty of the law.
HE appealed his case to the supreme
court of the state, where his conviction
was affirmed, and from there he APP
peaIed to the supreme court of the Uni
ted States where the law was upheld
and his conviction again sustained.
I'VE therefore earnestly protest and
urgently request that you do not grant
him pardon as prayed for, to the end
that the legal and moral effect of his
conviction may not be lost nor the
wheat growers and farmers be hereafter
left to the mercy of such sharks, trust
formers and combinations.